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September 18, 1989

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Angels 6 12 0
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Angels 6 12 0
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Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .340
OBP .667 .380
At Bats 3 588
Hits 2 200
• Singles 1 146
• Doubles 1 43
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 78

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 4 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 18, 1989
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Single
Bert Blyleven
Lance Parrish
Wally Joyner
Mark McLemore
Jack Howell
Kent Anderson
Chili Davis
Devon White
Tony Armas
Kirby Puckett
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gladden strikes out.
Bottom 8 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out.
Top 8 Parrish hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Armas reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third.
Top 8 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out.
Top 8 Lenny Webster now catching. German Gonzalez now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Booker, and towards Newman, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Downing hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to second.
Top 7 Greg Booker now pitching. Chip Hale now playing third base. Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Bush strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Armas strikes out.
Top 6 Davis takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second.
Top 6 Joyner strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman.
Bottom 5 Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Anderson takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second.
Top 5 Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Armas strikes out.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bush strikes out.
Top 4 Davis strikes out.
Top 4 Joyner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McLemore scores.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. McLemore moves to second.
Top 4 McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tim Drummond now pitching. Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Armas moves to second.
Top 3 Parrish strikes out.
Top 3 Armas takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Top 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Joyner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Backman takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second.
Bottom 2 Harper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards second. McLemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Gaetti moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gaetti is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Howell scores. Anderson moves to third. Downing moves to second.
Top 2 McLemore strikes out.
Top 2 Downing takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Top 2 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Parrish trying to get to home. Puckett throws the ball in to Harper who tags Parrish who's trying to score from second, for the out. Howell moves to second.
Top 2 Howell is hit by the pitch. Parrish moves to second.
Top 2 Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Armas strikes out.
Top 1 Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Joyner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McLemore moves to second.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Downing strikes out.