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June 12, 1989

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Bottom 11	R	H	E
Tigers	4	14	0
Blue Jays	3	14	2

Bottom 11	R	H	E
Tigers	4	14	0
Blue Jays	5	15	2

Kelly Gruber Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.800	.307
OBP	.800	.361
At Bats	5	212
Hits	4	65
• Singles	4	51
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	1	29

Frank Williams Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	2	1

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SkyDome - June 12, 1989

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Double

Frank Williams

Mike Heath

Keith Moreland

Lou Whitaker

Rick Schu

Mike Brumley

Pat Sheridan

Gary Pettis

Gary Ward

Kelly Gruber

Tony Fernandez

Nelson Liriano

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Detroit Tigers	4	14	0	16
Toronto Blue Jays	5	15	2	11
Winning Pitcher	Tom Henke
Losing Pitcher	Paul Gibson
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Kelly Gruber
Attendance	48,531
Time of Game	4 hours 23 minutes

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Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

End of Game

Frank Williams now pitching. Gruber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Gruber reaches second base with a double. Liriano scores. Fernandez goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 11 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 11 Felix strikes out.

Bottom 11 Liriano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Liriano reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 11 Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Al Pedrique. Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Schu hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward scores.

Top 11 There goes Ward. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Ward steals second.

Top 11 Ward bunts towards first. McGriff fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 11 Bob Brenly now catching. Moreland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 10 Pat Borders pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks. Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 10 Whitt strikes out.

Bottom 10 Paul Gibson now pitching. McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 10 Tom Henke now pitching. Lemon strikes out.

Top 10 Sheridan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 10 Wells fires to first and has Pettis trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Pettis for the out.

Top 10 Pettis takes first base on ball four.

Top 10 Brumley strikes out.

Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henneman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 9 Gruber hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Felix moves to second.

Bottom 9 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Mike Henneman now pitching. Felix hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 9 Pedrique hits a fly ball into center field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Schu hits a fly ball into center field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields the ball and throws to Wells covering. Safe.

Top 9 Ward hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Lemon hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Sheridan strikes out.

Top 8 Pettis hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Brumley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out.

Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Gruber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Pedrique hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Schu hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heath moves to third.

Top 7 Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Moreland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Liriano for the out.

Bottom 6 Lee hits a line drive towards third. Schu reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 David Wells now pitching. Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Sheridan takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 There goes Pettis. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Pettis steals second.

Top 6 Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Brumley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Pedrique hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 There goes Whitt. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Whitt steals second.

Bottom 5 Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Pat Sheridan now playing left field. Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Schu hits a fly ball into center field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Moreland moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon moves to third.

Top 5 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lee juggles the ball. That's an error on Lee. Lemon moves to second.

Top 5 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. Lee scores.

Bottom 4 Liriano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to third.

Bottom 4 Lee hits a line drive towards the mound. Alexander can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Bottom 4 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cerutti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Brumley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Schu moves to third. Pedrique moves to second.

Top 4 Pedrique hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schu moves to second.

Top 4 Schu hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Liriano fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 4 Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 McGriff takes first base on ball four. Gruber moves to second.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moreland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gruber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Ward strikes out.

Top 3 Moreland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Williams. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Williams steals second.

Top 3 Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Felix hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitt moves to third.

Bottom 2 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second.

Bottom 2 Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Pettis strikes out.

Top 2 Brumley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Pedrique hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McGriff strikes out.

Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gruber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores.

Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ward. Fernandez reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Felix hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Schu strikes out.

Top 1 Heath hits a line drive towards third. Lee juggles the ball. That's an error on Lee. Williams scores. Moreland moves to third. Ward moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Moreland moves to second.

Top 1 Moreland takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.

Top 1 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Gruber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cerutti fields it and throws to first for the out.

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