June 27, 1989 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 16
TOR 6 TEX 5
@CHW 1 CAL 2
@CLE 1
(10) DET 6
NYY 5 SEA 8
@KCR 0 MIL 5
BOS 4 MIN 11
OAK 5 PIT 5
@CHC 4 CIN 9
ATL 3 HOU 7
SFG 5 SDP 5
@LAD 3
(17) MON 3
NYM 2
(14) PHI 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 37,891

Tuesday, June 27, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:24

Athletics

46-31

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  1   2  0  0   0  1  0    5 14  1
Twins           2  0  1   0  0  8   0  0  X   11 11  0

W: G Wayne (3-0), L: G Nelson (2-3), S: J Berenguer (2)

Twins

39-37

Won 3

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .784   15    1   0   SB
  J Quirk PH-C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .107  .301    1    0   1   
T Phillips 2B-3B-LF           4   0   2   1    1   0  .281  .757   28    4   1   CS
D Henderson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .695   19    4   0   2B
  R Hassey 1B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .684    7    4   0   
D Parker DH                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .755   22    0   0   SF
C Lansford 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .335  .837   12    1   0   HBP,IW
  L Blankenship RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .555    2    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .245  .821   11    5   0   
  G Hubbard 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .654    4    0   2   
T Steinbach C-3B              5   0   2   0    0   0  .315  .769   13    0   0   
S Javier RF-CF                4   2   3   1    1   0  .264  .687   23    4   0   
M Gallego SS                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .690   18    1   8   HR,SH

M Young P                                                                0   1
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  B Snyder P                                                             0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  B Dawley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   5  14   5    4   2              175   24  13

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (9, off G Wayne).

HR: M Gallego (2, off R Smith; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: D Parker (4, off R Smith).

SH: M Gallego (3, off G Wayne).

IBB: C Lansford (2, by G Wayne).

HBP: C Lansford (5, by J Berenguer).

TB: M Gallego 4; S Javier 3; R Henderson 2; D Henderson 2; T Steinbach 2; T Phillips 2; D Parker; J Quirk; R Hassey.

RBI: M Gallego 2 (20); S Javier (20); D Parker (43); T Phillips (20).

2-out RBI: M Gallego 2; S Javier.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

E: C Lansford (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (29, 2nd base off G Wayne/T Laudner).

CS: T Phillips (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Smith).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .257  .662   15    4   2   
G Gagne SS                    2   3   1   1    3   0  .263  .702   24    1   3   3B
K Puckett CF                  4   1   3   3    1   0  .341  .879   16    3   0   IW
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .271  .768    9    0   2   IW
C Castillo RF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .881    6    5   0   
  G Larkin PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .237  .689    3    0   0   2B
  R Bush PR-RF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .869    2    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .298  .960   18    6   1   
  G Olson C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    2   0   
B Harper DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .741    8    0   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .328  .814    2    0   0   
  W Backman PH                1   0   0   1    1   0  .250  .621   12    0   0   
T Laudner C-1B                5   1   1   1    0   1  .197  .603   17    3   0   
J Moses LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .750   16    3   0   SB

R Smith P                                                                0   1
  G Wayne P                                                              0   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36  11  11  10    8   1              149   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Larkin (15, off B Snyder).

3B: G Gagne (3, off M Young).

IBB: K Puckett (5, by M Young); G Gaetti (4, by G Nelson).

TB: G Gagne 3; K Puckett 3; A Newman 2; J Moses 2; G Larkin 2; G Gaetti; T Laudner.

RBI: K Puckett 3 (41); G Larkin 2 (24); J Moses (21); W Backman (21); T Laudner (14); G Gagne (26); C Castillo (21).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Moses (8, 2nd base off M Young/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Young                        5     5   4   4    4   0   0   5.02   24   75-36   26· 3· 7    9· 6· 5· 0     37    -     1.46  -0.09
G Nelson, BS (1), L (2-3)      0.1   3   6   5    2   0   0   3.38    7   21-11    5· 2· 4    4· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.38  -0.48
B Snyder                       0     1   1   1    2   0   0  27.00    3   15-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    0.43  -0.05
J Corsi                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    2   10-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.10   0.00
B Dawley                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8   22-16   13· 2· 1    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11  11  10    8   1   0          44  143-75   53· 7·15   18· 9· 8· 0          7-5

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Smith                        3.2   7   4   4    2   0   1   4.32   19   77-44   31· 3·10    7· 4· 6· 0     29    -     1.12  -0.27
G Wayne, W (3-0)               2.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   3.25   10   40-22   13· 2· 7    3· 3· 2· 0          1-0    1.35   0.14
J Berenguer, S (2)             3     5   1   1    1   1   0   3.64   16   53-31   24· 1· 6    3· 7· 3· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9    14   5   5    4   2   1          45  170-97   68· 6·23   13·14·11· 0          1-0

M Young faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
B Snyder faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: R Smith (1).

WP: M Young (2).

IBB: M Young (1; K Puckett); G Wayne (3; C Lansford); G Nelson (2; G Gaetti).

PO: R Smith (1; T Phillips, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Berenguer (2; C Lansford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 37,891.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          LF    1. A Newman             2B 
2. T Phillips           2B    2. G Gagne              SS 
3. D Henderson          CF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. D Parker             DH    4. G Gaetti             3B 
5. C Lansford           3B    5. C Castillo           RF 
6. M McGwire            1B    6. K Hrbek              1B 
7. T Steinbach          C     7. B Harper             DH 
8. S Javier             RF    8. T Laudner            C  
9. M Gallego            SS    9. J Moses              LF 

   M Young              P        R Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-2  1--  3  -24%  42% M Gallego       R Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Javier Scores
   b 6   1  4-3  12-  1   17%  63% J Moses         G Nelson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dwyer Scores; Laudner to 2B
   b 6   1  4-4  123  5   12%  82% G Gagne         G Nelson        Walk; Laudner Scores; Moses to 3B; Newman to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  3   11%  75% K Puckett       M Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Newman Scores; Gagne to 3B
   b 5   2  4-3  123  2  -11%  34% C Castillo      M Young         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Henderson     Phillips Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---  5   55%  " "             Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  A Newman        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   64%  G Gagne         Walk; Newman to 2B
   R      12-  3   75%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Newman Scores; Gagne to 3B
   O      1-3  1   70%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RO     1-3  3   71%  C Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gagne Scores
   O      1--  4   70%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   72%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   74%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
          ---  4   72%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  2   70%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McGwire to 2B
   R      12-  5   60%  S Javier        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McGwire Scores; Steinbach to 3B
   O      1-3  4   66%  M Gallego       Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  B Harper        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   62%  T Laudner       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   61%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   57%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      54%  T Phillips      Balk; Henderson to 2B
          -2-  9   50%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Henderson stays at 2B
   O      12-  1   51%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Henderson to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   RO     -23  5   52%  D Parker        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      -2-  6   56%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   61%  G Gagne         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      --3  1   67%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Gagne Scores
   O      1--  1   64%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   62%  C Castillo      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Roy Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   65%  M McGwire       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   62%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   66%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  3   42%  M Gallego       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Javier Scores
          ---  6   40%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Gary Wayne replaces Roy Smith pitching
          1--      39%  T Phillips      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Young facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   40%  K Hrbek         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  B Harper        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   36%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Wayne facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   30%  D Henderson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   34%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   32%  C Lansford      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   36%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Henderson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   42%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Young facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   47%  J Moses         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   42%  A Newman        Lineout: CF (Short CF)
          1--      44%  G Gagne         Moses Steals 2B
          -2-  5   47%  " "             Walk
          12-      55%  K Puckett       Wild Pitch; Gagne to 2B; Moses to 3B
          -23  5   56%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   45%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      123  2   34%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Wayne facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   30%  S Javier        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   32%  M Gallego       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Javier to 2B
   O      -2-  4   36%  R Henderson     Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      -2-  5   40%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Young facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   46%  K Hrbek         Walk
                  Gene Nelson replaces Matt Young pitching; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Brian Harper batting 7th
   O      1--  2   40%  J Dwyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   46%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dwyer to 2B
   R      12-  1   63%  J Moses         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dwyer Scores; Laudner to 2B
          12-  4   71%  A Newman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Laudner to 3B; Moses to 2B
   R      123  5   82%  G Gagne         Walk; Laudner Scores; Moses to 3B; Newman to 2B
   RR     123  2   92%  K Puckett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Moses Scores; Newman Scores/No RBI; Gagne to 2B
          12-  4   94%  G Gaetti        Intentional Walk; Gagne to 3B; Puckett to 2B
                  Brian Snyder replaces Gene Nelson pitching; Gene Larkin pinch hits for Carmen Castillo batting 5th
   RR     123  3   98%  G Larkin        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gagne Scores; Puckett Scores/unER; Gaetti to 3B
                  Randy Bush pinch runs for Gene Larkin batting 5th
          -23  4   98%  K Hrbek         Walk
                  Wally Backman pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 7th
   R      123  8   99%  W Backman       Walk; Gaetti Scores; Bush to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
                  Jim Corsi replaces Brian Snyder pitching
   RO     123  2   99%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bush Scores/Team unER; Hrbek to 3B
   O      1-3  8   99%  J Moses         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  8 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 11.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-11, Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Gary Wayne pitching; Randy Bush moves to RF
   O      ---  3   99%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  D Parker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   99%  C Lansford      Hit By Pitch; Parker to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  M McGwire       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-4, Bill Dawley facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Dawley replaces Jim Corsi pitching; Ron Hassey replaces Dave Henderson playing 1B batting 3rd; Glenn Hubbard replaces Mark McGwire playing 2B batting 6th; Tony Phillips moves to 3B; Stan Javier moves to CF; Lance Blankenship replaces Carney Lansford playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3  100%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2  100%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive); Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  R Bush          Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 11.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-11, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Olson replaces Kent Hrbek playing C batting 6th; Tim Laudner moves to 1B
          ---  5   99%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  M Gallego       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Rickey Henderson batting 1st
          1--  1   99%  J Quirk         Single to RF (Line Drive); Javier to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  T Phillips      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Javier Scores; Quirk to 2B
          12-  7   97%  R Hassey        Single to CF (Line Drive); Quirk to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  D Parker        Lineout: 2B
   O      123  2  100%  L Blankenship   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-5, Bill Dawley facing 6-7-8
                  Jamie Quirk moves to C; Terry Steinbach moves to 3B; Tony Phillips moves to LF
   O      ---  1  100%  G Olson         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 11.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-11, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  G Hubbard       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6  100%  M Gallego       Foul Popfly: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 11.

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