Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1989 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 1 0
Newman 2b 2 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Bush 1b 2 0 0 0
  Larkin ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Dwyer dh 2 1 2 0
  Castillo ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 0 1 0
Moses rf 4 0 2 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 1
Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Felix cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 1
Gruber 3b 4 1 0 0
Bell lf 3 0 0 1
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 0
Borders dh 3 0 0 0
Brenly c 3 0 0 0
Liriano 2b 3 1 1 0
Ducey rf 2 0 0 0
Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 2 2
Minnesota 000 100 000163
Toronto 000 001 001221
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   8.0 2 1 0 1 4
  Berenguer  L (2-2) 0.2 0 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
2
2
0
1
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez   6.0 5 1 1 5 1
  Wells  W (2-2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
4

  E–Laudner (3), Moses (1), Rawley (1), McGriff (7).  DP–Toronto 2.  SF–Gagne (2,off Sanchez); Fernandez (2,off Rawley); Bell (1,off Berenguer).  SH–Ducey (1,off Rawley).  SB–Moses (5,2nd base off Wells/Brenly); Felix (4,2nd base off Rawley/Laudner).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:32.  A–24,443.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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