1987 world series earthquake

Candlestick park looked very little like a baseball environment after the quake hit. It was the first world series to feature games played indoors, and the first in which the home team won every game. When an earthquake stopped the 1989 world series the. The series resumed on october 27 and finished the next day. The 1981 world series, which went six games, had also ended on october 28. San francisco earthquake of 1989 history, magnitude. Twins pitcher frank viola was named as the 1987 world series mvp. The 86th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion oakland athletics and the national league nl champion san francisco giants. Twenty years ago, an earthquake shook a bay area world series. At the time, october 28 was the latest end date ever for a world series, even though the series only lasted the minimum four games.

San francisco earthquake of 1989 on october 17, 1989, a magnitude 6. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake occurred on californias central coast on october 17 at 5. The shock was centered in the forest of nisene marks state park approximately 10 mi 16 km northeast of santa cruz on a section of the san andreas fault system and was named for the nearby loma prieta peak in the santa cruz mountains. Just before the start of game 3 of the 1989 world series, a massive earthquake struck the bay area. An earthquake in whittier, california, kills 6 people and injures 100 more on october 1, 1987. The second part features 43 minutes of coverage from. The quake was the largest to hit southern california since 1971. The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989.

The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989 season. Millions of people witnessed the motion of the earthquake on television. The 1989 world series between the oakland as and san francisco giants was deemed the battle of the bay and ended on october 28th but that was after a 10day delay due to a severe earthquake. Massive earthquake interrupts 1989 world series fox. When the earthquake hit, the third game of the 1989 world series baseball. Significant earthquakes 1987 usgs earthquake hazards. World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback nbc. Price was covering the world series between the giants and the as at. Click each image to see some of the destruction caused by this earthquake. The earthquake was nicknamed the world series earthquake because it occurred just before a world series baseball game was scheduled to begin in candlestick park.

The series ran from october 14 through october 28, with the athletics sweeping the giants in four games. The following year, the 1989 world series became memorable for an entirely different reason. The first part of this video begins with abc sports coverage of the beginning of game 3 of the world series which was interrupted by the quake. The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 asgiants world series. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series between the san. San francisco earthquake of 1989 history, magnitude, deaths. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquakes initial jolt. On october 17, the bay area was buzzing about baseball. Thousands of people were attending the san francisco giants world series game against the oakland as at candlestick park, and suddenly. The oakland athletics and san francisco giants, both local teams, had reached the world series. The baseball championship, which was suspended for 10 days, would come to be known as the earthquake series.