Twins @ Blue Jays
September 2, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 7 0
Blue Jays 4 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 7 0
Blue Jays 4 4 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .238
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 1 256
Hits 0 61
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 22

Tom Henke Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 14
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SkyDome - September 2, 1989
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Strikeout
Tom Henke
Ernie Whitt
Fred McGriff
Manuel Lee
Kelly Gruber
Tony Fernandez
George Bell
Lloyd Moseby
Mookie Wilson
Wally Backman
John Moses

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 7 0 7
Toronto Blue Jays 4 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher John Cerutti
Losing Pitcher Roy Smith
Save Tom Henke
Game Winning RBI Kelly Gruber
Attendance 49,291
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Bush strikes out.
Top 9 John Moses pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo. Moses hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 9 Tom Henke now pitching. Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out.
Bottom 8 McGriff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Wilson strikes out.
Top 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Harper hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Gladden hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moseby hits a popup towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wally Backman now playing second base. Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Tim Laudner pinch hits for Chip Hale. Jim Acker now pitching. Wally Backman pinch hits for Tim Laudner. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker has Gagne trapped. There's the throw to Whitt and over to Gruber, who tags Gagne for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Gagne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Gagne reaches third base with a triple. Hrbek scores. Castillo goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Hrbek hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McGriff hits a line drive into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puckett hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moseby strikes out.
Top 5 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gagne hits a line drive towards third. Gruber reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Castillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hrbek hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Puckett hits a popup into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Moseby strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lee strikes out.
Top 3 Newman strikes out.
Top 3 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazzilli strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gruber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitt bunts towards third. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.