Category: 1989 Oakland Athletics

  • 4/17-19/1989 Oakland at Seattle

    4/17-19/1989 Oakland at Seattle

    A no-hitter! Mike Moore’s gem in the middle contest and a 7-0 victory was the highlight for the A’s in their trip to Seattle. However, it was the only one as the Mariners pitched shutouts in the other two contests. Through three starts, Moore has only given up two earned runs in 24 innings. After…

  • 4/14-16/1989 Oakland at Chicago

    4/14-16/1989 Oakland at Chicago

    The A’s broke out of their seven-game losing streak with a three-game sweep at Chicago. This came not long after the White Sox swept a series in Oakland. It was highlighted by a Bob Welch near-perfect game in the middle contest. Glenn Hubbard and Dave Parker hit big home runs in the other games. The…

  • 4/10-13/1989 Oakland at California

    4/10-13/1989 Oakland at California

    The disastrous start continued for the Athletics as they suffered a four-game sweep in their first road trip of the season. That puts them four games behind pace after just 10 contests. About the only bright spot was Carney Lansford, who went 9-for-16 (.563) to raise his season batting average to .405. 2-8 sim, 6-4…

  • 4/7-9/1989 Chicago at Oakland

    4/7-9/1989 Chicago at Oakland

    It hasn’t been the best start for the A’s, who suffered a three-game sweep at home to Chicago White Sox. After six games, Oakland is already two games off the pace. Each game saw multiple culprits: defensive miscues, bullpen collapses, lack of hitting, bad baserunning, you name it. 2-4 sim, 4-2 actualApril 7 — sim…

  • 4/3-6/1989 Seattle at Oakland

    4/3-6/1989 Seattle at Oakland

    The 1989 season replay got underway with Oakland winning two of three home games against Seattle, including a 16-inning marathon in the finale. Mark McGwire hit two homers and drove in seven of the A’s 14 runs in the series. Carney Lansford had a walk-off hit in the extra-innings contest. 2-1 sim, 3-0 actualApril 3…