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Texas Rangers @ 
New York Yankees
1989-06-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 75°F, overcast, wet · Wind to LF · 3:00
New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers 8–3. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 6th. Andy Hawkins earned the win. Mel Hall went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
W: Andy Hawkins L: Bobby Witt SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Dale Scott · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Geno Petralli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Leach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Buechele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Kunkel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Steve Sax | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mattingly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Steve Balboni | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mel Hall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Pagliarulo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesse Barfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Don Slaught | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alvaro Espinoza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Brookens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Phelps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
 Kenny Rogers | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Mielke | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecilio Guante | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Hawkins | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Guetterman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sammy Sosa: S7/L7
- Scott Fletcher: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Rafael Palmeiro: D9/L9LD
- Ruben Sierra: 8/F8D
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 8/F8D
- Steve Sax: 9/F9
- Don Mattingly: 7/L78
Top 2
- Julio Franco: 63/G6
- Geno Petralli: 8/F78
- Rick Leach: S9/L9L
- Steve Buechele: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 2
- Steve Balboni: K
- Mel Hall: HR/L9D
- Mike Pagliarulo: 43/G4
- Jesse Barfield: W
- Don Slaught: S7/G56.1-2
- Alvaro Espinoza: 9/F9
Top 3
- Jim Sundberg: 8/F78
- Sammy Sosa: 9/F9
- Scott Fletcher: 8/L8D
Bot 3
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Steve Sax: CS2(26)
- Steve Sax: 13/G1
- Don Mattingly: 2/P23F
Top 4
- Rafael Palmeiro: 7/F7S
- Ruben Sierra: 9/L9
- Julio Franco: 23/G2
Bot 4
- Steve Balboni: 6/P6
- Mel Hall: W
- Mike Pagliarulo: E8/L89S.1-2
- Jesse Barfield: K
- Don Slaught: 64(1)/FO/G56
Top 5
- Geno Petralli: 4/P4D
- Rick Leach: 9/F9S
- Steve Buechele: 6/P6S
Bot 5
- Alvaro Espinoza: 43/G34D
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Steve Sax: T7/L78XD.1-H
- Don Mattingly: I
- Steve Balboni: 6/P6MD
- Mel Hall: 8/F89S
Top 6
- Jim Sundberg: 9/F9LS
- Sammy Sosa: D7/G5
- Scott Fletcher: E8/L8.2-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/SF/F8D.3-H(UR)
- Ruben Sierra: S9/G34
- Julio Franco: K
Bot 6
- Mike Pagliarulo: S9/G34
- Jesse Barfield: D9/G6.1-3
- Don Slaught: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
- Alvaro Espinoza: 43/G4
- Rickey Henderson: DGR/F9LS.3-H
- Steve Sax: S8/G4M.2-H
- Don Mattingly: W.1-2
- Steve Balboni: S6/G56.2-3;1-2
- Roberto Kelly: S1/G25.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tom Brookens: 3/P3SF
Top 7
- Geno Petralli: 7/F7
- Rick Leach: 3/P3DF
- Steve Buechele: S7/G56
- Jim Sundberg: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Jesse Barfield: 3/L3
- Don Slaught: 3/G34
- Alvaro Espinoza: 63/G6
Top 8
- Sammy Sosa: E6/G6M
- Scott Fletcher: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F9D
Bot 8
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Steve Sax: S8/G6M.1-3;B-2
- Don Mattingly: I
- Ken Phelps: S8/L8S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Roberto Kelly: S9/G34.2XH(92);1-3;B-2
- Tom Brookens: K
- Jesse Barfield: K
Top 9
- Ruben Sierra: D9/L89XD
- Julio Franco: E6/TH/G56D.2-3;B-2
- Buddy Bell: 63/G6S.3-H(UR)
- Jeff Kunkel: 7/F78S
- Steve Buechele: 4/P4M
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Sammy Sosa