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July 5, 1989

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Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .254
OBP 1.000 .323
At Bats 1 197
Hits 1 50
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 20
RBI’s 0 22

Michael Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 4
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Kingdome - July 5, 1989
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Michael Jackson
Scott Bradley
Alvin Davis
Harold Reynolds
Edgar Martinez
Omar Vizquel
Henry Cotto
Ken Griffey
Darnell Coles
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Backman hits a popup into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bradley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Coles. The throw from Harper and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Coles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Leonard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a popup into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moses hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harper hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 The umpire calls a balk on Jackson Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to third.
Top 7 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Gaetti moves to third. Larkin moves to second.
Top 7 Bush strikes out. There goes Gaetti. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 7 Henry Cotto now playing left field. Michael Jackson now pitching. Gaetti hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henry Cotto pinch hits for Greg Briley. Juan Berenguer now pitching. Cotto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Vizquel scores. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gary Wayne now pitching. Vizquel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. Bradley scores. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Bradley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bradley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Coles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Briley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Briley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Briley for the out.
Top 5 Moses hits a line drive into left field. Briley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 5 Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Backman scores. Puckett moves to second.
Top 4 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 4 Puckett takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 4 Backman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Coles takes first base on ball four. Leonard moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Briley hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Moses. The throw from Bradley and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag.
Top 3 Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Harper hits a line drive towards third. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Vizquel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coles tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coles moves to third.
Bottom 2 Coles hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Coles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Griffey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards second. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Briley hits a popup into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball to right field. Bush throws towards Newman. Newman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Newman. Bush throws the ball in to Newman who tags Reynolds trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.