Athletics 5 – 4 Detroit Tigers
7 May 1989 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Fred Lynn | 1 in 107 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jeff Robinson | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Parker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mark McGwire | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Ron Hassey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Carney Lansford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stan Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Walt Weiss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Gallego | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Welch | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Torey Lovullo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chet Lemon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Alan Trammell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fred Lynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Matt Nokes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Bergman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Keith Moreland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Brumley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Robinson | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Charles Hudson | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Williams | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |