Twins @ Athletics
August 19, 1989

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 8 R H E
Twins 4 6 0
Athletics 3 7 0
Top 8 R H E
Twins 4 6 0
Athletics 3 7 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .243
OBP .333 .305
At Bats 3 226
Hits 1 55
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 22

Storm Davis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼ 10 ▲ ▼
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 19, 1989
•
Out
Storm Davis
Ron Hassey
Mark McGwire
Tony Phillips
Carney Lansford
Walt Weiss
Rickey Henderson
Dave Henderson
Jose Canseco
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Walt Weiss now playing shortstop. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 There goes Phillips. The throw from Harper and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Stan Javier pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Juan Berenguer now pitching. McGwire hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a line drive towards left. Henderson catches it and throws to first to double up Dwyer.
Top 7 Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hassey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bush strikes out.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gallego hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson strikes out.
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Aguilera, and towards Gaetti, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out.
Top 4 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third.
Top 4 Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Harper reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. Bush goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Gaetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Top 3 Puckett 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 3 Gladden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Backman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Newman 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 3 Dwyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hassey hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Parker strikes out.
Top 2 Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bush hits a popup towards short. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Hrbek 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 1 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Puckett 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 1 Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.