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5/19-21/1989 Boston at Oakland

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Washington Senators defeat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3

FIRST ROUND: A see-saw series saw Washington take what appeared to be an insurmountable 3-0 lead, but Boston came back with three consecutive victories to force a winner-take-all game seven. Walter Johnson was up to the task, shutting out the Red Sox to help the Senators advance. Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament Game 1: Washington 5, Boston…
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Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 1

GAME #47 (losers’ bracket): In the first and only rematch of the tournament, the Athletics avenged their earlier loss to the Red Sox behind another dominant pitching performance by Steve McCatty and a three-hit, three-RBI game by Rob Picciolo. After pitching a no-hitter the last time out, McCatty was perfect for the first five innings…
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San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 2

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Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

GAME #39 (winners’ bracket semifinals): Carl Yastrzemski and Dave Stapleton homered and despite being outhit 14-10, the Red Sox advanced. Yastrzemski’s two-run blast made it 2-0 after the first inning and Stapleton’s three-run shot made it 5-2 after five innings. Baltimore scored two in the seventh to close within one run, but Boston countered with…
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Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

GAME #27 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Top-seeded Oakland had six hits in the first four innings but could only muster one run. Boston, meanwhile, had a four-run second inning (all unearned) that featured RBI singles by Rich Gedman and Jerry Remy and a two-run double by Jim Rice. The Athletics briefly tied things up after scoring…
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Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6

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Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (12)

GAME #3 (winners’ bracket first round): A marathon contest finally ended in the bottom of the 12th inning when Carl Yastrzemski doubled with one out, and Carney Lansford followed with an RBI single to right. The game was 0-0 after nine innings. Minnesota finally broke through in the top of the 10th when John Castino…
