Former players for the Dutch Masters include Scott Garrelts, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (was supposed to pitch the opener in the 1989 World Series, but an earthquake had other ideas); Mark Scheiwe, drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1979 (the same year Scott was drafted by the Giants), but never making it to the big league because of injury; and Ernie Westfield, who played in the Negro League and still represents them publicly.
On Tuesday October 17, 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California, interrupting preparations for Game 3 of the 1989 World Series between the Bay Area's two Major League Baseball teams, the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.
Giamatti tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the 1989 World Series opener, played in Oakland, California.
He was covering the 1989 World Series at Candlestick Park when it was interrupted by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake.
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It was first used to refer to the 1989 World Series which the Athletics won and the first time both teams had met since they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area.
It was first used to refer to the 1989 World Series in which the Athletics won their most recent championship and the first time both teams had met since they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area.
The 1989 World Series was known as the "Earthquake Series", "Bay Bridge Series", "BART Series", and "Battle of the Bay," as both teams played against each other, and Oakland swept the Giants in a 4-game series.
In October 1989, as part of a rebuilding movement, the Astros told Gross and many other veterans—including Bob Forsch, Rick Rhoden, Dan Schatzeder, Terry Puhl and Harry Spilman -- that they would not negotiate new contracts with them before the free agent filing period, which was to begin after the 1989 World Series, if at all.