The A’s won another series, but couldn’t pick up any ground by taking two out of three against the Rangers. Mark McGwire homered in both wins, including an extra-innings shot in the middle game that proved to be the game-winner. After 128 games, the A’s remain three wins behind pace.
sim 75-53, actual 78-50
August 22 — sim L 2-6 — actual W 2-0
August 23 — sim W 4-1 (13 inn.) — actual W 5-4
August 24 — sim W 5-2 — actual L 2-6
August 22: The Rangers scored four in the first, with the big hit being a bases-loaded double by Pete Incaviglia. That was all Nolan Ryan would need, as he would keep the A’s at bay for seven innings. It was 6-0 when Oakland finally got on the board in the eighth as Carney Lansford had an RBI single and Dave Henderson drove in a run with his second double.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2) AT 1989 TEXAS RANGERS (6)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 3 1 0 0 Cecil Espy 4 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 3 0 2 1 Fred Manrique 4 1 2 2
Jose Canseco 4 0 0 0 Harold Baines 4 1 1 1
Ron Hassey 4 1 1 0 Ruben Sierra 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 4 0 2 1 Julio Franco 2 1 0 0
Mark McGwire 4 0 1 0 Rafael Palmeiro 3 1 0 0
Tony Phillips 3 0 0 0 Pete Incaviglia 3 0 1 3
Terry Steinbach 4 0 0 0 Steve Buechele 3 0 0 0
Walt Weiss 4 0 0 0 Chad Kreuter 3 1 1 0
TOTALS 33 2 6 2 TOTALS 30 6 6 6
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 020 -- 2
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 400 020 00x -- 6
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 TEXAS RANGERS 1.
ERR--Bob Welch BY, Pete Incaviglia, Fred Manrique. 2B--Dave
Henderson (2), Mark McGwire, Pete Incaviglia, Fred Manrique.
SB--Carney Lansford, Rickey Henderson, Cecil Espy.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Welch BY [L] 4.33 6 6 3 1 4 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 1.67 0 0 0 0 1 0
Todd Burns AZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Young DYW 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 TEXAS RANGERS
Nolan Ryan BXY [W] 9.00 6 2 2 3 8 0
August 23: Both teams scored just once in regulation, both via solo homers, thanks to Texas’ Steve Buechele in the third and Oakland’s Ron Hassey in the fourth. It stayed 1-1 for the next eight innings. Finally, in the top of the 13th, Mark McGwire hit a three-run homer to put the A’s ahead. Dennis Eckersley collected his 20th save.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4) AT 1989 TEXAS RANGERS (1)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 0 0 0 Cecil Espy 6 0 2 0
Carney Lansford 6 0 1 0 Jack Daugherty 6 0 0 0
Jose Canseco 6 1 1 0 Harold Baines 5 0 1 0
Ron Hassey 5 2 2 1 Ruben Sierra 5 0 1 0
Mark McGwire 4 1 2 3 Julio Franco 5 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 6 0 0 0 Geno Petralli 5 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 5 0 0 0 Rick Leach 3 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 5 0 1 0 Fred Manrique 4 0 0 0
Walt Weiss 5 0 0 0 Steve Buechele 5 1 1 1
TOTALS 47 4 7 4 TOTALS 44 1 6 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 100 000 000 3 -- 4
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 001 000 000 000 0 -- 1
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 10, 1989 TEXAS RANGERS 7.
ERR--Walt Weiss, Fred Manrique (2). 2B--Jose Canseco, Ron
Hassey, Cecil Espy, Harold Baines. HR--Mark McGwire, Ron
Hassey, Steve Buechele. SACB--Fred Manrique. SB--Rickey
Henderson, Cecil Espy.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Stewart BYZ 8.00 4 1 1 1 3 1
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Nelson BX [W] 2.00 1 0 0 1 2 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 TEXAS RANGERS
Kevin Brown BY 7.00 4 1 1 3 7 1
Kenny Rogers BX 3.00 1 0 0 1 3 0
Gary Mielke BY [L] 3.00 2 3 2 2 0 1
August 24: The game was tied 1-1 in the seventh when the A’s hit back-to-back homers, a two-run shot by Jose Canseco and a solo blast by Mark McGwire. The A’s lead was cut to 4-2 in the eighth, but Dave Henderson restored the lead to three runs with a solo homer in the top of the ninth. Storm Davis became the fourth Oakland starter to win 13 games.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (5) AT 1989 TEXAS RANGERS (2)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 0 1 0 Jack Daugherty 3 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 5 0 1 0 Fred Manrique 4 0 0 0
Jose Canseco 5 2 2 2 Ruben Sierra 4 1 1 1
Mark McGwire 4 1 2 2 Julio Franco 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 4 1 1 1 Harold Baines 3 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 0 Geno Petralli 3 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 5 0 1 0 Rick Leach 4 0 0 0
Ron Hassey 4 0 0 0 Jeff Kunkel 3 1 1 0
Mike Gallego 4 1 0 0 Steve Buechele 3 0 1 1
TOTALS 40 5 9 5 TOTALS 31 2 4 2
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 001 000 301 -- 5
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 100 000 010 -- 2
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 11, 1989 TEXAS RANGERS 5.
ERR--Julio Franco (2), Fred Manrique (2). 2B--Tony Phillips,
Jose Canseco, Carney Lansford. 3B--Jeff Kunkel. HR--Jose
Canseco, Dave Henderson, Mark McGwire, Ruben Sierra.
HBP--Geno Petralli.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Storm Davis BY [W] 7.00 3 1 1 1 4 1
Todd Burns AZ 1.00 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1989 TEXAS RANGERS
Mike Jeffcoat CZ 6.00 4 1 1 2 7 0
Cecelio Guante CXY [L] 0.67 2 3 0 1 2 2
Drew Hall CXW 1.33 1 0 0 0 2 0
Jeff Russell AXYZ 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 1
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