September 26, 1989: Cubs clinch NL East on Dwight Smith’s clutch hits
“The [Chicago] Cubs, who haven’t won a world championship…
August 1, 1989: Kevin McReynolds hits for the cycle in Mets win
The New York Mets were struggling to stay in contention in the…
August 29, 1989: Journeyman Jim Dwyer returns to Expos after 13 years
They called James Edward Dwyer “Pig Pen,”1 but the well-traveled…
August 18, 1989: Cubs manager Don Zimmer’s odd intentional walk decision helps Astros to walk-off victory
In a career in professional baseball that had already spanned…
October 1, 1989: Padres’ Tony Gwynn edges Will Clark for NL batting crown on final day
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark was having a career…
October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake
The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…
October 15, 1989: Mike Moore, A’s power past Giants to take 2-0 lead in World Series
After Dave Stewart’s masterful mound performance, leading the…
October 27, 1989: A’s, Giants return to field after World Series earthquake
After the San Francisco Giants lost the first two games of the…
August 10, 1989: Giants’ Dave Dravecky returns to mound after cancer in pitching arm
“Outside a miracle, you’ll never pitch again.”
Dave Dravecky,…
August 22, 1989: Braves’ Paul Assenmacher strikes out four in one inning
It wasn’t surprising that only 9,117 fans chose to attend this…
October 4, 1989: Giants’ Will Clark has ‘helluva week’ in 1989 NLCS opener
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark had compiled his…
August 23, 1989: Expos, Dodgers total 22 innings, 33 hits, and a mascot ejection — but just one run
There are many things that can be said about this game. “The…