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MAY
1989

Monday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: In SF, Cubs catcher Damon Berryhill hits a leadoff homer in the 12th, off Mike LaCoss, and Chicago wins, 4–3 over the Giants. Jeff Pico is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1989
New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,854)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Zane Smith S: Roger McDowell
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,630)
W: Jay Howell L: Doug Drabek
Cincinnati Reds 19, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,602)
W: Rick Mahler L: Pascual Perez
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,486)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Bruce Hurst
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 17,914)
W: Jeff Pico L: Mike LaCoss S: Calvin Schiraldi
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,625)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Teddy Higuera
Boston Red Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,347)
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Allan Anderson
Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 14,788)
W: Dennis Powell L: Jack Morris S: Mike Schooler
Cleveland Indians 11, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 30,192)
W: Rich Yett L: Bobby Witt S: Keith Atherton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1989
New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,834)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Pete Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,310)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Neal Heaton
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,102)
W: Tim Burke L: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 12, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,832)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Floyd Youmans
San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,920)
W: Ed Whitson L: Scott Terry
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,128)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Greg Maddux S: Rich Gossage
Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,668)
W: Gregg Olson L: Willie Fraser
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 6,534)
W: Eric King L: Chris Bosio
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 17,765)
W: John Dopson L: German Gonzalez S: Lee Smith
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,587)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Tommy John
Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Kingdome (att. 10,534)
W: Mike Dunne L: Charles Hudson S: Mike Jackson
Cleveland Indians 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,772)
W: Greg Swindell L: Jamie Moyer
Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,439)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Duane Ward S: Eric Plunk
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 3rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1989
Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,143)
W: John Smoltz L: Don Carman
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,861)
W: Ray Searage L: Ken Dayley
Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 5 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 7,462)
W: Tim Burke L: Juan Agosto
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 27,412)
W: Jose Rijo L: Sid Fernandez S: John Franco
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,403)
W: Paul Kilgus L: Mark Grant S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,536)
W: John Smiley L: Don Robinson S: Logan Easley
California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,564)
W: Rich Monteleone L: Bob Milacki
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,688)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Shawn Hillegas S: Bob Stanley
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,090)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Charlie Leibrandt
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 21,479)
W: Bill Wegman L: Shane Rawley S: Bill Krueger
Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Kingdome (att. 9,130)
W: Erik Hanson L: Doyle Alexander S: Mike Schooler
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,898)
W: Kevin Brown L: Andy Hawkins
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,370)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Mike Moore
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 4th

IN THE NEWS: Toronto's Junior Felix hits the first pitch he sees in the big leagues for a home run off Kirk McCaskill, but the Blue Jays lose 3–2 in 10 innings. He is the 27th American League player ever to homer in his first ML at bat, and the 10th to do so on the first pitch.

Cleveland's John Farrell no-hits the Royals for eight innings before Kevin Seitzer singles. Doug Jones nails down the 3–1 one-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1989
Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,047)
W: Tom Glavine L: Mike Maddux
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,689)
W: Ken Hill L: Fernando Valenzuela
Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 11,701)
W: Danny Darwin L: Joe Hesketh S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 29,396)
W: Randy Myers L: Rob Dibble
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 25,892)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Walt Terrell
San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,820)
W: Mike Krukow L: Randy Kramer S: Craig Lefferts
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,443)
W: Bill Long L: Wes Gardner S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,757)
W: John Farrell L: Bret Saberhagen S: Doug Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 27,037)
W: Don August L: Frank Viola S: Dan Plesac
New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 7 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,856)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Charlie Hough
California Angels 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,188)
W: Bryan Harvey L: Duane Ward S: Greg Minton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 5th

IN THE NEWS: Andre Dawson collects four hits to lead the Cubs to a 4–2 win over the Dodgers. Dawson has now collected eight hits in his last eight at bats, including two homers and two triples. However, on May 11th he'll undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and miss 33 games.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1989
Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,104)
W: Derek Lilliquist L: Bryn Smith S: Jose Alvarez
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,901)
W: Ken Howell L: Tom Browning
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,767)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Tim Belcher S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 53,970)
W: Bob Walk L: Eric Show
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 24,401)
W: Frank DiPino L: Mike LaCoss S: Todd Worrell
Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Fenway Park (att. 32,555)
W: Roger Clemens L: Nolan Ryan S: Bob Stanley
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,996)
W: Lance McCullers L: Donn Pall S: Lee Guetterman
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (12 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,889)
W: German Gonzalez L: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,482)
W: Dave Stewart L: Frank Tanana S: Dennis Eckersley
Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 16,751)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Mark Knudson S: Steve Farr
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,188)
W: Jim Abbott L: John Cerutti S: Bryan Harvey
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 6th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1989
Atlanta Braves 13, Montreal Expos 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,556)
W: Zane Smith L: Pascual Perez
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,541)
W: Rick Mahler L: Larry McWilliams S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,389)
W: Mike Morgan L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Jay Howell
New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 35,505)
W: David Cone L: Jim Clancy
San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,582)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Doug Drabek S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,925)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Jose DeLeon S: Mike LaCoss
Seattle Mariners 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Dave Schmidt S: Mike Schooler
Seattle Mariners 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,975)
W: Scott Bankhead L: Jeff Ballard S: Mike Schooler
Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 0 at Fenway Park (att. 31,508)
W: Mike Smithson L: Bobby Witt
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,617)
W: Dave Righetti L: Steve Rosenberg
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,404)
W: Jack Morris L: Storm Davis S: Willie Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Kansas City Royals 0 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 29,692)
W: Bill Krueger L: Tom Gordon
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 39,123)
W: Bob McClure L: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 7th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1989
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,278)
W: Pete Smith L: Randy Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,839)
W: Alex Madrid L: Jack Armstrong
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,329)
W: Steve Wilson L: Orel Hershiser S: Mitch Williams
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 47,591)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Dwight Gooden
San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,144)
W: Ed Whitson L: Neal Heaton S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 50,492)
W: Don Robinson L: Scott Terry
Seattle Mariners 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,982)
W: Bill Swift L: Jose Bautista S: Dennis Powell
Boston Red Sox 9, Texas Rangers 5 at Fenway Park (att. 33,067)
W: John Dopson L: Jamie Moyer S: Lee Smith
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,603)
W: Eric King L: Tommy John S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Francisco Oliveras
Cleveland Indians 12, Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,357)
W: Rich Yett L: Freddie Toliver
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,391)
W: Bob Welch L: Charles Hudson S: Dennis Eckersley
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium (att. 22,524)
W: Chris Bosio L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Chuck Crim
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1989
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,384)
W: Jose Rijo L: Bob Ojeda S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 11,044)
W: Kevin Gross L: Bob Knepper
Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,159)
W: Mike Moore L: Bob Milacki
Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 23,618)
W: Shane Rawley L: Mike Boddicker S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,759)
W: Chuck Finley L: Doyle Alexander
Texas Rangers 13, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,163)
W: Kevin Brown L: Andy Hawkins
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Seattle Mariners 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,293)
W: Dave Stieb L: Mike Dunne
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 9th

IN THE NEWS: For the first time since April 10th, no ML games are shutouts, ending a streak of 29 consecutive days with at least one shutout.

Mets SS Kevin Elster and Red Sox catcher Rick Cerone end their ML-record errorless game streaks for their positions. Elster had played 88 consecutive games without an error while Cerone had played 159.

A's slugger Jose Canseco has an operation to repair a stress fracture in his left hand and will miss the first half of the season. The injury occurred after just nine at bats in the Cactus League.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1989
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,949)
W: Mike Krukow L: Paul Kilgus S: Craig Lefferts
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 12,645)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Danny Jackson S: Randy Myers
Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 10,665)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Scott S: Tim Burke
Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 11,544)
W: John Smoltz L: Don Carman
St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,809)
W: Ken Dayley L: Greg Harris S: Todd Worrell
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,951)
W: Frank Viola L: Wes Gardner S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,290)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Paul Gibson
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,634)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Tom Candiotti
Chicago White Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 9,475)
W: Shawn Hillegas L: Bill Wegman
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,978)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Charlie Hough S: Dave Righetti
Seattle Mariners 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,234)
W: Erik Hanson L: Mike Flanagan S: Mike Schooler
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 10th

IN THE NEWS: Mark Langston no-hits Toronto for eight innings before Tom Lawless singles and the Blue Jays rally for three runs to beat Seattle 3–2. It is the 3rd time this season that the Blue Jays have broken up a no-hit bid in the 9th inning.

The Cubs lose to the Giants, 4–3 when a rally falls short. Jerome Walton is tagged for the last out as he is crawling to 3B. Walton injures his hamstring on the play and will miss a month.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1989
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,638)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Mitch Williams S: Craig Lefferts
New York Mets 11, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,112)
W: Ron Darling L: Tom Browning S: Rick Aguilera
Montreal Expos 10, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 9,628)
W: Bryn Smith L: Jim Clancy
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,996)
W: Joe Magrane L: Walt Terrell S: Todd Worrell
Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,187)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Bryan Harvey
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,983)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: John Farrell S: Steve Farr
Chicago White Sox 12, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 16,172)
W: Melido Perez L: Teddy Higuera
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 33,216)
W: Jimmy Key L: Mark Langston
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: Just three days after vetoing a proposed trade to Pittsburgh for OF Glenn Wilson, 37-year-old catcher Alan Ashby is waived by the Astros making way for Craig Biggio to take over.

The Tigers, with the worst record in the ML, lose 3–1 to their Toledo farm club. The winning pitcher is 40-year-old Mud Hens manager John Wockenfuss, who never pitched during his 12-year ML career.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1989
Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,841)
W: Tom Glavine L: Randy O'Neal
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 40,146)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Eric Show S: Dan Quisenberry
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 1,201)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Dave Stewart
Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,556)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Mark Gubicza
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: San Francisco's Rick Reuschel beats Montreal 2–1 for his 200th ML win.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1989
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,141)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Rick Sutcliffe
San Francisco Giants 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,851)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Pascual Perez S: Rich Gossage
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 32,530)
W: Mark Davis L: Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,292)
W: Ken Howell L: Tim Leary S: Steve Bedrosian
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,378)
W: John Smiley L: Zane Smith
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 50,023)
W: Rick Mahler L: Ted Power
Baltimore Orioles 9, Chicago White Sox 6 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,484)
W: Mark Thurmond L: Tom McCarthy S: Kevin Hickey
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,846)
W: Richard Dotson L: Jim Abbott S: Lee Guetterman
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,866)
W: Jack Morris L: Bud Black
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,290)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Bobby Witt S: Steve Farr
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 24,073)
W: Juan Berenguer L: David Wells S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 30,743)
W: Todd Burns L: Dan Plesac
Boston Red Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 25,239)
W: Roger Clemens L: Scott Bankhead
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: Kirby Puckett hits four doubles in the Twins 10–8 win over the Blue Jays, tying the ML single-game record. He will hit two more doubles in a 13–1 win tomorrow to tie the 2-game record.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1989
Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,775)
W: Bob Knepper L: Greg Maddux S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,029)
W: Tim Burke L: Atlee Hammaker
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 46,484)
W: Randy Myers L: Greg Harris
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,294)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Tim Belcher
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,828)
W: Bob Walk L: Pete Smith
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 48,121)
W: Jose Rijo L: Cris Carpenter S: John Franco
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 23,032)
W: Eric King L: Bob Milacki
California Angels 6, New York Yankees 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,528)
W: Mike Witt L: Tommy John
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,272)
W: Greg Swindell L: Doyle Alexander
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,163)
W: Luis Aquino L: Jamie Moyer S: Steve Farr
Minnesota Twins 10, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 29,712)
W: Shane Rawley L: Dave Stieb S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 33,053)
W: Bob Welch L: Chris Bosio S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 14, Boston Red Sox 6 at Kingdome (att. 29,689)
W: Jerry Reed L: John Dopson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 14th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1989
Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,391)
W: Mike Scott L: Paul Kilgus
Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,835)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Krukow S: Tim Burke
New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 35,547)
W: Roger McDowell L: Dave Leiper
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 29,092)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Alex Madrid
Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,403)
W: John Smoltz L: Doug Drabek S: Joe Boever
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 43,619)
W: Danny Jackson L: Ken Hill S: John Franco
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,124)
W: Steve Rosenberg L: Mark Williamson S: Bobby Thigpen
California Angels 5, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,690)
W: Chuck Finley L: Andy Hawkins S: Greg Minton
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,906)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Paul Gibson
Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 2 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 27,726)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Cecilio Guante
Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 33,980)
W: Frank Viola L: Mike Flanagan
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 26,989)
W: Chuck Crim L: Mike Moore S: Dan Plesac
Seattle Mariners 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Kingdome (att. 13,618)
W: Steve Trout L: Mike Boddicker S: Mike Schooler
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with hitting coach Cito Gaston. Williams led the club to a 12-24 start and had several publicized run-ins with star slugger George Bell, who refused to be the DH.

The Twins lose, 4–3, to the Royals and also lose Kent Hrbek, who dislocates his left shoulder diving for a ball. He'll be out till June 26. Before the injury, Hrbek hits his 7th homer of the year.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1989
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 16,920)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Derek Lilliquist
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,030)
W: Norm Charlton L: Jeff Robinson
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 5 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 12,110)
W: Mark Davis L: Andy McGaffigan
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,622)
W: Ray Searage L: Roger McDowell S: Jay Howell
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (12 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,703)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Craig Lefferts
California Angels 4, New York Yankees 3 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,959)
W: Willie Fraser L: Lance McCullers
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,035)
W: Frank Tanana L: Bill Long S: Willie Hernandez
Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,404)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Juan Berenguer S: Steve Farr
Oakland Athletics 12, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 25,974)
W: Dave Stewart L: Don August
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,330)
W: Jimmy Key L: John Farrell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 16th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1989
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,070)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Tom Glavine S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,595)
W: Randy Kramer L: Rick Mahler
Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 12,685)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Cris Carpenter
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,508)
W: Eric Show L: Brian Holman S: Greg Harris
San Francisco Giants 13, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,074)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Mike Maddux
California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,043)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: Mike Smithson
Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,861)
W: Frank Williams L: Melido Perez
Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,657)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Francisco Oliveras
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 25,852)
W: Clay Parker L: Curt Young S: Dave Righetti
Seattle Mariners 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome (att. 9,651)
W: Mike Jackson L: Bill Wegman S: Mike Schooler
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,214)
W: Tom Henke L: Keith Atherton S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1989
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,196)
W: Jeff Pico L: Zane Smith
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,553)
W: John Franco L: Bill Landrum
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome (att. 11,605)
W: Larry Andersen L: Joe Magrane
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,485)
W: Mark Grant L: Pascual Perez S: Greg Harris
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 37,655)
W: Alejandro Pena L: Rick Aguilera S: Jay Howell
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,943)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Ken Howell
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,230)
W: Jim Abbott L: Roger Clemens
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,975)
W: Ken Patterson L: Willie Hernandez S: Shawn Hillegas
Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,922)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Steve Farr
Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 24,505)
W: Storm Davis L: Richard Dotson S: Dennis Eckersley
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 9,271)
W: Chuck Crim L: Scott Bankhead S: Dan Plesac
Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 12,558)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Charlie Hough
Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,406)
W: Bud Black L: Dave Stieb S: Doug Jones
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Thursday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 17,124)
W: Ken Dayley L: Larry Andersen
New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 31,189)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Alejandro Pena S: Randy Myers
Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 23,576)
W: Mark Williamson L: Keith Atherton
Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,114)
W: John Dopson L: Mike Witt S: Rob Murphy
Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,758)
W: Bob Welch L: Tommy John S: Todd Burns
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome (att. 9,416)
W: Bill Swift L: Chris Bosio S: Mike Schooler
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,868)
W: Jeff Russell L: German Gonzalez
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Friday, May 19th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1989
Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,594)
W: Joe Boever L: Dan Quisenberry
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 29,202)
W: Greg Maddux L: Danny Jackson
Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome (att. 21,413)
W: Mike Scott L: Bob Walk
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,197)
W: Tim Belcher L: Kevin Gross
New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 37,402)
W: Randy Myers L: Craig Lefferts
San Diego Padres 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,224)
W: Ed Whitson L: Larry McWilliams
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,933)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Jose Bautista S: Doug Jones
California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 39,978)
W: Chuck Finley L: Bryan Clutterbuck
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,282)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Eric King
Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,208)
W: Mike Henneman L: Bret Saberhagen
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,382)
W: Bob Stanley L: Gene Nelson
New York Yankees 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 39,340)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Erik Hanson S: Lee Guetterman
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 31,195)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Frank Viola S: Jeff Russell
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Saturday, May 20th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Atlanta Braves 0 (13 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 26,840)
W: Ken Dayley L: Joe Boever S: Dan Quisenberry
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 49,175)
W: Paul Kilgus L: Tom Browning S: Pat Perry
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 20,595)
W: Juan Agosto L: Bob Kipper
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Montreal Expos 2 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 15,807)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Pascual Perez S: Jay Howell
San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 45,565)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bob Ojeda S: Mike LaCoss
San Diego Padres 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,866)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Don Carman S: Greg Harris
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 30,372)
W: Jeff Ballard L: John Farrell
Milwaukee Brewers 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,764)
W: Don August L: Bert Blyleven S: Dan Plesac
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,029)
W: Jimmy Key L: Shawn Hillegas
Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,287)
W: Mike Henneman L: Tom Gordon
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 43,427)
W: Dave Stewart L: Wes Gardner S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 4 at Kingdome (att. 40,563)
W: Steve Trout L: Dave LaPoint S: Mike Schooler
Minnesota Twins 19, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 40,482)
W: Roy Smith L: Bobby Witt
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Sunday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 1 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 36,560)
W: Frank DiPino L: Jose Alvarez
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,128)
W: Rick Mahler L: Mike Bielecki
Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 18,942)
W: Neal Heaton L: Jim Clancy S: Brian Fisher
Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,231)
W: Bryn Smith L: Mike Morgan
San Francisco Giants 10, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 44,660)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Roger McDowell S: Craig Lefferts
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,346)
W: Bob Sebra L: Walt Terrell S: Steve Bedrosian
Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,428)
W: Rich Yett L: Brian Holton S: Doug Jones
California Angels 12, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,122)
W: Dan Petry L: Bill Wegman
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,488)
W: John Cerutti L: Melido Perez S: Duane Ward
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,853)
W: Paul Gibson L: Mark Gubicza S: Willie Hernandez
Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 44,505)
W: Todd Burns L: Roger Clemens S: Dennis Eckersley
New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 35,524)
W: Clay Parker L: Mark Langston
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 40,299)
W: Francisco Oliveras L: Jeff Russell S: Juan Berenguer
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Monday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1989
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 11,923)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Jim Deshaies S: Calvin Schiraldi
Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,528)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Steve Rosenberg
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,702)
W: Bud Black L: Jack Morris S: Jesse Orosco
Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 25,618)
W: Charlie Hough L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Jeff Russell
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 40,134)
W: Allan Anderson L: Dave Stieb
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Tuesday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland loses to Detroit 7–2 to drop its record to 21-22, but remains in first place in the American League East by percentage points. It is the latest in a season a sub-.500 team has ever been in first place.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,137)
W: John Smiley L: Zane Smith
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,872)
W: Danny Jackson L: Matt Kinzer S: John Franco
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 15,665)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike Scott S: Calvin Schiraldi
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,199)
W: Ken Howell L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Steve Bedrosian
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,678)
W: Eric Show L: Dwight Gooden S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,018)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Brian Holman S: Mike LaCoss
Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 28,069)
W: Lee Smith L: Jerry Reed
Baltimore Orioles 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,251)
W: Bob Milacki L: Bill Long
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,141)
W: Mike Trujillo L: Greg Swindell
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Oakland Athletics 1 at County Stadium (att. 13,882)
W: Chris Bosio L: Bob Welch
Texas Rangers 10, Kansas City Royals 8 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,054)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Luis Aquino S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,443)
W: David Wells L: Juan Berenguer
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Wednesday, May 24th

IN THE NEWS: Yankees reliever Lee Guetterman gives up five runs in the 9th inning of New York's 11–4 loss to California, ending his consecutive scoreless inning streak at 30 2/3. It is the longest season-opening streak in the majors since Harry Brecheen's in 1948, and the longest season-opening streak ever by a reliever.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 1 (14 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,896)
W: Bill Landrum L: Jim Acker
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,055)
W: Tom Browning L: Ken Hill
Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 17,042)
W: Greg Maddux L: Bob Knepper S: Mitch Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,089)
W: Tim Leary L: Larry McWilliams S: Jay Howell
New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,766)
W: Ron Darling L: Bruce Hurst S: Rick Aguilera
Montreal Expos 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,889)
W: Kevin Gross L: Don Robinson
Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 23,784)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Erik Hanson S: Lee Smith
Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,911)
W: Jay Tibbs L: Eric King S: Mark Williamson
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians