Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1989 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 3b 5 1 2 2
Gladden lf 5 0 3 0
Puckett cf 5 0 1 1
Harper c 5 0 0 0
Larkin dh 5 3 4 1
Castillo rf 4 2 3 3
  Moses rf 1 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 0
  Hale 2b 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 1 1 0
  Baker 2b,ss 0 0 0 0
Tapani p 0 0 0 0
  Drummond p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 16 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Baines dh 4 1 2 2
Sierra rf 4 0 0 0
Franco 2b 4 0 0 0
Petralli c 4 1 3 0
Leach lf 3 0 1 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 1 1 2
Manrique ss 3 0 0 0
  Daugherty ph 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Mielke p 0 0 0 0
  Akerfelds p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Minnesota 010 010 4208160
Texas 200 000 002493
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Drummond   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Reardon   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (3-6) 6.2 10 6 3 1 4
  Mielke   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Akerfelds   0.2 3 2 1 0 0
  Guante   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
8
4
1
6

  E–Franco (13), Leach (3), Manrique (16).  DP–Minnesota 1, Texas 3.  2B–Minnesota Larkin 2 (21,off Moyer,off Guante), Texas Espy (11,off Tapani).  HR–Minnesota Castillo 2 (8,5th inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Moyer 1 on, 0 out); Larkin (4,8th inning off Akerfelds 0 on, 0 out), Texas Baines (16,1st inning off Tapani 1 on, 1 out); Bosley (1,9th inning off Reardon 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Backman (1,2nd base by Moyer/Petralli).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:39.  A–11,320.
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