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5/8-11/1989 Oakland at Baltimore
Inclement weather only allowed the Athletics and Orioles to play two games in a four-day span, but Oakland made the most of them with a pair of shutout wins. Led by Mike Moore and Dave Stewart, the A’s pitchers only…
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All-Time Tennis: Adelaide
In the fifth tournament of eight before the Australian Open, Ivan Lendl became the first two-time winner as he ran roughshod through the field in Adelaide, capturing all three matches in straight sets. Martina Navratilova held off Caroline Wozniacki’s upset…
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5/5-7/1989 Oakland at Detroit
After dropping the first game of the series, the A’s offense broke loose and scored 17 runs the next two games. Storm Davis threw a shutout in the middle contest. Oakland won the series 2-1, matching what they did in…
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5/2-3/1989 Oakland at Toronto
The start of May saw Oakland’s troubles continue, as they went to Toronto and lost both matchups in a two-game series. As usual, the opponent was just a little bit better, getting timely hits while avoiding giving them up. After…
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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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