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Sep 2, 2021 · 1989. Oakland-San Francisco World Series game postponed because of earthquake. On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocks northern California during Game 3 of the World...
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The 1989 World Series featured the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants in the first cross-town World Series since 1956. Game 3 of the series was scheduled to begin at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on October 17 at 5:35 PDT, and American television network ABC began its pre-game show at 5:00 PDT .
- 63 killed, 3,757 injured
- $5.6–6 billion (equivalent to $13.2–14.2 billion today)
May 1, 2024 · Map of the 1989 San Francisco–Oakland earthquake (also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake). The quake struck with a moment magnitude of 6.9 on October 17, just before the start of the third game of the World Series, which was being held at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Sixty-three people died, and nearly 3,800 were injured.
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This Series was also known as the "Bay Bridge Series," "BART Series," "Battle of the Bay," and "Earthquake Series"; the two participant cities lie on opposite sides of San Francisco Bay, connected by the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred before the start ...
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Oct 17, 2014 · Today marks the 25th anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit the San Francisco Bay Area just before Game 3 of the 1989 World Series. Bob Ley talks with former A's pitcher Dave...
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Oct 17, 2019 · Between 1900 and 1989, there were nine earthquakes with a magnitude above 6.0 in the region, and just one at 6.9 or above, according to official U.S. records. There has only been one World...
Oct 17, 2019 · Game 3 of the 1989 World Series was minutes away when tragedy struck the Bay Area. For the players, writers and fans at Candlestick Park that day -- particularly A's ace Dave Stewart -- it...
