The 1989 San Francisco Giants season was the

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

' 107th season in

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, their 32nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 30th at

Candlestick Park Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 ...

. The Giants finished in first place in the

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with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. It was their second division title in three years. The Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games in the

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. However, they were swept by their cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics, in an

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-marred

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Offseason

*December 8, 1988: Mike Aldrete was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Tracy Jones. *February 27, 1989: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

Opening Day Lineup

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 14, 1989:

Goose Gossage Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New Yo ...

was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. *June 5, 1989: Clay Bellinger was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989. *June 16, 1989: Tracy Jones was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Sheridan. *June 18, 1989: Charlie Hayes was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Dennis Cook and Terry Mulholland to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and Steve Bedrosian. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Rick Parker (August 7, 1989) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade. * August 2, 1989:

Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954) is an American baseball sportscaster and a former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher with the San Francisco Gian ...

signed as a free agent. *August 10, 1989:

was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.

Major League debuts

*Batters: Mike Benjamin (July 7), Greg Litton (May 2) *Pitchers: Randy McCament (June 28), Russ Swan (August 3), Stu Tate (September 20)

Game log and schedule

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of ...

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Busch Stadium Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as "New Busch Stadium" or "Busch Stadium III") is a baseball stadium located in St. Louis, Missouri. The stadium serves as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's Major League Baseball (M ...

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Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Buil ...

, , 12,913 , , 11–11 ,
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, , 20,940 , , 12–12 ,
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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 26 , , May 2 , , Cubs , , 4–0 , , Reuschel (4–2) , , , ,

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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 28 , , May 4 , , Pirates , , 6–3 , , Krukow (1–0) , , , , Lefferts (4) , ,

, , 11,820 , , 14–14 ,
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, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 5 , ,

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, , 24,401 , , 14–15 ,
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, , 26,925 , , 15–15 ,
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, , 50,492 , , 16–15 ,
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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...

, , 13,949 , , 17–15 ,
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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

, , 44,660 , , 23–19 ,
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, , 14,125 , , 24–21 ,
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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 46 , , May 26 , ,

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, , 12,787 , , 25–21 ,
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, , 21,568 , , 29–22 ,
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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta. The stadium was home of the Atlanta Braves of th ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

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Astrodome The NRG Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston ...

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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 78 , , June 29 , , Cubs , , 12–2 , , Brantley (1–0) , , , , , ,

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, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 80 , , July 1 , , Cubs , , 2–3 , , , , Reuschel (12–3) , , , ,

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, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 82 , , July 4 , , @ Pirates , , 3–5 , , , ,

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, , 22,242 , , 49–34 ,
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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 84 , , July 6 , , @ Pirates , , 2–1 (10) , , Brantley (3–0) , , , , Lefferts (15) , ,

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W2
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, , 47,400 , , 51–35 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 9 , , @

, , 4–6 , , , , Wilson (1–2) , , , ,

, , 41,985 , , 51–36 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 88 , , July 13 , , Pirates , , 3–2 (13) , , Brantley (5–0) , , , , , ,

, , 17,178 , , 52–36 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 89 , , July 14 , , Pirates , , 4–7 , , , , Reuschel (12–4) , , , ,

, , 18,238 , , 52–37 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 90 , , July 15 , , Pirates , , 8–3 , , LaCoss (4–6) , , , , , ,

, , 27,881 , , 53–37 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 91 , , July 16 , , Pirates , , 3–1 , , Garrelts (7–3) , , , , Bedrosian (7) , ,

, , 44,781 , , 54–37 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 92 , , July 17 , ,

, , 8–4 , , McCament (1–0) , , , ,

(4) , ,

, , 25,643 , , 55–37 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 93 , , July 18 , ,

, , 7–3 , ,

(8–6) , , , , , ,

, , 18,112 , , 56–37 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 94 , , July 19 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Brantley (6–0) , , , , Lefferts (16) , ,

, , 38,282 , , 57–37 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 20 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 (11) , , , , McCament (1–1) , , , ,

, , 32,306 , , 57–38 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 96 , , July 21 , , @ Cubs , , 4–3 , , Garrelts (8–3) , , , , Lefferts (17) , ,

, , 34,725 , , 58–38 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 22 , , @ Cubs , , 2–5 , , , , Hammaker (6–5) , , , ,

, , 35,530 , , 58–39 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 23 , , @ Cubs , , 5–9 , , , ,

(8–7) , , , ,

, , 35,707 , , 58–40 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 99 , , July 24 , , @ Braves , , 2–0 , , Reuschel (13–4) , , , , Bedrosian (8) , ,

, , 12,985 , , 59–40 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 100 , , July 25 , , @ Braves , , 5–4 , , LaCoss (5–6) , , , , Lefferts (18) , ,

, , 10,564 , , 60–40 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 26 , , @ Braves , , 4–5 , , , , Bedrosian (0–2) , , , ,

, , 8,055 , , 60–41 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 27 , , @ Braves , , 1–10 , , , , Hammaker (6–6) , , , ,

, , 10,471 , , 60–42 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 103 , , July 28 , , @

, , 3–2 , ,

(9–7) , , , , , ,

, , 38,845 , , 61–42 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 104 , , July 29 , , @

, , 1–8 , , , , Reuschel (13–5) , , , ,

, , 39,602 , , 61–43 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 105 , , July 30 , , @

, , 2–6 , , , , LaCoss (5–7) , , , ,

, , 41,088 , , 61–44 ,
L2
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 106 , , August 1 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Garrelts (9–3) , , , , Lefferts (19) , ,

, , 35,716 , , 62–44 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 2 , , @

, , 4–7 , , , , Wilson (1–3) , , , ,

, , 45,478 , , 62–45 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 3 , , @

, , 3–6 , , , , Swan (0–1) , , , ,

, , 43,516 , , 62–46 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 109 , , August 4 , ,

, , 4–2 , ,

(10–7) , , , , , ,

, , 26,648 , , 63–46 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 110 , , August 5 , ,

, , 7–0 , , LaCoss (6–7) , , , , , ,

, , 33,736 , , 64–46 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 6 , ,

, , 2–3 , , , , Lefferts (2–4) , , , ,

, , 52,292 , , 65–46 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 7 , ,

, , 2–10 , , , , Brantley (6–1) , , , ,

, , 23,905 , , 65–47 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 8 , ,

, , 4–10 , , , , Swan (0–2) , , , ,

, , 20,765 , , 65–48 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 114 , , August 9 , ,

, , 10–1 , ,

(11–7) , , , , , ,

, , 29,441 , , 66–48 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 115 , , August 10 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Dravecky (1–0) , , , , Bedrosian (9) , ,

, , 34,810 , , 67–48 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 116 , , August 11 , ,

, , 10–2 , , LaCoss (7–7) , , , , , ,

, , 33,307 , , 68–48 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 12 , ,

, , 1–5 , , , , Knepper (0–1) , , , ,

, , 49,772 , , 68–49 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 13 , ,

, , 2–3 (12) , , , ,

(11–8) , , , ,

, , 53,821 , , 68–50 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 119 , , August 15 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Dravecky (2–0) , , , , Bedrosian (10) , ,

, , 24,490 , , 69–50 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 16 , , @

, , 2–4 , , , , Bedrosian (0–3) , , , ,

, , 24,719 , , 69–51 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 121 , , August 17 , , @

, , 10–5 , , Knepper (1–1) , , , , , ,

, , 21,057 , , 70–51 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 122 , , August 18 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Reuschel (14–5) , , , , Bedrosian (11) , ,

, , 23,368 , , 71–51 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 19 , , @

, , 0–1 , , , , Downs (2–4) , , , ,

, , 30,366 , , 71–52 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 124 , , August 20 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Brantley (7–1) , , , , , ,

, , 36,530 , , 72–52 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 21 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , LaCoss (7–8) , , , ,

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

, , 41,200 , , 72–53 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 126 , , August 22 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Knepper (2–1) , , , , , ,

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

, , 48,249 , , 73–53 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 127 , , August 23 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Reuschel (15–5) , , , , , ,

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

, , 43,694 , , 74–53 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 25 , ,

, , 2–12 , , , , Downs (2–5) , , , ,

, , 23,272 , , 74–54 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 129 , , August 26 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Garrelts (10–3) , , , , , ,

, , 29,527 , , 74–55 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 27 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , LaCoss (7–9) , , , ,

, , 31,536 , , 74–56 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 28 , ,

, , 1–9 , , , , Reuschel (15–6) , , , ,

, , 15,614 , , 74–57 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 29 , ,

, , 1–6 , , , ,

(11–9) , , , ,

, , 13,952 , , 74–58 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 133 , , August 30 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Downs (3–5) , , , , Bedrosian (12) , ,

, , 19,053 , , 75–58 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 134 , , September 1 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Garrelts (11–3) , , , , , ,

, , 29,413 , , 76–58 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 135 , , September 2 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Reuschel (16–6) , , , , , ,

, , 31,066 , , 77–58 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 136 , , September 3 , ,

, , 4–0 , ,

(12–9) , , , , , ,

, , 44,084 , , 78–58 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 137 , , September 4 , , @

, , 9–8 , ,

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(1–0) , , , , Bedrosian (13) , ,

, , 15,140 , , 79–58 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 138 , , September 5 , , @

, , 5–6 , , , , LaCoss (7–10) , , , ,

, , 16,389 , , 79–59 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 139 , , September 6 , , @ Braves , , 7–2 , , Garrelts (12–3) , , , , , ,

, , 2,735 , , 80–59 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 140 , , September 7 , , @ Braves , , 7–5 , , Bedrosian (1–3) , , , , , ,

, , 4,474 , , 81–59 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 141 , , September 8 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , ,

(12–10) , , , ,

, , 24,405 , , 81–60 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 142 , , September 9 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , Downs (3–6) , , , ,

, , 37,711 , , 81–61 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 143 , , September 10 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Knepper (3–1) , , , , Lefferts (20) , ,

, , 26,004 , , 82–61 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 144 , , September 11 , , Braves , , 3–2 , , Garrelts (13–3) , , , , Bedrosian (14) , ,

, , 11,930 , , 83–61 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 12 , , Braves , , 5–6 , , , , Bedrosian (1–4) , , , ,

, , 11,077 , , 83–62 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 146 , , September 13 , ,

, , 8–7 (13) , ,

(2–0) , , , , , ,

, , 13,827 , , 84–62 , ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 147 , , September 14 , ,

, , 4–3 (12) , ,

(3–0) , , , , , ,

, , 15,969 , , 85–62 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 15 , ,

, , 3–5 , , , , Knepper (3–2) , , , ,

, , 33,920 , , 85–63 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 149 , , September 17 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Garrelts (14–3) , , , , Bedrosian (15) , ,

, , n/a , , 86–63 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 150 , , September 17 , ,

, , 1–6 , , , , Reuschel (16–7) , , , ,

, , 25,543 , , 86–64 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 151 , , September 19 , ,

, , 3–2 , , LaCoss (8–10) , , , , Bedrosian (16) , ,

, , 20,668 , , 87–64 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 152 , , September 20 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Wilson (2–3) , , , , , ,

, , 21,420 , , 88–64 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 153 , , September 21 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Downs (4–6) , , , , Bedrosian (17) , ,

, , 24,896 , , 89–64 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 22 , ,

, , 1–3 , , , , Garrelts (14–4) , , , ,

, , 33,020 , , 89–65 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 155 , , September 23 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Reuschel (17–7) , , , , , ,

, , 46,664 , , 90–65 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 156 , , September 24 , ,

, , 10–2 , , LaCoss (9–10) , , , , , ,

, , 50,871 , , 91–65 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 157 , , September 25 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , ,

(12–11) , , , ,

, , 23,007 , , 91–66 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 26 , , @

, , 1–2 , , , , Downs (4–7) , , , ,

, , 27,662 , , 91–67 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 27 , , @

, , 0–1 , , , , Garrelts (14–5) , , , ,

, , 34,210 , , 91–68 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 160 , , September 29 , , @

, , 7–2 , , LaCoss (10–10) , , , , , ,

, , 52,089 , , 92–68 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 161 , , September 30 , , @

, , 5–11 , , , , Reuschel (17–8) , , , ,

, , 47,787 , , 92–69 ,
L1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 162 , , October 1 , , @

, , 0–3 , , , , Downs (4–8) , , , ,

, , 24,031 , , 92–70 ,
L2
, -

Postseason

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 NLCS , , October 4 , , @ Cubs , , 11–3 , , Garrelts (1–0) , , Maddux (0–1) , , , ,

, , 39,195 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 NLCS , , October 5 , , @ Cubs , , 5–9 , , Lancaster (1–0) , , Reuschel (0–1) , , , ,

, , 39,195 , , 1–1 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 NLCS , , October 7 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , ,

(1–0) , , Lancaster (1–1) , , Bedrosian (1) , ,

, , 62,065 , , 2–1 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 NLCS , , October 8 , , Cubs , , 6–4 , , Downs (1–0) , , Wilson (0–1) , , Bedrosian (2) , ,

, , 62,078 , , 3–1 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 5 NLCS , , October 9 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Reuschel (1–1) , , Bielecki (0–1) , , Bedrosian (3) , ,

, , 62,084 , , 4–1 ,
W3
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 WS , , October 14 , , @

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, , 0–5 , , Stewart (1–0) , , Garrelts (0–1) , , , ,

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Coliseum, currently branded as RingCentral Coliseum, is a stadium in Oakland, California. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. The Coliseum is the home ba ...

, , 49,385 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 WS , , October 15 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Moore (1–0) , , Reuschel (0–1) , , , ,

, , 49,388 , , 0–2 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 3 WS , , October 27 , ,

, , 7–13 , , Stewart (2–0) , , Garrelts (0–2) , , , ,

, , 62,038 , , 0–3 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 4 WS , , October 28 , ,

, , 6–9 , , Moore (2–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Eckersley (1) , ,

, , 62,032 , , 0–4 ,
L4
, -

Roster

Dave Dravecky

The previous season, a cancerous desmoid tumor was found in Dravecky's pitching arm. He underwent surgery on October 7, 1988, removing half of the

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in his pitching arm and freezing the

humerus bone The humerus (; ) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a roun ...

in an effort to eliminate all of the cancerous cells. By July 1989, he was pitching in the minors, and on August 10, he made a highly publicized return to the major leagues, pitching 8 innings and defeating

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4-3. In his following start five days later against the

, Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a

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to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter. Then, on his first pitch to

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, his humerus bone snapped, ending his

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. To see a pitcher break his arm with a loud cracking sound while doing something as ordinary as throwing a pitch, then fall to the ground rolling in agonizing pain, was shocking, unusual, and upsetting, especially for those who had followed his touching story. The pitch was replayed on television repeatedly over the following days. The Giants won the

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pennant in

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, and in the post-game celebration, Dravecky's arm was broken a second time. A doctor examining Dravecky's

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s noticed a mass in his arm. Cancer had returned. Eighteen days later, Dravecky retired from baseball, aged 33, leaving a 64-57 record with 558 strikeouts and a 3.13

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in 1,062.2 innings. He won the 1989

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honoring his spirit and leadership.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 4 at

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Game 2

October 5 at

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Game 3

October 7 at

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Game 4

October 8 at

Game 5

October 9 at

The Giants made it to their first

since

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with a 3-2 win over the Cubs to win the 1989 National League pennant, four games to one. The final game pitted

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against a well-rested (due to his quick exit from Game 2)

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. Reuschel made amends for his poor start in Game 2 by giving up only one run over eight innings. The one run Reuschel gave up was an unearned run the Cubs scored when Walton reached on an error by Mitchell and then scored on Sandberg's double. The Cubs held the 1-0 lead until the seventh inning when

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tripled and scored on Mitchell's sacrifice fly. With two outs in the eighth, the Cubs appeared ready to perhaps send the series back to Chicago. But

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pinch-hit for Reuschel and walked. Bielcki then proceeded the load the bases by walking both Butler and Thompson.

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sent for

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to end the jam, but Clark drove a single to center that gave the Giants a 3-1 lead. The Cubs strung together three straight singles with two outs in the ninth to pull within a run, but Bedrosian got Sandberg to ground out to second to end the game and the series. The Giants were in their first

since

. Clark's stellar performance earned him Most Valuable Player honors for the Giants. Clark hit .650 with eight RBIs.

World series

It was the first World Series in which the losing team never had the lead and never had the tying run at the plate in its final turn at-bat.

Game 1

October 14, 1989, at

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Game 2

October 15, 1989, at

Game 3

October 17, 1989, at

in San Francisco The game was delayed until October 27, or about ten days, due to the Loma Prieta earthquake.

Game 4

October 28, 1989, at

in San Francisco

Award winners

* Will Clark, NLCS MVP * Dave Dravecky,

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* Kevin Mitchell, National League MVP

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Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

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