ALCS GAME 5 - Never Say Die Orioles Squeak Past Athletics. Baltimore Survives To Play Another Day

 GAME 5

In a rematch of the game 1 pitching matchup, Cal Ripken Jr. made sure that Dave Stewart wouldn't shut them out again when he launched a 2-run homerun in the 1st. Harold Baines got 1 of those back in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single, and Jose Canseco tied the game with a run-scoring double in the 3rd. And that's the way things stayed through 7. Then Joe Orsulak stunned the home crowd when he pulled one down the right field line for a go-ahead homerun. Curt Schilling pitched a scoreless 8th, and Gregg Olson pitched a 1-2-3 9th for another save. Back to Baltimore we go!

Baltimore 3  Oakland 2

W: Harnisch  L: Stewart  S: Olson

Game MVP:Joe Orsulak

Oakland Coliseum I    (03-08-2026 22:30:36)       Time 2:54, 60ø, Wind: 10 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Oct 11, 1990                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R H E

1990 Baltimore 2-3            2 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      3  8  0
1990 Oakland 3-2              1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  8  1

Recap

Bal  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.
Bal      Cal Ripken hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Bal  2 Oak 0.
Oak  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Oak      Harold Baines singled scoring 1.  Bal  2 Oak 1.
Oak  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Oak      Jose Canseco doubled  scoring 1 to tie the score.  Bal  2 Oak 2.
Bal  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Bal      Joe Orsulak hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Bal  3 Oak 2.

Bal  Ron Kittle: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.
Oak  Jose Canseco: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Oak  Willie McGee: 4 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

Bal  Pete Harnisch pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-1 on the season.
Bal  Gregg Olson got the save, his 2nd of the year.
Oak  Dave Stewart pitched 7.2 innings and took the loss: 7.2 IP, 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-1 on the season.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Harnisch W(1-1)               7.0  7  2  2  0  4  1  111  70  41   4.05  29 110(104)   -   52
 Schilling                    1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   19  14   5   3.86   4   20(20)s  -
 Olson, G S(2)                1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   15  11   4   0.00   3   25(20)   -
                              9.0  8  2  2  0  4  4  145  95  50   3.77  36

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Stewart L(1-1)                7.2  7  3  2  2  2  6  109  68  41   1.15  30 120(123)       59
 Honeycutt                    1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   15   9   6   0.00   5   20(26)
                              9.0  8  3  2  2  2  7  124  77  47   2.93  35

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  E-Weiss(1)
 2B-Finley(1), Orsulak(1), Canseco,J(1)
 HR-Bal Ripken Jr.(2) off Stewart(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 380 feet
    Bal Orsulak(1) off Stewart(2) in the 8th with bases empty, 350 feet
 SB-Oak Henderson(4) off Harnisch(1) + Tettleton(6), 1st
    Oak McGee(1) off Harnisch(2) + Tettleton(7), 5th
    Oak Henderson(5) off Harnisch(3) + Tettleton(8), 7th
 CS-Bal Anderson(1) picked off by Stewart(1) in the 2nd Inn
        Hulett(1) by Stewart(2) and Steinbach(4), 7th
Pickoff(P)-Stewart(1)
RBI-Bal  - Orsulak(2), Ripken Jr. 2(5)
    Oak  - Baines(1), Canseco,J(5)
 PB-Tettleton (2)
Great-Hulett(1), Orsulak(1), Ripken Jr.(4)
Poor-Ripken, B(1), Canseco,J(1)
OfA-Finley(1)
LOB-Baltimore 5 Oakland 7
 DP-Baltimore 2 Oakland 1
GWRBI-Orsulak