I was at the world series earthquake game, 25 years ago for. I was at the game when it happened, and this video has a lot of tremendous footage culled from the abc news archives. The loma prieta earthquake, also known as the quake of 89 and the world series earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the san francisco bay area of. Loma prieta earthquake newsroom memories 30 years later. Vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct. World series mvp dave stewart recounts to kristine leahy the atmosphere in candlestick park when a magnitude 7. The loma prieta quake also interrupted game three of the world series between the san francisco giants and the oakland as, making it the first u. San francisco remembers the earthquake of 1989 video. The milwaukee brewers play their first world series game in team history.
The following year, the 1989 world series became memorable for an entirely different reason. Posted on october 18, 2009 general overall stadium view of candlestick park at sunset in san francisco, california in 1989. A breakdown in collective bargaining led to a strike in. The san francisco giants, the oakland athletics, major league baseball on. Oral history of the moment, aftermath nbcs bay area. The 1989 giants and the earthquake world series mangin. Price originally appeared in the sacramento bee on oct. How 1989 earthquake engulfed world series between giants. Jun 14, 20 duluth sports anchors report on the oct. Oct 17, 2016 remember the tv anniversary of the 1989 san francisco earthquake, which was broadcast live during the world series pregame warmups. 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. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquakes initial jolt. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25 years later. Three weeks in the life of the bay area, the 1989 world series, and the loma prieta earthquake.
When was the earthquake at the world series answers. 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. Oct 15, 2014 friday will mark 25 years since the earthquake that interrupted the 1989 world series, and in some ways, it seems like a lifetime ago. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquake s initial jolt. Between 1900 and 1989, there were nine earthquakes with a magnitude above 6.
An oral history of the 1989 world series, which was dominated by the oakland. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the. Two clips featuring wdios steve lepage and kdlhs paul guggenheimer. There was a 10day delay during the 1989 world series due to an earthquake just prior to game 3. In 1989, candlestick stood up to an earthquake sfgate. Minutes before first pitch, the loma prieta earthquake hit the bay area. Remembering the 1989 asgiants earthquake world series. Bob costas sits down with al michaels to talk about the 20th anniversary of the world series earthquake in san francisco news. San francisco earthquake of 1989 history, magnitude. The earthquake was centered about 60 miles from candlestick park, with the heaviest shaking taking place in the santa cruz mountains and lasting around 15. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series. Was the world series delayed by an earthquake in 2003 the 100th.
When the earthquake hit, the third game of the 1989 world series baseball championship was about to begin. The series ran from october 14 through october 28, with the athletics sweeping the giants in four games. The loma prieta earthquake, named for a mountain near the epicenter, struck at 5. Candlestick park was the home of the san francisco giants. But having been at candlestick park that day as a 9yearold. Giants fan recalls the shaky 1989 world series time. World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback nbc. Caused by a slip along the san andreas fault, the quake lasted 1015 seconds and measured 6. Get the best deals on world series mlb postcards when you shop. Oct 18, 2009 the 1989 giants and the earthquake world series. My parents joke that the earthquake broke her water lol. In fact, the giants used to have an evacuation video that showed on the.
San francisco kgo the loma prieta earthquake hit northern california on october 17, 1989, killing 63 people and causing billions in damage. The series was shoved aside when a powerful earthquake a 7, in san. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma prieta earthquake that so many people attended the game may help explain the low death toll in the massive earthquake. When was the world series delayed by an earthquake answers. The 1989 world series was the first one that i covered. The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 asgiants world series.
Thousands of people were attending the san francisco giants world series game against the oakland as at candlestick park, and suddenly, the field began to. Oct 17, 2014 hotel reconstruction after earthquake. The time al michaels perfectly called the world series. This was only the third time in world series history that a team never trailed in any game. World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback. Sixtythree people are killed and the 1989 world series in baseball is postponed for ten days as a result of the earthquake. The stadium suffered only minor damage, but elsewhere the area suffered billions of dollars of damage, and dozens of people were killed. They used to play an evacuation video before every giants game at candlestick park.
But you could have looked down several hundred feet between your legs. The giants and the as stood on the candlestick park field on oct. Earthquake interrupts 1989 series todays world series memory is not a happy one at all. Paul molitor establishes a series single game record with 5 hits, robin yount adds 4, and pitcher mike caldwell deals a threehitter in a 100 victory over the st louis cardinals. Its the 1989 earthquake in the bay area that put a temporary stop to the world. The world series earthquake of 1989 emergency kits says.
Royals stadium vintage postcard, stamped world series 1985, cardinals vs. Fans in candlestick, shown here the day after, reported the light standards. Click each city on the map to see the seismogram and traveltime graph for that location. After the boycott of 1904, the world series was played every year until 1994 despite world war i, the global influenza pandemic of 19181919, the great depression of the 1930s, americas involvement in world war ii, and even an earthquake in the host cities of the 1989 world series. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb in north america, contested since 1903 between the american league al champion team and the national league nl champion team. Footage from the moment the earthquake hit in san francisco in 1989. Oct 23, 2014 on october 17, 1989, fans settled into their seats at candlestick park, then the giants home stadium, for game 3 of the world series between the s. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series between the san francisco giants and the oakland as. Shortly before the scheduled start of game three, the largest bay area earthquake since 1906 occurred. 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.
Price was covering the world series between the giants and the as at. The game was postponed due to the loma prieta earthquake. Thousands of people were attending the san francisco giants world series game. The loma prieta earthquake struck the bay area 30 years ago, right before.
What a trip to go down memory lane to catch abc news representation of this tragic event that was the first earthquake to be captured on live tv, coast to coast during the world series of 1989. 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. Original ticket stub used for game 3 of the 1989 world series between the oakland athletics and the san francisco giants at candlestick park. I thought the earthquake hit on october 17th, 1989, but then i got that date from wikipedia and the usgs websites. Jun, 2011 earthquake loma prieta california 1989 the loma prieta earthquake was a major earthquake that struck the san francisco bay area of california on october 17, 1989, at 5. Abc news coverage san fran earthquake october 17, 1989 part. Vtg 1989 world seismic series xl t shirt as giants earthquake battle of the bay. The oakland athletics and san francisco giants competed against one another in the world series for the first time in 1989but the series would be remembered for a different reason. When did the world series was delayed by an earthquake. General view of the crowds in candlestick park after an earthquake, measuring 7. Coverage from the world series during the 1989 earthquake. The loma prieta earthquake, also known as the quake of 89 and the world series earthquake, was a major earthquake. Its interesting to remember back 27 years to when that really was not always the case, and to remember how wild the world series broadcast of a massive 6. The devastating shaking wrecked buildings and collapsed freeways from watsonville north to west oakland.
The world series shifted across the bay to san francisco for game 3. Still shaken by memories of 1989 world series the boston globe. When did the world series was delayed by an earthquake answers. On the hazy, small, barely visible scoreboard screen. The world series had one its most memorable moments in 1988 when kirk gibson hit a dramatic home run. Game 3 of the 1989 world series was a few minutes from starting when the loma prieta earthquake rocked northern california. 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. Watch glowing dolphins light up the ocean waters in stunning california video.
Remembering when a devastating earthquake shook up the. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series between the san. Dave stewart was named the most valuable player of the 1989 world series. Oct 16, 2014 vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct.
The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989 season. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25. On october 17, 1989, a massive earthquake hit the san francisoco area just before game three of the world series was about to begin between the oakland as and the san francisco giants. Watching philadelphia electric baseball score board 1914 world series postcard. The following year, the 1989 world series became memorable for an. The 1989 earthquake that rocked san francisco, oakland and. Jan 15, 2014 1989 world series broadcast interrupted by earthquake. Dec 05, 2011 abc news coverage san fran earthquake october 17, 1989 part 2. But just moments before the game was scheduled to start, a major earthquake shook candlestick park.
Experts saying that number would have been much worse had it not ben for the world series game being played in san francisco. P and s waves generated by the world series earthquake traveled away from the epicenter and were recorded at the three locations on the map below. Mercury news staff and alumni share memories of covering the loma prieta earthquake in 1989, for which the newspaper won a pulitzer prize. When an earthquake stopped the 1989 world series the. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The communist leader of east germany, erich honecker, is forced to step down as leader of the country after a series of health problems, and is succeeded by egon krenz. Twentyfive years ago today, an earthquake interrupted game 3 of the 1989 world series between san francisco and oakland. I was there as a reporter for usa today, and heres what i.
May 14, 2010 1989 world series game 3 of the 1989 world series between the oakland athletics and the san francisco giants, was suspended on october 17, because of an earthquake. Abc 1989 world series game 3 earthquake video dailymotion. Then the ground shook the bay and changed the course of the city, the players 1989 bay bridge world series earthquake. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake occurred on californias central coast on october 17 at 5. Loma prieta earthquake, ca, 1989, 1 biggest earthquakes.
Aug 24, 2012 1989 loma prieta earthquake san francisco earthquake of 1989. Apr 29, 2011 watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquake s initial jolt. With more than 60,000 people gathered for game 3 of the world series, candlestick park like the rest of the bay area was rocked by a 6. The loma prieta earthquake was the first time an earthquake in the united states of america was broadcast by live television. The winner of the world series championship is determined through a bestofseven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the commissioners trophy. Gr 46from the sudden shaking of the stands in candlestick park, where fans awaited the start of game three of the 1989 world series, to the lengthy efforts to locate and rescue survivors trapped in buildings and on interstate highway 880, this volume presents a clear overview of the earthquake and its aftermath. Luckily, the san francisco giants were playing the oakland as and.
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