On This Day

Friday, October 27, 1989

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1989 World Series

Oakland leads series 3 - 0

Oakland Athletics 13
San Francisco Giants 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
4 Greg Litton 2
5 13 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 2
2 Bill Bathe 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Carney Lansford 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 4
2 Bill Bathe 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
4 Terry Kennedy 2
4 Carney Lansford 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 1.33
2 Scott Garrelts 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Scott Garrelts 3
3 Jeff Brantley 1
3 Kelly Downs 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .462
2 Carney Lansford .417
3 Mark McGwire .333
4 Kevin Mitchell .308
5 2 tied .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 2
2 Bill Bathe 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Carney Lansford 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
3 Bill Bathe 3
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Carney Lansford 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Brett Butler 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 1.29
2 Dave Stewart 1.69
3 Jeff Brantley 2.25
4 Scott Garrelts 9.82
5 Rick Reuschel 11.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 2
2 Mike Moore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 14
2 Scott Garrelts 8
3 Mike Moore 7
4 Kelly Downs 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .647
2 Will Clark .471
3 Carney Lansford .435
4 Rickey Henderson .429
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 Dave Parker 3
1 Matt Williams 3
4 Jose Canseco 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 10
2 Will Clark 8
2 Mark Grace 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
5 Carney Lansford 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Tony Fernandez 5
3 Nelson Liriano 3
4 Brett Butler 2
4 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.60
2 Jeff Brantley 1.00
3 Dave Stewart 2.73
4 Mike Bielecki 3.65
5 Kelly Downs 5.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 4
2 Mike Moore 2
3 Kelly Downs 1
3 Scott Garrelts 1
3 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Scott Garrelts 16
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