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July 5, 1989

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George Brett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .239
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 4 176
Hits 2 42
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 2 28

Gene Nelson Season Stats

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2 3 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 5, 1989
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Gene Nelson
Ron Hassey
Mark McGwire
Tony Phillips
Carney Lansford
Mike Gallego
Rickey Henderson
Dave Henderson
Stan Javier
George Brett
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Palacios hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palacios fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Seitzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to second.
Top 7 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tabler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Eisenreich hits a popup towards short. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego misplays the ball. That's an error on Gallego.
Top 6 Brett hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Seitzer strikes out.
Top 6 Palacios strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palacios settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lansford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 5 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Henderson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Henderson.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Boone hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Tabler scores.
Top 5 Tabler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Tabler reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Eisenreich strikes out.
Bottom 4 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Henderson. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gallego hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palacios settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson strikes out.
Top 4 Gene Nelson now pitching. Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Palacios scores. Seitzer moves to third.
Top 4 Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Palacios moves to third.
Top 4 Palacios hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tom Gordon now pitching. Lansford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kevin Seitzer now playing shortstop. Rey Palacios now playing third base. McGwire hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Parker hits a popup beyond short. Stillwell can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Javier. Boone reaches second base with a double. Tabler goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Tabler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Top 3 Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Jackson. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Leibrandt fires to first and has Gallego trapped. There's the throw to Stillwell who tags Gallego for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gallego hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Javier reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stillwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Stillwell reaches third base with a triple. White scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Wilson takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Welch, and towards Phillips, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lansford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to second for the out. Seitzer scores.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Seitzer moves to third.
Top 1 Seitzer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.