Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 0 1 1
Lansford 3b 4 0 3 0
Canseco rf 4 0 0 0
Parker dh 4 0 1 0
Henderson D. cf 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 2 2 1
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
Gallego ss 3 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss 4 0 0 0
Gladden lf 4 0 1 0
Puckett cf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Harper c 4 1 1 0
Bush rf 3 0 0 0
Larkin dh 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 3 0 2 1
Hale 3b 3 0 0 0
Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Oakland 001 010 000270
Minnesota 000 000 100161
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (17-8) 7.2 6 1 1 1 1
  Honeycutt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  L (2-5) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5

  E–Puckett (4).  2B–Oakland McGwire (15,off Aguilera); Lansford 2 (28,off Aguilera 2), Minnesota Harper (20,off Welch).  HR–Oakland McGwire (29,5th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Lansford (15,2nd base by Aguilera/Harper).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:19.  A–16,779.
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