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Mariners 7 13 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .262
OBP .750 .329
At Bats 4 202
Hits 3 53
• Singles 3 45
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 22

Mike Schooler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 19
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Kingdome - July 6, 1989
Out
Mike Schooler
Dave Valle
Alvin Davis
Harold Reynolds
Edgar Martinez
Omar Vizquel
Henry Cotto
Ken Griffey
Darnell Coles
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schooler fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mike Schooler now pitching. Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cotto hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valle moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vizquel strikes out.
Bottom 8 Valle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coles scores.
Bottom 8 Martinez bunts towards the mound. Reardon fields it and throws to first for the out. Coles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Coles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores. Griffey scores.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a line drive towards short. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman. Leonard moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 8 John Moses now playing left field. Kirby Puckett now playing center field. Al Newman now playing shortstop. Leonard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Laudner strikes out.
Top 8 Gene Larkin pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Michael Jackson now pitching. Larkin hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moses bunts towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. Harper moves to second.
Top 8 Brian Harper pinch hits for Jim Dwyer. Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Newman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Wayne now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Vizquel moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cotto strikes out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vizquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dennis Powell now pitching. Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Backman bunts towards third. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Valle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Randy St. Claire now pitching. Coles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Laudner hits a line drive into left field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman throws the ball in to Backman who tags Leonard, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cotto scores.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds scores. Cotto moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cotto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Newman. Cotto reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to second.
Bottom 5 Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Gaetti. The throw from Valle and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. Dwyer moves to second.
Top 5 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 5 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Valle hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Coles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Newman. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cotto strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a popup into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jerry Reed now pitching. Laudner hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gagne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses moves to second.
Top 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hrbek hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a popup into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to second.
Top 3 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valle hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Moses. Valle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses throws the ball in to Backman who tags Martinez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Coles scores.
Bottom 2 Coles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Coles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 2 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out.
Top 2 Laudner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Hrbek scores. Dwyer scores.
Top 2 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hrbek moves to third. Dwyer moves to second.
Top 2 Moses strikes out.
Top 2 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to second.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cotto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Backman strikes out.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.