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7/3-6/1989 Kansas City at Oakland
Another series, another game picked up in the standings. Oakland took three of four here against Kansas City, better than the split that actually happened. Mike Gallego had three multi-hit games and Mike Moore tossed another shutout. After 85 games,…
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6/30-7/2/1989 Oakland at Cleveland
The season is now officially at the halfway mark as the 81st game was played in the finale at Cleveland. The A’s couldn’t match their real-life sweep of the Indians, but did win two of three. Dave Parker added two…
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1989 Oakland Athletics June Recap
The A’s had a strong June, bettering their real-life record by four games to get closer to being back on pace. Oakland went 17-10 in June during the replay compared to 13-14 in real life. Through 79 games, the A’s…
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6/26-28/1989 Oakland at Minnesota
The A’s continued their strong push to get back to where they should be at this point in the season. The real-life A’s lost all three in Minnesota, but here, Oakland won twice. Mike Moore and Dave Stewart both won…
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6/22-25/1989 Toronto at Oakland
The A’s picked up another game in the standings after winning three of four games at home against the Blue Jays. Dave Stewart won his 10th game of the season and pitched a shutout, and Oakland’s final win came via…
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6/19-21/1989 Detroit at Oakland
Hard to say what’s more exciting — the A’s swept the Tigers to pick up another game in the standings, or the fact that Rickey Henderson is coming home. On June 21, Oakland sent Luis Polonia, Eric Plunk and Greg…
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All-Time Tennis: French Open (Women)
Was it the clay? Upsets were plenty during the French Open, as most of the favorites didn’t even make it out of the first round. After the round of 16 only one top-10 seed remained. That was #6 Martina Hingis,…
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6/16-18/1989 Oakland at Baltimore
The A’s salvaged a four-game split in Baltimore, which turned out to be okay, as the real-life Athletics only won one of the four games there. Mike Moore pitched his third solo shutout of the season and improved to 9-2…
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All-Time Tennis: French Open (Men)
Two of the three best players in the clay-court season rightfully advanced to the finals of the French Open, and Rafael Nadal prevailed for his first Grand Slam win, and his third victory in his last four tournaments. Thanks to…
