Here’s some excerpts from Ray Ratto’s story for the Chronicle on the Giants closing out the Cubs in five games with an afternoon game at Candlestick on October 9, 1989:
“The Cubs collected 10 hits and 14 baserunners yesterday, but until the ninth inning, all they had was a single, unearned run to show for it. [...]
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The Giants Winning the Pennant
Posted in San Francisco Giants, tagged 1989 San Francisco Giants, Bay Bridge Series, Kevin Mitchell, Ray Ratto, Will Clark on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anticipating the First World Series Game in San Francisco Since 1962
Posted in Loma Prieta, San Francisco Giants, World Series, tagged Battle of the Bay, Bay Bridge Series, Candlestick Park, Marc Sandalow on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To commemorate the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake, or really the morning of, here’s the story (and picture below) by Marc Sandalow that appeared on the S.F. Chronicle’s front page on Oct. 17, ‘89:
Candlestick Park will host its first World Series game in 27 years tonight as the San Francisco Giants try to reverse [...]
The A’s and Giants Clinch Their Divisions
Posted in San Francisco Giants, The Season on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It happened on September 27, 1989. The Chronicle reported:
The Bay Area’s baseball dream – a World Series between San Francisco and Oakland – moved a huge step closer to reality last night when both the Giants and the A’s clinched the championship of their divisions. The A’s won the American League’s Western Division title at [...]
A Giants Comeback on September 20
Posted in San Francisco Giants on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle talked about one of the Giants’ biggest comebacks of 1989, vs. the Dodgers, of course, on September 20:
For the second time in 16 days, the Giants interrupted the reading of the last rites, this time by rallying from seven runs down and scoring five times with nobody out [...]
Roger Craig
Posted in Coaches, San Francisco Giants, tagged 1959 Dodgers, 1989 Giants, Roger Craig manager on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like me, you grew up familiar with the Humm Baby Roger Craig who seemed to be a cheery elderly uncle for the motley Giants crew, knew how to guide them toward excellence, and was always optimistic. But here’s a shot of him when he was on the other side, pitching for the Dodgers [...]
Kevin Mitchell
Posted in San Francisco Giants, The Season, tagged 1989 San Francisco Giants, Kevin Mitchell on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mitch wasn’t quite a one-year wonder, but at this point it seems like he was, and yes, it was a wonderful 1989 season. Read some of the Chronicle’s game story for a 7-6 win over the Braves in Fulton County Stadium on June 2:
Kevin Mitchell hit the longest ball of the evening, but the biggest [...]
An Ode to Rick Reuschel
Posted in San Francisco Giants, tagged 1989 San Francisco Giants, 200-game winners, near no-hitters, Rick Reuschel on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Even back in July 1985, as portrayed in a Sports Illustrated article, Reuschel was an old-timer, then pitching for the Pirates: “Three years after rotator-cuff surgery, two years after a stint in Class A and one year after being told he was not wanted by anyone in baseball, the 36-year-old war-horse is 7-2 with a [...]
An Interview With Mike Pagliarulo
Posted in Players, San Francisco Giants, tagged 1989 New York Yankees, 1989 Oakland A's, 1989 San Diego Padres, 1989 San Francisco Giants, Dave Stewart, Greg Cadaret, Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams, Mike Pagliarulo, Rickey Henderson on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently interviewed Mike Pagliarulo, starting third baseman for the Yankees from 1985 to mid-1989. The interview was primarily prompted by this picture on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle of him and Rickey Henderson embracing after hearing of Rickey’s trade to the A’s:
I talked with Mike about his response to learning that [...]
Will Clark
Posted in Players, San Francisco Giants, tagged 1990 Fleer, Will Clark, Wrigley Field on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Will Clark in action at Wrigley Field during a 1989 day game, not during the NLCS (he must be bunting here, hard as that is to believe), as shown on a special 1990 Fleer card. I think Clark, and not Mitchell, got recognized by Fleer for their Players of the Decade set in 1990.
