New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
May 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1989 at Arlington Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 2 1 2
  Brower lf 3 0 0 0
Sax 2b 3 1 2 0
  Brookens 2b 2 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 3
Phelps dh 2 2 2 1
  Balboni ph,dh 3 1 2 1
Barfield rf 3 3 0 0
Tolleson 3b 4 0 2 2
Slaught c 4 1 1 1
Espinoza ss 5 0 1 1
Kelly cf 2 1 0 0
LaPoint p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 0 1 0
  Kunkel ph 1 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 1 2 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 2 2 1
Sierra rf 3 1 0 0
Franco 2b 4 1 2 3
Incaviglia lf 3 1 1 2
Bell dh 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 2 0 1 0
  Petralli ph,c 1 0 0 1
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Arnsberg p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
New York 405 110 00011120
Texas 300 121 0007101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint  W (4-1) 5.1 8 7 7 3 4
  Mohorcic   2.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Righetti   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (2-3) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Arnsberg   2.0 3 5 0 2 2
  Hall   3.1 4 2 2 4 6
  Rogers   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Russell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
6
10
10

  E–Franco (2).  DP–New York 1, Texas 1.  2B–New York Phelps (3,off Hough); Tolleson (1,off Hall); Balboni (3,off Rogers), Texas Franco (5,off LaPoint); Buechele (4,off LaPoint).  HR–New York Balboni (2,5th inning off Hall 0 on, 2 out), Texas Incaviglia (4,4th inning off LaPoint 0 on, 1 out); Palmeiro (4,5th inning off LaPoint 0 on, 1 out); Franco (5,5th inning off LaPoint 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Incaviglia (2,off LaPoint).  SB–Henderson (15,2nd base off Hough/Sundberg); Tolleson (1,2nd base off Rogers/Petralli); Espy (15,2nd base off Mohorcic/Slaught).  WP–LaPoint (1).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:18.  A–26,856.
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