Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 18, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 1 0 0
  Gagne ss 0 0 0 0
Gladden lf 4 0 1 0
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 2
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 2
Bush rf 4 0 1 0
  Moses rf 0 0 0 0
Harper c 4 0 3 0
Dwyer dh 3 0 0 0
Newman ss,2b 3 0 2 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 3 1 1 0
Lansford 1b 4 1 1 0
Canseco rf 4 0 2 1
Parker dh 3 0 0 1
Henderson D. cf 4 1 1 0
Steinbach c 4 0 3 0
  Javier pr 0 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 1
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Gallego 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hassey ph 1 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Minnesota 400 000 0004101
Oakland 000 100 0113101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (9-4) 8.0 8 2 1 2 5
  Reardon  SV (23) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L (16-8) 9.0 10 4 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
5

  E–Harper (3), Weiss (7).  DP–Minnesota 3, Oakland 2.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (13,off Stewart); Bush (14,off Stewart), Oakland D Henderson (18,off Reardon).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (19,1st inning off Stewart 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Phillips (6,off Reardon).  CS–Newman (8,2nd base by Stewart/Steinbach).  SB–Lansford (25,2nd base off Smith/Harper); R Henderson (56,2nd base off Smith/Harper).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:16.  A–38,956.
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