1989 World Series (Replay Baseball)

1989 World Series (Oakland vs. San Francisco)

Game 1 – Stewart vs. Reuschel

The Giants got on the board first. Brett Butler led off with a single and was doubled in by Will Clark. Kevin Mitchell then homered to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. The Giants scored another run in the 4th, chasing Dave Stewart. The Giants also scored runs in the 5^th and 7^th. In the 8^th, Rickey Henderson was walked, stole second and was driven in on a deep blast by Jose Canseco. It was too late however as the Giants win 6-2. Rick Reuschel pitched a complete game four hitter and Kevin Mitchell went 4 for 4 with a double, a homerun and 3 RBIs. San Francisco leads series 1-0

Game 2 – Welch vs. Robinson

The A’s were looking to retaliate for their Game 1 loss by jumping on the board first. Rickey Henderson doubled to lead off and was driven in by a Jose Canseco single. Dave Henderson capped the A’s rally with a 2 run homer to give the A’s the 3-0 lead. The lead would be short lived. The Giants tied the score with the benefit of three singles and two Giants errors. The game stayed tied 3-3 until the bottom of the 8^th inning when Todd Burns, who came in to relieve Bob Welch, gave up a solo shot to Matt Williams to give the Giants the 4-3 win. Robinson gets the win and Bedrosian gets the save. San Francisco leads series 2-0

Game 3 – Davis vs. Garrelts

Matt Williams homered in the 2^nd and 4^th innings to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Ernie Riles drove in Kevin Mitchell in the 7^th inning, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. In the 6^th, Jose Canseco drove in Rickey Henderson with a Sac Fly, making the score 3-1. The A’s just could not get anything going, managing only 5 harmless singles. Matt Williams went 4 for 4 with 2 HRs, 1 2B and 2 RBIs. Garrelts goes 7.1 innings for the win. Lefferts picked up the save. San Francisco leads series 3-0

Game 4 – Moore vs. Reuschel

The A’s scored two runs off of Rick Reuschel in the 2^nd on hits by Carney Lansford and Walt Weiss. In the 5^th inning, Rickey Henderson walked and Jose Canseco homered giving the A’s a 4-0 lead. The Giants scraped together a run in the 8^th inning but lose 4-1. Every hitter in the A’s lineup had one hit. San Francisco lead 3-1.

Game 5 – Stewart vs. Robinson

The A’s had a 1-0 lead going into the 5^th inning until the Giants put up 5 runs and chased both Stewart and Curt Young, who came in with the bases loaded and gave up a base clearing double. The Giants scored a run in the 6^th and added another in the 7^th with a Kevin Mitchell homerun. Ron Hassey drove in a run for the A’s but they fell short and the Giants win, 7-2. Robinson went 8.2 innings and won despite giving up 8 hits and 7 walks. Terry Kennedy, Ernest Riles and Kevin Mitchell all went 2 for 4 and Mitchell had 4 RBIs. San Francisco wins series 4-1.

Kevin Mitchell and Matt Williams are co-MVPs for the 1989 World Series. Honorable mention goes to Don Robinson for his 2 wins in 16.2 innings.

Batting - 1989 Oakland A's
 
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB BA SLG OBP
Canseco, Jose 18 3 7 7 2 0 2 2 3 0 .389 .833 .429
Gallego, Mike 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Hassey, Ron 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
Henderson, Dave 19 1 6 2 2  0 1 1 3 0 .316 .579 .350
Henderson, Rickey 14 5 3 0 1 0 0 7 1 2 .214 .286 .476
Javier, Stan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Lansford, Carney 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188 .188 .278
McGwire, Mark  19 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .105 .105 .190
Parker, Dave 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .071 .071 .133
Phillips, Tony 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 .188 .188 .381
Steinbach, Terry 19 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .105 .158 .105
Stewart, Dave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Weiss, Walt 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
Welch, Bob 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Totals 155 11 30 12 7 0 3 19 15 3 .194 .297 .284
 
Pitching - 1989 Oakland A's
 
Name GP GS IP H R ER BB SO W L Sv ERA OBA
Burns, Todd 2 0 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2.45 .214
Davis, Storm 1 1 5.1 7 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.06 .304
Eckersley, Dennis 2 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 .125
Moore, Mike 1 1 7.2 5 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1.17 .185
Nelson, Gene 2 0 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 7.36 .353
Stewart, Dave 2 2 8.1 8 9 9 3 2 0 2 0 9.72 .235
Welch, Bob 1 1 7.0 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 .276
Young, Curt 2 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500
Totals 13 5 38.1 39 20 17 12 19 1 4 1 3.99 .253

Batting - 1989 San Francisco Giants

Name  AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB BA SLG OBP
Butler, Brett 21 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 .238 .238 .273
Clark, Will 15 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .267 .333
Kennedy, Terry 16 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125 .125 .125
Litton, Greg 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
Maldonado, Candy 19 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .105 .105 .150
Manwaring, Kirt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Mitchell, Kevin 17 5 7 7 2 0 2 3 0 0 .412  .882 .500
Nixon, Donell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Oberkfell, Ken 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Reuschel, Rick 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Riles, Ernest 12 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .333 .250
Robinson, Don 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Thompson, Rob 20 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 .200 .250 .273
Uribe, Jose 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .313 .313 .389
Williams, Matt 19 3 8 5 2 0 3 0 5 0 .421 1.000 .450
Totals 169 21 40 18 7 0 5 12 22 2 .237 .367 .291
 
Pitching - 1989 San Francisco Giants
 
Name GP GS IP H R ER BB SO W L Sv ERA OBA
Bedrosian, Steve 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.00 .000
Krukow, Mike 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 .400
LaCoss, Mike 1 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 .400
Lefferts, Craig 2 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000
Garrelts, Scott 1 1 7.1 5 1 1 3 3  1 0 0 1.23 .192
Robinson, Don 2 2 16.2 12 5 5 9 7 2 0 0 2.70 .203
Reuschel, Rick 2 2 13.2 9 6 6 6 2 1 1 0 3.95 .184
Totals 11 5 43.1 30 12 12 19 15 4 1 2 2.49 .195