On This Day

Saturday, October 28, 1989

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1989 World Series

Oakland wins series 4 - 0

Oakland Athletics 9
San Francisco Giants 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
3 Jose Canseco 2
3 Carney Lansford 2
5 11 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Greg Litton 1
1 Kevin Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Steinbach 3
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Greg Litton 2
2 Kevin Mitchell 2
2 Mike Moore 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 3
2 Kelly Downs 1
2 Mike LaCoss 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .474
2 Carney Lansford .438
3 Jose Canseco .357
4 Dave Henderson .308
5 2 tied .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 2
2 Bill Bathe 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Steinbach 7
2 Dave Henderson 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
4 Bill Bathe 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Brett Butler 2
3 Jose Canseco 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stewart 1.69
2 Mike Moore 2.08
3 Jeff Brantley 4.15
4 Mike LaCoss 6.23
5 Kelly Downs 7.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 2
1 Dave Stewart 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 14
2 Mike Moore 10
3 Scott Garrelts 8
4 Kelly Downs 4
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .647
2 Will Clark .447
3 Carney Lansford .444
4 Rickey Henderson .441
5 Jerome Walton .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Kevin Mitchell 3
1 Dave Parker 3
1 Matt Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
1 Matt Williams 10
3 Will Clark 8
3 Mark Grace 8
3 3 others tied 8

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 Dennis Eckersley 1.23
2 Mike Moore 1.29
3 Jeff Brantley 1.93
4 Dave Stewart 2.73
5 Mike Bielecki 3.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 4
2 Mike Moore 3
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 Moore 14
4 Mike Bielecki 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Bedrosian 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