Tag: Oakland Athletics

  • 1989 Oakland Athletics Season Recap

    1989 Oakland Athletics Season Recap

    My second replay from the 1989 season was an interesting one. The A’s got off to a terrible start, heated up, but fell just short of their 99-win goal. Yet, I was treated to an incredible pennant race. The A’s were seven games under .500 and nine victories behind their 99-win pace after a loss…

  • 9/29-10/1/1989 Kansas City at Oakland

    9/29-10/1/1989 Kansas City at Oakland

    It all came down to the final day of the regular season. And after a three-game sweep of Kansas City, the A’s won the American League West title, edging out the California Angels by a single game. Oakland ended the campaign on a season-best seven-game winning streak, and needed every one of those victories. The…

  • 9/25-28/1989 Texas at Oakland

    9/25-28/1989 Texas at Oakland

    The A’s got a much-needed four-game sweep against the Rangers in the penultimate series of the 1989 season. Although they can’t reach the 99-win mark, they still have a chance to win the American League West, as they’re now just one game behind California with three to play. All four wins over the Rangers were…

  • 9/21-24/1989 Oakland at Minnesota

    9/21-24/1989 Oakland at Minnesota

    The A’s are now assured of falling short of the 99-win goal after dropping two of four games in Minnesota (with another walk-off loss in the finale). And, they’re 3.5 games back of California with seven to play. Among the highlights: Mike Moore won his 19th game and Jose Canseco hit five home runs, three…

  • 9/18-20/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    9/18-20/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    A disaster in Cleveland, as the A’s suffered two walk-off losses and only won one of the three games. The real-life Oakland team swept this series. That erases all of the Athletics’ margin for error, as they must now go 11-0 the rest of the way to match their 99 wins. Worse yet, with the…

  • 9/15-17/1989 Oakland at Boston

    9/15-17/1989 Oakland at Boston

    Oakland took two of three at Boston, a huge result considering the real-life A’s were swept. It could have been a much-needed sweep for Oakland but for an extra-innings defeat in the finale. After 148 games, the A’s are now just one win behind pace. But, Oakland will have to go 12-2 in the final…

  • 9/12-13/1989 Milwaukee at Oakland

    9/12-13/1989 Milwaukee at Oakland

    A two-game series against Milwaukee went the same way as real life, keeping the replay A’s at 25 games over .500. After 145 games, Oakland remains three wins behind pace. The A’s must go 14-3 the rest of the way to get to 99 wins. sim 85-60, actual 88-57September 12 — sim L 3-4 —…

  • 9/8-10/1989 New York at Oakland

    9/8-10/1989 New York at Oakland

    The A’s were on the verge of a much-needed sweep, winning the first two home games against the Yankees and taking an early 3-0 lead in the finale. But Oakland’s pitching fell apart and New York salvaged the last game. So once again, the A’s won two of three, just as they did in real…

  • 9/4-6/1989 Boston at Oakland

    9/4-6/1989 Boston at Oakland

    The A’s need some sweeps, but for the sixth time in the last seven series, they won two out of three. Facing Boston, they once again matched the real-life results. Dave Parker and Mark McGwire both hit their 20th home runs of the season (and McGwire hit two more in a come-from-behind win in the…