October 28, 1989 World Series Game 4 at Candlestick Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1989 World Series Game 4
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

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 62,032

Saturday, October 28, 1989, 5:33
Time of Game: 3:07

Athletics

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  3  0   0  3  1   0  1  0    9 12  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  2   4  0  0    6  9  0

W: M Moore (2-0), L: D Robinson (0-1), S: D Eckersley (1)

Giants

Roger Craig

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                6   2   3   2    0   0  .474 1.419   21    4   0   HR,3B
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .438 1.214   18    0   2   
J Canseco RF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .357 1.071   22    3   0   SB
M McGwire 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .686    6    8   0   
D Henderson CF                3   2   1   0    2   1  .308 1.423   28    3   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   3    1   0  .250  .896   17    3   1   3B
T Phillips 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .235  .706   10    3   4   2B
W Weiss SS                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .133  .568   14    2   2   2·IW
M Moore P                     3   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.000   12    0   2   2B
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  G Nelson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Burns P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .889    2    0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       39   9  12   9    7   2              152   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Moore (1, off D Robinson); T Phillips (1, off M LaCoss); D Henderson (2, off D Robinson).

3B: T Steinbach (1, off M LaCoss); R Henderson (2, off J Brantley).

HR: R Henderson (1, off D Robinson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: W Weiss 2 (2, by M LaCoss, by D Robinson).

TB: R Henderson 8; T Steinbach 3; D Henderson 2; J Canseco 2; C Lansford 2; M Moore 2; T Phillips 2; M McGwire.

RBI: T Steinbach 3 (7); R Henderson 2 (3); M Moore 2 (2); T Phillips (3); C Lansford (4).

2-out RBI: T Steinbach 3; M Moore 2; R Henderson; T Phillips.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Canseco (1, 2nd base off M LaCoss/T Kennedy).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .286  .732   12    4   0   2B,CS
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .889   10    0   1   
  R Thompson PH-2B            1   0   1   1    0   0  .091  .174    2    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .607   13   11   0   
K Mitchell LF                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .294  .765   14    2   0   HR
M Williams SS-3B              4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .438   14    3   4   
T Kennedy C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .398   17    3   0   
G Litton 2B-3B-2B             4   1   1   2    0   0  .500 1.667   14    1   3   HR
D Nixon RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .533   12    2   0   
D Robinson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  B Bathe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500    6    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Downs P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Riles PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Maldonado PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .364    2    0   0   3B
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Uribe SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    2   3              121   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Butler (1, off R Honeycutt).

3B: C Maldonado (1, off R Honeycutt).

HR: K Mitchell (1, off M Moore; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); G Litton (1, off G Nelson; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Litton 4; K Mitchell 4; B Butler 4; C Maldonado 3; M Williams; W Clark; R Thompson.

RBI: G Litton 2 (3); K Mitchell 2 (2); B Butler (1); R Thompson (2).

2-out RBI: K Mitchell 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Butler (1, 2nd base by M Moore/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Moore, W (2-0)               6     5   2   2    1   3   1   2.08   23   81-54   37·11· 6   13· 3· 3· 0     56    -     0.59   0.14
G Nelson                       0.1   1   2   2    1   0   1  54.00    3   10-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.03
R Honeycutt                    0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   6.75    4    7-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.28  -0.11
T Burns, H (1)                 1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-10    5· 4· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.91   0.07
D Eckersley, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    4-4     3· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   3   2          37  117-78   52·15·11   16· 9· 7· 0          1-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Robinson, L (0-1)            1.2   4   4   4    1   0   1  21.60   10   35-20   13· 2· 5    4· 4· 1· 0     30    -     0.94  -0.32
M LaCoss                       3.1   4   3   3    3   1   0   6.23   17   50-27   18· 2· 7    5· 4· 4· 0          1-0    0.43  -0.02
J Brantley                     0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   4.15    4   15-9     7· 2· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.00
K Downs                        1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.71    5   13-9     5· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.06   0.00
C Lefferts                     0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57  -0.02
S Bedrosian                    1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7   27-14   13· 0· 1    2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.73  -0.03
Totals                         9    12   9   9    7   2   1          46  151-85   60·10·15   15·15· 7· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M LaCoss (1; W Weiss); D Robinson (1; W Weiss).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 62,032.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Henderson          LF    1. B Butler             CF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. W Clark              1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. K Mitchell           LF 
5. D Henderson          CF    5. M Williams           SS 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. T Kennedy            C  
7. T Phillips           2B    7. G Litton             2B 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. D Nixon              RF 
9. M Moore              P     9. D Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3  3   18%  80% M Moore         D Robinson      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Henderson Scores; Weiss Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3   11%  61% R Henderson     D Robinson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  8-5  -2-  2   -7%  81% R Thompson      R Honeycutt     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Butler Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  5    7%  87% R Henderson     D Robinson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Moore Scores; Henderson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 2   0  0-1  ---  5    6%  68% D Henderson     D Robinson      Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   61%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   59%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   58%  J Canseco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   57%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   53%  B Butler        Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  4   57%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   60%  W Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   62%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   68%  D Henderson     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   67%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  1   61%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3  4   62%  W Weiss         Intentional Walk
   RR     1-3  3   80%  M Moore         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Henderson Scores; Weiss Scores
   R      -2-  5   87%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Moore Scores; Henderson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   87%  C Lansford      Walk
          12-  1   88%  J Canseco       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Henderson to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   O      123  1   86%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   83%  M Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   84%  T Kennedy       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  7   86%  G Litton        Groundout: P-1B; Williams to 3B
   O      --3  3   89%  D Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  D Henderson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   88%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   87%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Moore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  M LaCoss        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  2   87%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   89%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   90%  W Clark         Butler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   90%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   89%  M Moore         Lineout: P
   O      ---  5   89%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Moore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   92%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   92%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   92%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   91%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  D Henderson     Canseco Steals 2B
          -2-  6   92%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  3   97%  T Steinbach     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Canseco Scores; Henderson Scores
   R      --3  2   99%  T Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Steinbach Scores
          -2-  4   99%  W Weiss         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  M Moore         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  T Kennedy       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   99%  G Litton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   99%  D Nixon         Walk
                  Bill Bathe pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   O      1--  6   99%  B Bathe         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jeff Brantley facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Bill Bathe pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  R Henderson     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  5  100%  C Lansford      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Henderson Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  J Canseco       Foul Flyball: LF
          1--  1  100%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lansford to 2B
                  Kelly Downs replaces Jeff Brantley pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5  100%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   99%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1  100%  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   99%  K Mitchell      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Clark Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-2, Kelly Downs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  T Phillips      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Mike Moore batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  K Phelps        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Gene Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Nelson replaces Ken Phelps pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  T Kennedy       Walk
   RR     1--  4   95%  G Litton        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kennedy Scores
   O      ---  1   96%  D Nixon         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Gene Nelson pitching and batting 9th; Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Ernest Riles batting 9th; Ernest Riles pinch hits for Kelly Downs batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  C Maldonado     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      --3  2   88%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive); Maldonado Scores
                  Robby Thompson pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell batting 2nd
   R      -2-  2   81%  R Thompson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Butler Scores
   O      1--  1   85%  W Clark         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Todd Burns replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   89%  K Mitchell      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Craig Lefferts facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 9th; Robby Thompson moves to 2B; Greg Litton moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   88%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   89%  C Lansford      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   90%  J Canseco       Walk; Lansford to 2B
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Robby Thompson pitching and batting 2nd; Greg Litton moves to 2B; Matt Williams moves to 3B; Jose Uribe replaces Craig Lefferts playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  1   89%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          12-  8   90%  D Henderson     Walk; Lansford to 3B; Canseco to 2B
   R      123  7   95%  T Steinbach     Walk; Lansford Scores; Canseco to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   O      123  4   94%  T Phillips      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 9, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-9, Todd Burns facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   96%  M Williams      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   97%  T Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   97%  G Litton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-6, Steve Bedrosian facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   97%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Todd Burns batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  D Parker        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   97%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-9, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  D Nixon         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Giants 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation