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The 1989 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1989 season. The 86th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants .
The 1989 Oakland Athletics season was the 89th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 22nd season in Oakland. The Athletics finished the season in first place in the American League West , with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses, seven games in front of the Kansas City Royals .
Won World Series 4–1 † 1911: MLB † AL * — 1st 101 50 .669 — Won World Series 4–2 † 1912: MLB AL — 3rd 90 62 .592 15 1913: MLB † AL * — 1st 96 57 .627 — Won World Series 4–1 † 1914: MLB AL * — 1st 99 53 .651 — Lost World Series 4–0 * Eddie Collins 1915: MLB AL — 8th 43 109 .283 58½ 1916: MLB AL — 8th 36 117 ...
October 17 – Game 3 of the World Series is postponed due to the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck immediately before the game was set to begin. It would be rescheduled for ten days later, on October 27. October 28 – The Oakland Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, the first Series sweep ...
The 1989 American League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 1989 postseason played between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 3 to 8. A dominant Oakland team took the Series four games to one, en route to a sweep of their cross-bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants , in a World Series ...
During the 2002 season, the A's famous "Moneyball" tactics led them to a league record 20-game winning streak, knocking the Angels out of the first seed in the division. The A's finished 4 games ahead while the Angels secured the Wild Card berth. [39] Despite the 103-win season for Oakland, they lost to the underdog Minnesota Twins in the ALDS.
The 2019 Oakland Athletics season was the 119th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 52nd season in Oakland.The A's clinched a spot in the ALWC Game on September 27; however, they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in that game 5–1.
World Series champion Robert Edward Grossman (born September 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros , Minnesota Twins , Oakland Athletics , Detroit Tigers , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals .