1990 Oakland A's - KOD26 Super Series Champs

Super Series Game 7 - "Steinbach...Of Weiss and Men"

Game 7- Game 7, this is what it is all about.  The A’s would send Welch back to the mound while Philly would go with Carlton on short rest.  Philly would strike first this time with a sac fly and a Mcbride RBI single to go up 2-0 after two.  Oakland would get to Carlton in the 3^rd  when Rickey goes deep for a solo shot.  The score remain 2-1 until the 6^th inning when Dave Henderson hits a two-out triple and Mcgwire comes to the plate.  Mark lines a single into left and the game is tied!  The bullpens are amazing from there as we go 7 more innings with no scoring!!  The top of the 14^th and both teams are running out of bodies.  Coach Daly brings in Warren Brusstar to pitch the 14^th.  Terry Steinbach who hit .157 in 178 AB this season steps up and laces a double off the left field wall. There is no one left on the Oakland bench to run for the lead footed Steinbach as Walt Weiss steps to the plate.  Weiss hits a single right up the middle and around comes Steinbach.  The play at the plate and he is SAFE!  3-2 Oakland.  Philly gets out of the inning and has one more chance in the bottom of the 14^th.  Coach Sexton goes to his bullpen where there is very little left.  Little used Steve Chitren will get the call with Eckersley gone wy back in the 10^th.  Chitren starts it off by striking out Ted Sizemore.  Tom Hutton comes up and singles into left. Mcbride steps to the plate and he smashes a double into right center.  Hutton is flying around 3^rd as the throw comes to the plate, Steinbach lays down the tag….and he is………OUT!!!!   Mcbride moves to third on the play but the Phillies are down to their last out.  Garry Maddox just needs a base hit to keep this one going.  Chitren winds up and Maddox hits it sharply to Weiss at short.  He throws to Mcgwire and the A’s are Super Series Champions!!!!!!!  Oakland Wins 4-3

Great series and a lot of fun to play.  Excellent job by Peter Daly.

Super Series Game 6 - "Big Mac Attack"

Game 6-  Back to Philly for Game 6, Oakland with their backs against the wall.  Sanderson vs.

Christenson is the pitching matchup.  Oakland strikes first with a Mark Mcgwire solo HR in the 2^nd to lead 1-0.  They add another with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 4^th  but Philly matches it when Mike Schmidt goes deep in the bottom of the inning.  Bob Boone hits a pinch hit 2 run HR in the bottom of the 5^th to put Philly up 3-2 and things are looking grim for the A’s.  Oakland comes right back in the 6^th to tie the game on a Mike Gallego suicide squeeze.  It would remain tied into the 8^th when Mcgwire leads off the inning with his 2^nd HR of the game to give Oakland a 1 run lead. The great Oakland bullpen would take over from there in the form of Gene Nelson with a clean 8^th and Eckersley with a 1-2-3 9^th.  Series Tied 3-3

Super Series Game 5 - "Hard to Reed"

Game 5- The Phillies decide to go with lefty Jim Kaat in Game 5 while Oakland gets Stewart back on the mound.  Both pitchers are very good with Oakland only getting a solo HR from Dave Henderson in the 5^th to take a 1-0 lead.  In the 6th Philly gets a ledoff triple from Bake Mcbride.  Oakland brings the infield in and Stewart strikes out Gary Maddox for the first out.  Greg Luzinski steps up with the infield still in.  He hits a slow roller to shortstop.  Weiss looks back the runner and goes to first, but Mcbride breaks for home and gets in before the tag!  Ron Reed comes on to pitch for the Phillies and shuts down Oakland so the score is 1-1 into extra innings.  In the top of the 10^th Larry Bowa hits a one out triple off Dennis Eckersley.  Oakland brings the infield in again but Tim Mcarver lifts one deep to center for the go-ahead run.  Reed pitches his 4^th inning in the bottom of the 10^th and retires Oakland in order.  Philly leads 3-2

Super Series Game 4 - "Jay to Go"

Game 4- Carlton takes the mound for Philly once again and he is dominant.  The Phillies get to Mike

Moore early with a 2 run single in the first from Jay Johnstone.  They add 3 more including a Greg Luzinski solo HR and cruise to 5-0 victory.  Carlton ends with a Complete game 5 hit shutout.  Series Tied 2-2

Super Series Game 3 - "Sweet as Honey"

Game 3- Bob Welch took the mound for Oakland as the series moved to California.  The Phillies would throw the crafty veteran Jim Lonborg.  Oakland would strike first with a Canseco RBI single to take a 1-0 lead after 1.  The teams would exchange solo HRs in the 3^rd with Bake Mcbride for Philly and Walt Weiss for Oakland going deep.  Canseco adds another HR in the 4^th to put Oakland up 3-1.  Philly cuts the lead to 1 with a Sac Fly in the 7^th.  Oakland pitching would shut them down from there with Rick Honeycutt getting 5 outs and Dennis Eckersley coming on for the last one.  Oakland leads 2-1

Super Series Game 2 - "Can Say Go!"

Game 2-   The pitching matchup for Game 2 was a little less star-studded as Larry Christenson

matched up with Scott Sanderson but you wouldn’t have known it in the first 3 innings as the score was 0-0.  Christenson faltered in the 4^th however giving up 2 walks and then a 3 run HR to Jose Canseco.  Richie Hebner gets one back for Philly in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot.  Philly cuts the lead to one in the bottom of the 7^th on a Larry Bowa RBI single but Dave Henderson gets it right back in the top of 8 with a solo HR and Lansford adds an RBI single in the 9^th to put Oakland up 4.  Gene Nelson shuts Philly down in order in the 9^th and Oakland steals home field advantage. Series tied 1-1