Sandy Alderson hasn’t been part of winning a World Series title in nearly as long as the Mets — and although his Series victory didn’t include a ground ball through anyone’s legs like in 1986, it was memorable for much different reasons.
After losing to the Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, the A’s returned to the Fall Classic a year later, facing their Bay Area rivals, the Giants.
Before Game 3 at Candlestick Park on Oct. 17, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area. It killed 63 people and injured nearly 4,000. MLB commissioner Fay Vincent postponed the series, first for five days and then for five more, before action resumed on Oct.