1989 Oakland Athletics Opening Day Starters

The 1989 World Series Champion Oakland A’s started their season at home with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in front of a sellout crowd of 46,163.

Dave Stewart was the starting pitcher that night, going 5.1 innings for the win.  As usual, the "Eck" closed the game.

"Bash Brother" Mark McGwire hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd off Mariners "ace" Mark Langston.  

Jose Canseco, the other "Bash Brother" started the season on the IR with a wrist injury.  Therefore, he missed 95 games in 1989.

Rickey Henderson started the season with the Yankees before getting traded to the A's on June 21, 1989 for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk and Luis Polonia.

1989 Oakland A's Starting Lineup

LF      Tony Phillips
CF      Dave Henderson
3B      Carney Lansford
1B      Mark McGwire
C        Terry Steinbach
DH     Dave Parker
2B      Glenn Hubbard
RF       Stan Javier
SS       Walt Weiss
P         Dave Stewart

                                AB  R    H RBI  BB  SO

Tony Phillips            4    1    1    0    0    0    
Dave Henderson    3    0    1    0    0    0    
Carney Lansford     4    1    1    0    0    0    
Mark McGwire         3    1    2    3    0    0
Terry Steinbach       2    0    0    0    1    0    
Dave Parker             3    0    0    0    0    0    
Glenn Hubbard       3    0    0    0    0    0    
Stan Javier                3    0    1    0    0    2    
Walt Weiss               3    0    0    0    0    0  

Home Run:  Mark McGwire, off Mark Langston, bottom 3rd 1on and 1 out.

Stolen Base:  Stan Javier

 
                                    IP      H    R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Dave Stewart, W        5.1    4    2    1    2    2    0    
Gene Nelson              1.2    1    0    0    0    2    0    
Rick Honeycutt           0.2    0    0    0    0    1    0    
Dennis Eckersley, S    1.1    0    0    0    0    1    0    

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Opening Day Starters

1989 Oakland Athletics