Category: 1989 Oakland Athletics

  • 8/8-10/1989 Oakland at Chicago

    8/8-10/1989 Oakland at Chicago

    For yet another series, the A’s matched what happened in real life, as they took two out of three games at Chicago here. Dave Stewart won his team-best 15th game, Carney Lansford had three multi-hit games and Dennis Eckersley saved both victories. After 115 games, Oakland remains one win behind pace. sim 68-47, actual 69-46August…

  • 8/4-7/1989 Oakland at Seattle

    8/4-7/1989 Oakland at Seattle

    A jam-packed four-game series in Seattle had plenty of action and a lot of runs: 25 for the A’s and 27 for the Mariners. The end result was a series split, just like real life. Jose Canseco has gotten things going, collecting eight hits and raising his average to .307 after 19 games. After 112…

  • 7/31-8/3/1989 Chicago at Oakland

    7/31-8/3/1989 Chicago at Oakland

    After winning three of four against the White Sox, the A’s have moved 20 games over .500 on the season. Were it not for a ninth-inning meltdown in the opener, Oakland could have pulled off the sweep and gotten back on pace. All six Chicago runs in this series came in the eighth or ninth…

  • 1989 Oakland Athletics July Recap

    1989 Oakland Athletics July Recap

    The A’s had a good July, going 17-9 in the replay. They went 16-10 in real life, so over the course of the month they picked up one game. After being as many as nine wins behind their 99-victory pace, they started the month three wins behind, finally moved one win ahead of pace on…

  • 7/28-30/1989 Seattle at Oakland

    7/28-30/1989 Seattle at Oakland

    The A’s missed a chance to earn a sweep and get back to matching their real-life win record when the bullpen blew another save and Seattle won the finale in extra innings. Two of the three games featured blown saves that sent the game to extras, but Oakland at least won one of them. After…

  • 7/24-26/1989 California at Oakland

    7/24-26/1989 California at Oakland

    As the season moved past the century mark, the A’s took two of three at home against the Angels to pick up a game in the standings. Both Oakland wins came via shutout as Dave Stewart and Mike Moore were terrific. Only Stewart got the win, however, his team-high 14th. After 101 games, Oakland is…

  • 7/20-23/1989 Baltimore at Oakland

    7/20-23/1989 Baltimore at Oakland

    The A’s split a four-game series at home against the Orioles, which wasn’t a great result considering the real-life Oakland squad swept this series. One oddity saw Carney Lansford get knocked out of both games two and three with injuries. Tony LaRussa thankfully gave him the fourth game off, though the A’s could have used…

  • 7/17-18/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    7/17-18/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    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…

  • 7/13-16/1989 Oakland at Toronto

    7/13-16/1989 Oakland at Toronto

    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…