Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
September 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 3 0 0 0
Heath c 5 2 2 1
Trammell dh 5 3 3 2
Ward lf 3 0 2 1
  Richie ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Schu 3b 5 0 0 0
Williams rf 2 0 1 1
  Lusader ph,rf 1 0 1 0
  Nokes ph 1 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 5 0 2 2
Brumley ss 3 0 0 0
  Whitaker ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Strange 2b,ss 3 1 2 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush rf 4 2 3 1
  Castillo ph 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 2 3 1
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 5
Harper c 3 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Sorrento dh 4 1 1 0
Gladden lf 3 0 1 1
Hale 2b 4 1 2 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Wayne p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 14 8
Detroit 000 130 0037130
Minnesota 200 031 11x8140
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (6-17) 7.0 13 7 7 1 2
  Gibson   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Henneman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W (16-10) 6.0 9 4 4 2 0
  Berenguer   2.1 3 3 3 2 4
  Wayne  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Strange (4,off Anderson), Minnesota Hrbek (16,off Alexander); Bush (17,off Alexander); Gagne (28,off Gibson).  3B–Minnesota Gladden (3,off Alexander).  HR–Detroit Trammell (5,9th inning off Berenguer 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Hrbek (23,5th inning off Alexander 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–K Williams (5,by Anderson); Harper (6,by Alexander).  SH–Gagne (7,off Alexander); Newman (10,off Gibson).  SF–Puckett (5,off Henneman).  CS–Newman (10,3rd base by Alexander/Heath).  WP–Wayne (7).  HBP–Alexander (5,Harper); Anderson (7,K Williams).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:52.  A–31,727.
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