The Day The Series Stopped

Oct 12, 2014

0h 51m

★ 7.4

In 1989, the shockwaves were felt from Oakland to San Fransisco.

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.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Electric City Entertainment

ESPN Films

ESPN

The Day The Series Stopped Trailers

Cast

Self

Will Clark

Self

Mike Krukow

Self

Jose Canseco

Self

Rick Honeycutt

Self

Dennis Eckersley

Self

Mike Moore

Self

Mike Gallego

Self

Dave Parker

Self

Dave Henderson

Self

Dave Stewart

Self

Curt Young

Self

Chris Berman

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