April 14, 1989 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 46,028

Friday, April 14, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:33

Twins

5-4

Lost 2

4th, 3 GB

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

W: A Leiter (1-1), L: M Cook (0-1), S: L Guetterman (2)

Yankees

3-7

Won 2

7th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .314  .694   16    1   1   SB
W Backman 2B                  3   2   0   0    2   0  .270  .703   17    1   3   SB
K Puckett CF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .344 1.015   30    4   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .324  .774   21    0   2   
G Larkin 1B                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .276  .778    3    2   0   HBP
  K Hrbek PH-1B               2   0   0   0    2   1  .281  .830   23   12   0   
C Castillo RF                 4   0   2   3    1   0  .429 1.315   18    0   0   SB
B Harper DH                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .412 1.150   14    0   0   
T Laudner C                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .182  .444   21    3   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .241  .612   18    1   5   SB

F Viola P                                                                0   1
  M Cook P                                                               0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5   5   4    9  10              181   24  13

BATTING

HBP: G Larkin (1, by A Leiter).

TB: C Castillo 2; D Gladden; B Harper; T Laudner.

RBI: C Castillo 3 (7); B Harper (8).

2-out RBI: C Castillo 3; B Harper.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-G Gagne-G Larkin.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Castillo (1, 2nd base off A Leiter/D Slaught); W Backman (1, 2nd base off A Leiter/D Slaught); G Gagne (1, 2nd base off A Leiter/D Slaught); D Gladden (5, 3rd base off A Leiter/D Slaught).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .783   22    4   0   
S Sax 2B                      4   1   2   1    1   0  .231  .654   15    0   1   2B
D Mattingly 1B                3   2   1   0    2   1  .217  .671   19    7   0   
S Balboni DH                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .179  .564   14    0   0   HR,2B
  S Jefferson PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .421    5    0   0   
D Slaught C                   5   0   2   2    0   2  .273  .697   20   10   0   2B
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .115  .361   13    0   2   
G Ward RF                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .753    5    2   0   GDP
  M Hall PH-RF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .541    6    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .160  .374   10    1   1   
R Kelly CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .749    9    3   0   SB,HBP

A Leiter P                                                               0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   1
Totals                       34   8  12   8    6   4              138   27   5

BATTING

2B: S Sax (2, off F Viola); S Balboni (2, off M Cook); D Slaught (3, off F Viola).

HR: S Balboni (1, off F Viola; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

HBP: R Kelly (1, by J Reardon).

TB: S Balboni 6; D Slaught 3; S Sax 3; R Kelly; R Henderson; M Hall; G Ward; K Phelps; D Mattingly.

GIDP: G Ward (1).

RBI: S Balboni 4 (6); D Slaught 2 (6); R Henderson (3); S Sax (6).

2-out RBI: S Balboni 4; R Henderson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: R Kelly (2); T Brookens (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (6, 2nd base off J Reardon/T Laudner).

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
F Viola                        5     5   5   5    4   4   1   6.88   23   84-43   20·12·11    7· 6· 2· 0     37    -     1.18  -0.37
M Cook, L (0-1)                2     5   2   2    2   0   0   2.57   12   35-20   16· 1· 3    7· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.44  -0.21
J Reardon                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.45    6   17-11    7· 1· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.03
Totals                         8    12   8   8    6   4   1          41  136-74   43·14·17   17· 9· 4· 0           -

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 Leiter, W (1-1)              8     5   5   3    9  10   0   6.08   41  163-91   52·24·15    7·12· 2· 0     57    -     1.24  -0.18
L Guetterman, S (2)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     5   5   3    9  10   0          44  170-97   55·25·17    9·13· 2· 0          1-0

A Leiter faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Leiter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Reardon (1; R Kelly); A Leiter (1; G Larkin).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 46,028.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

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

   F Viola              P        A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-1  123  5   46%  68% S Balboni       F Viola         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores; Sax Scores; Mattingly Scores
   b 7   0  5-5  1--  2   17%  81% S Balboni       M Cook          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Mattingly to 3B
   t 3   2  0-1  123  3  -16%  20% C Castillo      A Leiter        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Gladden Scores; Backman Scores; Hrbek to 2B
   t 6   2  5-4  123  6  -16%  47% C Castillo      A Leiter        Walk; Backman Scores/unER; Gaetti to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
   t 6   2  5-5  123  4   11%  57% B Harper        A Leiter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   54%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  R Henderson     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  G Larkin        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   52%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Larkin to 2B
   R      -2-  2   41%  B Harper        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Larkin Scores
          1--  5   40%  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Harper to 2B
   O      12-  6   44%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   41%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   46%  D Slaught       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5   48%  T Brookens      Walk
   OO     12-  3   38%  G Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   35%  D Gladden       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   30%  W Backman       Walk; Gladden to 2B
   O      12-  5   35%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          12-      30%  G Gaetti        Backman Steals 2B; Gladden Steals 3B
   O      -23  5   37%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Gene Larkin batting 5th
          -23  5   36%  K Hrbek         Walk
   RR     123  3   20%  C Castillo      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Gladden Scores; Backman Scores; Hrbek to 2B
          12-  4   18%  B Harper        Walk; Hrbek to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   O      123  3   22%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
                  Kent Hrbek moves to 1B
   O      ---  2   20%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   18%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   18%  R Henderson     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   16%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--  4   17%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   19%  W Backman       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      18%  K Puckett       Gagne Steals 2B
          -2-      18%  " "             Wild Pitch; Gagne to 3B
          --3  5   17%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1   12%  G Gaetti        Reached on E8 (Pop Fly to Short CF); Gagne Scores/No RBI/unER; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  5   13%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   18%  S Sax           Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
          -2-  5   22%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      12-  5   17%  S Balboni       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  5   13%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4    9%  T Brookens      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
          ---  6    8%  C Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2    9%  B Harper        Popfly: SS
          1--       9%  T Laudner       Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   10%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   11%  G Gagne         Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   14%  G Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   12%  A Espinoza      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Ward to 2B
   O      -2-  2   10%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ward to 3B
   R      --3  1   15%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ward Scores
          1--  4   17%  S Sax           Walk; Henderson to 2B
          12-  5   22%  D Mattingly     Walk; Henderson to 3B; Sax to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   68%  S Balboni       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores; Sax Scores; Mattingly Scores
   O      ---  6   67%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   70%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   66%  W Backman       Walk
   O      1--  6   71%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   68%  G Gaetti        Walk; Backman to 2B
          12-  4   63%  K Hrbek         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Backman to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
   R      123  6   47%  C Castillo      Walk; Backman Scores/unER; Gaetti to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
   O      123  4   57%  B Harper        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Cook facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Cook replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---  2   54%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 7th
   O      ---  3   52%  M Hall          Lineout: 1B
          ---  6   54%  A Espinoza      Walk
          1--  2   56%  R Kelly         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Espinoza to 2B
          12-  6   60%  R Henderson     Walk; Espinoza to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  S Sax           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
                  Mel Hall moves to RF
   O      ---  6   54%  T Laudner       Popfly: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   57%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Cook facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   64%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   81%  S Balboni       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Mattingly to 3B
                  Stan Jefferson pinch runs for Steve Balboni batting 4th
   RRO    -23  5   88%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Mattingly Scores; Jefferson Scores; Slaught out at Hm/LF-3B-2B
   O      ---  2   88%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   88%  M Hall          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   87%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-7, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   91%  W Backman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   93%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jeff Reardon facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Mike Cook pitching
          ---  1   95%  R Kelly         Hit By Pitch
          1--      96%  R Henderson     Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   95%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  5   98%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kelly Scores
   O      1--  1   97%  D Mattingly     Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Stan Jefferson batting 4th
          1--  5   97%  K Phelps        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Sax to 3B
   O      1-3  1   97%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
          ---  9   93%  K Hrbek         Walk
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Al Leiter pitching
   O      1--  2   96%  C Castillo      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Hrbek to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3  100%  T Laudner       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 8.

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