Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
July 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bush lf,rf 4 0 1 2
Baker ss 4 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 1 1
  Gagne pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 0
  Harper c 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Dwyer dh 5 1 1 0
Larkin rf,1b 3 1 0 0
Laudner c 2 0 1 1
  Moses ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Newman 2b 2 1 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 1 2 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 5 1 3 2
Moreland 1b 3 2 1 1
Lemon rf 3 1 1 2
Ward dh 2 0 0 0
  Lynn ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Schu 3b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Brumley 2b 4 0 2 0
Ritz p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Minnesota 020 000 020460
Detroit 103 010 10x682
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (8-12) 5.0 6 5 5 5 1
  Berenguer   3.0 2 1 1 3 4
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
8
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  W (1-1) 6.0 4 2 2 6 6
  Nunez   1.1 2 2 1 1 1
  Henneman  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
8
8

  E–Schu (4), Brumley (6).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Minnesota Dwyer (9,off Ritz); Hrbek (9,off Ritz); Castillo (12,off Nunez), Detroit Jones (7,off Viola); Brumley (2,off Berenguer).  HR–Detroit Lemon (5,3rd inning off Viola 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Newman (1,by Ritz).  SH–Trammell (2,off Viola); Pettis (7,off Berenguer).  SB–Puckett (8,3rd base off Ritz/Heath); Hrbek (2,2nd base off Ritz/Heath); Pettis 3 (27,2nd base off Viola/Laudner 2,2nd base off Berenguer/Laudner); Jones (1,2nd base off Viola/Laudner); Moreland (3,2nd base off Berenguer/Laudner).  CS–Brumley (3,2nd base by Viola/Laudner).  WP–Viola (5).  HBP–Ritz (1,Newman).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–3:09.
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