1989 World Series, Game 3: Athletics @ Giants

[@tedberitich2491]

The Oakland A's were my team I followed because of their former AAA affiliate and my hometown Tacoma Tigers as a teenager in the 1980's!!! Oakland was a well oiled machine with the Bash Brothers of Canseco and McGwire, Terry Steinbach, Walt Weiss and a great pitching staff. Thanks for this video on KZbin!!!

[@bobabooey4537]

They were a dangerous club for sure, in every city they played. They had a great line up and pitching.... until they ran into the 92 Blue Jays. Toronto had a better line up and better pitching. Alomar's dinger off Eck is legendary.

[@md65000]

Amazing Oakland won the 89 series in only three games. I guess is was a miracle.

[@charlieheckman]

A typo 13 years in the making.

[@OnlineMathTutor--]

This was an amazing World Series to watch.

[@TMC1982Part2]

This game to me marked the end point of what I would consider to be the real "golden age" of televised network baseball. 1989 of course, was the final year that both ABC and NBC got to cover baseball before the contract moved over to CBS for the next four years. It began with the epic sixth game of the 1975 World Series (that marked the moment in which you could safely argue when TV really started to "understand" baseball) and Carlton Fisk's iconic home run. It really came of age in 1983 for NBC when they poached Vin Scully from CBS and made him the #1 baseball announcer (forming a team with Joe Garagiola and in 1989, Tom Seaver) and teamed Bob Costas up with Tony Kubek to be the #2 team. For ABC, it was in 1985, when they dropped Howard Cosell for good and promoted Tim McCarver to the "A-team" with Al Michaels and Jim Palmer for that year's World Series.

[@mattosullivan9687]

Al Michaels was a Giants guy in the Bay Area before he went nationwide. I am a lifelong As fan. I was not a fan until the quake when everyone in the booth freaked & he stayed cool and became a reporter

[@TMC1982Part2]

@@mattosullivan9687 This was also the very last time that ABC would get to broadcast a clinching game in the World Series. They of course would again cover the World Series in 1995. But they only covered Games 1, 4-5 while NBC covered the others. Had there been a seventh game in 1995, then ABC would've covered it. But as it stands, Game 5 of the 1995 World Series marks the last time that ABC broadcast a Major League Baseball game. And with the way that ABC Sports has been downsized by Disney and ESPN in the past decade and a half, ABC may never, ever come close to obtaining a proper baseball TV contract again (or at least, in my lifetime).

[@bernieudo4399]

@@TMC1982Part2 Disney went with the numbers & trend towards the NBA. Who can blame them? Games took longer & that's the kiss of death. People just switch channels if they're bored. ABC didn't want to miss that. It's sad. MNB was just as big as MNF in the '70s & '80s.

[@guyincognito320]

The 75 Series is the first one that looks modern and interesting on TV. Before that televised baseball was complete garbage, both technically and aesthetically. They had way too much of the tight back angle where you can't see the ball's trajectory off the bat or judge the pitch's path to the plate. I've noticed that they took decades to get rid of that angle, and now you almost never see it. Growing up I always hated when a guy would hit a home run while the telecast was stuck on that tight back angle. Before the mid 70s there was also no human interest at all, no close ups, no cameras pointed at fans. After the Fisk home run they showed you the slow mo of him gesturing the ball fair. It wasn't a special game or series except for the apparent breakthrough in TV aesthetics. Add the fact that in the old days before cable and no interleague play, you never saw many other teams play. They existed only in box scores. So it's hard to understand how baseball captivated America.

[@sha9infinite450]

Indeed, I didn’t like CBS as much and wouldn’t watch as I was in denial lol. NBC and ABC was what I grew up on.

[@teddyballgame9488]

1989 proved that the Oakland A's are the kings of bay area baseball.They don't have to play second fiddle to any team in the bay area.

[@dsfddsgh]

Not sure how you can say that considering that the Giants have won three World Series titles since then in just the last six years while Oakland hasn't been to a World Series since 1989.

[@DiscoHank]

We won 4 in the Bay Area before The Giants won one here. None of those great Mays or Bonds teams won the series. I think The A's deserve the credit for that

[@janbadinski7126]

Or continue to try to forget it.....

[@jairosanchez5051]

Moneyball bi*****. Wins streaks next to Redsox and Yankees.

[@nickpreeper381]

The king is always the most popular not the most successful but both teams are pretty successful though

[@andrewwagstaff5535]

Hilarious that, right at the time they were making fun of Mike Moore's hitting ability, he pops a double over Butler's head. First hit by an AL pitcher in 10 years.

[@kramalerav]

While it was a very well hit ball, outfielders of today would have easily vacuumed that up. Despite winning a gold glove, Canseco though was a butcher in the outfield.

[@bridder01]

It should be noted that this is Game 4, not Game 3. It is still a great game though.

[@carterferris07]

I was gonna say

[@carterferris07]

MANCHESTER UNITED Congratulations on making a comment is so bad that my brain is mush and my heart wants to stop

[@neneshubby]

@MANCHESTER UNITED WE. DON'T. CARE.

[@robertpalin2161]

@MAN UTD 240 countries? LOLOLOL are you including some of countries on our Mars colony? LOLOL

[@robertpalin2161]

@MAN UTD there's only 195 sovereign countries on earth, but thanks for your comment

[@dudetocartman]

1:02:42, that foul ball is the one my bro catches! Still got the ball after 25 yrs! Shame they didn't show him catching it.

[@dawnchristensen7492]

That's fantastic!

[@huckfinn9225]

2 cool man, 2 cool

[@realMartinHamilton]

To cool. I caught one from Gary Carter when he played for the Mets in '88 down the 3rd base line. Gave it to my brother. A's had a dynasty. I lived in Alameda. Losing against the Reds the next year deflated the spirit of every A's fan.

[@jahpsu981]

That’s awesome man

[@adamsyed5535]

Dear MLB, PLEASE upload the actual game 3. It's worthy of upload because among other things, it set what was then a record of 7 home runs in a game: 5 by the A's: D Henderson (2), Phillips, Canseco, Lansford; Giants: Williams, Bathe

[@jazzbassoonpaul]

After 28 years of waiting (I was away in France for the series)-I finally get to see how it happened. Because of the quake and the internet wasn't yet working-I didn't find out who won the series till Nov 10th. SO nice to finally see the actual games themselves! -Oakland A's fan since 1971.

[@kevinsmall2132]

One of the best assembled teams top to bottom in MLB history---the A's had pitching depth, loads of power, speed and defense.

[@MrClay57]

Then in 1990 the Reds swept them.

[@gbattisbal]

I really appreciate this video. I'm a Oakland A's fan from Caracas, Venezuela, and I'm very happy to have the opportunity to watch this game complete. When Oakland won that title I was 8 years old. Thank you. Just one comment, this is the Game 4, not Game 3. Thanks.

[@1seatac]

I was wacted this series during my senior year of high school in '89 on AFRTS while being stationed with my dad in Germany.

[@musiclover3928]

He always looked angry and had a lot of energy. However, he was a great team player. One of the most exciting baseball players in history.

[@warnnie]

where is game 3? did it disappear with earthquake?

[@disneydanny2]

it's probably hanging out with the Cypress structure.

[@LandonDodge2]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C yea because only good countries can play it

[@genesis11am]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C soccer sucks tho. & the players are pussies.

[@80srocknroller]

The Bash Brothers won their only World Series together and for Rickey Henderson it was the first of two World Series that he won (He won his second World Series title as a Toronto Blue Jay)

[@LogoAttitude]

In addition to this being the first Battle of the Bay World Series and being interrupted by an earthquake, KGO-TV, the station that locally carried the series, is one of the original five ABC O&Os from the late 1940s. Most of those five remain O&Os to this day, the only one under third-party ownership today is Detroit's WXYZ.

[@Paulbuslon]

RIP Tony Gwynn.

[@sre94]

You'll notice the announcers keep talking about the good weather and lack of wind. That's because this was late October. The best weather of the year in the area where Candlestick is located is during football season. Very strange place

[@BeyondDre]

As someone who grew up at Candlestick, I miss that place.

[@adamsyed5535]

RIP Dave "Hendu" Henderson

[@NevadaLamb]

I got into baseball around 1995, when I was 7. It’s so weird seeing Will Clark and Matt Williams as Giants! I’m so use to Will with the Rangers and Matt with the Indians. This is my reality check that baseball existed before I got into it! 😂😂

[@kramalerav]

*”I’m so used to Will with the Rangers..”* Stop making me feel old!

[@katemoo9581]

Rest in peace to the A’s and Giants rivalry, 1968, 2024

[@SuperStrik9]

Rickey Henderson was incredible. Loved it when the Blue Jays got him in '93.

[@bigcryptid448]

Worked out good for Dave Stewart too

[@OGUNDA.IRÉ]

Yo casual viendo la serie 30 añitos después desde un teléfono móvil

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

11:30 Irony

[@orlandotragic7577]

boy this ump had a WIIIIIIDDDDDEEEEE strikezone especially to the right handed hitters, wow!!!

[@ericpogorzelski904]

this is the resume game 3 on october 27 1989 after the earthquake back at candle stick park

[@steggisawrus]

Welch was a 17 game winner that year with a WHIP comparable to Stew and gave up the least HRs on the staff. Storm Davis won 19 games but may have benefitted more from the juggernaut offense that took care of business against Robinson and the rest of that pitching staff. You never know, but the A's were strong in all areas, including starting pitching 1-4, and had something to prove from the '88 series.

[@fredkurzweil4327]

GAME 4 SILLY

[@kt81776]

Best world series ever!

[@GregJay]

The 89 A's were definitely a powerhouse team, what if they played other A's teams? Like the teams of the early 70's, the great 30 team? or even the team that won 3 WS in a row 1910-13? That would be pretty cool. Think I'll play a couple on strat-o-matic and stream it. Strat-o-matic fanatics are cool. :)

[@Tornado1994]

They were a Powerhouse, because they were JUICING. BAD.

[@broadstreetbullies849]

Lemme fix the description, "I'll tell ya what, we're having an earth-"

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

This warning to everybody who is a sports fan...Enjoy your teams championships when they happen! You never know when or if it will come again... This is the last time any of my teams have won a professional championship in any sport. Being a Northern California sports fan for me has been a nightmare for many many years... This is the last time any of my teams have won a championship of any kind. My teams...Oakland A's, Raiders, San Jose Sharks and Sacramento Kings have not won a thing since 1989...Including all four sports, my teams have 109 consecutive seasons without winning a championship...that's 1 year longer than the Chicago Cubs endured. I've seen my teams lose possible championships on weird hops, tuck rules, Derek Jeter being at the wrong place at the right time, and Jeremy Giambi not sliding; rigged officating in game 6 of the 2002 WCF, blowing 3-0 series leads to the eventual NHL Champion, trading away the head coach only to lose to him in the Superbowl; Chris Webber shredding his knee; and losing in the American League Division Series in game 5 at home four out of five times. The last time one my teams won a championship, I was 25 years old. Now I'm 54. Still haven't seen another one. Enjoy any championships while you can! They sometimes don't come again, unless you are a New England Patriots fan. One last team I like. The Cal Bears. They have never won any championship in Football or Basketball in my lifetime.

[@kramalerav]

The Kings are making a turn around though. Too bad Golden State and the Giants were the NoCal franchises you never liked lol

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

My streak has lasted 130 plus seasons now...@@kramalerav

[@White_sox_fan]

This is actually game 4 not 3

[@n00btub3r2012]

RIP Dave Henderson

[@sunlighttehstarlightandzet1714]

+CannedPenguins, did Sunset cry for Dave Henderson?

[@edwardbliss8931]

I'd like to see the 1984 Detroit Tigers vs the 1989 Oakland A's in a 7 game series. I'll pick the Tigers 4-3

[@MLBAdvancedMediaSUX]

Palmer's scouting report before Moore's two-run double in the 2nd, "Has trouble with a thrown ball". Boom.

[@kramalerav]

Never tempt fate..

[@jpete3027666]

The Giants had a great team that year but their starting pitching just couldn’t compete with that A’s lineup. That was the difference.

[@adamsyed5535]

"The plate umpire is Dutch Rennert, and you will know that immediately, you can hear Dutch in Amsterdam." Get it?

[@rollo131]

Roger Craig looks like he's about 80 years old here - and he's still alive today in 2020.

[@kramalerav]

And he sadly passed away a few ago as of this writing..

[@jamesgentry13]

this was game 4 wasn't it?

[@DowntownCanon]

Yes it was.

[@williamdwhalen8450]

Henry was my favorite as a kid.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Last ABC broadcast of any MLB games until the 1994 season.

[@opheliaropen6249]

what duration is the earthquake

[@TMC1982Part2]

The A's of that era were pretty much the American League version of the Atlanta Braves of the '90s-early 2000s.

[@ckendall67]

- This is actually Game 4( you probably figured that out by now ;) )where the A's complete the sweep. The Giants, as good a team they had with Will The Thrill, NL MVP Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams, Brett Butler, were NO match for the powerhouse A's. Some say the Blue Jays, whom the A's beat in the ALCS, were a better opponent for the A's & that series was much closer than the World Series vs San Fran. But the A's were simply baseball's best at that time. Fortunately for the Blue Jays, they atoned for their loss in the '89 ALCS by beating the A's three years later in 1992.... :)

[@TMC1982Part2]

I sometimes wonder how things would've turned out for the Giants had the earthquake not happened. The earthquake layoff allowed the A's to send back eventual Series MVP Dave Stewart again in Game 3 (Bob Welch was supposed to start for Oakland on October 17). I do feel that in a way, the earthquake pretty much delayed the inevitable. The 1989 World Series has to be one the most lopsided ones ever. I just think that the A's were so laser focused and determined to redeem their loss to the Dodgers (despite being the best team in all of baseball during the regular year and pretty much steamrolling the Red Sox in the ALCS), that the Giants were pretty much, just a minor obstacle. Not to mention of course, that in '88, the A's didn't have Rickey Henderson in their proverbial back-pockets.

[@jasminayala648]

2018? And LETS GO OAKLAND⚾️⚾️

[@gibomber]

Why game 3 on the name of the video ? This is game 4...

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Dave Stewart's voice doesn't match his body lol

[@kramalerav]

Neither does Mike Tyson’s.

[@iamthemanman]

RICKEY RICKEY RICKEY RICKEY!!

[@stevelillie3880]

I remember watching the world series in 89. I love the A's. But in game 3 when the Giants pitcher in the first inning threw 2 inside pitches to Cansaco. The announcers defended the pitcher saying 2 inside pitches the second dangerously at Cansecos head they and the fans got all over canseco saying no way was he throwing at his head and vilified Canseco is bull sh#t. It could have done serious damage maybe ending his career or even worse. Everyone always put the A's down. The fans in Oakland was cheered for both teams not in Frisco though. In tired of the negativity towards Oakland. They did everything first including the first 4 World champions. And 3 came in 5th 6th and 7th years they were there. If took the Giants 50 something years to do their 1st.

[@guyincognito320]

San Francisco is a city of c***s, who knew

[@beeatoms]

they weren't cheap back then.. they went out and got veteran players, unlike today's A's

[@VL1975]

Wow...look at Gary Thorne! lol Same voice, skinner guy! This is Game 4!

[@alexfranco2975]

LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!!

[@RedCard94]

Whoa, Gary Thorne in 1989

[@Howlingburd19]

Red Card the best commentator ever, change my mind

[@TMC1982Part2]

ABC's final Major League Baseball telecast for four years (due to CBS taking over the exclusive network broadcast rights from them and NBC). The next (and to date, last) time that ABC broadcast Major League Baseball, it would be via the ill-fated Baseball Network joint-venture w/ NBC from 1994-95.

[@TheNewGateStudios]

Tough to accept....baseball had been such an early stepchild at ABC and had come such a long way....

[@phcusnret]

The Candlestick became Wiggly Field.

[@dergin38467]

Ha

[@broadstreetbullies849]

This is game 4....

[@SuperStrik9]

I agree that he's best known as an A. Just saying as a Jays fan it was great when they got him.

[@realMartinHamilton]

This is actually game 4. The title of the video says game 3 but is in error.

[@kramalerav]

Though Donnie Robinson got pulled early, Roger Craig should have conducted a double-switch that would’ve allowed him to hit (I think he was due up in the order), and it would’ve saved burning through a pinch-hitter that early too.

[@renguerrero7218]

This is game 4 dude!!

[@catchifyoucan232]

Why is this titled Game 3???

[@garrettlash3947]

this is definitely game 4

[@moondoggyJ55]

STTTTRIIIIIKEEEE OOOOONEEEEEE

[@nebula.360]

I cant find the earthquake part.

[@dominickclaflin5295]

sphallolalia. This is game 4 and this did not have the earthquake. And the earthquake did not happen in the middle of the game it was in the pregame

[@williamdwhalen8450]

I remember as a kid the media making fun of Will Clark because of his voice. Never a peep about Stu's. He had an intimidating look. Lol

[@TMC1982Part2]

Not to make excuses for why the Giants lost, but I always wonder how differently things would've turned out had the earthquake not happened. If it weren't for the quake, then Bob Welch would've started for the A's in Game 3 & Don Robinson would've started for the Giants. But thanks to the 10 day layoff, this allowed the A's the send the eventual MVP Dave Stewart back to finish the Giants off in Game 4.

[@TMC1982Part2]

I find it funny that during the trophy presentation ceremony, Gary Thorne doesn't identify to the viewers what exactly Dr. Bobby Brown is the president of (the American League to be exact). Instead, Thorne just refers to Dr. Brown quite vaguely, as "The President".

[@xSoccerxCorex]

throne looked shook just being in the locker room. too bad reggie jackson was a dick to gary bender the year before during the ALCS or else he'd be there to do the interviews again

[@hadmiar8]

Why does it say Game 3 and have the score for game 3 if it's really Game 4?

[@TMC1982Part2]

It must of been extremely awkward for Al Michaels & Jim Palmer to know that Tim McCarver was still going to have a job on national TV (and be able to call the World Series for the foreseeable future) since I think, he was already pegged by CBS to be their lead color commentator. It must be especially frustrating for Palmer to see Joe Morgan become the defacto #2 MLB color commentator during the '90s on national TV w/ ESPN & NBC.

[@Brian211978]

I got that! But the team made the playoffs 4 times in 5 years!

[@CatsClaw44]

negtype I'm not an A's fan but I have to defend them, steroids were legal during this period of time so you can't change history.

[@johnanderson2917]

giants looked like a bunch of scrawny old midgets.

[@Brian211978]

His numbers and size never constituted him being on steroids...

[@DNSKansas]

This has to be game 4, since an NL umpire, Dutch Rennert, is working the plate.

[@stevec1123]

It is game 4.

[@garrettlash3947]

within the first couple minutes Al Michaels literally says Game 4

[@stevieVantanna]

I always thought dave stewart's voice didn't match up

[@TMC1982Part2]

I never said that I was necessarily rooting for the Giants. There's no doubt that the A's were the superior team (then again, so was the case in 1988 and 1990). My point is that one should have to wonder how things would've turned out had the World Series not gone through the 10 interruption due to the earthquake. Of course, the eventual WS MVP Dave Stewart wouldn't have been able to pitch so soon due to the long lay off.

[@TheLocalLt]

Back then the World Series was called by either Al Michals or Vin Scully every year, top notch stuff. Also Gary Thorne as sideline reporter he’s m the man I wish he got to call a WS on american tv, his Stanley cup calls were awesome Also the steroid era was very much underway in this game 😂 fuckin larussa

[@michaelkinslow9802]

where is game 1

[@bullwinkle2380]

This is Game 4, not Game 3. The A's went on to sweep the Giants!!!

[@kramalerav]

My how things have changed in the last thirty-plus years for those two franchises; The Giants went on to have a mini-dynasty of sorts and still continue to be regular contenders, while the A’s are near certain to relocate to Las Vegas.

[@kramalerav]

Roger Craig wasn’t even the most well known Roger Craig in San Francisco back then.

[@negevsareforpros9250]

Too bad a victory like this had come at an unfortunate date.

[@Brian211978]

Still trying to figure out how the A's only won 1 world series in 5 years there....

[@arrowwolfz]

Butler races back and it's over his head.

[@davidgrant2911]

The great Nell Carter. RIP

[@chrisbartell5898]

This is game 4

[@ajmiranda3235]

You guy's are haters. If ur favourite teams are not the Yankees or cardinals then u can't say crap because the A's are 3rd best when it comes to world series titles. Thank you

[@Kylefassbinderful]

Look at those glorious tobacco ads lol

[@yoelcaceres9641]

El 2019 es nuestro

[@bradatherton9369]

2:20:42 Play of the game

[@MassGainingGuy]

Ok...I only came here to watch the earthquake!

[@Ghostrider6A]

This would be game 4.

[@VisualTedium]

I wonder why Rickey H sped into the hall without steroid suspicions

[@yoshichai4320]

Talk to Suffer because early in His career he was hitting homeruns and stealing bases in the early 80’s

[@juniorflorez.9090]

Umpire was mad.

[@themack1363]

14 giants fans are real salty

[@stormzhd1153]

The Mack 20...lol

[@allboutchicken5629]

It's the cum in their mouths.

[@MikeNolan]

All BOUT CHICKEN the A's and their fans have cum in their mouths for over 30 years now

[@TMC1982Part2]

I think that it's a fair argument to suggest that the 1989 World Series was the absolute worst World Series of all time. Or at least the worst since expansion started in 1961. Ignoring the earthquake, statistically speaking, the A's outscored the Giants 32-14. During that series, the Giants never held a lead during the four games. And only once did they even manage to tie the score, when it was 1-1 in the third inning of Game 2. Simply put, the Giants got their asses handed to them in quite possibly, the most lopsided World Series ever.

[@kramalerav]

The Loma Prieto Earthquake is all this Series will be remembered for. As far as the action on the field, yeah it was a lame Fall Classic-although this Game 4 was rather watchable. I was fourteen years old, and while I’d have to look back and read over the season’s recap, it seems to me the National League overall was pretty weak that year. There was nobody on that Giants pitching staff that scared anyone, so it’s no surprise they walked into a buzzsaw with that loaded A’s roster. When I think of Just-Happy-Be-There teams playing in a championship, these ‘89 San Francisco Giants and the 2007 Colorado Rockies are what pops in my mind.

[@TMC1982Part2]

@@kramalerav I suppose that you can also argue that the two San Diego Padres teams that went to the World Series (1984 and 1998) also fit into the description of "Just-Happy-To-Be-There" teams. A lot of it likely has to do with the feeling that it was all but foregone conclusions that they had little to no shot at beating the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees respectively, who both far and a way, had the best overall records in baseball for those years. At least in my lifetime, the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies may also fit that "Just-Happy-To-Be-There" team. They were a team that really nobody expected to be any good, given that they lost 92 games the year before and they hadn't finished with a winning record since 1986. But in '93, they some how, manage to win 97 games and against all odds, beat a very good Atlanta Braves team (who won 104 games that year and were the two time defending National League champions) in the NLCS. And had certain things turned out differently in Games 4 and 6, who knows how the World Series could've turned out against Toronto.

[@tylermanter36]

I’m a astros fan I want to see astros vs dodgers rangers vs giants again

[@rustykuntz94]

I don't get how this video is now over 6 years old & you still have NOT changed the title of this video, this is Game 4, NOT game 3.

[@jamesmatthew3681]

I agree with you on that one.