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The Giant History of Cali’s Big Bold Baseball Team
When the Earth Moved The Giants finally made the World Series in 1989 — and the earth literally shook. Game 3. Candlestick Park. October 17, 1989. The Giants were hosting the Oakland A's in the Bay Bridge Series. At 5:04 PM, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit. The stadium shook. The lights went out. A section of the Bay Bridge collapsed. Sixty-three people died across the region. The World Series was suspended for ten days. Read more...