1989: Will the "Thrill", World Series and the earthquake History of the San Francisco Giants

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although team used fifteen different starting pitchers in regular season, 1989 giants won national league pennant. led pitchers rick reuschel (1989 national league all-star game starter), closer scott garrelts (the 1989 national league era champion) , sluggers kevin mitchell (the 1989 national league mvp 47 home runs, many of them clutch) , clark.


the giants beat chicago cubs in national league championship series, 4 games one. in game 5, eventual 1989 nlcs mvp clark (who hit .650 , drove in 8 runs, including grand slam off greg maddux in first inning of game 1 after reading maddux s lips talking catcher on mound beforehand) came through in clutch bases-loaded, two-out single off hard-throwing lefty closer mitch williams break 1–1 tie in bottom of eighth inning. 2 outs in top of 9th inning, giant closer steve bedrosian gave 3 straight singles , run before getting dangerous ryne sandberg on harmless first-pitch groundout straight robby thompson @ second, threw series hero clark @ first final out, stranding tying run @ third, longtime giants radio voice hank greenwald proclaimed, 27 years of frustration have come end san francisco giants once again champions of national league!


after dispatching cubs 4 games one, giants faced oakland athletics in unforgettable bay bridge series , best remembered october 17, 1989 loma prieta earthquake struck @ 5:10 pm before scheduled game 3 @ candlestick park. after ten-day delay, oakland finished sweep of giants, winning games 3 & 4 @ san francisco. giants never led in of games, , never managed send tying run plate against s closer dennis eckersley in last at-bat of game 4.


the giants , s had played 3 world series before in distant past when john mcgraw s giants in new york , connie mack s s in philly, giants winning in 1905 on christy mathewson s record 3 complete-game shutouts , s in 1911 & 1913 behind frank ( home run ) baker , eddie collins.







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