Game 3

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Game 3 of the 1989 World Series is best known as the matchup that was dramatically halted by the Loma Prieta earthquake just before it began at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park.

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  • Game 3 of the 1989 World Series ×47

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball game
announcer Al Michaels
Jim Palmer
Tim McCarver
attendance 62038
awayManager Tony La Russa
awayTeam Oakland Athletics
awayTeamLeague American League
ballparkNameAtTime Candlestick Park
ballparkType outdoor stadium
broadcastNetworkUS ABC
city San Francisco
country United States
countryOfLeague United States
earthquakeDate 1989-10-17
earthquakeEpicenterRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
earthquakeMagnitude 6.9
finalScore Oakland Athletics 13–7 San Francisco Giants
homeBallpark Candlestick Park
homeManager Roger Craig
homeTeam San Francisco Giants
homeTeamLeague National League
league Major League Baseball
location Candlestick Park
losingPitcher Don Robinson
losingTeam San Francisco Giants
nickname Earthquake Game
notableBroadcastMoment Al Michaels reporting live on the earthquake during the pregame show
notableFor being interrupted and postponed due to the Loma Prieta earthquake
partOf 1989 World Series
postponementCause Loma Prieta earthquake
rescheduledDate 1989-10-27
scheduledDate 1989-10-17
season 1989 MLB season
seriesChampion Oakland Athletics
seriesChampionLeague American League
seriesFormat best-of-seven
seriesGameNumber 3
seriesMVP Dave Stewart
seriesMVPTeam Oakland Athletics
seriesScoreBeforeGame Oakland Athletics 2–0 San Francisco Giants
sport baseball
status postponed
timeOfEarthquake 1989-10-17T17:04:15-07:00
umpireCrewChief Al Barlick
winningPitcher Mike Moore
winningTeam Oakland Athletics

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1989 World Series
gameInterrupted

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