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Managers: Tony LaRussa (Oakland), Cito Gaston (Toronto) Umpires: Dave Phillips , Dan Morrison , Dale Ford , Derryl Cousins , Steve Palermo , Rick Reed Series MVP: Rickey Henderson , Oakland Television: NBC ( Bob Costas and Tony Kubek announcing) The Athletics finished the 1989 regular season as the best overall team in baseball, with a 99-63 record (.611). They easily won the . The ALCS began with Games 1 and 2 being played at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum , with the Athletics winning both. The Series then shifted to the SkyDome in Toronto, where the Blue Jays managed a win in Game 3 before losing Games 4 and 5 to Oakland. Athletics ace Dave Stewart earned two wins (in Games 1 and 5), while closer Dennis Eckersley saved three games (Games 2, 4, and 5) to send Oakland to the World Series. Athletics left fielder Rickey Henderson was named the ALCS MVP. During the Series, Henderson had doubled, tripled, hit two home runs (in Game 4), and knocked in five RBI. EXTERNAL LINK
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