1989 Oakland Athletics season
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| 1989 Oakland Athletics 1989 AL West Champions 1989 AL Champions 1989 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Walter A. Haas, Jr. |
| Manager(s) | Tony LaRussa |
| Local television | KPIX/KICU-TV (Monte Moore, Lon Simmons) |
| Local radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse) KNTA (Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Evilio Mendoza) |
The 1989 Oakland Athletics season saw the A's finish in first place in the American League West division, with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses, seven games in front of the Kansas City Royals. It was their second consecutive AL West title, as well as the second straight year in which they finished with the best record in all of baseball. The team defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALCS, then swept their cross-Bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in an earthquake-marred World Series.
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[edit] Offseason
- November 28, 1988 – Mike Moore signs as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
- November 30, 1988: Billy Beane was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [1]
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 99 | 63 | .611 | -- |
| Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7 |
| California Angels | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16 |
| Minnesota Twins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19 |
| Seattle Mariners | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29½ |
[edit] Notable Transactions
- June 21, 1989: Rickey Henderson was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.
- July 31, 1989: Glenn Hubbard was released by the Oakland Athletics. [2]
- August 30, 1989: Ken Phelps was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).
[edit] Roster
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1989 Oakland Athletics roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Carney Lansford | 148 | 551 | 185 | .336 | 2 | 52 |
| Rickey Henderson | 85 | 306 | 90 | .294 | 9 | 35 |
| Terry Steinbach | 130 | 454 | 124 | .273 | 7 | 42 |
| Dave Parker | 144 | 553 | 146 | .264 | 22 | 97 |
| Tony Phillips | 143 | 451 | 118 | .262 | 4 | 47 |
| Mike Gallego | 133 | 357 | 90 | .252 | 3 | 30 |
| Dave Henderson | 152 | 579 | 145 | .250 | 15 | 80 |
| Stan Javier | 112 | 310 | 77 | .248 | 1 | 28 |
| Mark McGwire | 143 | 490 | 113 | .231 | 33 | 95 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Billy Beane | 37 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 0 | 11 |
| José Canseco | 65 | 227 | 61 | .269 | 17 | 57 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 53 | 131 | 26 | .198 | 3 | 12 |
| Ken Phelps | 11 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Moore | 35 | 241⅔ | 19 | 11 | 2.61 | 172 |
| Bob Welch | 33 | 209⅔ | 17 | 8 | 3.00 | 137 |
| Dave Stewart | 36 | 257⅔ | 21 | 9 | 3.32 | 155 |
| Curt Young | 25 | 111 | 5 | 9 | 3.73 | 55 |
| Storm Davis | 31 | 169⅓ | 19 | 7 | 4.36 | 91 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dennis Eckersley | 51 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1.56 | 55 |
| Todd Burns | 50 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2.24 | 49 |
| Greg Cadaret | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 | 14 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 64 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.35 | 52 |
| Gene Nelson | 50 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.26 | 70 |
[edit] ALCS
[edit] Game 1
October 3, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Toronto | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Dave Stieb (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – Dave Henderson (1), Mark McGwire (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 4, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Mike Moore (1-0) L: Todd Stottlemyre (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – Dave Parker (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Jimmy Key (1-0) L: Storm Davis (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – Dave Parker (2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| W: Bob Welch (1-0) L: Mike Flanagan (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – Rickey Henderson 2 (2), José Canseco (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Dave Stewart (2-0) L: Dave Stieb (0-2) S: Dennis Eckersley (3) | ||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Lloyd Moseby (1), George Bell (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] World Series
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Giants – 0, A’s – 5 | October 14 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) | 49,385 | 2:45 |
| 2 | Giants – 1, A’s – 5 | October 15 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) | 49,388 | 2:47 |
| 3 | A’s – 13, Giants – 7 | October 27 | Candlestick Park (San Francisco) | 62,038 | 3:03 |
| 4 | A’s – 9, Giants – 6 | October 28 | Candlestick Park (San Francisco) | 62,032 | 3:07 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Rickey Henderson, ALCS Most Valuable Player
- Dave Stewart, World Series MVP
- Dave Stewart, Pitcher
- Terry Steinbach, Catcher, Starter
- Mark McGwire, First Base, Starter
- José Canseco, Outfield, Reserve
- Mike Moore, Pitcher, Reserve
- Tony LaRussa, Manager
[edit] Team Leaders
- Games – Dave Henderson (152)
- At-Bats – Dave Henderson (579)
- Runs – Carney Lansford (81)
- Hits – Carney Lansford (185)
- Doubles – Carney Lansford (28)
- Triples – Tony Phillips (6)
- Home Runs – Mark McGwire (33)
- Runs Batted In – Mark McGwire (95)
- Walks – Dave Henderson (177)
- Batting Average – Carney Lansford (.336)
- On Base Percentage – Rickey Henderson (.425)
- Slugging Average – José Canseco (.542)
- Stolen Bases – Rickey Henderson (52)
- Wins – Dave Stewart (21)
- Innings Pitched – Dave Stewart (257.7)
- Earned Run Average – Dennis Eckersley (1.56)
- Strikeouts – Mike Moore (172)
[edit] References
- 1989 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1989 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Blog remembering the team and featuring images of the A's players
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| Preceded by Oakland Athletics 1988 |
AL West Championship Season 1989 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1990 |
| Preceded by Oakland Athletics 1988 |
American League Championship 1989 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1990 |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 |
World Series Champions Oakland Athletics 1989 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1990 |
