Oakland starter Stewart dominated the Giants, allowing five hits in a complete game, handing the A's a one-game edge in the Series. New York: St Martins, 1990. All rights reserved. Oct 14, 1989, Attendance: 49385, Time of Game: 2:45. That's a ground ball to the right side, speared by Phillips, flips to Eckersley...YES!!! Later, the Golden State Warriors would win the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability Join our linker program. The first person he saw in the midst of all of this was his teammate, Robinson, who told Maldonado that he sensed that an earthquake was occurring. Canseco retired in 2001 after a stint with the Chicago White Sox. 1989 World Series (4–0): Oakland Athletics (A.L.) Here's Buehler's combined line from his two career games in the Fall Classic: 13 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 17 K, 1 BB. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Dave Henderson just missed hitting three home runs for the A's as his first inning shot bounced off the top of the wall for a double. Oakland Athletics beat San Francisco Giants (5-0). Oakland has not returned to the World Series since then and has only made two appearances in the American League Championship Series—losing in 1992 to the Toronto Blue Jays and in 2006 to the Detroit Tigers—and a total of 11 times in the postseason (1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019) since the 1990 Series. [9], As for the Series itself, Fay Vincent[10] decided to postpone Game 3 (although he did not tell anyone before doing so, resulting in an umpire protest, though the original reason for the postponement was loss of power in the stadium, concern about possible structural damage, and the danger of possible aftershocks) initially for five days, resulting in the longest delay in World Series history. Stevie Wonder, who was slated to play the National Anthem on his harmonica at Game 3 on October 17, pulled out days following the earthquake, and in his place Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, who had been slated to perform at Game 4 on October 18, would sing the National Anthem when Game 3 was finally played on October 27. Players line up for introductions before Game 1 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Houston. At the time of the 1989 World Series, the Oakland franchise had not seen a World Series win since 1974. The 1981 World Series also finished on October 28. [citation needed]. Are you a Stathead, too? They won game 7 by a score of 8–7 in 10 innings at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, ending their 108-year drought. The earthquake hit while the video was playing and temporarily knocked the feed out, and just before it was knocked out Al Michaels could be heard on air saying "I'll tell you what, we're having an earth-" with the feed cutting out just before he finished. † Game 3 was originally slated for October 17 at 5:35 pm; however, it was postponed when an earthquake occurred at 5:04 pm. (Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images) When they get to the World Series… The World Series. However, they were unsuccessful in defending their championship as the Cincinnati Reds swept them in the 1990 World Series. The ESPN live coverage of the Series (ESPN and ABC at the time produced separate broadcasts) was interrupted during then-television analyst Joe Torre's pre-game report on the field. The Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series in seven games after trailing in the series 3 games to 1. 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