All the clocks on the sides of san francisco buildings had stopped at the same time. Todays world series memory is not a happy one at all. The 99th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion florida marlins and the american league al champion new york yankees. Watch mlb videos including player, team and league news and analysis. 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. Fans in candlestick, shown here the day after, reported the light standards. When the biggest earthquake ever recorded hit chile, it rocked the world in 1960, all of chile shook violently for more than 10 minutes. A look at the deadliest earthquakes that occurred in the past century across the world. Most powerful and deadly quakes of the past 100 years. An oral history of the 1989 world series, which was dominated by the. Still shaken by memories of 1989 world series the boston. Thirty years ago, the loma prieta earthquake shook the world series and the world. The battle of the bay world series was full of big bats and popular players but.
North korea stops work on disabling nuclear reactor new. The country may start restoring the plutoniumproducing facility. The 2003 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2003 season. This image is the work of data visualizer josh nelson, and it represents over 100 years of earthquake data, from 1898 to 2003 203,186 quakes that rated 4 or higher on the richter scale. A general view of a street in san francisco after the loma prieta earthquake hit prior to world series game three between the oakland athletics and san francisco giants on october 18, 1989 at candlestick park in san francisco, california. The loma prieta earthquake, also known as the quake of 89 and the world series earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the. Its the 1989 earthquake in the bay area that put a.
The press top 100 restaurants inside scoop restaurants. On a beautiful, sunny october tuesday in san francisco, the giants were hosting the oakland athletics in game 3 of the 1989 world series at candlestick park. Stunning map shows 100 years of earthquake data grist. Its the 1989 earthquake in the bay area that put a temporary stop to the world series but did much worse damage elsewhere. Earthquake interrupts 1989 series todays world series memory is not a happy one at all. These photos show how the 1989 world series was about a lot more than an earthquake. The 1989 bay area earthquake shook the world series sports.
The 1989 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1989. India inc is pulling out all stops to leverage sachin tendulkars world record 100th century in international cricketwidely expected during indias ongoing tour of england. When it stopped shaking, kennedy says now, they played we will rock. Bob ley talks with former as pitcher dave stewart, and dr. Mlb a look back at the 1989 world series earthquake 25.
Abc news coverage san fran earthquake october 17, 1989. Todays world series memory isnt a happy one not in the least. But candlestick fans couldnt have known that at the time, and when the shaking stopped, they let out an enormous cheerin part, im sure, to. The loma prieta earthquake shook the san francisco bay area on the evening of the third game of the world series. The 1989 earthquake that rocked san francisco, oakland and. Coke, future group, toshiba, canon, others rush to cash in. 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. Vincent was two months into his job as the commissioner of baseball oct.
Game 3 of the 1989 world series was minutes away when tragedy struck the bay area. Once it stopped, the fans started singing we will rock you. Luckily, the san francisco giants were playing the oakland as and most people were watching the game. It is likely that the world series game saved many lives, as bay area residents who would have normally been on the freeways were at home ready to watch the game when the earthquake hit. He couldnt stop making jokes and having fun, flashing his goofy. Vincent made all the hard decisions in the moments and days after the world series earthquake. It was minutes before the start of the third game in the 1989 world series between the oakland athletics and the san francisco giants, but the. Abc news coverage san fran earthquake october 17, 1989 part 2. But you could have looked down several hundred feet between your legs.
A photo taken june 27 of the demolition of a cooling tower at the main reactor complex in yongbyon, north korea. Millions of people witnessed the motion of the earthquake on television. After ten days the longest delay in world series history, game 3 was held in san francisco on october 27 and game 4 the following afternoon as the as swept the giants, four games to none. The oral history of the earthquake that shook the 1989 as. Immediately after the rumbling stopped, he emerged from his office, and proclaimed, the earthquake was approximately 185 miles away. The loma prieta earthquake struck on october 17, 1989, at 5. Dutchsinseforecasting earthquakes 6162017 large earthquake threat in pacific west coast usa, japan, w. The loma prieta earthquake, named for a mountain near the epicenter, struck at 5. Massive earthquake interrupts 1989 world series fox. Meet the 1989 earthquake world series attendees who are making.
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