1st

Minnesota's Kirby Puckett and San Diego's Tony Gwynn each win batting titles on the final day of the regular season. Puckett goes 2-for-5 to edge Carney Lansford .339 to .336, while Gwynn goes 3-for-4 to beat Will Clark .336 to .333.

3rd

Oakland's Dave Stewart wins the ALCS opener 7-3 over Toronto.

4th

Will Clark goes 4-for-4 with 2 home runs, including the first NLCS grand slam since 1977, to lead the Giants to a 11-3 win over the Cubs in game one of the NL playoffs. Clark's 6 RBI tie Bobby Richardson's single-game post season record set in the 1960 World Series.

Rickey Henderson swipes 4 bases as Oakland beats Toronto again 6-3.

5th

The Cubs even the NLCS with 6 runs in the first inning. Jerome Walton has 2 hits in the outburst. Chicago wins 9-5.

6th

Back at home Toronto wins its first ALCS game 7-3.

7th

Robby Thompson's 2-run HR gives the Giants the 5-4 victory in game 3.

Two Rickey Henderson HRs and a Jose Canseco upper deck HR give Oakland a 6-5 win.

8th

Oakland beats Toronto 4-3 to win the ALCS 4-1 and advance to the World Series for the 2nd straight year. Rickey Henderson, who hit .400 with 8 stolen bases, is named series MVP.

Matt Williams snaps a 4-4 tie with a 5th-inning HR, and the Giants hold on to win 5-4.

9th

The Giants win their first NL pennant since 1962 by defeating the Cubs 3-2 in game 5 of the NLCS. Will Clark bats .650 in the series with 8 RBI to win MVP honors.

13th

Bob Quinn resigns as GM of the Yankees to accept the same position with the Cincinnati Reds.

14th

Dave Stewart shuts out the Giants 5-0 on 5 hits in game 1 of the World Series. He is the first pitcher to start consecutive WS openers since the Reds Don Gullett in 1975 and '76.

15th

Terry Steinbach's 3-run HR is the big blow as Oakland wins 5-1.

17th

Game 3 of the World Series is postponed when an earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay area a half hour before game time, causing minor damage to Candlestick Park and major damage to the surrounding area.

27th

After a 10-day earthquake delay, the rumbling continues as Oakland hits 5 HRs in a 13-7 win.

28th

The A's take an 8-0 and beat the Giants 9­6 to complete a 4-game sweep of the World Series, the first WS sweep since 1976. Oakland's Dave Stewart, who won 2 games, is named MVP.