The Earthquake That Stopped the World Series
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series was minutes away when an earthquake shook Candlestick Park and turned a baseball broadcast into breaking news.
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• The 1989 World Series came to a sudden stop when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area just minutes before Game 3 at Candlestick Park.
Thirty-one minutes before Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, Candlestick Park began to shake.
The San Francisco Giants were preparing to host the Oakland Athletics on October 17 when the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake struck Northern California. The power went out, players moved onto the field and the game never started. (U.S. Geological Survey)
At first, people inside Candlestick did not know how serious the situation was beyond the stadium. Then the reports began arriving.
The San Francisco Giants were preparing to host the Oakland Athletics on October 17 when the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake struck Northern California. The power went out, players moved onto the field and the game never started. (U.S. Geological Survey)
At first, people inside Candlestick did not know how serious the situation was beyond the stadium. Then the reports began arriving.
