▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁crossed ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁play ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁October ▁ 1 7 . ▁ABC ' s ▁broadcast ▁of ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁began ▁at ▁ 5   pm ▁local ▁time , ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁pitch ▁was ▁scheduled . ▁At ▁ 5 : 0 4 , ▁while ▁broad c aster s ▁Al ▁Mich a els ▁and ▁Tim ▁Mc Car ver ▁were ▁narr ating ▁highlight s ▁and ▁the ▁teams ▁were ▁war ming ▁up , ▁the ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake ▁occurred ▁( h aving ▁a ▁surface - wave ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 7 . 1 ▁with ▁an ▁ep ic enter ▁ten ▁miles ▁( 1 6   km ) ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁California ). ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁caused ▁substantial ▁property ▁and ▁economic ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area ▁and ▁killed ▁ 6 3 ▁people . ▁Television ▁view ers ▁saw ▁the ▁video ▁signal ▁d eter ior ate ▁and ▁heard ▁Mich a els ▁say ▁" I ' ll ▁tell ▁you ▁what , ▁we ' re ▁having ▁an ▁earth --" ▁before ▁the ▁feed ▁from ▁Cand l est ick ▁Park ▁was ▁lost . ▁F ans ▁fil ing ▁into ▁the ▁stad ium ▁saw ▁Cand l est ick ▁s way ▁vis ibly ▁during ▁the ▁qu ake . ▁Television ▁coverage ▁later ▁res umed , ▁using ▁backup ▁gener ators , ▁with ▁Mich a els ▁becoming ▁a ▁news ▁rep orter ▁on ▁the ▁unfold ing ▁dis aster . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 3 0