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All-Time Tennis: Madrid
Ivan Lendl entered the second stage of the season at #2 in the rankings, and he only helped himself by winning his third tournament, taking home the men’s title in Madrid. After a number of disappointing outings, Chris Evert claimed…
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All-Time Tennis: Munich
Just as they did in Hobart during the Australian swing, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf were victorious at the same tournament. It’s the second victory for both. Both won in straight sets in the final in Munich, Germany, and both…
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All-Time Tennis: Stuttgart
In the first clay event of the season — which took place in Stuttgart, Germany, as action moved to Europe ahead of the French Open — Jimmy Connors won for the third time and Martina Hingis pulled off her second…
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6/9-11/1989 Oakland at Texas
The A’s had strong pitching performances in all three games at Texas, but only got their bats going in two of them. The 2-1 record matched what actually happened against the Rangers. Texas managed only 11 hits in the three…
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6/5-7/1989 Minnesota at Oakland
More misery for the A’s, as they went 1-2 for the third straight series and fell back to .500 on the season. Their only victory in this matchup against Minnesota saw them blow a ninth-inning lead and have to win…
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6/2-4/1989 Cleveland at Oakland
June started just like May ended, with the A’s losing a three-game series. Oakland dropped an extra-innings result in the opener against Cleveland, though Bob Welch responded with a shutout in the second contest (just as he did in real…
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1989 Oakland Athletics May Recap
The good news for the Athletics is that they posted a 16-10 record in the month of May, exactly the same as they did in real life. The bad news is that they didn’t make up any ground from their…
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5/29-31/1989 Oakland at Boston
The month of May came to an end as the Athletics won just one of three games at Boston, just like they did in real life. The results were the same from day to day, and the scores weren’t far…
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5/26-28/1989 Oakland at New York
Oakland earned a three-game sweep on the road against the Yankees, just as they did in real life. The offense did the job, scoring a total of 26 runs, including 14 in the finale. It was the Athletics’ first three-game…
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