OAK @ TOR

Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays, October 7, 1989

This box score records a 6-5 win for the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, October 7, 1989, a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 50,076, a game time of 209 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 68 degrees and dome skies. The Oakland Athletics' runs came in the third, fifth, and seventh innings, 3 of them in the third. The Toronto Blue Jays' runs came in the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the eighth. The Oakland Athletics had 11 hits and the Toronto Blue Jays 13, with 1 and 0 errors. Bob Welch was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 5.2 innings. Mike Flanagan took the loss after 4.1 innings and 5 runs. Dennis Eckersley earned the save. The Oakland Athletics used Dennis Eckersley, Rick Honeycutt, and Bob Welch on the mound. The Toronto Blue Jays' pitching table lists Jim Acker, John Cerutti, Mike Flanagan, and Duane Ward. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Rickey Henderson, 2 for 4, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. Jose Canseco also homered for the Oakland Athletics. Kelly Gruber led the Toronto Blue Jays at the plate: 4 for 5. Junior Felix drove in 2 for the Toronto Blue Jays. Behind the plate was umpire Derryl Cousins.