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Which game of the Series was interrupted by a major earthquake?

3. At 5:04 p.m. PST, the bay area rocked, and game three was delayed for ten days. Eventually, the A's won Game 3, 13-7.

San Francisco had faced the Mets for the National League Championship?

False. It was the Cubs. Will Clark and Mark Grace put on hitting exhibitions in that playoff, hitting .650 and .647 respectively.

Who managed the Oakland A's in 1989?

Tony LaRussa. This would be Tony's year, after the disappointment of '88. Oakland had won 104 games in '88, and were expected to roll over the light-hitting, injury plagued Dodgers.

Who managed the Giants in 1989?

Roger Craig. Craig, once a pitcher himself, got a lot out of his staff. Of course, having Kevin Mitchell and Will Clark combine for 70 home runs, and 236 RBI's helped.

Hitting .474, what A had the highest Series batting average?

Rickey Henderson. Rickey was on a post-season tear, hitting .400 against Toronto in the League Championships.

Will Clark hit _____ in the '89 World Series.

.250. After terrorizing the Cubs, Will disappointed in the Series with a 4 for 16 performance and no HRs or RBI.

Dave Stewart earned his paycheck in this Series with 2 wins and a 1.69 ERA. How many strikeouts did he have in his two starts?

14. Dave also posted 21 regular season wins and 2 LCS wins!

Terry Steinbach only hit .250 in the Series, but his timing was impeccable. How many RBI did his 4 hits generate?

7. Terry hit a 3 run blast in game 2, a triple, 2 singles and also scored 3 runs.

Game 3 got a little out of hand with the teams combining for 20 runs?

true. Maybe the pitching was rusty, maybe the batters were rested, but the A's won, 13-7.

Who was MVP of the '89 World Series?

Dave Stewart. Rickey, Dave, and Terry, all had a good Series, but Dave Stewart was the anchor of the team. Stewart was the first pitcher to win 2 games in the League Championship Series and the World Series. Combine that with 21 regular season wins and it was a pretty good year.