Everything remains on pace after a two-game series at Detroit, where both games had the same results as real life. Dave Henderson had a 4-for-4 game in the loss while Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the win. After 94 games, the A’s have the same record as the actual squad.
sim 55-39, actual 55-39
July 17 — sim L 2-7 — actual L 1-2
July 18 — sim W 6-1 — actual W 7-2
July 17: The Tigers jumped on the A’s early, scoring twice in the first inning and four times in the the first four innings, including an Alan Trammell home run. It was 5-0 when the A’s finally got on the board in the eighth inning. Mark McGwire singled and later scored on a passed ball, while Dave Henderson doubled and scored on a Terry Steinbach sacrifice fly.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2) AT 1989 DETROIT TIGERS (7)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 0 3 0 Gary Pettis 4 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 0 0 Keith Moreland 5 2 4 4
Jose Canseco 3 0 0 0 Lou Whitaker 2 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 4 1 2 0 Alan Trammell 4 1 2 2
Dave Henderson 4 1 4 0 Tracy Jones 4 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 3 0 0 1 Chet Lemon 4 0 2 1
Dave Parker 4 0 1 0 Gary Ward 3 1 1 0
Glenn Hubbard 4 0 0 0 Rick Schu 4 1 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0 Mike Heath 4 1 1 0
TOTALS 35 2 10 1 TOTALS 34 7 11 7
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 020 -- 2
1989 DETROIT TIGERS 201 100 12x -- 7
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8, 1989 DETROIT TIGERS 8.
ERR--Glenn Hubbard. 2B--Dave Henderson. HR--Alan Trammell.
HBP--Jose Canseco. SACF--Terry Steinbach. SB--Rickey
Henderson, Gary Pettis.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Young D [L] 3.67 6 4 4 4 0 1
Gene Nelson BX 2.33 1 0 0 0 2 0
Matt Young DYW 2.00 4 3 1 1 2 0
1989 DETROIT TIGERS
Paul Gibson DY [W] 8.00 10 2 1 0 5 0
Ed Nunez DX 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
July 18: Both teams scored once in the first inning, with the A’s Carney Lansford driving in a run with a single and the Tigers’ Lou Whitaker hitting an RBI double. Oakland broke the game open in the fifth inning on Mark McGwire’s two-out grand slam. Lance Blankenship added an extra run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6) AT 1989 DETROIT TIGERS (1)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 4 2 1 0 Gary Pettis 4 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 5 0 1 1 Keith Moreland 4 0 1 0
Dave Parker 4 1 0 0 Lou Whitaker 3 0 1 1
Mark McGwire 4 1 1 4 Alan Trammell 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 3 1 1 0 Fred Lynn 4 0 0 0
Ron Hassey 4 0 2 0 Dave Bergman 4 0 0 0
Tony Phillips 4 0 0 0 Chet Lemon 2 0 0 0
Lance Blankenship 2 0 1 1 Doug Strange 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 3 1 2 0 Mike Heath 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 6 9 6 TOTALS 31 1 3 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 100 040 010 -- 6
1989 DETROIT TIGERS 100 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 DETROIT TIGERS 5.
ERR--Tony Phillips. 2B--Lou Whitaker, Gary Pettis. HR--Mark
McGwire. HBP--Dave Parker, Chet Lemon. SACF--Lance
Blankenship. SB--Rickey Henderson.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Storm Davis BY [W] 6.00 3 1 1 0 3 0
Todd Burns AZ [S] 3.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 DETROIT TIGERS
Dave Beard DR [L] 5.00 5 5 5 3 1 1
Frank Williams CW 2.67 4 1 1 2 2 0
Mike Henneman CX 1.33 0 0 0 0 2 0
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