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