1989 Oakland Athletics season: Difference between revisions

The '''1989 [[Oakland Athletics]]''' season saw the A's finish in first place in the [[American League West]] division, with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses, seven games in front of the [[1989 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]]. Oakland dominated the [[American League]],<ref name="1990 Cards">{{cite book |title= Complete Book of 1990 Baseball Cards |last= |first= |year=1990 |publisher=Publications International, Ltd. |isbn= 0-88176-804-9|pages=12-13 |url= |access-date=}}</ref> earning their second consecutive AL West title, as well as marking the second straight year in which they finished with the best record in all of baseball. A's pitcher [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]] won 20 games forrecorded his third straight season of earning 20 or more wins while [[Rickey Henderson]] put on a dazzling offensive performance in the postseason as he approached the prospects of landing a three million dollar contract for the following season.<ref name="1990 Cards"/> [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]] The team defeated the [[1989 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in five games in the [[1989 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], then swept their cross-Bay rivals, the [[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]], in an [[Loma Prieta earthquake|earthquake]]-marred [[1989 World Series|World Series]]. The Atheltics looked to be a future dynasty by the close of the 1989 season.<ref name="1990 Cards"/>