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1989 Oakland Athletics April Recap
After watching the 1989 Giants get off to a hot start and greatly surpass their season win total, it’s been quite surprising to see the 1989 Athletics sputter in their first month of action. The real A’s were already 10…
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4/28-30/1989 Detroit at Oakland
The first month of the season came to a close as the A’s did exactly what they did in real life, taking two of three home games from Detroit. Dave Parker had a grand slam in game one and Dave…
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4/26-27/1989 Baltimore at Oakland
After sweeping one two-game series, the A’s turned around and got swept in the next one against Baltimore. Clutch hitting was non-existent in the first game and one terrible inning doomed Oakland in the second. After 23 games, the A’s…
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4/24-25/1989 Toronto at Oakland
Dave Stewart and Storm Davis had strong starts and the A’s earned a series sweep, albeit just a two-game one against visiting Toronto. Dave Parker (5-for-8) and Billy Beane (5-for-9) had excellent showings at the plate. After 21 games, Oakland…
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All-Time Tennis: Auckland
Martina Hingis had a remarkable run to the tournament championship at Auckland, knocking off three of the top four seeds in Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf. Jimmy Connors posted three consecutive straight-set victories, the last coming over Roger…
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4/21-23/1989 California at Oakland
The A’s continued to struggle against the Angels, losing two of three home games after previously being swept in Anaheim. Oakland suffered another shutout in game one and lost its first extra-innings result of the year in game two before…
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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.…
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All-Time Tennis: Brisbane
Brisbane provided a couple of unexpected winners. The top seeds on the men’s side, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were knocked out in the semifinals by Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl. Agassi won the first set of the final and…
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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…
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