After being as many as nine games behind pace, the replay A’s finally pulled even with the 1989 squad on July 14, and even moved a game ahead of pace on July 15 after an extra-innings win. But, the Blue Jays salvaged a win in the finale of the four-game series as John Cerutti no-hit the A’s.
After being injured for the first half of the season, Jose Canseco finally made his debut. It wasn’t good, as he was just 2-for-17 (.118) at the plate, but one of those hits was the game-winning homer in the 14th inning of the third contest.
After 92 games, the A’s have the same record as the actual squad.
sim 54-38, actual 54-38
July 13 — sim W 5-2 — actual W 11-7
July 14 — sim W 4-0 — actual L 1-4
July 15 — sim W 6-4 (14 inn.) — actual L 1-6
July 16 — sim L 0-4 — actual W 6-2
July 13: The A’s jumped on top thanks to a Dave Henderson RBI single in the first, and then Rickey Henderson hit a solo homer and Mark McGwire knocked a two-run shot in the third. The Blue Jays closed to 4-2, though Henderson added a second RBI single in the seventh inning.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (5) AT 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (2)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TORONTO BLUE JA AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 1 2 1 Junior Felix 5 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 5 1 3 0 Tony Fernandez 5 1 1 0
Dave Henderson 5 1 3 2 Kelly Gruber 2 1 1 0
Mark McGwire 4 1 1 2 George Bell 3 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 4 0 0 0 Fred McGriff 2 0 0 0
Jose Canseco 3 0 0 0 Pat Borders 2 0 1 0
Dave Parker 4 0 0 0 Ernie Whitt 4 0 2 2
Glenn Hubbard 4 0 0 0 Lloyd Moseby 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 1 1 0 Manuel Lee 4 0 1 0
Nelson Liriano 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 5 10 5 TOTALS 34 2 6 2
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 103 000 100 -- 5
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 000 002 000 -- 2
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 9.
ERR--Mike Gallego, Tony Fernandez. 2B--Carney Lansford.
HR--Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson. SB--Carney Lansford,
Ernie Whitt, Kelly Gruber.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Storm Davis BY [W] 6.00 3 2 2 3 5 0
Gene Nelson BX 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Young DYW 0.67 2 0 0 1 0 0
Todd Burns AZ 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Jimmy Key CYZ [L] 6.00 6 4 4 1 5 2
Duane Ward CXY 3.00 4 1 0 0 2 0
July 14: Bob Welch and Rick Honeycutt combined on a shutout. They stranded a Toronto runner on third base in the sixth inning, and on second base in the fifth and eighth innings. An error helped Oakland score in the first inning. Jose Canseco’s RBI single made it 2-0 in the third. Carney Lansford had a two-run double in the eighth inning.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4) AT 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (0)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TORONTO BLUE JA AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 3 2 1 0 Junior Felix 4 0 1 0
Carney Lansford 4 1 2 2 Tony Fernandez 4 0 1 0
Jose Canseco 3 0 1 1 Kelly Gruber 4 0 0 0
Dave Parker 4 0 1 0 George Bell 3 0 1 0
Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0 Fred McGriff 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 4 0 0 0 Ernie Whitt 4 0 1 0
Ron Hassey 4 0 0 0 Lloyd Moseby 4 0 0 0
Tony Phillips 4 0 2 0 Manuel Lee 4 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 1 0 0 Nelson Liriano 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 7 3 TOTALS 34 0 4 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 101 000 020 -- 4
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 5, 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 8.
ERR--Mark McGwire, Mike Gallego (2), Nelson Liriano, George
Bell. 2B--Carney Lansford (2). SB--Rickey Henderson (2).
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Welch BY [W] 7.00 3 0 0 0 6 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Dave Stieb B [L] 7.00 4 2 2 2 1 0
David Wells AXZ 1.00 2 2 1 0 2 0
Tony Castillo DY 1.00 1 0 0 0 3 0
July 15: Oakland went up 2-0 in the second inning as Tony Phillips homered and Carney Lansford drove in a run with a single. Toronto tied it at two, but the A’s went back ahead 4-2 in the fourth on a two-RBI triple by Dave Henderson. Oakland’s bullpen faltered, however, and Dennis Eckersley blew a save when Fred McGriff led off the bottom of the ninth with a game-tying homer. After going nine innings without a run, Jose Canseco hit a two-run homer for the A’s in the 14th inning.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6) AT 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (4)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TORONTO BLUE JA AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 6 1 3 0 Junior Felix 6 1 2 0
Carney Lansford 7 1 2 1 Tony Fernandez 6 0 1 1
Dave Henderson 7 0 1 2 Kelly Gruber 6 0 1 0
Mark McGwire 6 1 1 0 George Bell 6 0 2 0
Jose Canseco 7 1 1 2 Fred McGriff 4 2 1 1
Terry Steinbach 6 0 2 0 Ernie Whitt 6 1 1 2
Tony Phillips 7 1 2 1 Lloyd Moseby 6 0 0 0
Lance Blankenship 6 0 3 0 Pat Borders 4 0 1 0
Mike Gallego 6 1 2 0 Nelson Liriano 5 0 0 0
TOTALS 58 6 17 6 TOTALS 49 4 9 4
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 020 200 000 000 02 -- 6
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 020 000 011 000 00 -- 4
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 13, 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 6.
2B--Terry Steinbach, Pat Borders. 3B--Dave Henderson.
HR--Tony Phillips, Jose Canseco, Ernie Whitt, Fred McGriff.
SB--Junior Felix.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Stewart BYZ 6.00 4 2 2 2 4 1
Matt Young DYW 1.33 2 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX 2.00 1 1 1 0 0 1
Gene Nelson BX [W] 3.00 2 0 0 0 4 0
Todd Burns AZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Mike Flanagan DZ 6.00 10 4 4 1 3 1
Duane Ward CXY 1.67 2 0 0 1 2 0
Tom Henke AXYZ 2.33 1 0 0 0 2 0
Frank Wills DY 3.00 3 0 0 0 2 0
Mauro Gozzo DZ [L] 1.00 1 2 2 1 1 1
July 16: John Cerutti threw an against-the-odds no-hitter. The A’s managed three walks and got another runner on base on an error, but no one got past first base. Mike Moore had his worst start of the season and gave up a two-run homer to George Bell in the first inning and RBI hits to Tony Fernandez and Bell in the sixth inning.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0) AT 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (4)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TORONTO BLUE JA AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 3 0 0 0 Junior Felix 4 2 2 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 0 0 Tony Fernandez 4 1 2 1
Jose Canseco 4 0 0 0 Kelly Gruber 4 0 1 0
Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0 George Bell 4 1 2 3
Dave Henderson 3 0 0 0 Fred McGriff 3 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 3 0 0 0 Ernie Whitt 4 0 0 0
Glenn Hubbard 1 0 0 0 Lloyd Moseby 3 0 0 0
Lance Blankenship 3 0 0 0 Pat Borders 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 3 0 0 0 Nelson Liriano 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 0 0 0 TOTALS 32 4 8 4
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 200 002 00x -- 4
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 4, 1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS 5.
ERR--Tony Fernandez. 2B--Junior Felix (2), Tony Fernandez,
Kelly Gruber. HR--George Bell.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Moore AY [L] 5.33 6 4 4 0 2 1
Todd Burns AZ 0.67 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 1.00 1 0 0 1 1 0
1989 TORONTO BLUE JAYS
John Cerutti BZ [W] 9.00 0 0 0 3 5 0
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