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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 16, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 16, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Oliveras |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 20,657 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Steve Palermo |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 16, 1989
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Oliveras
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Oliveras
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Oliveras
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Oliveras
There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Eisenreich steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Oliveras
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eisenreich scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Oliveras
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Gubicza
There goes Gladden. The throw from Boone and he is out, Stillwell applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Oliveras
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Oliveras
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Oliveras
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Oliveras
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Oliveras
Stillwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Oliveras
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Oliveras
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Eisenreich vs. Oliveras
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oliveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Gubicza
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Oliveras
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Oliveras
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Oliveras
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Oliveras
There goes Tartabull. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Tartabull steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Oliveras
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gubicza
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Oliveras
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Oliveras
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Oliveras
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Gubicza
Dwyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Oliveras
Seitzer hits a line drive towards first. Larkin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Oliveras
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Oliveras
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Oliveras
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gubicza
Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Oliveras
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Oliveras
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Oliveras
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Shields
Steve Shields now pitching.
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Shields
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Shields
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Shields
Eisenreich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Shields
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Shields
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Gubicza
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Shields
Jackson hits a fly ball towards left. Gladden settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gladden. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Shields
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Shields
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Shields
Brad Wellman pinch runs for Frank White.
Stillwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shields
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Shields
Seitzer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gubicza
Brad Wellman now playing second base. Rey Palacios now playing third base.
Gagne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gagne tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Wayne
Doug Baker now playing second base. Orlando Mercado now catching. Gary Wayne now pitching. Pat Tabler pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich.
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Wayne
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Wayne
Buckner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gleaton
Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gleaton
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Gleaton
Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Jim Dwyer.
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Gleaton
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palacios fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1989 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 0 Gladden D, lf 3 0 1 1
Seitzer K, 3b 5 0 1 0 Bush R, rf 4 0 1 0
Palacios R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Puckett K, cf 4 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, dh 3 1 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Tabler P, ph 1 0 0 0 Dwyer J, dh 3 0 0 0
Tartabull D, rf 4 0 2 1 Castillo C, ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Larkin G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 4 3 2 1 Laudner T, c 3 0 0 0
Boone B, c 3 1 1 0 Mercado O, c 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gagne G, ss 3 1 1 0
Wellman B, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Newman A, 2b 2 0 1 0
Stillwell K, ss 4 2 3 4 Baker D, 2b 0 0 0 0
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38 8 12 7 31 1 6 1
Kansas City 130 001 030 -- 8
Minnesota 000 000 010 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 3
Gleaton J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Oliveras F (L) 5.1 9 5 5 2 2
Shields S 2.2 3 3 2 1 1
Wayne G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Gladden D
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- Jackson B, Gagne G, Gaetti G
HR -- Stillwell K 2, Jackson B
SB -- Eisenreich J, Boone B, Jackson B, Tartabull D
CS -- Gladden D
SF -- Gladden D
T -- 2:31
A -- 20657
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