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August 24, 1989

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White Sox 4 9 0
Twins 5 7 0
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White Sox 4 9 0
Twins 5 7 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .239
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 3 238
Hits 0 57
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 22

Shawn Hillegas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 3
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 24, 1989
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Walk
Shawn Hillegas
Ron Karkovice
Greg Walker
Steve Lyons
Carlos Martinez
Scott Fletcher
Lance Johnson
Dave Gallagher
Sammy Sosa
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Backman takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses scores.
Bottom 7 Gagne bunts towards the mound. Hillegas fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third.
Bottom 7 Shawn Hillegas now pitching. Moses hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Moses reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Sosa hits a popup towards first. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martinez strikes out.
Top 7 Calderon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett throws the ball in to Backman who tags Calderon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fletcher scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 7 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lyons scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Puckett moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bush takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to second.
Bottom 6 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Walker reaches second base with a double. Lyons scores.
Top 6 Karkovice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out. Lyons moves to second.
Top 6 Lyons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sosa strikes out.
Top 5 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Calderon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moses hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lyons reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a popup into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive towards the mound. Aguilera reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Karkovice is hit by the pitch. Lyons moves to third. Gallagher moves to second.
Top 4 Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lyons moves to second.
Top 4 Lyons bunts towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Greg Walker now playing first base. Scott Fletcher now playing shortstop. Steve Lyons now playing second base. Gladden strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bush strikes out.
Bottom 3 Puckett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Calderon strikes out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Guillen scores.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bush scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Top 3 Guillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Guillen reaches third base with a triple. Karkovice goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Karkovice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Gagne. The throw from Karkovice and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Gagne moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gagne hits a line drive beyond second. Fletcher can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gallagher hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Harper hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Dwyer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bush tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Bush hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple. Newman scores. Puckett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a popup into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Calderon strikes out.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Johnson reaches second base with a double.