The A’s got a much-needed four-game sweep against the Rangers in the penultimate series of the 1989 season. Although they can’t reach the 99-win mark, they still have a chance to win the American League West, as they’re now just one game behind California with three to play. All four wins over the Rangers were by one or two runs.
sim 94-65, actual 97-62
September 25 — sim W 4-2 — actual L 2-3
September 26 — sim W 4-3 (10 inn.) — actual W 4-3
September 27 — sim W 5-3 — actual W 5-0
September 28 — sim W 4-2 — actual W 5-3
September 25: Mike Gallego hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and Mark McGwire added an RBI single in the sixth to make it 3-0. Texas closed the gap by scoring single runs in the eighth and ninth, though Dave Henderson gave the A’s an insurance run with a solo homer in the eighth.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS (2) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4)
1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Cecil Espy 4 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 4 0 1 0
Fred Manrique 3 1 1 0 Carney Lansford 3 0 0 0
Rafael Palmeiro 4 0 0 0 Jose Canseco 4 0 0 0
Ruben Sierra 4 0 1 0 Dave Parker 4 1 1 0
Harold Baines 4 0 1 1 Dave Henderson 3 1 1 1
Pete Incaviglia 4 0 1 0 Ron Hassey 4 0 1 0
Jeff Kunkel 3 1 1 0 Mark McGwire 3 0 1 1
Mike Stanley 1 0 0 0 Tony Phillips 3 1 1 0
Chad Kreuter 2 0 1 1 Mike Gallego 4 1 1 2
Steve Buechele 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 32 4 7 4
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 000 000 011 -- 2
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 002 001 01x -- 4
LOB--1989 TEXAS RANGERS 4, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8.
ERR--Cecil Espy, Gary Mielke BY. 2B--Ruben Sierra, Fred
Manrique, Ron Hassey. 3B--Jeff Kunkel. HR--Dave Henderson,
Mike Gallego.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Charlie Hough DYW [L] 5.33 6 3 3 3 4 1
Gary Mielke BY 1.67 0 0 0 0 2 0
Drew Hall CXW 1.00 1 1 1 1 2 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Bob Welch BY [W] 8.00 4 1 1 1 6 0
Todd Burns AZ [S] 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
September 26: The A’s went up 2-1 in the first on Dave Henderson’s RBI double and Terry Steinbach’s sacrifice fly, and 3-2 in the fourth on Dave Parker’s solo homer. But Texas tied it in the seventh, and the game went to extra innings, where Mark McGwire ended it with a walk-off solo homer to lead off the bottom of the 10th.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS (3) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4)
1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Fred Manrique 4 1 2 0 Rickey Henderson 3 1 1 0
Jeff Kunkel 5 0 0 0 Dave Henderson 5 1 3 1
Ruben Sierra 5 1 2 0 Jose Canseco 4 0 1 0
Pete Incaviglia 4 0 2 1 Mark McGwire 5 1 1 1
Rick Leach 4 0 0 0 Terry Steinbach 3 0 0 1
Rafael Palmeiro 4 1 1 0 Dave Parker 4 1 1 1
Steve Buechele 4 0 0 0 Tony Phillips 4 0 1 0
Mike Stanley 4 0 1 1 Mike Gallego 3 0 2 0
Chad Kreuter 3 0 1 0 Walt Weiss 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 3 9 2 TOTALS 34 4 10 4
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 100 100 100 0 -- 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 200 100 000 1 -- 4
LOB--1989 TEXAS RANGERS 6, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9.
ERR--Walt Weiss, Mike Gallego. 2B--Pete Incaviglia, Rafael
Palmeiro, Fred Manrique, Chad Kreuter, Dave Henderson.
HR--Dave Parker, Mark McGwire. SACF--Terry Steinbach.
SACB--Fred Manrique.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Jeffcoat CZ 6.00 8 3 3 3 3 1
Cecelio Guante CXY 3.00 1 0 0 2 5 0
Kenny Rogers BX [L] 0.00 1 1 1 0 0 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Dave Stewart BYZ 7.00 9 3 3 1 6 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Todd Burns AZ [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 27: Mike Moore didn’t have his best stuff, but it was enough to win his 20th game. The Rangers took an early 1-0 lead, but Dave Henderson’s two-run single put the A’s ahead in the fifth. With the bases loaded and two out in the sixth, Rickey Henderson’s double scored three to make it 5-1. Texas put across single runs in the seventh and eighth, but Oakland’s bullpen got the final four outs.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS (3) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (5)
1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Cecil Espy 4 0 1 0 Rickey Henderson 5 1 2 3
Fred Manrique 4 0 0 1 Dave Henderson 4 0 1 2
Rafael Palmeiro 4 0 0 0 Jose Canseco 3 0 1 0
Ruben Sierra 3 2 1 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
Harold Baines 4 0 1 1 Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 0
Pete Incaviglia 3 0 0 0 Dave Parker 3 1 1 0
Mike Stanley 3 0 0 0 Tony Phillips 4 1 2 0
Jeff Kunkel 2 1 0 0 Mike Gallego 3 0 0 0
Steve Buechele 3 0 0 0 Walt Weiss 4 2 0 0
TOTALS 30 3 3 2 TOTALS 34 5 8 5
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 010 000 110 -- 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 023 00x -- 5
LOB--1989 TEXAS RANGERS 3, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8.
ERR--Gary Mielke BY, Fred Manrique. 2B--Ruben Sierra, Rickey
Henderson. HBP--Pete Incaviglia. SB--Cecil Espy, Rickey
Henderson.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jamie Moyer DY [L] 5.67 7 5 2 3 4 0
Gary Mielke BY 2.33 1 0 0 0 2 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Mike Moore AY [W] 7.67 3 3 3 2 6 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
September 28: Oakland got off to a good start as Jose Canseco belted his 20th home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the first inning. But, Texas came back with two in the top of the second. Oakland regained the lead in the second on Walt Weiss’ RBI single. It stayed 3-2 until the eighth, when Dave Henderson drove in a run with a hit. Storm Davis improved to 16-6 in the victory.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS (2) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4)
1989 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Fred Manrique 4 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 4 1 1 0
Rick Leach 2 0 1 0 Carney Lansford 4 1 1 0
Harold Baines 4 0 0 0 Jose Canseco 4 1 1 2
Ruben Sierra 4 1 2 0 Dave Parker 4 0 0 0
Pete Incaviglia 4 0 0 0 Dave Henderson 4 0 2 1
Mike Stanley 4 1 2 1 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
Steve Buechele 4 0 1 1 Terry Steinbach 3 1 1 0
Cecil Espy 1 0 0 0 Tony Phillips 2 0 0 0
Jeff Kunkel 3 0 0 0 Walt Weiss 2 0 1 1
TOTALS 30 2 6 2 TOTALS 31 4 7 4
1989 TEXAS RANGERS 020 000 000 -- 2
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 210 000 01x -- 4
LOB--1989 TEXAS RANGERS 5, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 5.
ERR--Steve Buechele, Fred Manrique. 2B--Ruben Sierra, Rickey
Henderson. 3B--Mike Stanley. HR--Jose Canseco. SACB--Tony
Phillips. SB--Walt Weiss.
1989 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Brad Arnsberg CW [L] 6.00 5 3 3 0 3 1
Drew Hall CXW 2.00 2 1 1 1 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Storm Davis BY [W] 6.00 6 2 2 3 1 0
Todd Burns AZ 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
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