1989 world series earthquake video

I just looked up this topic on youtube and just found this video was. For the entire 1989 season baseball fans anticipated a world series showdown between the san francisco giants and the oakland as. Oct 17, 2019 the following year, the 1989 world series became memorable for an entirely different reason. Oakland athletics at san francisco giants 7, f the firstever allbay area world series between the san francisco giants and the oakland as, known as the battle of the bay, was ultimately. Oct 17, 2014 the loma prieta earthquake, which happened 25 years ago at 5. The 1989 earthquake that rocked san francisco, oakland and. Three weeks in the life of the bay area, the 1989 world series, and the loma prieta earthquake, produced in collaboration with the sf giants, the oakland athletics, and mlb ron fimrite, bill mandel, bruce jenkins, the san francisco giants, the oakland athletics, major league baseball on. The series ran from october 14 through october 28, with the as sweeping the giants in four games. 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. Find out how our national pastime may have saved lives during the san francisco bay areas deadly earthquake of 1989. Still shaken by memories of 1989 world series the boston globe.

The oakland athletics and san francisco giants, both local teams, had reached the world series. How 1989 earthquake engulfed world series between giants. In this dramatic footage from the opening game of the 1989 world series, the loma prieta quake strikes, bringing the broadcast to an end. Oct 15, 2014 the 1989 world series was the first one that i covered. The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989 season. 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. They used to play an evacuation video before every giants game at candlestick park. Apr 19, 2015 abc 1989 world series game 3 earthquake. Abc news coverage san fran earthquake october 17, 1989. This video includes content, for the sole purpose of educating my.

It was the first world series sweep since 1976, and is best remembered for the loma prieta earthquake, which occurred on october 17 at the beginning of game 3 and caused a 10day. The second part features 43 minutes of coverage from. The 1989 world series was played between the oakland athletics and the san francisco giants. 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. That so many people attended the game may help explain. Abc 1989 world series game 3 earthquake video dailymotion. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25 years later. Jun 14, 20 duluth sports anchors report on the oct. Visit baseball for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 asgiants.

This is a video of the world series earthquake in california, 1989. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma prieta earthquake. Two clips featuring wdios steve lepage and kdlhs paul guggenheimer. Luckily, the san francisco giants were playing the oakland as and. 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. On october 17, the bay area was buzzing about baseball. Oct 17, 2009 general view of the crowds in candlestick park after an earthquake rocks game three of the world series between the oakland as and san francisco giants at candlestick park on october 17, 1989. Oct 17, 2014 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. It is the loma prieta earthquake, or as specifically applies to baseball, the quake that suspended play of the 1989 world series. Bob ley talks with former as pitcher dave stewart, and.

Due to the destructive nature of this earthquake, the game was postponed and the series did not resume for ten days. The earthquake hit while the video was playing and temporarily knocked the feed out, and just before it was knocked. Oct 12, 2014 al michaels was calling the 1989 world series when a powerful earthquake struck the san francisco bay area. Mlb tonight takes a look back at the 1989 world series, when an earthquake struck the san francisco bay area before game 3. 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. San francisco 1989 loma prieta world series earthquake news coverage, uninterrupted part 2 duration. Al michaels reflects upon 1989 world series earthquake 25. 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. Pt, the weather was unseasonably warm earthquake weather, i would later hear it called. It was a tremor that rocked northern california and left more than 60 people dead when bridges, homes and businesses came crumbling down during the 6. When an earthquake stopped the 1989 world series the retro. In the pantheon of crises, both in terms of severity and sheer unexpectedness, to strike a major american sporting event, the loma prieta earthquake and its effect on the 1989 world series has yet.

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. Just before the start of game 3 of the 1989 world series, a massive earthquake struck the bay area. Oct 17, 20 todays world series memory isnt a happy one not in the least. Oct 17, 2019 between 1900 and 1989, there were nine earthquakes with a magnitude above 6. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25. Game 3 of the 1989 world series was about to begin. World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback nbc news.

I was the fourth man on a fourman team from the newspaper, but it was still fun because i had gone to the university of san francisco. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake occurred on californias central coast on october 17 at 5. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the. 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. San francisco earthquake of 1989 history, magnitude, deaths. It was the first world series sweep since 1976, and is best remembered for the loma prieta earthquake, which occurred on october 17 at the beginning of game 3 and caused a 10day disruption in play. Oct 30, 20 an oral history of the 1989 world series, which was dominated by the oakland as and devastated by the loma prieta earthquake by bryan curtis and patricia lee on october 30, 20 i f the asterisk didnt play such a nasty role in baseball lore, the 1989 world series would deserve one. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquake s initial jolt. But thats not what people remember about the 1989 world series after a 6. Shortly before the scheduled start of game three, the largest bay area earthquake since 1906 occurred. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquakes initial jolt. Hear michaels reflect on the quake and how he had to react quickly on air without knowing exactly what was going on.

Oct 16, 2014 vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct. Mlb tonight remembers the earthquake in 1989 youtube. The record book shows that the as swept the giants. Oct 17, 2014 hotel reconstruction after earthquake. Oct 17, 2017 it was a tremor that rocked northern california and left more than 60 people dead when bridges, homes and businesses came crumbling down during the 6. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma. Tv viewers across the nation watched their screens sputter then go black, the announcer shouting, were having an earthquake. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series.