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1989-06-24 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 33346 Β· 70Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind R to L Β· 3:17
Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 6β2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 6th. John Dopson earned the win. Dan Gladden went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
W: John Dopson L: Francisco Oliveras SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Larry Young Β· 1B: Jim Joyce Β· 2B: Jim McKean Β· 3B: Ken Kaiser Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wally Backman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dan Gladden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kirby Puckett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Dwyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Randy Bush | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Greg Gagne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Laudner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brian Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jody Reed | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Danny Heep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Boggs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Mike Greenwell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Evans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Esasky | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rich Gedman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Romine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luis Rivera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Oliveras | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Juan Berenguer | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Dopson | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wally Backman: 31/G3
- Dan Gladden: 63/G6
- Kirby Puckett: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Jody Reed: W
- Danny Heep: 7/F7
- Wade Boggs: W.1-2
- Mike Greenwell: 7/F7L
- Dwight Evans: 63/G6
Top 2
- Jim Dwyer: 43/G34
- Gary Gaetti: D7/L5D
- Randy Bush: S9/L9S.2-3
- Gene Larkin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Nick Esasky: S7/L5D
- Rich Gedman: 8/F8XD
- Kevin Romine: K
- Luis Rivera: K
Top 3
- Greg Gagne: 7/F7
- Tim Laudner: 8/L78
- Wally Backman: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Jody Reed: 7/F6D
- Danny Heep: 6/P4MS
- Wade Boggs: D8/L78
- Mike Greenwell: 43/G4
Top 4
- Dan Gladden: 63/G6
- Kirby Puckett: D9/L89
- Jim Dwyer: 43/G4
- Gary Gaetti: K23
Bot 4
- Dwight Evans: 43/G4
- Nick Esasky: D7/G5
- Rich Gedman: K
- Kevin Romine: S9/L34D.2-H
- Luis Rivera: S9/L9S.1-2
- Jody Reed: S6/G1.2-3;1-2
- Danny Heep: 5/P
Top 5
- Randy Bush: K
- Gene Larkin: W
- Greg Gagne: 4/P34D
- Tim Laudner: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Tim Laudner: W
- Wally Backman: 3/G
Bot 5
- Wade Boggs: W
- Mike Greenwell: S9/G34.1-3
- Dwight Evans: D8/F78D.3-H;1-H
- Nick Esasky: W
- Rich Gedman: 34/SH/BG23.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Romine: FC3/G3.3XH(32);2-3
- Luis Rivera: 4/P4D
Top 6
- Dan Gladden: HR/F7D
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Jim Dwyer: S8/G6M
- Gary Gaetti: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 6
- Jody Reed: W
- Danny Heep: SB2
- Danny Heep: 5/P5F
- Wade Boggs: S8/L8S.2-H
- Mike Greenwell: D9/L9L.1-H;B-3
- Dwight Evans: D7/L78.3-H
- Nick Esasky: K
- Rich Gedman: 13/G1
Top 7
- Randy Bush: 31/G3
- Gene Larkin: 3/G
- Greg Gagne: HP
- Tim Laudner: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Kevin Romine: 3/P3F
- Luis Rivera: 13/G1
- Jody Reed: 6/P6D
Top 8
- Wally Backman: HR/F7L
- Dan Gladden: D7/F7D
- Kirby Puckett: 9/F9.2-3
- Brian Harper: 9/F9LS
- Gary Gaetti: K
Bot 8
- Dana Williams: 53/G5S
- Wade Boggs: W
- Mike Greenwell: 4/P34D
- Dwight Evans: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 9
- Al Newman: W
- Gene Larkin: S7/L7S.1-2
- Greg Gagne: 9/F9
- Tim Laudner: K
- Wally Backman: K





















