Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
June 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 2b 4 0 1 2
Moses cf 4 0 1 0
Castillo rf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 0
Harper dh 4 0 1 0
Gladden lf 4 0 1 0
Larkin 1b 4 1 1 0
Gagne ss 4 1 0 0
Mercado c 3 0 0 0
Oliveras p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 0 2 0
Javier rf 4 0 1 0
Parker dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
  Beane pr 0 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Blankenship 2b 3 0 0 0
Gallego ss 2 0 1 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Minnesota 000 020 000–281
Oakland 000 000 010–160
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Oliveras  W (3-2) 7.2 6 1 1 2 4
  Reardon  SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (2-5) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5
  E–Gagne (9).  DP–Minnesota 3.  HR–Oakland Hassey (3,8th inning off Oliveras 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Newman (9,2nd base off C Young/Hassey).  CS–Harper (2,2nd base by C Young/Hassey).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:27.  A–34,320.
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