October 6, 1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3 at SkyDome Box Score and Play by Play

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1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3
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

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,268

Friday, October 6, 1989, 7:22
Time of Game: 2:54

Athletics

Tony LaRussa

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

W: J Key (1-0), L: S Davis (0-1)

Blue Jays

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   2   1   0    1   0  .375 1.143   21    3   0   2B,SB
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .455  .993   17    0   0   
  L Blankenship 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Canseco RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .222  .586   13    1   1   
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .400 1.217   16    8   0   SF,GDP
D Henderson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.083   14    3   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250   10    6   0   
D Parker DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.000   15    0   0   HR
T Phillips 2B-3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .697   20    1   1   
M Gallego SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    4    2   4   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    2    0   0   2B
  W Weiss PR-SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   

S Davis P                                                                0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Young P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   4              138   24   7

BATTING

2B: K Phelps (1, off J Acker); D Henderson (2, off J Key); R Henderson (1, off J Key).

HR: D Parker (2, off J Key; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: M McGwire (1, off J Key).

TB: D Parker 4; R Henderson 2; D Henderson 2; J Canseco 2; C Lansford 2; K Phelps 2.

GIDP: M McGwire (1).

RBI: M McGwire (3); D Parker (3); C Lansford (4).

2-out RBI: D Parker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gallego-M McGwire.

E: J Canseco (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (7, 3rd base off J Key/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   2   1   0   1    2   0  .111  .444   17    4   0   
M Wilson LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .400  .900   12    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   11    7   0   
G Bell DH                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .182  .349   20    0   0   SF
T Fernandez SS                4   2   2   1    0   1  .273  .788   14    1   2   2·2B
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .200  .750   13    4   0   
K Gruber 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .250   15    0   3   GDP,IW
M Lee 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    2   1   
J Felix RF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666   11    5   0   

J Key P                                                                  0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   1
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   7   8   6    5   5              124   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez 2 (2, 2 off S Davis).

SF: G Bell (1, off S Davis).

IBB: K Gruber (1, by S Davis).

TB: T Fernandez 4; M Wilson 2; M Lee; F McGriff; E Whitt; J Felix.

GIDP: K Gruber (1).

RBI: E Whitt (3); M Wilson (1); G Bell (1); J Felix (1); T Fernandez (1); L Moseby (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Gruber-M Lee-F McGriff.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
S Davis, L (0-1)            6.1   5   6   5    2   3   0   7.11   25   81-55     7-8     42    - 
R Honeycutt                 0     2   1   1    1   0   0    inf    3   11-6      0-0          2-2
G Nelson                    1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   19-13     0-1          3-1
M Young                     0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3   13-5      1-0          0-0
Totals                      8     8   7   6    5   5   0          35  124-79     8-9          5-3

Toronto Blue Jays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Key, W (1-0)              6     7   3   3    2   2   1   4.50   26  102-63     3-12    46    - 
J Acker, H (1)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    8   21-12     3-2          0-0
T Henke                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   15-9      1-1          0-0
Totals                      9     8   3   3    3   4   1          37  138-84     7-15         0-0

R Honeycutt faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Davis (1; K Gruber).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 50,268.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

   S Davis              P        J Key                P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6  R Henderson     Walk
          1--  9  C Lansford      Walk; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-  1  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (RF); Henderson to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   RO     -23  5  M McGwire       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF); Henderson Scores; Lansford to 3B
   O      --3  2  D Henderson     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
   O      ---  3  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
   O      ---  4  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  D Parker        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3  T Phillips      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  R Henderson     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B)
          -2-     C Lansford      Henderson Steals 3B
   R      --3  2  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to CF); Henderson Scores
          1--  4  J Canseco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lansford to 2B
   OO     12-  5  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Storm Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  K Gruber        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6  M Lee           Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  D Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  T Steinbach     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   R      ---  4  D Parker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  T Phillips      Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5  L Moseby        Walk
          1--  6  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Moseby to 2B
          12-  2  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Moseby to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RO     123  3  G Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Moseby Scores; Wilson to 3B
   RR     1-3  3  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 1B); Wilson Scores; McGriff Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9; Fernandez to 3B
   R      --3  1  E Whitt         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Fernandez Scores/unER
   OO     1--  5  K Gruber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  M Gallego       Popfly: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3  R Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
          ---  3  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Lansford to 2B
   O      12-  2  M McGwire       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
   O      ---  4  J Felix         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  L Moseby        Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
          ---  6  D Henderson     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  5  D Parker        Popfly: SS (3B)
   O      --3  9  T Phillips      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  M Wilson        Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3  F McGriff       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  G Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Acker replaces Jimmy Key pitching; Ken Phelps pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
          ---  2  K Phelps        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Walt Weiss pinch runs for Ken Phelps batting 9th
   O      -2-  3  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  3  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Lance Blankenship replaces Carney Lansford playing 2B batting 2nd; Tony Phillips moves to 3B; Walt Weiss moves to SS
          ---  3  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1  E Whitt         Foul Popfly: 3B
          -2-  4  K Gruber        Intentional Walk
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Storm Davis pitching
          12-  1  M Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fernandez to 3B; Gruber to 2B
   R      123  4  J Felix         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Fernandez Scores; Gruber to 3B; Lee to 2B
   R      123  6  L Moseby        Walk; Gruber Scores; Lee to 3B; Felix to 2B
                  Gene Nelson replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   RO     123  1  M Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lee Scores; Felix out at Hm/RF-C; Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3  2  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
          ---  4  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  2  D Henderson     Lineout: RF (RF)
   O      1--  2  T Steinbach     Groundout: P-1B (P); McGwire to 2B
   O      -2-  1  D Parker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 10  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Young replaces Gene Nelson pitching
          ---  7  E Whitt         Walk
          1--  5  K Gruber        Walk; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-  1  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Henke replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---  6  T Phillips      Lineout: LF (LF)
   O      ---  6  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198910060

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