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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 2, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 2, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Dopson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Toliver |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,765 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Rocky Roe |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Brian Harper | Catcher |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 2, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Toliver
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Toliver
There goes Burks. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Dopson
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Dopson
Backman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Dopson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Dopson
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Toliver
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Toliver
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Dopson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Dopson
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dopson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Toliver
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Toliver
Reed hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dopson
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Dopson
Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Dopson
The umpire calls a balk on Dopson Bush moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Dopson
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Dopson
Backman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Toliver
Romero hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Dopson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Dopson
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Dopson
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dwyer vs. Dopson
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Dopson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Toliver
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Toliver
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dopson
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Dopson
Gagne hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Dopson
Gladden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Gladden reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Dopson
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Dopson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Toliver
Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Toliver
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Toliver covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Toliver
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Toliver
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Dopson
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Dopson
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Dopson
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Toliver
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Toliver
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Toliver
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Toliver
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Esasky vs. Toliver
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dopson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dopson
Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Dopson
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Toliver
John Moses now playing right field.
Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Gonzalez
Marty Barrett pinch runs for Rich Gedman. Sam Horn pinch hits for Jody Reed. German Gonzalez now pitching.
Horn takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Gonzalez
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Horn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romero vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Romero bunts towards first. Larkin fields it and throws to third for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Reardon
Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Reardon
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Reardon
Rice hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Dopson
Marty Barrett now playing second base. Ed Romero now playing shortstop. Rick Cerone now catching.
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Dopson
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Dopson
Puckett hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Dopson
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dopson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reardon
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Reardon
Esasky hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Reardon
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Reardon
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Smith
Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Smith
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1989 -- Boston at Minnesota (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 1 2 1 Gladden D, lf 4 0 1 1
Romero E, 2b-ss 4 1 0 0 Backman W, 2b 3 0 0 0
Burks E, cf 3 1 1 3 Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 0 0 0 Larkin G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Dwyer J, dh 4 0 1 1
Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harper B, c 4 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 3 0 1 0 Bush R, rf 2 0 1 0
Barrett M, pr-2b 1 1 1 0 Moses J, rf 0 0 0 0
Reed J, ss 2 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 1 1 0
Horn S, ph 0 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 1 0 0 0
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34 4 7 4 32 2 7 2
Boston 000 000 040 -- 4
Minnesota 000 110 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dopson J (W) 8.0 7 2 2 2 4
Smith L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver F* 7.0 4 1 1 1 2
Gonzalez G (L)+ 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Reardon J 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 5
2B -- Gagne G, Gladden D
3B -- Gaetti G
HR -- Burks E
SB -- Burks E
Balk -- Dopson J
T -- 2:24
A -- 17765
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