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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 8, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Rawley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Boddicker |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,618 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | DH |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1989
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Boddicker
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Boddicker
Gladden strikes out. There goes Newman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Boddicker
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Newman scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Boddicker
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Boddicker
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Rawley
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Rawley
Barrett hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rawley
Burks hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Burks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Rawley
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Boddicker
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Boddicker
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Boddicker
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rawley
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rawley
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Rawley
Esasky hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Rawley
Reed hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Reed reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Rawley
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Rawley
Boggs hits a line drive towards first. Larkin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Boddicker
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Boddicker
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Boddicker
Gladden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Rawley
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rawley
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Rawley
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Boddicker
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reed. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Boddicker
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Boddicker
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Boddicker
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rawley
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rawley
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Rawley
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Boddicker
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Boddicker
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Boggs. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Boddicker
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boddicker. Larkin scores. Laudner moves to third. Gagne moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Boddicker
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. Laudner scores. Gagne moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Boddicker
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. Boddicker
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Rawley
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Rawley
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Rawley
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Rawley
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Boddicker
Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Boddicker
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Boddicker
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hrbek scores. Gaetti moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Larkin vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to third to get Gaetti. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Price
Price spins and fires to second and has Bush trapped. There's the throw to Boggs who tags Bush for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Price
Laudner takes first base on ball four. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Price
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rawley
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Rawley
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Rawley
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Rawley
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Price
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Price
Gladden strikes out. There goes Newman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Price
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Price
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Price
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Rawley
Esasky hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Rawley
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Rawley
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Rawley
Boggs hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Price
John Moses pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Price
Larkin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Price
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reed fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Price
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Rawley
John Moses now playing right field.
Barrett hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rawley
Burks hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Burks reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Rawley
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burks scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rawley
Rice hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Price
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Price
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Price
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Price
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Reardon
Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Reardon
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Reardon
Danny Heep pinch hits for Rick Cerone.
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Reardon
Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Esasky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Reardon
Barrett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1989 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Newman A, 2b 3 1 0 1 Boggs W, 3b 5 0 1 1
Gladden D, lf 5 0 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Puckett K, cf 5 0 2 1 Burks E, cf 4 1 2 0
Hrbek K, dh 4 1 2 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 1 1
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0
Bush R, rf 3 0 1 1 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0
Moses J, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 0
Larkin G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Reed J, ss 4 0 1 0
Laudner T, c 3 1 0 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 2 0
Gagne G, ss 4 0 0 0 Heep D, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 7 3 37 2 10 2
Minnesota 100 021 000 -- 4
Boston 000 000 011 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley S (W) 7.2 8 1 1 1 1
Reardon J (S) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker M (L)* 5.0 5 4 2 2 4
Price J 4.0 2 0 0 4 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Reed J, Boggs W, Boddicker M
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Boston 9
2B -- Puckett K, Burks E, Reed J, Rice J, Boggs W
3B -- Burks E
SB -- Newman A 2
CS -- Bush R
T -- 2:37
A -- 23618
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