August 20, 1989
First Person
A's-Angels
In a dramatic AL West series that should have been played in late September, the A's took two of three from the Angels in the teams' final meeting of '89
The beknickered Payne Stewart made up five strokes in the final three holes to win the PGA Championship
Dallas Quarterbacks
Quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Steve Walsh compete to be the Cowboys' starter
Gary Gaetti
Gary Gaetti, a two-time All-Star, went from banshee ballplayer to born-again Christian in 1988, and now the Minnesota Twins are a different kind of team
Special Report
WITH A BOOMING ECONOMY AND A NEW INTEREST IN LEISURE, THE JAPANESE ARE INVESTING HEAVILY IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S. AND ELSEWHERE
THOUGH JAPAN IS PROSPEROUS AND LOVES SPORTS, IT HAS FEW WORLD CLASS ATHLETES. ONE AGING U.S. BASEBALL PLAYER IS HELPING OUT
A CURIOUS AMERICAN EXPLORES THE GAME IN JAPAN AND FINDS THAT IT HAS A FIRM GRIP ON THAT NATION
Inside/Baseball
An American Summer
Two days of whale watching left our travelers in awe of the sea's most majestic creatures
Books
A new dictionary provides an entertaining guide
For The Record
Point After
Weep not, baseball fans, for doomed Candlestick Park
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