October 15, 1989 World Series Game 2 at Network Associates Coliseum Box Score and Play by Play

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1989 World Series Game 2
1989 postseason: WS: OAK-SFG / ALCS: OAK-TOR / NLCS: SFG-CHC

Game 1
OAK  5
SFG  0
Game 2
OAK  5
SFG  1
Game 3
OAK 13
@SFG  7
Game 4
OAK  9
@SFG  6

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 49,388

Sunday, October 15, 1989, 5:30
Time of Game: 2:47

Giants

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

W: M Moore (1-0), L: R Reuschel (0-1)

Athletics

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .167  .542   21    0   0   2·SB
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   14    1   3   SF,GDP
W Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625   12    9   0   
K Mitchell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750   21    3   0   
M Williams 3B-SS              4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18    1   4   
E Riles DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    0   0   
C Maldonado RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    3   0   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .334   14    7   1   
J Uribe SS                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   1   
  K Oberkfell PH-3B           1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   

R Reuschel P                                                             0   0
  K Downs P                                                              0   0
  C Lefferts P                                                           0   1
  S Bedrosian P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   1   4   1    2   8              132   24  10

BATTING

SF: R Thompson (1, off M Moore).

TB: T Kennedy; K Oberkfell; B Butler; K Mitchell.

GIDP: R Thompson (1).

RBI: R Thompson (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Kennedy-M Williams; M Williams-R Thompson-W Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Butler 2 (2, 2nd base off M Moore/T Steinbach 2).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   3   0    1   0  .625 1.542   15    1   0   3B,SB,CS
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .708   15    1   2   2B,GDP
J Canseco RF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .375   19    2   0   IW
D Parker DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.000   13    0   0   2B
D Henderson CF                3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   14    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .500 1.125   14   10   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   3    0   0  .250  .875   12    7   1   HR
T Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    5    1   3   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .714   12    3   2   

M Moore P                                                                0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    5   7              119   27   9

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (1, off K Downs); D Parker (1, off R Reuschel); C Lansford (1, off R Reuschel).

3B: R Henderson (1, off C Lefferts).

HR: T Steinbach (1, off R Reuschel; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: J Canseco (1, by C Lefferts).

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

GIDP: C Lansford (1).

RBI: T Steinbach 3 (3); D Parker (2); C Lansford (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Weiss-T Phillips-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (1, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Kennedy).

CS: R Henderson (1, 3rd base by K Downs/T Kennedy).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants       IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
R Reuschel, L (0-1)         4     5   5   5    4   2   1  11.25   20   76-41     4-5     30    - 
K Downs                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   20-13     2-1          2-0
C Lefferts                  1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   16-10     2-0          0-0
S Bedrosian                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    7-7      1-0          0-0
Totals                      8     7   5   5    5   7   1          34  119-71     9-6          2-0

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Moore, W (1-0)            7     4   1   1    2   7   0   1.29   27  114-75     6-8     70    - 
R Honeycutt                 1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-6      2-0          1-0
D Eckersley                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    9-5      1-1          0-0
Totals                      9     4   1   1    2   8   0          32  132-86     9-9          1-0

R Reuschel faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
M Moore faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Moore 2 (2).

IBB: C Lefferts (1; J Canseco).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 49,388.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Butler             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. D Parker             DH 
5. M Williams           3B    5. D Henderson          CF 
6. E Riles              DH    6. M McGwire            1B 
7. C Maldonado          RF    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. T Kennedy            C     8. T Phillips           2B 
9. J Uribe              SS    9. W Weiss              SS 

   R Reuschel           P        M Moore              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  2  R Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B); Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  2  W Clark         Flyball: LF (LF)
   O      -2-  7  K Mitchell      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  R Henderson     Walk
          1--     C Lansford      Henderson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Henderson Scores
   O      -2-  2  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  3  D Parker        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  5  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  E Riles         Flyball: RF (RF)
   O      ---  6  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
   O      ---  2  T Steinbach     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  T Kennedy       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2  J Uribe         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P)
          1--  3  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS); Uribe to 3B
          1-3     R Thompson      Butler Steals 2B
   RO     -23  7  " "             Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Uribe Scores
          -2-     W Clark         Wild Pitch; Butler to 3B
   O      --3  5  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  W Weiss         Flyball: RF (RF)
          ---  5  R Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF)
   OO     1--  3  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
          ---  3  K Mitchell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  E Riles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Mitchell to 2B
          -2-     C Maldonado     Wild Pitch; Mitchell to 3B
   O      --3  7  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
          --- 10  J Canseco       Walk
   R      1--  2  D Parker        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Canseco Scores
          -2-  5  D Henderson     Walk
   O      12-  3  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  3  T Steinbach     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Parker Scores; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  2  T Phillips      Lineout: RF (RF)
   O      ---  4  W Weiss         Flyball: LF (LF)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  J Uribe         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  7  B Butler        Walk
          1--     R Thompson      Butler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---  3  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6  C Lansford      Walk; Henderson to 2B
                  Kelly Downs replaces Rick Reuschel pitching
   O      12-  3  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  6  D Parker        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Henderson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Moore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
   O      ---  5  K Mitchell      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  M Williams      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3  M McGwire       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
   O      -2-  1  T Phillips      Flyball: LF (LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  E Riles         Flyball: CF (CF)
   O      ---  2  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
   O      ---  5  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Craig Lefferts facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Kelly Downs pitching
   O      ---  4  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  R Henderson     Triple to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B)
   O      --3  3  C Lansford      Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          --3  4  J Canseco       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Moore facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 9th
          ---  3  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF)
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Mike Moore pitching
   O      1--  5  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1  R Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Bedrosian facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Craig Lefferts pitching; Ken Oberkfell moves to 3B; Matt Williams moves to SS
   O      ---  3  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      ---  6  K Mitchell      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK198910150

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