Oct 17, 2018 kpix 5 as part of our look back at 70 years of kpix broadcasting, we remember the 15 seconds that changed our lives and served as a major wakeup call to anyone who lives in the bay area. World series mvp dave stewart recounts to kristine leahy the atmosphere in candlestick park when a magnitude 7. They used to play an evacuation video before every giants game at candlestick park. In this dramatic footage from the opening game of the 1989 world series, the loma prieta quake strikes, bringing the broadcast to an end. Find out how our national pastime may have saved lives during the san francisco bay areas deadly earthquake of 1989.
It was a tragic reminder of the destructive power of earthquakes. 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. When an earthquake stopped the 1989 world series the retro. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma prieta earthquake. That so many people attended the game may help explain. Oct 17, 2019 between 1900 and 1989, there were nine earthquakes with a magnitude above 6. How 1989 earthquake engulfed world series between giants. 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. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25 years later. However, it was also a watershed moment in seismic research. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake occurred on californias central coast on october 17 at 5.
World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback nbc news. The 1989 world series was played between the oakland athletics and the san francisco giants. 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. The 1989 earthquake that rocked san francisco, oakland and. Kpix 5 as part of our look back at 70 years of kpix broadcasting, we remember the 15 seconds that changed our lives and served as a major wakeup call to anyone who lives in the bay area. 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. Aug 24, 2012 1989 loma prieta earthquake san francisco earthquake of 1989. 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. 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. The third game of the series was scheduled to begin at 5. Tv viewers across the nation watched their screens sputter then go black, the announcer shouting, were having an earthquake. Apr 19, 2015 abc 1989 world series game 3 earthquake. Still shaken by memories of 1989 world series the boston.
The shock was centered in a sparsely populated area approximately 10 mi 16. Oct 16, 2014 vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct. Big earthquake video 1989 california earthquake as it. Due to the destructive nature of this earthquake, the game was postponed and the series did not resume for ten days. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the.
Oct 17, 2019 the following year, the 1989 world series became memorable for an entirely different reason. World series stopped by loma prieta earthquake flashback nbc. Oct 17, 2014 hotel reconstruction after earthquake. After the 1989 loma prieta earthquake, a car thief was found crushed to death in the vehicle hed stolen. Luckily, the san francisco giants were playing the oakland as and. Bob ley talks with former as pitcher dave stewart, and. This video recording documents scenes of the october 17, 1989 loma prieta earthquake and its aftermath.
Jan 07, 2019 1989 world series game 1 san francisco giants at oakland athletics duration. 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 largest to hit the san francisco area since 1906 and registering a 7. Vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The 1989 world series was the first one that i covered.
Oct 17, 2014 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. See the big 1989 california earthquake as it happened with this amazing footage. Abc 1989 world series game 3 earthquake video dailymotion. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake occurred in northern california on october 17 at 5. Video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma.
Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25. In 1989, candlestick stood up to an earthquake sfgate. On the hazy, small, barely visible scoreboard screen. 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. 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. Newshistory video live coverage of the 1989 world series during the loma prieta earthquake that so many people attended the game may help explain the. Oct 17, 2017 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 ripple and the live television coverage.
The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 asgiants. 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. Earthquake interrupts 1989 series todays world series memory is not a happy one at all. Watch this clip of a the first us broadcast to capture an earthquakes initial jolt. The earthquake hit while the video was playing and temporarily knocked the feed out, and just before it was knocked. Its the 1989 earthquake in the bay area that put a temporary stop to the world. San francisco earthquake of 1989 history, magnitude, deaths. 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. It lasted for less than a minute, as short as 15 seconds in some bay area neighborhoods, but the memories of the deadly and destructive 1989 loma prieta earthquake still linger 30 years later. Terrifying memories of loma prieta quake linger 30 years.
My parents joke that the earthquake broke her water lol. The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989 season. The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 asgiants world series mlb on espn duration. The series ran from october 14 through october 28, with the as sweeping the giants in four games. 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. Shortly before the scheduled start of game three, the largest bay area earthquake since 1906 occurred. 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. He drove off the lot and headed straight to the third game of the world s series at. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series. Experts saying that number would have been much worse had it not ben for the world series game being played in san francisco.
The loma prieta earthquake, also known as the quake of 89 and the world series earthquake, was a major earthquake. The series ran from october 14 through october 28, with the athletics sweeping the giants in four games. Oct 17, 2019 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. 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. Still shaken by memories of 1989 world series the boston globe.
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