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September 24, 1989

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Athletics 6 11 0
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Athletics 9 12 0
Twins 3 9 1

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .226
OBP .250 .335
At Bats 4 470
Hits 1 106
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 30
Walks 0 79
RBI’s 1 88

Mike Cook Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 24, 1989
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Home Run
Mike Cook
Lenny Webster
Kent Hrbek
Wally Backman
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Randy Bush
Mark McGwire
Dave Henderson
Lance Blankenship
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mike Cook now pitching. Lance Blankenship pinch runs for Dave Parker. Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Blankenship moves to second.
Top 9 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Canseco strikes out. There goes Lansford. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 9 Lenny Webster now catching. Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. John Moses pinch runs for Brian Harper. Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Bottom 8 Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bush moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bush hits a popup beyond short. Weiss can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Top 8 Weiss hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Weiss reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puckett for the out.
Bottom 7 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Nelson now pitching. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McGwire hits a popup into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tim Drummond now pitching. There goes Canseco. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Canseco steals second.
Top 7 Gary Wayne now pitching. Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford scores.
Top 7 There goes Lansford. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Lansford steals second.
Top 7 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Harper hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a popup into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Steinbach for the out.
Top 5 McGwire strikes out.
Top 5 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Parker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Parker reaches second base with a double. Lansford scores. Canseco goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second.
Top 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 4 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. Harper moves to third.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Harper reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Weiss hits a popup into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman misplays the ball. That's an error on Backman.
Top 4 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bush strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Backman scores. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hrbek takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to third. Puckett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larkin scores. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larkin moves to third.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larkin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gagne hits a popup into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Henderson strikes out.
Top 3 Parker strikes out.
Top 3 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Bush. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Phillips applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second.
Top 2 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steinbach scores. Phillips moves to third.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third.
Top 2 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gladden strikes out.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.