World Series Game 1: Pirates Shock Athletics With Opening Series Win!

 GAME 1 - 1990 World Series

Game MVP:Doug Drabek
2 out when winning run scored
Three Rivers Stadium    (03-11-2026 07:47:57)       Time 2:50, 58ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 1 MPH In from RF  Night Game

Oct 16, 1990                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Oakland 0-1              3 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  4  0
1990 Pittsburgh 1-0           1 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 2      4 11  1

Recap

Oak  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.
Oak      Mark McGwire hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  1 Pit 0.
Oak      Dave Henderson singled scoring 2.  Oak  3 Pit 0.
Pit  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Pit      Bobby Bonilla hit a 429 foot solo HR(1).  Oak  3 Pit 1.
Pit  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.
Pit      Jeff King hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  3 Pit 2.
Pit  9th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Pit      Andy Van Slyke hit a 2 run HR(1) to win the game.  Oak  3 Pit 4.

Oak  Jose Canseco: 3 for 5, 3 HRs, 5 RBI, 3 runs.
Oak  Dave Henderson: 1 for 2, double, 2 runs, 2 W.
Oak  Willie McGee: 4 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs.
Pit  Bobby Bonilla: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.

Pit  Stan Belinda picked up the win: 0 IP, 3 earned runs, 2 hits, 1 BB. He goes to 1-0 on the season.
Oak  Dave Stewart pitched 8.2 innings and took the loss: 8.2 IP, 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.
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Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Stewart L(0-1)                8.2 11  4  4  2  1  5  115  92  23   4.15  37 115(121)       50
                              8.2 11  4  4  2  1  5  115  92  23   4.15  37

Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Drabek                        7.0  4  3  0  0  1  4  104  75  29   0.00  27 115(113)       66
 Belinda W(1-0)               2.0  0  0  0  0  1  3   35  23  12   0.00   7   25(28)
                              9.0  4  3  0  0  2  7  139  98  41   0.00  34
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  E-King(1)
 2B-Henderson, D(1), Backman(1), Bonilla(1), LaValliere(1), Van Slyke(1)
 HR-Pit Bonilla(1) off Stewart(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 429 feet
    Pit Van Slyke(1) off Stewart(2) in the 9th with 1 on base, 370 feet
 SB-Pit Bonds(1) off Stewart(1) + Steinbach(1), 1st
    Pit Van Slyke(1) off Stewart(2) + Steinbach(2), 5th
    Pit Bonds(2) off Stewart(3) + Steinbach(3), 6th
    Pit Bell(1) off Stewart(4) + Steinbach(4), 7th
RBI-Oak  - Henderson, D 2(2)
    Pit  - Bonilla(1), King(1), Van Slyke 2(2)
 SH-Bell, J(1)
Great-Canseco,J(1), Bell, J(1), Bonilla(1)
Poor-Canseco,J(1), Stewart(1)
OfA-Henderson, D(1)
LOB-Oakland 4 Pittsburgh 7
 DP-Oakland 1
GWRBI-Van Slyke