Two more anemic batting performances were followed by two shutouts, and the A’s split a four-game home series against the Brewers. Oakland fell another game behind pace, and is now eight games off their real-life record after 37 contests.
sim 17-20, actual 25-12
May 12 — sim L 0-1 — actual W 5-4
May 13 — sim L 1-4 — actual W 5-3
May 14 — sim W 3-0 — actual L 1-2
May 15 — sim W 3-0 — actual W 12-2
May 12: Dave Parker got thrown out at home trying to score from second base in the first inning. The A’s also left the bases loaded in the fifth inning and left runners in scoring position on two other occasions. The Brewers’ lone run came in the fifth when Glenn Braggs singled and later scored on Terry Francona’s sacrifice fly.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (1) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0)
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Paul Molitor 4 0 1 0 Luis Polonia 4 0 1 0
Gary Sheffield 4 0 0 0 Dave Henderson 3 0 1 0
Robin Yount 3 0 1 0 Dave Parker 4 0 1 0
Rob Deer 4 0 0 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 1 0
BJ Surhoff 4 0 0 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 0 0
Glenn Braggs 4 1 1 0 Carney Lansford 3 0 0 0
Jim Gantner 3 0 2 0 Stan Javier 4 0 1 0
Terry Francona 2 0 0 1 Walt Weiss 4 0 0 0
Bill Spiers 3 0 0 0 Mike Gallego 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 1 5 1 TOTALS 31 0 5 0
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 000 010 000 -- 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 5, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8.
ERR--Mike Birkbeck DYW, Rob Deer. 2B--Robin Yount, Dave
Henderson. SACF--Terry Francona. SB--Jim Gantner.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Birkbeck DYW [W] 7.00 5 0 0 4 3 0
Bill Krueger CXZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dan Plesac AXZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Storm Davis BY [L] 7.00 5 1 1 0 5 0
Todd Burns AZ 2.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
May 13: The A’s hitting woes continued on into the second game. Walt Weiss doubled and scored on Luis Polonia’s third hit of the game in the fifth inning, but that was it. Milwaukee scored twice in the first on B.J. Surhoff’s two-run single and added two more in the seven on Robin Yount’s two-RBI double.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (4) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1)
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Paul Molitor 4 2 2 0 Luis Polonia 4 0 3 1
Gary Sheffield 3 2 1 0 Dave Henderson 4 0 0 0
Robin Yount 4 0 1 2 Dave Parker 4 0 0 0
Rob Deer 4 0 1 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
BJ Surhoff 4 0 1 2 Ron Hassey 4 0 1 0
Bill Spiers 4 0 0 0 Carney Lansford 4 0 1 0
Jim Gantner 3 0 0 0 Stan Javier 4 0 0 0
Terry Francona 4 0 1 0 Walt Weiss 3 1 1 0
Mike Felder 4 0 0 0 Glenn Hubbard 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 7 4 TOTALS 34 1 6 1
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 200 000 200 -- 4
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 010 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 6, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 6.
ERR--Gary Sheffield. 2B--Robin Yount, Walt Weiss. 3B--Terry
Francona. SB--Carney Lansford.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Chris Bosio BYZ [W] 7.00 6 1 1 0 3 0
Chuck Crim BZ [S] 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Bob Welch BY [L] 6.67 6 4 4 3 6 0
Eric Plunk BXW 1.33 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
May 14: Mike Moore righted the ship, pitching a two-hit shutout. He didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning. Milwaukee baserunners made only made it as far as second base on two occasions. The A’s got RBI singles from Dave Parker and Terry Steinbach in the first and fourth innings, respectively, and a solo homer from Dave Henderson in the sixth.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (0) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (3)
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Paul Molitor 4 0 0 0 Luis Polonia 4 1 1 0
Gary Sheffield 3 0 0 0 Dave Henderson 4 2 2 1
Robin Yount 4 0 1 0 Dave Parker 4 0 2 1
Rob Deer 3 0 1 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
BJ Surhoff 4 0 0 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 1
Glenn Braggs 4 0 0 0 Carney Lansford 2 0 1 0
Jim Gantner 3 0 0 0 Stan Javier 3 0 0 0
Terry Francona 3 0 0 0 Walt Weiss 3 0 0 0
Bill Spiers 3 0 0 0 Glenn Hubbard 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 0 2 0 TOTALS 30 3 7 3
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 100 101 00x -- 3
LOB--1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 6, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 5.
ERR--Gary Sheffield, Robin Yount, Glenn Hubbard, Carney
Lansford. 2B--Dave Henderson. HR--Dave Henderson.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bryan Clutterbuck CZ [L] 6.00 6 3 3 0 2 1
Bill Krueger CXZ 2.00 1 0 0 2 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Mike Moore AY [W] 9.00 2 0 0 2 2 0
May 15: Oakland’s second straight 3-0 shutout came courtesy of Dave Stewart, who gave up four hits in eight innings. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning and left a runner on third base in the fifth. The A’s got RBI singles from Walt Weiss and Terry Steinbach in the second and third innings, respectively, and a sacrifice fly from Dave Henderson in the seventh.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (0) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (3)
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Paul Molitor 4 0 1 0 Luis Polonia 4 0 1 0
Gary Sheffield 3 0 1 0 Dave Henderson 3 1 1 1
Robin Yount 4 0 0 0 Dave Parker 3 0 1 0
Rob Deer 4 0 0 0 Mark McGwire 3 1 1 0
BJ Surhoff 4 0 1 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 1
Glenn Braggs 3 0 0 0 Carney Lansford 3 0 0 0
Jim Gantner 4 0 1 0 Stan Javier 4 0 1 0
Bill Spiers 3 0 0 0 Walt Weiss 4 1 3 1
Charlie OBrien 2 0 0 0 Glenn Hubbard 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 31 3 9 3
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 011 000 10x -- 3
LOB--1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 7, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9.
2B--Paul Molitor, BJ Surhoff, Jim Gantner, Dave Henderson.
HBP--Charlie OBrien, Carney Lansford. SACF--Dave Henderson.
SB--Bill Spiers, Luis Polonia.
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don August D [L] 5.00 5 2 2 2 4 0
Mark Knudson BZ 2.00 3 1 1 1 3 0
Tony Fossas CYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Dave Stewart BYZ [W] 8.00 4 0 0 2 5 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
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