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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 23, 1989 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Boddicker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Hawkins |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,663 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Dale Ford 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Randy Kutcher | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Ken Phelps | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Alvaro Espinoza | Shortstop |
| Hensley Meulens | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hawkins
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hawkins
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Hawkins
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Boddicker
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Boddicker
Polonia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Boddicker
Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Boddicker
Phelps strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hawkins
Greenwell hits a line drive towards short. Espinoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hawkins
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meulens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Hawkins
Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Hawkins
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Boddicker
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Boddicker
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Boddicker
Espinoza 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Hawkins
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Hawkins
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hawkins
Burks hits a popup towards short. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meulens vs. Boddicker
Meulens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Boddicker
Kelly bunts towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. Meulens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sax vs. Boddicker
Sax strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Boddicker
Polonia 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hawkins
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Hawkins
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hawkins
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Boddicker
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Boddicker
Phelps hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Boddicker
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Boddicker
Slaught hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hawkins
Evans is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Hawkins
Heep hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Hawkins
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Hawkins
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kutcher vs. Hawkins
Kutcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heep moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Hawkins
Burks hits a line drive towards second. Sax catches it and steps on second to double up Rivera. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Boddicker
Espinoza hits a popup towards third. Kutcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meulens vs. Boddicker
Meulens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Boddicker
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Boddicker
Sax takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Boddicker
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hawkins
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meulens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Hawkins
Esasky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hawkins
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hawkins
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Guetterman
Lee Guetterman now pitching. Kevin Romine pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Romine strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guetterman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meulens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Boddicker
Kevin Romine now playing right field.
Mattingly hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Boddicker
Phelps 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Boddicker
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Guetterman
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guetterman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Guetterman
Kutcher strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Guetterman
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Guetterman
Barrett hits a popup towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Boddicker
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Boddicker
Espinoza hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meulens vs. Boddicker
Meulens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Boddicker
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meulens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sax vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meulens scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching. Steve Balboni pinch hits for Luis Polonia.
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Gossage
Mel Hall now playing left field. Rich Gossage now pitching.
Esasky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Gossage
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gossage
Evans hits a popup towards short. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Gossage
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meulens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Murphy
Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Geren vs. Murphy
Bob Geren pinch hits for Ken Phelps.
Geren strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Murphy
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Righetti
Dave Righetti now pitching.
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Righetti
Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Righetti
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kutcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Smith
Espinoza hits a line drive into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meulens vs. Smith
Meulens strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1989 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 4 0 0 0 Sax S, 2b 3 0 1 1
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, lf 3 0 1 0
Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 1 Balboni S, ph 1 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 1 2 0 Hall M, lf 0 0 0 0
Evans D, dh 3 2 1 2 Mattingly D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Heep D, rf 2 0 2 0 Phelps K, dh 3 0 0 0
Romine K, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Geren B, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera L, ss 4 0 1 1 Barfield J, rf 4 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 4 0 2 0 Slaught D, c 4 0 0 0
Kutcher R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Espinoza A, ss 4 0 0 0
Meulens H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Kelly R, cf 1 0 1 0
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35 4 10 4 31 1 5 1
Boston 000 013 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker M (W) 6.2 4 1 1 3 6
Harris G* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Murphy R 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Smith L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins A (L) 5.1 7 4 4 0 3
Guetterman L 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Gossage R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Righetti D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 7
HR -- Esasky N, Evans D
SH -- Kelly R
HBP -- by Hawkins A (Evans D)
T -- 2:36
A -- 33663
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