June 16, 1989 Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, June 16, 1989, 4:35
Time of Game: 3:00

Rangers

36-28

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

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

W: A Hawkins (7-7), L: B Witt (5-7)

Yankees

31-33

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sosa CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250    8    2   0   2B,CS
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .248  .646   21    3   2   GDP
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .326  .851   13    9   0   2B,SF
R Sierra RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .332  .962   16    2   1   2B
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .922   16    1   4   
G Petralli DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .657    7    0   0   
  B Bell PH                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .179  .465    3    0   0   
R Leach LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .757   16    1   0   
  J Kunkel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .738    5    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .699   17    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .697   11    6   1   

B Witt P                                                                 0   1
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  G Mielke P                                                             0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   2    0   2              133   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (20, off A Hawkins); R Palmeiro (17, off A Hawkins); S Sosa (1, off A Hawkins).

SF: R Palmeiro (2, off A Hawkins).

TB: S Sosa 3; R Sierra 3; R Palmeiro 2; S Buechele; R Leach.

GIDP: S Fletcher (6).

RBI: R Palmeiro (36); B Bell (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Sosa (1).

BASERUNNING

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

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   3   1   1    3   0  .251  .759   25    3   0   2B,CS
S Sax 2B                      5   2   3   2    0   0  .310  .743   23    3   1   3B
D Mattingly DH-1B             2   0   0   0    3   0  .293  .780   17    1   0   2·IW
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .738   14    4   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .252  .687    3    0   0   
  A Hawkins P-P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Guetterman P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Hall RF                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .289  .836   10    4   0   HR
  R Kelly PH-CF               2   0   2   1    0   0  .303  .768    3    0   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .593    7    0   0   
  T Brookens PH-3B            2   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .590    7    0   0   
J Barfield CF-RF              4   1   1   0    1   2  .211  .722   20    7   0   2B
D Slaught C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .727    7    2   2   
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .562   10    3   3   
Totals                       35   8  12   8    8   4              146   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (6, off B Witt); R Henderson (13, off B Witt).

3B: S Sax (2, off B Witt).

HR: M Hall (4, off B Witt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: D Mattingly 2 (4, by C Guante, by B Witt).

TB: S Sax 5; M Hall 4; R Henderson 2; R Kelly 2; J Barfield 2; K Phelps; D Slaught; M Pagliarulo; S Balboni.

RBI: K Phelps 2 (13); S Sax 2 (22); R Kelly (15); M Hall (14); D Slaught (22); R Henderson (21).

2-out RBI: R Kelly; R Henderson; S Sax.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Slaught-A Espinoza; A Espinoza-S Sax-S Balboni.

E: A Espinoza 2 (8); J Barfield (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Henderson (8, 2nd base by B Witt/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Witt, L (5-7)                5.2   7   6   6    5   2   1   6.04   29   94-49   28· 5·16   10· 8· 4· 0     28    -     1.01  -0.34
K Rogers                       0     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.05    3   12-4     2· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.66  -0.05
G Mielke                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    4   10-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.22   0.02
C Guante                       1     3   2   2    2   2   0   4.21    7   27-16    9· 1· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   8   8    8   4   1          43  143-76   44· 8·24   16· 9· 6· 0          4-1

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, W (7-7)             8     7   3   0    0   2   0   5.07   32  119-75   52· 5·18    9·14· 7· 0     64    -     0.80   0.10
L Guetterman                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.40    3   14-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   0    0   2   0          35  133-85   59· 7·19   10·16· 7· 0          2-1

K Rogers faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
A Hawkins faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Guante (5; D Mattingly); B Witt (2; D Mattingly).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 75° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees                     
1. S Sosa               CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. S Sax                2B 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. D Mattingly          DH 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. S Balboni            1B 
5. J Franco             2B    5. M Hall               RF 
6. G Petralli           DH    6. M Pagliarulo         3B 
7. R Leach              LF    7. J Barfield           CF 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. D Slaught            C  
9. J Sundberg           C     9. A Espinoza           SS 

   B Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-0  -2-  7  -17%  59% S Fletcher      A Hawkins       Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Sosa Scores/No RBI/unER; Fletcher to 3B
   b 6   0  2-2  1--  2   15%  77% J Barfield      B Witt          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pagliarulo to 3B
   b 5   1  0-1  1--  3   14%  85% S Sax           B Witt          Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  4   11%  64% M Hall          B Witt          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 6   2  2-3  --3  6   11%  85% R Henderson     B Witt          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Barfield Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   54%  S Fletcher      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Sosa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  2   52%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   51%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Mattingly     Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   53%  R Leach         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   64%  M Hall          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   63%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   64%  J Barfield      Walk
          1--  1   66%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Barfield to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   64%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   66%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   67%  S Fletcher      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   71%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      65%  S Sax           Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   64%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  D Mattingly     Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   66%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  9   68%  R Sierra        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   69%  J Franco        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   67%  S Balboni       Popfly: SS
          ---  5   69%  M Hall          Walk
          1--  2   73%  M Pagliarulo    Reached on E8 (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hall to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   65%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   68%  G Petralli      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  7   70%  R Leach         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   71%  S Buechele      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   69%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  4   72%  R Henderson     Walk
   R      1--  3   85%  S Sax           Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores
          --3  4   86%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   82%  S Balboni       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-3  1   79%  M Hall          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   82%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  1   77%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  7   59%  S Fletcher      Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Sosa Scores/No RBI/unER; Fletcher to 3B
   RO     --3  2   56%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Fletcher Scores/unER
          ---  2   54%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   57%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   62%  M Pagliarulo    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   77%  J Barfield      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pagliarulo to 3B
   RO     -23  2   80%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B; Pagliarulo Scores; Barfield to 3B
   O      --3  1   74%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3  6   85%  R Henderson     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Barfield Scores
   R      -2-  3   91%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Henderson Scores
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Bobby Witt pitching
          1--  4   92%  D Mattingly     Walk; Sax to 2B
          12-  6   92%  S Balboni       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sax to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
                  Roberto Kelly pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 5th
   R      123  2   96%  R Kelly         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Sax Scores; Mattingly to 3B; Balboni to 2B
                  Gary Mielke replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Tom Brookens pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo batting 6th
   O      123  4   95%  T Brookens      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Andy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Brookens moves to 3B; Roberto Kelly moves to CF; Jesse Barfield moves to RF
   O      ---  2   96%  G Petralli      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  R Leach         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   96%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Gary Mielke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  J Barfield      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   97%  D Slaught       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Andy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   95%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   99%  S Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  8   99%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cecilio Guante facing 1-2-3
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Gary Mielke pitching
          ---  7   99%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--  4  100%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Henderson to 3B; Sax to 2B
          -23  4  100%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 4th
   RR     123  3  100%  K Phelps        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Henderson Scores; Sax Scores; Mattingly to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Kelly         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mattingly out at Hm/RF-C; Phelps to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  T Brookens      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5  100%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 8.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
                  Andy Hawkins replaces Ken Phelps pitching and batting 4th; Don Mattingly moves to 1B (team loses DH)
          ---  3   99%  R Sierra        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   99%  J Franco        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Sierra to 3B; Franco to 2B
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Andy Hawkins pitching and batting 4th; Buddy Bell pinch hits for Geno Petralli batting 6th
   RO     -23  3   99%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Sierra Scores/unER
                  Jeff Kunkel pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 7th
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Kunkel        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6  100%  S Buechele      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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