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July 8, 1989

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Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 2 8 1
Athletics 3 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 2 8 1
Athletics 3 6 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .329
At Bats 3 254
Hits 0 61
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 55

Jeff Russell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 20
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 8, 1989
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Jeff Russell
Chad Kreuter
Rafael Palmeiro
Julio Franco
Steve Buechele
Jeff Kunkel
Sammy Sosa
Cecil Espy
Ruben Sierra
Mark McGwire
Dave Parker
Carney Lansford
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Parker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Lansford. The throw from Kreuter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jeff Russell now pitching. Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Drew Hall now pitching. Lance Blankenship pinch hits for Ron Hassey. Blankenship takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Espy hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kreuter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kunkel moves to second.
Top 7 Kunkel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Franco scores.
Top 7 Daugherty hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Franco moves to third.
Top 7 Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McGwire hits a line drive into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sierra hits a popup towards short. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lansford strikes out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores.
Bottom 5 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Espy strikes out.
Top 5 Kreuter hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kunkel hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buechele hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker moves to second.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a line drive into left field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Daugherty strikes out.
Top 4 Franco hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sierra hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Stewart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Espy throws the ball in to Kunkel who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Gallego strikes out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kreuter strikes out.
Top 2 Kunkel strikes out.
Top 2 Buechele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Daugherty hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Lansford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sierra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Espy moves to third.
Top 1 Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Espy. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Espy steals second.
Top 1 Sosa strikes out.
Top 1 Espy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.