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June 24, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 0
Red Sox 6 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 0
Red Sox 6 11 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .264
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 4 163
Hits 1 43
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 20

Rob Murphy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 2
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Fenway Park - June 24, 1989
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Strikeout
Rob Murphy
Rich Gedman
Nick Esasky
Jody Reed
Wade Boggs
Luis Rivera
Mike Greenwell
Kevin Romine
Dwight Evans
Wally Backman
Gene Larkin
Al Newman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 8 0 8
Boston Red Sox 6 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher John Dopson
Losing Pitcher Francisco Oliveras
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Kevin Romine
Attendance 33,346
Time of Game 3 hours 17 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Laudner strikes out.
Top 9 Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman moves to second.
Top 9 Al Newman pinch hits for Randy Bush. Newman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Greenwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dana Williams pinch hits for Danny Heep. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 8 Brian Harper pinch hits for Jim Dwyer. Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rob Murphy now pitching. Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gladden moves to third.
Top 8 Gladden hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Gladden reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Backman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Reed hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wayne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Romine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Gagne is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Top 7 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wayne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gary Wayne now pitching. Esasky strikes out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Evans reaches second base with a double. Greenwell scores.
Bottom 6 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Boggs goes all the way around to score. Greenwell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reed scores.
Bottom 6 Heep hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Reed. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Reed steals second.
Bottom 6 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Puckett strikes out.
Top 6 Gladden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Romine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin fields it and throws to home to get Evans. Esasky moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Gedman bunts towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Evans moves to third. Esasky moves to second.
Bottom 5 Esasky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Evans hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Evans reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. Greenwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third.
Bottom 5 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out.
Top 5 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Larkin. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 5 Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bush strikes out.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Romine moves to third. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Romine moves to second.
Bottom 4 Romine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Esasky scores.
Bottom 4 Gedman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Esasky hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Esasky reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti strikes out. Gedman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gaetti out.
Top 4 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puckett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Boggs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Heep hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Laudner hits a line drive into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera strikes out.
Bottom 2 Romine strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to third.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Gaetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boggs takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 1 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out.