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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 9, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 9, 1989 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Cerutti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,498 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Manuel Lee | Shortstop |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Jeff Kunkel | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 9, 1989
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Brown
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Brown
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Brown
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Cerutti
Espy hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cerutti
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Cerutti
Palmeiro hits a popup towards short. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Brown
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Brown
Barfield hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Cerutti
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Cerutti
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Cerutti
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Brown
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Brown
Borders hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Brown
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Brown
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Cerutti
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Cerutti
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Cerutti
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McGriff. Kreuter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Espy vs. Cerutti
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Liriano fields it and throws to McGriff, who tags Kunkel for the out. Kreuter scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cerutti
There goes Espy. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cerutti
Cerutti spins and fires to second and Lee drops the ball. That's an error on Lee. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Cerutti
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Brown
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Brown
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Espy. Bell reaches second base with a double. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Brown
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Barfield vs. Brown
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Cerutti
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Cerutti
Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Cerutti
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Brown
Liriano hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Brown
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Liriano moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Brown
There goes Liriano. The throw from Kreuter and he is safe. Liriano steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Brown
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Brown
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Liriano scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Brown
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kunkel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Cerutti
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Cerutti
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Cerutti
Kreuter hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Brown
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Brown
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Cerutti
Kunkel hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Cerutti
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cerutti
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Brown
Barfield hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Brown
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Brown
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Brown
Lee takes first base on ball four. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Brown
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Borders moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Gruber vs. Brown
Gruber takes first base on ball four. Borders scores. Lee moves to third. Moseby moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Mulliniks vs. Brown
Mulliniks hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Cerutti
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Cerutti
Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Cerutti
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Brown
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. McMurtry
Craig McMurtry now pitching.
There goes McGriff. The throw from Kreuter and he is safe. McGriff steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. McMurtry
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. McMurtry
Liriano hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Cerutti
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Buechele takes first base on ball four. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Ward
Jim Sundberg pinch hits for Chad Kreuter.
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Castillo
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel. Tony Castillo now pitching. Mike Stanley pinch hits for Geno Petralli.
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Castillo
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. McMurtry
Jim Sundberg now catching. Mike Stanley now playing third base. Steve Buechele now playing second base.
Borders hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Borders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Rogers
Kenny Rogers now pitching.
Rogers spins and fires to second, with Fletcher covering, and Borders is picked off. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rogers
Lee hits a line drive beyond third. Stanley can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Rogers
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Rogers
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Castillo
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Castillo
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Sierra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1989 -- Toronto at Texas (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 1 Espy C, cf 4 0 0 1
Gruber K, 3b 4 0 0 1 Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, dh 2 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell G, lf 4 0 1 0 Sierra R, rf 3 1 3 2
McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Franco J, dh 3 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 0 0 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 1 0
Liriano N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Buechele S, 3b-2b 2 0 0 0
Borders P, c 4 1 1 0 Kreuter C, c 1 1 0 0
Lee M, ss 3 0 2 0 Sundberg J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kunkel J, 2b 2 0 1 0
Petralli G, ph 0 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 28 3 6 3
Toronto 000 010 100 -- 2
Texas 001 000 002 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti J* 7.0 4 1 0 2 1
Ward D 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Castillo T 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Henke T (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Brown K 7.1 4 2 1 5 5
McMurtry C+ 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Rogers K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McGriff F, Lee M, Fletcher S
DP -- Toronto 4, Texas 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Texas 3
2B -- Bell G, Borders P, Palmeiro R
HR -- Sierra R
SB -- Espy C, Liriano N, McGriff F
PB -- Kreuter C
T -- 2:51
A -- 19498
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