On This Day

Sunday, October 15, 1989

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1989 World Series

Oakland leads series 2 - 0

San Francisco Giants 1
Oakland Athletics 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Terry Kennedy 1
2 Carney Lansford 1
2 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Steinbach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Steinbach 3
2 Carney Lansford 1
2 Dave Parker 1
2 Robby Thompson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 1.17
2 Rick Reuschel 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 2
2 Kelly Downs 2
2 Rick Reuschel 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .625
2 Mark McGwire .500
3 Kevin Mitchell .375
4 Tony Phillips .286
5 4 tied .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 1
1 Terry Steinbach 1
1 Walt Weiss 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Steinbach 3
2 Dave Parker 2
3 Rickey Henderson 1
3 Carney Lansford 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stewart 0.00
1 Kelly Downs 0.00
3 Mike Moore 1.29
4 Scott Garrelts 9.00
5 Rick Reuschel 11.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 7
2 Dave Stewart 6
3 Scott Garrelts 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .647
2 Will Clark .500
3 Rickey Henderson .478
4 Mark McGwire .414
5 Kevin Mitchell .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 3
2 Will Clark 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Kevin Mitchell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 9
2 Will Clark 8
2 Mark Grace 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
5 Rickey Henderson 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Tony Fernandez 5
3 Nelson Liriano 3
4 Brett Butler 2
4 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
2 Mike Moore 0.60
3 Jim Acker 1.42
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.42
5 Dave Stewart 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 3
2 Mike Moore 2
3 Kelly Downs 1
3 Scott Garrelts 1
3 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 15
2 Scott Garrelts 13
3 Mike Bielecki 11
3 Mike Moore 11
5 Dave Stieb 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Doug Jones 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 --
Orioles 87 75 .537 2.0
Red Sox 83 79 .512 6.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 8.0
Yankees 74 87 .460 14.5
Indians 73 89 .451 16.0
Tigers 59 103 .364 30.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 63 .611 --
Royals 92 70 .568 7.0
Angels 91 71 .562 8.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 16.0
Twins 80 82 .494 19.0
Mariners 73 89 .451 26.0
White Sox 69 92 .429 29.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 69 .574 --
Mets 87 75 .537 6.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 7.0
Expos 81 81 .500 12.0
Pirates 74 88 .457 19.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 26.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 70 .568 --
Padres 89 73 .549 3.0
Astros 86 76 .531 6.0
Dodgers 77 83 .481 14.0
Reds 75 87 .463 17.0
Braves 63 97 .394 28.0