After dropping the first game of the series, the A’s offense broke loose and scored 17 runs the next two games. Storm Davis threw a shutout in the middle contest. Oakland won the series 2-1, matching what they did in real life. After 31 games, the A’s remain eight games behind pace.
sim 13-18, actual 21-10
May 5 — sim L 1-3 — actual W 5-3
May 6 — sim W 6-0 — actual L 3-6
May 7 — sim W 11-3 — actual W 5-4
May 5: The Tigers took an early lead but the A’s tied it in the second as Mark McGwire doubled and later scored on a Billy Beane sacrifice fly. That was it for Oakland, however, and Detroit went ahead on a Kenny Williams solo homer in the fifth, followed by an RBI single by Chet Lemon.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1) AT 1989 DETROIT TIGERS (3)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Tony Phillips 4 0 1 0 Pat Sheridan 3 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 0 0 Chet Lemon 4 0 3 2
Dave Henderson 4 0 1 0 Lou Whitaker 4 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 3 1 1 0 Alan Trammell 4 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 0 Fred Lynn 4 0 0 0
Billy Beane 3 0 0 1 Matt Nokes 4 0 0 0
Glenn Hubbard 3 0 1 0 Dave Bergman 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0 Kenny Williams 3 1 3 1
Walt Weiss 2 0 1 0 Mike Brumley 3 1 1 0
TOTALS 31 1 6 1 TOTALS 32 3 8 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 010 000 000 -- 1
1989 DETROIT TIGERS 100 020 00x -- 3
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 DETROIT TIGERS 6.
2B--Mark McGwire, Chet Lemon, Kenny Williams. HR--Kenny
Williams. SACF--Billy Beane.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Stewart BYZ [L] 4.00 7 3 3 1 1 1
Eric Plunk BXW 3.00 1 0 0 0 3 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 DETROIT TIGERS
Frank Tanana CYZ [W] 7.00 5 1 1 2 2 0
Mike Henneman CX 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
Willie Hernandez DX [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 6: Storm Davis was terrific, scattering four hits and four walks while striking out nine in the shutout. He only allowed two runners to reach second base. Stan Javier and Carney Lansford both had a pair of RBI singles for the A’s.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6) AT 1989 DETROIT TIGERS (0)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 5 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 5 1 1 0 Chet Lemon 1 0 0 0
Dave Parker 5 1 1 0 Lou Whitaker 4 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 4 2 1 0 Alan Trammell 4 0 0 0
Ron Hassey 5 1 2 1 Fred Lynn 4 0 1 0
Carney Lansford 5 1 3 2 Matt Nokes 4 0 0 0
Stan Javier 4 0 2 2 Dave Bergman 4 0 1 0
Walt Weiss 2 0 1 1 Kenny Williams 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 2 0 0 0 Mike Brumley 3 0 2 0
TOTALS 37 6 11 6 TOTALS 31 0 4 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 014 100 000 -- 6
1989 DETROIT TIGERS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9, 1989 DETROIT TIGERS 8.
ERR--Walt Weiss. 2B--Dave Henderson. SB--Stan Javier, Mike
Brumley.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Storm Davis BY [W] 9.00 4 0 0 4 9 0
1989 DETROIT TIGERS
Jack Morris DY [L] 4.00 11 6 6 2 6 0
Frank Williams CW 3.00 0 0 0 3 1 0
Ed Nunez DX 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 7: The game was tied at two after three innings, but the A’s put four runs on the board in both the fourth and sixth innings to break the game open. Eight of the nine A’s drove in a run and scored a run, and all nine had at least one hit. Dave Henderson and Ron Hassey both had two-run doubles and Mike Gallego had a solo home run.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (11) AT 1989 DETROIT TIGERS (3)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 5 2 3 1 Pat Sheridan 4 1 1 2
Dave Henderson 6 1 2 2 Chet Lemon 4 0 0 0
Dave Parker 6 1 2 2 Lou Whitaker 4 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 5 1 1 1 Alan Trammell 4 1 0 0
Ron Hassey 5 1 2 2 Fred Lynn 3 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 2 0 Matt Nokes 4 0 1 1
Stan Javier 5 1 1 1 Dave Bergman 3 0 0 0
Walt Weiss 5 2 2 1 Kenny Williams 2 1 1 0
Mike Gallego 4 2 1 1 Mike Brumley 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 45 11 16 11 TOTALS 31 3 3 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 002 404 001 -- 11
1989 DETROIT TIGERS 002 000 001 -- 3
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 11, 1989 DETROIT TIGERS 4.
ERR--Dave Henderson, Lou Whitaker (3). 2B--Dave Henderson,
Ron Hassey, Carney Lansford. 3B--Luis Polonia. HR--Mike
Gallego, Pat Sheridan. HBP--Kenny Williams. SB--Kenny
Williams.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Welch BY [W] 7.00 2 2 2 1 3 1
Greg Cadaret DY 2.00 1 1 0 1 1 0
1989 DETROIT TIGERS
Jeff Robinson DW [L] 5.00 8 6 2 0 2 0
Charles Hudson D 1.00 4 4 4 2 0 0
Paul Gibson DY 2.00 1 0 0 2 1 0
Mike Henneman CX 1.00 3 1 1 0 0 1
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