Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
June 6, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 0, Oakland Athletics 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 2b 3 0 0 0
Moses rf 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 2 0
Dwyer dh 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 2 0 0 0
Bush 1b 3 0 0 0
Gladden lf 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
Mercado c 2 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
  Harper c 0 0 0 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 0 1 0
Beane rf 3 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
Parker dh 3 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 1
Arndt 3b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0
Gallego ss 3 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 5 1
Minnesota 000 000 000040
Oakland 010 000 00x150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (6-4) 8.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
1
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (7-4) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (21,off Moore), Oakland Hubbard (3,off Anderson).  SH–Beane (1,off Anderson); Arndt (1,off Anderson).  SB–Polonia (12,3rd base off Anderson/Mercado).  WP–Anderson (2).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:16.  A–23,505.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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