April 16, 1989 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 3
@CHW 2 TEX 9
@DET 6 MIL 4
CLE 3
(10) MIN 9
@NYY 4 CAL 10
@SEA 0 TOR 15
KCR 8 LAD 2
HOU 1 CHC 5
@PHI 3 MON 5
@PIT 4
(11) CIN 5
@SDP 0 ATL 7
@SFG 2 SFG 6
ATL 1 STL 5
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 30,195

Sunday, April 16, 1989, 2:40
Time of Game: 2:36

Twins

6-4

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  4   0  1  1   2  1  0    9 15  2
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  0   1  1  0    4  9  1

W: A Anderson (3-0), L: T John (1-2)

Yankees

3-8

Lost 1

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .641   14    2   0   
W Backman 2B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .749   11    2   3   SH
  A Newman 2B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .715    2    0   3   
K Puckett CF                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .361 1.025   12    2   0   GDP
G Gaetti 3B                   5   2   3   6    0   0  .357  .967   15    1   2   2·HR,GDP
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .832   17    7   1   HBP
  J Moses RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.750    2    2   0   
G Larkin DH                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .809    7    0   0   2B,GDP
C Castillo RF                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .471 1.315   13    2   0   
  R Bush PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .970    5    4   0   
  T Laudner PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .425    3    1   0   
B Harper C                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .350 1.009   15    2   0   HBP
G Gagne SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .598    7    2   3   GDP

A Anderson P                                                             0   1
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   1
Totals                       38   9  15   9    2   3              123   27  14

BATTING

2B: G Larkin (5, off T John).

HR: G Gaetti 2 (3, 2 off T John; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: W Backman (1, off T John).

HBP: B Harper (1, by D Righetti); K Hrbek (1, by T John).

TB: G Gaetti 9; G Larkin 3; C Castillo 2; W Backman 2; K Puckett 2; K Hrbek; A Newman; J Moses; G Gagne.

GIDP: G Gagne (1); K Puckett (1); G Larkin (1); G Gaetti (1).

RBI: G Gaetti 6 (11); W Backman (5); A Newman (1); C Castillo (8).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

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

E: B Harper (1); D Gladden (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .854   15    1   0   3B,SB
S Sax 2B                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .649   14    2   4   CS,SF
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .583   18   16   0   
S Balboni DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .511   10    0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .527    1    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .756   25    2   1   HR
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .138  .391   11    0   2   
  M Pagliarulo PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .196   10    0   0   
B Brower RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    1   0   GDP
  M Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .513    2    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .185  .443    8    3   7   
  W Tolleson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
R Kelly CF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .314  .797    9    2   0   

T John P                                                                 0   3
  L McCullers P                                                          0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   4   9   2    1   2              138   27  18

BATTING

3B: R Henderson (1, off G Gonzalez).

HR: D Slaught (1, off A Anderson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: S Sax (2, off G Gonzalez).

TB: D Slaught 4; R Henderson 4; R Kelly 2; A Espinoza; T Brookens; K Phelps; S Sax.

GIDP: B Brower (1).

RBI: S Sax (7); D Slaught (7).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 4. T Brookens-S Sax-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly; S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly.

E: T Brookens (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (9, 2nd base off A Anderson/B Harper).

CS: S Sax (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Anderson).

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 (3-0)            7     7   3   1    1   2   1   1.29   27  101-66   45· 6·15   10· 8· 6· 0     56    -     0.69   0.14
G Gonzalez                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.42    5   17-10    7· 0· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.00
J Reardon                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    3   13-10    8· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   2    1   2   1          35  131-86   60· 8·18   13·12· 7· 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
T John, L (1-2)                6.2  12   8   8    2   1   2   5.23   32   99-57   43· 5· 9   20· 3· 5· 0     17    -     0.70  -0.34
L McCullers                    0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    2    6-4     3· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
D Righetti                     2     2   1   0    0   1   0  12.60    9   18-12    7· 3· 2    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   8    2   3   2          43  123-73   53· 9·11   25· 4· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: G Gonzalez (3).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Anderson (1; S Sax, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: T John (1; K Hrbek); D Righetti (1; B Harper).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 30,195.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 50° F, Overcast, Rain.

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. K Hrbek              1B    5. D Slaught            C  
6. G Larkin             DH    6. T Brookens           3B 
7. C Castillo           RF    7. B Brower             RF 
8. B Harper             C     8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. R Kelly              CF 

   A Anderson           P        T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3  6   18%  86% G Gaetti        T John          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  3   10%  62% W Backman       T John          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3   -9%  45% G Gaetti        T John          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1   -8%  46% G Larkin        T John          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 5   2  5-1  1--  1   -7%  84% R Kelly         A Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Kelly to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
          ---  3   50%  W Backman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   54%  K Puckett       Walk; Backman to 2B
   OO     12-  3   45%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   45%  S Sax           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   48%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      50%  S Balboni       Sax Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  K Hrbek         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   46%  G Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   47%  C Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   45%  B Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Allan Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  S Balboni       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   49%  D Slaught       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   54%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   52%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B; Gagne to 2B
   R      -2-  3   62%  W Backman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
          1--  1   68%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Backman to 3B
   RRR    1-3  6   86%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
   O      ---  6   85%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   85%  G Larkin        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   87%  B Brower        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   88%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   87%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   85%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kelly to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  S Sax           Henderson Steals 2B; Kelly Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
   O      -2-  3   82%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   81%  C Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  B Harper        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   80%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   82%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   84%  S Balboni       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   85%  D Slaught       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   86%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  W Backman       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gladden to 2B
   O      -2-  1   84%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-  1   90%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gladden Scores
   O      1--  1   89%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Allan Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   86%  T Brookens      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   92%  B Brower        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   91%  A Espinoza      Walk
   R      1--  1   84%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3  5   87%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   90%  G Larkin        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  6   94%  C Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Larkin Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  B Harper        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   OO     1--  2   91%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Allan Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   93%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   94%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   95%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   94%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   94%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  4   98%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Puckett Scores
          ---  5   98%  K Hrbek         Hit By Pitch
                  Lance McCullers replaces Tommy John pitching
          1--  1   99%  G Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hrbek to 2B
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Carmen Castillo batting 7th
   O      12-  5   98%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Allan Anderson facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Bush moves to 1B; Al Newman replaces Wally Backman playing 2B batting 2nd; John Moses replaces Kent Hrbek playing RF batting 5th
   R      ---  4   97%  D Slaught       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   98%  T Brookens      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  B Brower        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   98%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   98%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Righetti replaces Lance McCullers pitching
          ---  4   99%  B Harper        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   99%  G Gagne         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harper to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Harper to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  A Newman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Harper Scores/unER; Gagne to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   99%  K Puckett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, German Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
                  German Gonzalez replaces Allan Anderson pitching
          ---  4   98%  R Henderson     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  2   99%  S Sax           Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 4th
          ---  1   99%  K Phelps        Single to 3B (Bunt to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      99%  D Slaught       Balk; Phelps to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  G Gaetti        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   99%  J Moses         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  G Larkin        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 7th
   O      1--  3   99%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-9, Jeff Reardon facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Reardon replaces German Gonzalez pitching; Tim Laudner moves to 1B; Mike Pagliarulo pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 6th
   O      --- 10  100%  M Pagliarulo    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Bob Brower batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Hall          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  Wayne Tolleson pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 8th
   O      ---  1  100%  W Tolleson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation