July 30, 1989 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
@CAL 2 BOS 5
@CLE 2 MIN 14
@DET 3 KCR 7
BAL 6 NYY 7
TOR 6 OAK 5
SEA 3 TEX 9
MIL 3 ATL 5
CIN 2 CHC 6
NYM 4 HOU 6
SFG 2 STL 8
@MON 3 PHI 8
PIT 6 LAD 10
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 23,775

Sunday, July 30, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:47

Twins

51-53

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           5  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  5   14 16  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3 10  1

W: A Anderson (11-9), L: D Alexander (5-11)

Tigers

36-67

Lost 1

7th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bush LF                     5   2   3   2    1   0  .245  .749   24    2   0   HR,SB
G Larkin RF                   6   1   2   0    0   2  .245  .667   29    2   0   
K Puckett CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .344  .875   11    4   0   GDP
  J Moses CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .737    3    1   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .281  .925    7    8   0   
  T Laudner PH-1B             1   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .629    2    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .712   17    0   5   
  V Rodriguez 3B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .455 1.091    4    0   0   2B
J Dwyer DH                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .328  .830   11    0   0   HR
  C Castillo PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .277  .802    4    0   0   IW
B Harper C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .737   16    4   0   SF
D Baker 2B                    5   2   2   2    0   2  .310  .829   27    5   2   2B
G Gagne SS                    4   2   2   3    0   2  .254  .667   18    1   2   HR,SF

A Anderson P                                                             0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41  14  16  13    4   7              173   27   9

BATTING

2B: V Rodriguez (2, off R Pena); D Baker (3, off R Pena).

HR: J Dwyer (3, off D Alexander; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Gagne (5, off D Alexander; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Bush (10, off D Alexander; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: B Harper (4, off R Pena); G Gagne (4, off D Alexander).

IBB: C Castillo (1, by R Pena).

TB: R Bush 6; G Gagne 5; J Dwyer 5; D Baker 3; V Rodriguez 2; G Larkin 2; G Gaetti; B Harper; T Laudner; K Hrbek.

GIDP: K Puckett (12).

RBI: J Dwyer 3 (22); G Gagne 3 (30); R Bush 2 (40); K Hrbek 2 (44); D Baker 2 (7); B Harper (32).

2-out RBI: D Baker 2; R Bush 2; G Gagne.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-D Baker-K Hrbek.

E: K Hrbek (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Bush (5, 2nd base off D Alexander/M Heath).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .255  .701   19    2   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .640   10    2   1   HBP
  D Strange SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .442    4    0   0   
T Jones LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .600   14    4   0   
C Lemon DH                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .697    8    0   0   2B
G Ward 1B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .240  .672    5    5   3   HR,2B,GDP
K Williams RF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .197  .526   16    3   0   
R Schu 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .634   19    1   2   2B
M Heath C                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .265  .742   13    6   0   SF
  M Sinatro C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .305         1   0   
M Brumley 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .596   11    0   1   

D Alexander P                                                            3   1
  R Pena P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   4              119   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (13, off A Anderson); G Ward (5, off A Anderson); R Schu (7, off A Anderson).

HR: G Ward (6, off A Anderson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: M Heath (4, off A Anderson).

HBP: A Trammell (2, by A Anderson).

TB: G Ward 6; C Lemon 3; G Pettis 2; R Schu 2; M Brumley; K Williams; A Trammell.

GIDP: G Ward (7).

RBI: M Heath (23); R Schu (13); G Ward (15).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Brumley-A Trammell-G Ward.

E: G Ward (2).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Anderson, W (11-9)           8    10   3   1    2   2   1   4.13   36  103-68   48· 7·13   10·13· 8· 0     54    -     0.45   0.15
J Reardon                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.18    3   12-8     3· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   1    2   4   1          39  115-76   51· 8·17   10·14· 8· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander, L (5-11)          7.2  12   9   9    3   6   3   4.24   37  138-85   59· 9·17    9·11· 8· 0     22    -     0.40  -0.35
R Pena                         1.1   4   5   4    1   1   0   6.89   10   34-20   18· 1· 1    3· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    16  14  13    4   7   3          47  172-105  77·10·18   12·13·11· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Pena (3; C Castillo).

HBP: A Anderson (5; A Trammell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 23,775.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 69° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Bush               LF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. G Larkin             RF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. T Jones              LF 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. C Lemon              DH 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. G Ward               1B 
6. J Dwyer              DH    6. K Williams           RF 
7. B Harper             C     7. R Schu               3B 
8. D Baker              2B    8. M Heath              C  
9. G Gagne              SS    9. M Brumley            2B 

   A Anderson           P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  2   16%  88% J Dwyer         D Alexander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hrbek Scores; Gaetti Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  3   11%  70% K Hrbek         D Alexander     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bush Scores; Larkin Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    6%  59% G Larkin        D Alexander     Single to LF (Line Drive); Bush to 2B
   b 2   0  5-0  1--  1    5%  91% G Ward          A Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4    4%  54% R Bush          D Alexander     Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  R Bush          Walk
          1--  5   59%  G Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Bush to 2B
   O      12-  1   59%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Bush to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   RR     -23  3   70%  K Hrbek         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bush Scores; Larkin Scores
          1--  2   72%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hrbek to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   88%  J Dwyer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hrbek Scores; Gaetti Scores
   O      ---  2   88%  B Harper        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  8   87%  D Baker         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   89%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  T Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   90%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   90%  R Bush          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   92%  G Larkin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bush to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   89%  K Puckett       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Allan Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   86%  C Lemon         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   91%  G Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  K Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   91%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   91%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   91%  J Dwyer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   91%  B Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive); Dwyer to 2B
   O      12-  7   90%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   92%  R Schu          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   90%  M Heath         Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  M Brumley       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  2   90%  G Pettis        Single to RF (Line Drive); Heath to 3B
   O      1-3  3   93%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   92%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   93%  R Bush          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   92%  G Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      93%  K Puckett       Bush Steals 2B
          -2-  4   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   92%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   93%  T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   93%  G Ward          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5   92%  K Williams      Walk
   O      12-  3   94%  R Schu          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   94%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Dwyer         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   93%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Allan Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  M Heath         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   95%  M Brumley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   95%  G Pettis        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  4   93%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Pettis to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  T Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 10   96%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   97%  G Gagne         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   97%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   97%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Allan Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  1   96%  G Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   97%  K Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  R Schu          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   97%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   97%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Allan Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   97%  M Brumley       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   98%  G Pettis        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  2   97%  A Trammell      Hit By Pitch; Brumley to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  T Jones         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Strange replaces Alan Trammell playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  5   99%  J Dwyer         Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  B Harper        Lineout: RF
          1--  1   99%  D Baker         Single to RF (Line Drive); Dwyer to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   99%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Dwyer Scores
   RR     1--  7  100%  R Bush          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Baker Scores
                  Ramon Pena replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Allan Anderson facing 4-5-6
                  Vic Rodriguez replaces Gary Gaetti playing 3B batting 5th; John Moses replaces Kirby Puckett playing CF batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  C Lemon         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1  100%  G Ward          Lineout: CF (Deep CF); Lemon to 3B
          --3  1  100%  K Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lemon stays at 3B
          1-3     100%  R Schu          E3 on Foul Ball
   R      1-3  6   99%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Lemon Scores/unER; Williams to 3B
   RO     -23  1  100%  M Heath         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER; Schu to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  M Brumley       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Ramon Pena facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Sinatro replaces Mike Heath playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Moses         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Kent Hrbek batting 4th
          ---  2  100%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4  100%  V Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Laudner to 3B
                  Carmen Castillo pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 6th
          -23  4  100%  C Castillo      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1  100%  B Harper        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Laudner Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   RR     1-3  1  100%  D Baker         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores; Castillo Scores
   R      -2-  1  100%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baker Scores
   R      1--  8  100%  R Bush          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Gagne Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  5  100%  G Larkin        Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-14, Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Allan Anderson pitching; Tim Laudner moves to 1B
   O      ---  6  100%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  D Strange       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  T Jones         Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198907300

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