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9/25-28/1989 Texas at Oakland
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…
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9/21-24/1989 Oakland at Minnesota
The A’s are now assured of falling short of the 99-win goal after dropping two of four games in Minnesota (with another walk-off loss in the finale). And, they’re 3.5 games back of California with seven to play. Among the…
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9/18-20/1989 Oakland at Cleveland
A disaster in Cleveland, as the A’s suffered two walk-off losses and only won one of the three games. The real-life Oakland team swept this series. That erases all of the Athletics’ margin for error, as they must now go…
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All-Time Tennis: Season 1 Final Results
The overall points winners from the first season of the Let’s Plaay Tennis All-Time Tennis campaign weren’t who you would have expected at the beginning, as Ivan Lendl and Martina Hingis were crowned the season-long champions. Lendl was among the…
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All-Time Tennis: U.S. Open (Women)
The women’s tournament had a similar ending to the men’s event, as the winner ended up beating the #1 seed in the semifinals and the #2 seed in the final. Here, #5 Martina Navratilova captured the title after beating #1…
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All-Time Tennis: U.S. Open (Men)
The final men’s tournament of season was a classic, as the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open. #4 Novak Djokovic prevailed after beating the #1 and #2 seeds in five sets. He became the fourth…
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All-Time Tennis: Washington, D.C.
In the final mini-tournament of the 2024 campaign, Ivan Lendl and Billie Jean King came away victorious in Washington, D.C. Lendl earned his sixth victory of the season, tying him for the most of any men’s player. His win over…
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All-Time Tennis: Cincinnati
Martina Hingis got back on track with her women’s-best fifth victory of the campaign, while Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth title in Cincinnati. Hingis was in danger of losing the top spot in the rankings after making just one semifinal…
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9/15-17/1989 Oakland at Boston
Oakland took two of three at Boston, a huge result considering the real-life A’s were swept. It could have been a much-needed sweep for Oakland but for an extra-innings defeat in the finale. After 148 games, the A’s are now…
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