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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 30, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 30, 1989 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Clarke |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,603 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Dale Ford |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Carmelo Castillo | Right Fielder |
| Brian Harper | DH |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Orlando Mercado | Catcher |
| John Moses | Left Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Eisenreich | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Pat Tabler | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Rey Palacios | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 30, 1989
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Clarke
Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Clarke
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clarke
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Smith
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Smith
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Smith
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Clarke
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Clarke
Castillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. Castillo reaches second base with a double. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Clarke
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Castillo scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Clarke
Larkin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Larkin reaches second base with a double. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mercado vs. Clarke
There's a wild pitch. Harper scores. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Mercado vs. Clarke
Mercado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Clarke
Moses hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores. Mercado moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Backman vs. Clarke
Backman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Backman reaches second base with a double. Mercado scores. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Aquino
Luis Aquino now pitching.
Gagne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Aquino
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Aquino covering. Safe. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Aquino
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Castillo vs. Aquino
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Aquino
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Brian Harper.
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Backman scores. Puckett moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Aquino
Larkin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson strikes out. Mercado drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jackson out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Smith
Tabler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Smith
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Smith
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Aquino
Mercado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Aquino
Moses is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Aquino
Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Aquino
Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Smith
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palacios vs. Smith
Palacios strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Smith
Eisenreich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Smith
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Smith
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Aquino
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puckett for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Aquino
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Aquino
Castillo hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Aquino
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Aquino
Larkin hits a popup into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Smith
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Smith
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Smith
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Smith
White hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Aquino
Mercado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Aquino
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Aquino
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Smith
Palacios strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Smith
Eisenreich hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Castillo. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Smith
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Smith
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Montgomery
Puckett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Puckett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Montgomery
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Montgomery
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Smith
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Smith
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Smith
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Montgomery
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Montgomery
Larkin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mercado vs. Montgomery
Mercado strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Montgomery
Moses 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
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Smith
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Smith
Palacios hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Smith
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching. Brad Wellman now playing second base.
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Farr
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Farr
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Farr
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Farr
Randy Bush pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo.
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Smith
Randy Bush now playing right field. Al Newman now playing second base.
Stillwell 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 -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Smith
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Farr
Dwyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Farr
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farr fields it and throws to first for the out. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mercado vs. Farr
Mercado hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dwyer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Farr
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Smith
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Smith
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Smith
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Winters vs. Smith
Matt Winters pinch hits for Brad Wellman.
Winters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Winters reaches second base with a double. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Smith
Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Rey Palacios.
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Bush 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 5/30/1989 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Backman W, 2b 5 1 3 2 Eisenreich J, cf 4 0 1 0
Newman A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 0 1 0
Gagne G, ss 5 0 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Puckett K, cf 5 0 3 0 Jackson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Tabler P, dh 4 0 1 0
Castillo C, rf 4 1 1 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 1 2 1
Bush R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Harper B, dh 1 1 1 2 White F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Dwyer J, ph 3 0 3 1 Wellman B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Larkin G, 1b 5 1 1 0 Winters M, ph 1 0 1 0
Mercado O, c 4 1 0 0 Palacios R, c 3 0 0 0
Moses J, lf 5 1 1 1 Macfarlane M, ph 1 0 0 0
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41 7 15 6 35 1 8 1
Minnesota 070 000 000 -- 7
Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Smith R (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Clarke S (L)* 1.0 6 7 7 2 0
Aquino L 4.0 4 0 0 1 4
Montgomery J 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Farr S 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 7 batters in 2nd
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Kansas City 8
2B -- Castillo C, Larkin G, Backman W, Eisenreich J, Puckett K, Winters M
HR -- Tartabull D
HBP -- by Aquino L (Gaetti G)
WP -- Clarke S
T -- 2:34
A -- 24603
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