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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
October 8, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 8, 1989 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | October 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 50,024 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Dan Morrison |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Mookie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| George Bell | DH |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Junior Felix | Right Fielder |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
October 8, 1989
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stieb
There goes Henderson. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Stieb
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stieb
There goes Canseco. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Liriano applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stewart
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stewart
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a popup in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Stewart
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Stewart
Whitt hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Stewart
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Gruber reaches second base with a double. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Felix vs. Stewart
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Stieb
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Stieb
Gallego bunts towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Liriano covering, for the out. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Felix who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. Weiss scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Stewart
Liriano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Stewart
There goes Liriano. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Liriano steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Stewart
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Liriano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Stewart
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Stieb
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stewart
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Stewart
Whitt hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Stewart
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Fernandez steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Stewart
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Stewart, and towards Weiss, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Stieb
Weiss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Liriano reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Stieb
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Stewart
Felix hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Stewart
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it and steps on first for the out. McGwire throws to Weiss, who throws back to McGwire who tags Felix for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stewart
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Stieb
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stewart
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stewart
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGwire moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Gallego vs. Acker
Gallego bunts between the mound and first base. Acker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallego for the out. McGwire scores. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Acker
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Stewart
Whitt hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Stewart
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Stewart
Felix hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Acker
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Acker
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Acker
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Stewart
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stewart
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stewart
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Henke
McGwire strikes out. Whitt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McGwire out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Henke
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Eckersley
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Fernandez steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gruber vs. Eckersley
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Eckersley
Felix strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/8/1989 -- Oakland at Toronto (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 1 1 1 Moseby L, cf 4 1 2 1
Phillips T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wilson M, lf 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 3 0 1 1 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Parker D, dh 4 0 0 0 Bell G, dh 4 1 2 1
Henderson D, cf 3 1 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 1 2 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Whitt E, c 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 1 Gruber K, 3b 3 0 1 1
Weiss W, ss 2 1 0 0 Felix J, rf 4 0 1 0
Gallego M, 2b 1 0 0 1 Liriano N, 2b 3 0 1 0
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28 4 4 4 34 3 9 3
Oakland 101 000 200 -- 4
Toronto 000 000 012 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (W)* 8.0 8 2 2 0 3
Eckersley D (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (L)+ 6.0 4 4 4 4 4
Acker J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Henke T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 3, Toronto 5
2B -- Gruber K
3B -- Henderson R
HR -- Moseby L, Bell G
SB -- Henderson R, Liriano N, Fernandez T 2
CS -- Canseco J
SH -- Gallego M 2
SF -- Gruber K
T -- 2:52
A -- 50024
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