Oakland Athletics 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 F -- The Dodgers already serious underdogs against the As and Bash Brothers Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire are given even less of a chance with injured star Kirk Gibson on the shelf Cansecos second-inning grand slam gives Oakland a 4-3 lead until the bottom of the ninth when dominating closer Dennis Eckersley comes on to finish it up But with the tying run on first Gibson limps up to pinch hit and makes World Series history with a spine-tingling game-winning two-run homer in his only at-bat of the Series
