In the 1989 American League Championship Series , Stewart won both of the games he pitched with a 2.81 ERA . In the World Series , Stewart pitched a complete game shutout in the first game against the San Francisco Giants . The series was interrupted when a earthquake struck the Bay Area just prior to the start of Game 3 . When the series resumed , 10 days later , Stewart started game three for the A 's , and picked up his second win of the series when he allowed three runs in seven innings . The A 's swept the series in four games and Stewart was selected as the MVP of the series going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA . Stewart signed a new two-year $ 7 million contract extension with the Athletics after the season . This was the largest contract in baseball at the time
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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Dave Stewart (baseball)