Category: 1989 Oakland Athletics

  • 7/7-9/1989 Texas at Oakland

    7/7-9/1989 Texas at Oakland

    As we hit the All-Star Break, the A’s have nearly overcome their bad start. After winning two out of three against Texas, Oakland picked up another game. After 88 contests, Oakland is now just one win behind pace. In real life, Dave Stewart, Terry Steinbach and Mark McGwire were All-Star starters, while Mike Moore was…

  • 7/3-6/1989 Kansas City at Oakland

    7/3-6/1989 Kansas City at Oakland

    Another series, another game picked up in the standings. Oakland took three of four here against Kansas City, better than the split that actually happened. Mike Gallego had three multi-hit games and Mike Moore tossed another shutout. After 85 games, the A’s are now just two wins behind pace. sim 49-36, actual 51-34July 3 —…

  • 6/30-7/2/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    6/30-7/2/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    The season is now officially at the halfway mark as the 81st game was played in the finale at Cleveland. The A’s couldn’t match their real-life sweep of the Indians, but did win two of three. Dave Parker added two home runs to give him a team-high 16. After 81 games, the A’s are now…

  • 1989 Oakland Athletics June Recap

    1989 Oakland Athletics June Recap

    The A’s had a strong June, bettering their real-life record by four games to get closer to being back on pace. Oakland went 17-10 in June during the replay compared to 13-14 in real life. Through 79 games, the A’s are 44-35, three games back of their 99-win pace at this point (47-32). Oakland was…

  • 6/26-28/1989 Oakland at Minnesota

    6/26-28/1989 Oakland at Minnesota

    The A’s continued their strong push to get back to where they should be at this point in the season. The real-life A’s lost all three in Minnesota, but here, Oakland won twice. Mike Moore and Dave Stewart both won their 11th games of the season, and all three contests were decided by one run.…

  • 6/22-25/1989 Toronto at Oakland

    6/22-25/1989 Toronto at Oakland

    The A’s picked up another game in the standings after winning three of four games at home against the Blue Jays. Dave Stewart won his 10th game of the season and pitched a shutout, and Oakland’s final win came via a walkoff hit in the bottom of the ninth by Stan Javier. After 75 games,…

  • 6/19-21/1989 Detroit at Oakland

    6/19-21/1989 Detroit at Oakland

    Hard to say what’s more exciting — the A’s swept the Tigers to pick up another game in the standings, or the fact that Rickey Henderson is coming home. On June 21, Oakland sent Luis Polonia, Eric Plunk and Greg Cadaret to New York to bring back Henderson. He’ll make his debut against Toronto in…

  • 6/16-18/1989 Oakland at Baltimore

    6/16-18/1989 Oakland at Baltimore

    The A’s salvaged a four-game split in Baltimore, which turned out to be okay, as the real-life Athletics only won one of the four games there. Mike Moore pitched his third solo shutout of the season and improved to 9-2 on the season with a 1.35 ERA. After 68 games, the A’s are now just…

  • 6/12-14/1989 Oakland at Kansas City

    6/12-14/1989 Oakland at Kansas City

    The A’s had everything working well in a three-game sweep at Kansas City. Even better, they picked up two games as the real-life A’s won only one of the three contests. The Athletics outscored the Royals 19-3 and outhit them 34-14. Even Curt Young finally won a game after starting the season with an 0-7…