April 5, 1989 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
CHW 2 KCR 2
TOR 1 MIN 12
NYY 2 OAK 11
SEA 1 PHI 12
@CHC 4 CIN 4
LAD 3 ATL 8
@HOU 4 PIT 3
@MON 0 STL 3
@NYM 1 SDP 4
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 22,556

Wednesday, April 5, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:32

Yankees

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  2
Twins           1  1  0   0  8  0   1  1  X   12 17  1

W: A Anderson (1-0), L: A Hawkins (0-1)

Twins

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   26    4   0   2·SB
S Sax 2B                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .597   16    2   4   2B
T Brookens DH                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .536   10    0   0   
  M Hall PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286    7    7   0   
  K Phelps PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
G Ward RF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .833   10    2   0   2B
  S Jefferson PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125   16    0   3   
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    4   1   
  J Quirk PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                6    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750    9    3   2   
R Kelly CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500   11    2   0   SB,CS

A Hawkins P                                                              0   0
  L McCullers P                                                          0   0
  R Dotson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    2   4              132   24  10

BATTING

2B: S Sax (1, off A Anderson); G Ward (1, off A Anderson).

TB: G Ward 3; S Sax 3; R Henderson; M Hall; A Espinoza; S Balboni.

RBI: S Balboni (1); T Brookens (1).

2-out RBI: S Balboni.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Pagliarulo (1); R Kelly (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (3, 2nd base off A Anderson/B Harper); R Henderson 2 (5, 2nd base off A Anderson/B Harper 2).

CS: R Kelly (1, 2nd base by A Anderson/B Harper).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   15    1   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Castillo RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667         3   0   
W Backman 2B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .444 1.000    9    2   2   2B
  A Newman 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .286  .804   12    1   0   2B
  J Moses CF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 2.000    5    0   0   3B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.000   13   13   1   
  T Laudner PH-1B             1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    9    0   1   
R Bush RF-LF                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .400 1.500   14    2   0   HR
G Larkin DH                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .143  .619   26    0   0   2B,IW
B Harper C                    5   1   3   4    0   0  .600 1.800   14    4   1   HR,CS
G Gagne SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .875   15    1   6   2B

A Anderson P                                                             0   3
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41  12  17  11    3   4              145   27  14

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (1, off A Hawkins); G Larkin (1, off A Hawkins); W Backman (1, off A Hawkins); G Gagne (1, off A Hawkins).

3B: J Moses (1, off R Dotson).

HR: B Harper (1, off L McCullers; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); R Bush (1, off R Dotson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: G Larkin (1, by A Hawkins).

TB: B Harper 6; R Bush 5; G Gagne 3; W Backman 3; J Moses 3; K Puckett 3; K Hrbek 2; G Larkin 2; G Gaetti; T Laudner.

RBI: B Harper 4 (4); R Bush 2 (2); K Hrbek 2 (3); K Puckett (1); T Laudner (1); W Backman (1).

2-out RBI: B Harper 3; R Bush; K Hrbek; K Puckett; W Backman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-K Hrbek-G Gagne.

E: G Gaetti (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Harper (1, 2nd base by A Hawkins/D Slaught).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Hawkins, L (0-1)             4.2  11   9   9    1   1   0  17.36   25   74-45   33· 4· 8    9· 8· 6· 0      6    -     0.99  -0.39
L McCullers                    1.1   2   1   1    1   0   1   6.75    7   16-9     8· 0· 1    2· 2· 1· 1          2-2    0.06  -0.03
R Dotson                       2     4   2   2    1   3   1   9.00   12   54-34   20·10· 4    4· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  12  12    3   4   2          44  144-88   61·14·13   15·12· 8· 2          2-2

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 (1-0)            7     7   2   2    1   1   0   2.57   28   91-57   32·11·14   16· 3· 7· 0     55    -     0.76   0.08
G Gonzalez                     2     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8   32-18    6· 5· 7    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   4   0          36  123-75   38·16·21   16· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: G Gonzalez (1).

WP: None.

IBB: A Hawkins (1; G Larkin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 22,556.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          LF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. S Sax                2B    2. W Backman            2B 
3. T Brookens           DH    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. S Balboni            1B    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. G Ward               RF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. M Pagliarulo         3B    6. R Bush               RF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. G Larkin             DH 
8. A Espinoza           SS    8. B Harper             C  
9. R Kelly              CF    9. G Gagne              SS 

   A Hawkins            P        A Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  -2-  1   14%  68% W Backman       A Hawkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
   b 5   2  2-3  1--  4   12%  80% K Puckett       A Hawkins       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Backman Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  1   -9%  43% S Balboni       A Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sax Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  1-3  4    8%  54% T Brookens      A Anderson      Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Sax out at 3B/1B-SS; Henderson Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  -2-  2   -8%  47% S Sax           A Anderson      Single to P (Line Drive); Henderson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   48%  S Sax           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  4   52%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  1   43%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sax Scores
          1--  5   41%  G Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   47%  W Backman       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   52%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Backman to 3B
   R      1-3  2   58%  K Hrbek         Single to CF (Line Drive); Backman Scores; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      12-  2   50%  R Bush          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   50%  A Espinoza      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   53%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   55%  R Henderson     Kelly Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   61%  G Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      -2-  4   69%  B Harper        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Larkin Scores
   O      1--  7   66%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--      62%  D Gladden       Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      54%  S Sax           Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-  2   47%  " "             Single to P (Line Drive); Henderson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   54%  T Brookens      Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Sax out at 3B/1B-SS; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  5   56%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   51%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   50%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Allan Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  G Ward          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   56%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Allan Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  R Kelly         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  4   54%  R Henderson     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  S Sax           Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   59%  G Gagne         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   55%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   68%  W Backman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
   R      1--  4   80%  K Puckett       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Backman Scores
   R      -2-  3   87%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Puckett Scores
          1--  1   88%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hrbek to 2B
   RR     12-  1   96%  R Bush          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hrbek Scores; Gaetti Scores/Adv on E8 (throw); Bush to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   96%  G Larkin        Intentional Walk
                  Lance McCullers replaces Andy Hawkins pitching
   RRR    12-  1   99%  B Harper        Home Run; Bush Scores; Larkin Scores
          ---  2   99%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 10.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   99%  G Ward          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Pagliarulo    Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-2, Lance McCullers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  W Backman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  K Puckett       Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 10.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
                  Al Newman replaces Wally Backman playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  D Slaught       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Espinoza      Lineout: 1B
          ---  2  100%  R Kelly         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kelly to 1B
          1--     100%  R Henderson     Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-2, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
                  Richard Dotson replaces Lance McCullers pitching
   R      ---  2  100%  R Bush          Home Run
   O      ---  6  100%  G Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  B Harper        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4  100%  G Gagne         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Harper to 3B; Gagne to 2B
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Dan Gladden batting 1st
   O      -23  3  100%  J Dwyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6  100%  A Newman        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 11.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, German Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
                  German Gonzalez replaces Allan Anderson pitching; Randy Bush moves to LF; John Moses replaces Kirby Puckett playing CF batting 3rd; Carmen Castillo replaces Jim Dwyer playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  5  100%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  M Hall          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 4th
   O      1--  4  100%  K Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
                  Stan Jefferson pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 5th
          1--     100%  S Jefferson     Balk; Hall to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-2, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
                  Ken Phelps moves to 1B; Stan Jefferson moves to RF
          ---  5  100%  J Moses         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Kent Hrbek batting 4th
   R      --3  4  100%  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Moses Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
          1--  6  100%  R Bush          Walk; Laudner to 2B
   O      12- 11  100%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Laudner to 3B; Larkin to 1B
   O      1-3  2  100%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 12.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-12, German Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Laudner moves to 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
                  Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Don Slaught batting 7th
          ---  6  100%  J Quirk         Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2  100%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation