The Day the Series Stopped

Overview

On Oct. 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. PT, soon after Al Michaels and Tim McCarver started the ABC telecast for Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, the ground began to shake beneath Candlestick Park. Even before that moment, this had promised to be a memorable matchup: the first in 33 years between teams from the same metropolitan area, a battle featuring larger-than-life characters and equally colorful fan bases. But after the 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake rolled through, bringing death and destruction, the Bay Area pulled together, and baseball took a backseat.

Directed by Ryan Fleck

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Will Clark

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Mike Krukow

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Jose Canseco

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Rick Honeycutt

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Dennis Eckersley

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Mike Moore

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Mike Gallego

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Dave Parker

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Dave Henderson

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Dave Stewart

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Curt Young

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Chris Berman

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Mike Matters

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Bob Ley

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Barry Sacks

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