October 3, 1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1 at Network Associates Coliseum Box Score and Play by Play

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1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
1989 postseason: WS: OAK-SFG / ALCS: OAK-TOR / NLCS: SFG-CHC

Game 1
OAK  7
TOR  3
Game 2
OAK  6
TOR  3
Game 3
TOR  7
OAK  3
Game 4
OAK  6
@TOR  5
Game 5
OAK  4
@TOR  3

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 49,435

Tuesday, October 3, 1989, 5:26
Time of Game: 2:52

Blue Jays

Cito Gaston

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  1
Athletics       0  1  0   0  1  3   0  2  X    7 11  0

W: D Stewart (1-0), L: D Stieb (0-1)

Athletics

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    2   0   
M Wilson RF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .333  .833   18    3   0   SB
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    6   0   
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    2   1   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    0   2   SB
E Whitt C                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.583   16   10   0   HR,SF
K Gruber 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    0   1   
L Mazzilli DH                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   0   
N Liriano 2B                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .500 1.167   15    1   1   SB

D Stieb P                                                                0   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   3   5   3    3   6              123   24   6

BATTING

HR: E Whitt (1, off D Stewart; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: E Whitt (1, off D Stewart).

TB: E Whitt 4; N Liriano; M Wilson; G Bell; T Fernandez.

RBI: E Whitt 2 (2); N Liriano (1).

2-out RBI: N Liriano.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: E Whitt (1).

E: N Liriano (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (1, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach); T Fernandez (1, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach); M Wilson (1, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .600   26    2   0   2·SB,HBP
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .400  .800   12    1   1   SB
J Canseco RF                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .200   20    2   0   
D Parker DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   17    0   0   
D Henderson CF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.750   10    7   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250   10    5   0   HR
T Steinbach C                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .500   14    7   0   
T Phillips 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .667 1.750   15    2   2   2B,SB
M Gallego SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250   13    1   1   2B

D Stewart P                                                              0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   7  11   5    4   9              137   27   4

BATTING

2B: T Phillips (1, off D Stieb); M Gallego (1, off D Ward).

HR: M McGwire (1, off D Stieb; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Henderson (1, off D Stieb; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: R Henderson (1, by J Acker).

TB: D Henderson 5; M McGwire 4; M Gallego 3; T Phillips 3; C Lansford 2; D Parker; T Steinbach.

RBI: C Lansford 2 (2); M McGwire (1); D Henderson (1); D Parker (1).

2-out RBI: D Parker; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Phillips-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Phillips (1, 2nd base off J Acker/E Whitt); R Henderson 2 (2, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt, 2nd base off D Ward/E Whitt); C Lansford (1, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Stieb, L (0-1)            5.1   8   4   4    2   6   2   6.75   26   88-57     5-5     40    - 
J Acker                     1.2   1   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   24-16     2-2          1-1
D Ward                      1     2   2   2    2   2   0  18.00    6   25-13     0-0          0-0
Totals                      8    11   7   6    4   9   2          39  137-86     7-7          1-1

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Stewart, W (1-0)          8     5   3   3    3   6   1   3.38   31  114-69     3-14    63    - 
D Eckersley                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7      1-2          0-0
Totals                      9     5   3   3    3   6   1          34  123-76     4-16         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Ward (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Acker (1; R Henderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 49,435.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Moseby             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. M Wilson             RF    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. F McGriff            1B    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. D Parker             DH 
5. T Fernandez          SS    5. D Henderson          CF 
6. E Whitt              C     6. M McGwire            1B 
7. K Gruber             3B    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. L Mazzilli           DH    8. T Phillips           2B 
9. N Liriano            2B    9. M Gallego            SS 

   D Stieb              P        D Stewart            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2  L Moseby        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  R Henderson     Walk
          1--     C Lansford      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  J Canseco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  2  D Parker        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---  5  G Bell          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Bell to 3B
          1-3     E Whitt         Fernandez Steals 2B
   RO     -23  8  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bell Scores
          -2-  4  K Gruber        Walk
   O      12-  5  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  6  N Liriano       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Fernandez Scores; Gruber to 3B
          1-3     L Moseby        Liriano Steals 2B
   O      -23  4  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2  D Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  T Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5  M Gallego       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  M Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  F McGriff       Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3  T Fernandez     Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  C Lansford      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  5  J Canseco       Walk
          1--     D Parker        Passed Ball; Canseco to 2B
   O      -2-  5  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2  E Whitt         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3  K Gruber        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
          ---  2  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  1  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (RF)
          1--  1  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF); Henderson to 2B
   O      12-  1  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B); Henderson to 3B; Steinbach to 2B
   O      -23  3  M Gallego       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
          ---  6  M Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  1  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--     G Bell          Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  R Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
          ---  2  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging, Lansford Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6  D Parker        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lansford Scores
   O      1--  4  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  T Fernandez     Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  2  E Whitt         Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  K Gruber        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1  M McGwire       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  T Phillips      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
                  Jim Acker replaces Dave Stieb pitching
          1--     M Gallego       Phillips Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Phillips stays at 2B
          12-  6  R Henderson     Hit By Pitch; Phillips to 3B; Gallego to 2B
   RRO    123  1  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS); Phillips Scores; Gallego Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Lansford to 2B
   O      -2-  3  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  L Mazzilli      Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  6  N Liriano       Walk
   OO     1--  5  L Moseby        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  D Parker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
   O      ---  4  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  F McGriff       Lineout: LF (LF)
   O      ---  2  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
                  Duane Ward replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---  4  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  1  M Gallego       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Phillips out at Hm/LF-C; Gallego to 3B/Adv on throw
          --3  6  R Henderson     Walk
          1-3     C Lansford      Henderson Steals 2B
   R      -23     " "             Wild Pitch; Gallego Scores; Henderson to 3B
   R      --3  4  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Henderson Scores
   O      1--  4  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   O      ---  1  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
   O      ---  4  E Whitt         Lineout: RF (RF)
   O      ---  4  K Gruber        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 7.

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