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April 16, 1989

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Twins 0 4 0
Yankees 0 1 0
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Twins 1 5 0
Yankees 0 1 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .289
OBP 1.000 .341
At Bats 1 38
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 4

Tommy John Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - April 16, 1989
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Single
Tommy John
Don Slaught
Don Mattingly
Steve Sax
Tom Brookens
Alvaro Espinoza
Rickey Henderson
Roberto Kelly
Bob Brower
Wally Backman
Greg Gagne
Count: 2-0, 1 Out
Count: 2-0, 1 Out

Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gagne scores.

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Top 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to second.
Top 3 Gagne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Slaught strikes out.
Bottom 2 Balboni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Anderson fires to first and has Sax trapped. There's the throw to Gagne who tags Sax for the out.
Bottom 1 Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sax hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Puckett takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.