Oakland earned a three-game sweep on the road against the Yankees, just as they did in real life. The offense did the job, scoring a total of 26 runs, including 14 in the finale. It was the Athletics’ first three-game sweep since mid-April. After 49 games, the A’s remain seven wins behind pace.
sim 26-23, actual 33-16
May 26 — sim W 5-3 — actual W 4-0
May 27 — sim W 7-6 (11 inn.) — actual W 3-0
May 28 — sim W 14-5 — actual W 4-3
May 26: After the A’s took an early 2-0 lead, the Yankees pulled ahead 3-2 after four innings on a Jesse Barfield two-run homer. Oakland went back ahead in the sixth as Carney Lansford drove in a run on a groundout and Tony Phillips had an RBI single. Dave Parker added a run-scoring single in the seventh inning.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (5) AT 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES (3)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 5 1 2 0 Rickey Henderson 4 0 1 0
Dave Henderson 5 0 1 0 Steve Sax 4 0 2 0
Dave Parker 5 0 1 1 Don Mattingly 4 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 4 2 1 1 Ken Phelps 4 1 1 0
Terry Steinbach 4 1 1 0 Jesse Barfield 4 2 2 2
Carney Lansford 3 0 0 1 Mike Pagliarulo 4 0 1 1
Ron Hassey 3 1 1 0 Don Slaught 3 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 3 0 2 2 Alvaro Espinoza 4 0 2 0
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0 Bob Brower 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 5 9 5 TOTALS 35 3 10 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 020 002 100 -- 5
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 010 200 000 -- 3
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8, 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 6.
2B--Tony Phillips, Rickey Henderson, Jesse Barfield.
3B--Luis Polonia. HR--Mark McGwire, Jesse Barfield.
SB--Steve Sax (2).
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Todd Burns AZ [W] 5.00 8 3 3 0 2 1
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Eric Plunk BXW 1.00 1 0 0 1 1 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES
Andy Hawkins C [L] 6.00 6 4 4 3 4 1
Chuck Cary CXZ 2.00 3 1 1 1 1 0
Lance McCullers DX 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 27: A four-run sixth inning, which included a two-RBI double by Carney Lansford, put the A’s up 6-3. The Yankees tied it up in the seventh, however, and the game went to extra innings. In the top of the 11th, Luis Polonia led off with a single, was sacrificed to second, and scored on a Lansford base hit. Dennis Eckersley got his second straight save and 10th of the season.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (7) AT 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES (6)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Tony Phillips 5 1 1 0 Rickey Henderson 6 1 3 2
Carney Lansford 6 0 4 3 Steve Sax 4 1 0 1
Dave Henderson 6 0 0 0 Don Mattingly 6 0 1 0
Mark McGwire 5 0 1 0 Jesse Barfield 6 1 2 1
Terry Steinbach 3 2 0 0 Steve Balboni 5 0 0 0
Dave Parker 5 1 2 2 Don Slaught 5 1 2 1
Lance Blankenship 5 1 1 1 Tom Brookens 4 2 2 0
Mike Gallego 5 1 3 1 Alvaro Espinoza 5 0 1 0
Luis Polonia 5 1 2 0 Bob Brower 3 0 0 1
TOTALS 45 7 14 7 TOTALS 44 6 11 6
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 020 004 000 01 -- 7
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 120 001 200 00 -- 6
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9, 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 10.
ERR--Rick Honeycutt AYZ, Mike Gallego. 2B--Lance
Blankenship, Luis Polonia, Carney Lansford, Alvaro Espinoza,
Jesse Barfield. 3B--Rickey Henderson. HR--Dave Parker.
SACF--Steve Sax, Bob Brower. SACB--Tony Phillips. SB--Carney
Lansford (2), Rickey Henderson.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Young D 6.00 8 4 4 2 4 0
Gene Nelson BX 2.00 3 2 2 1 0 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ [W] 2.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES
Dave LaPoint D 5.67 11 6 6 2 4 1
Chuck Cary CXZ 1.33 0 0 0 1 2 0
Lee Guetterman AZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Righetti BYZ [L] 2.00 2 1 1 0 2 0
May 28: The A’s scored early thanks to a two-run double in the top of the first, but the first four Yankees got hits off of Mike Moore in the bottom of the first, including a two-run homer by Don Mattingly, making it 3-2. Oakland tied it in the fourth, then exploded for a total of 11 runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Five different A’s had hits in both innings, and Luis Polonia and Mike Gallego both drove in three runs in those frames. Terry Steinbach went 5-for-5.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (14) AT 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES (5)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 6 2 3 3 Rickey Henderson 3 1 0 0
Stan Javier 4 0 3 2 Steve Sax 4 1 1 1
Dave Parker 5 1 0 0 Don Mattingly 5 1 4 2
Mark McGwire 4 3 2 0 Mel Hall 4 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 5 2 5 2 Jesse Barfield 5 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 5 1 2 2 Mike Pagliarulo 5 1 1 0
Ron Hassey 4 2 0 0 Don Slaught 5 1 3 2
Tony Phillips 5 2 2 2 Wayne Tolleson 5 0 1 0
Mike Gallego 5 1 2 3 Bob Brower 4 0 1 0
TOTALS 43 14 19 14 TOTALS 40 5 12 5
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 200 105 600 -- 14
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 300 000 002 -- 5
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 5, 1989 NEW YORK YANKEES 12.
ERR--Mike Gallego, Wayne Tolleson. 2B--Terry Steinbach, Mark
McGwire, Carney Lansford, Stan Javier, Wayne Tolleson.
3B--Luis Polonia. HR--Don Slaught, Don Mattingly. SB--Stan
Javier, Rickey Henderson.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Moore AY [W] 6.00 7 3 3 3 6 1
Greg Cadaret DY [S] 3.00 5 2 2 1 5 1
1989 NEW YORK YANKEES
Clay Parker DZ [L] 5.33 10 7 6 1 1 0
Dale Mohorcic DZ 1.00 5 5 5 2 0 0
Lance McCullers DX 2.67 4 2 2 0 2 0
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