1989 Cleveland Indians season

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1989 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
Location
1989 Information
Owner(s) Richard Jacobs
General Manager(s) Hank Peters
Manager(s) Doc Edwards, John Hart
Local television WUAB
(Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan)
Local radio WWWE
(Herb Score, Paul Olden)

The 1989 Cleveland Indians season was their 89th season in the American League. For the 8th consecutive season, the Indians had a losing record. The Indians had a least 70 wins for the 2nd consecutive season.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • December 3, 1988: Jesse Orosco signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • December 5, 1988: Bud Black signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [1]
  • March 25, 1989: Felix Fermin was sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on November 28, 1988. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent a player to be named later and Denny Gonzalez to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jay Bell (March 25, 1989) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Felix Fermin (March 25, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. [2]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 --
Baltimore Orioles 87 75 .537 2
Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 6
Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 .500 8
New York Yankees 74 87 .460 14½
Cleveland Indians 73 89 .451 16
Detroit Tigers 59 103 .364 30

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • June 5, 1989: Jim Thome was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1989.

[edit] Roster

1989 Cleveland Indians roster
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Roster
Pitchers
  • 11 Flag of the United States Doug Jones
  •  15 Flag of the United States Neil Allen
  • 21 Flag of the United States Greg Swindell
  •  22 Flag of the United States Keith Atherton
  •  22 Flag of the United States Brad Havens
  •  27 Flag of the United States Joe Skalski
  •  34 Flag of the United States Ed Wojna
  •  36 Flag of the United States Tim Stoddard
  •  37 Flag of the United States Steve Davis
  • 40 Flag of the United States Bud Black
  •  42 Flag of the United States Rich Yett
  •  43 Flag of the United States Scott Bailes
  •  47 Flag of the United States Jeff Kaiser
  • 47 Flag of the United States Jesse Orosco
  • 49 Flag of the United States Tom Candiotti
  • 50 Flag of the United States Steve Olin
  •  52 Flag of the United States John Farrell
  • 53 Flag of the United States Kevin Wickander
  •  54 Flag of the United States Rod Nichols
  •  64 Flag of the United States Rudy Seanez
 Catchers

Infielders

  •  1 Flag of the United States Tommy Hinzo
  •  9 Flag of the United States Pete O’Brien
  • 14 Flag of the United States Jerry Browne
  •  16 Flag of the Dominican Republic Felix Fermin
  •  26 Flag of the United States Brook Jacoby

Outfielders

Manager

  • - Flag of the United States Doc Edwards
  • - Flag of the United States John A Hart

[edit] Game log

Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 04-03-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 1-0
2 04-06-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 0-3 1-1
3 04-07-1989 at New York Yankees 4-2 2-1
4 04-08-1989 at New York Yankees 11-1 3-1
5 04-09-1989 at New York Yankees 4-3 4-1
6 04-10-1989 at Boston Red Sox 2-5 4-2
7 04-12-1989 at Boston Red Sox 10-6 5-2
8 04-13-1989 at Boston Red Sox 1-9 5-3
9 04-14-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-8 5-4
10 04-15-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 5-5
11 04-16-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-4 5-6
12 04-19-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 4-8 5-7
13 04-20-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 2-5 5-8
14 04-21-1989 vs New York Yankees 6-5 6-8
15 04-22-1989 vs New York Yankees 3-1 7-8
16 04-23-1989 vs New York Yankees 0-5 7-9
17 04-24-1989 vs New York Yankees 3-6 7-10
18 04-25-1989 vs Texas Rangers 7-11 7-11
19 04-26-1989 vs Texas Rangers 2-3 7-12
20 04-28-1989 at Minnesota Twins 9-7 8-12
21 04-29-1989 at Minnesota Twins 4-1 9-12
22 04-30-1989 at Minnesota Twins 1-2 9-13
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
23 05-01-1989 at Texas Rangers 11-1 W 10-13
24 05-02-1989 at Texas Rangers 8-3 W 11-13
25 05-03-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 6-2 W 12-13
26 05-04-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 3-1 W 13-13
27 05-05-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 2-3 L 13-14
28 05-07-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 5-4 W 14-14
29 05-07-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 12-1 W 15-14
30 05-09-1989 at Kansas City Royals 1-3 L 15-15
31 05-10-1989 at Kansas City Royals 2-3 L 15-16
32 05-12-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 3-6 L 15-17
33 05-13-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 3-1 W 16-17
34 05-14-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 8-3 W 17-17
35 05-15-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 3-5 L 17-18
36 05-16-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-7 L 17-19
37 05-17-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 W 18-19
38 05-18-1989 at Batimore Orioes 2-3 18-20
39 05-19-1989 at Batimore Orioes 4-1 19-20
40 05-20-1989 at Batimore Orioes 1-5 19-21
41 05-21-1989 at Batimore Orioes 2-0 20-21
42 05-22-1989 at Detroit Tigers 7-3 21-21
43 05-23-1989 at Detroit Tigers 2-7 21-22
44 05-24-1989 at Detroit Tigers 1-2 21-23
45 05-25-1989 at Detroit Tigers 5-9 21-24
46 05-26-1989 vs Batimore Orioes 2-5 21-25
47 05-27-1989 vs Batimore Orioes 1-5 21-26
48 05-28-1989 vs Batimore Orioes 1-0 22-26
49 05-29-1989 vs Toronto Bue Jays 5-3 23-26
50 05-30-1989 vs Toronto Bue Jays 6-2 24-26
51 05-31-1989 vs Toronto Bue Jays 7-4 25-26
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
52 06-02-1989 at Oakland Athletics 5-3 [3] Swindell (6-1) Moore (6-4) Jones (12) 28,052 26-26
53 06-03-1989 at Oakland Athletics 0-7 26-27
54 06-04-1989 at Oakland Athletics 0-4 26-28
55 06-05-1989 at California Angels 7-3 27-28
56 06-06-1989 at California Angels 1-2 27-29
57 06-07-1989 at California Angels 1-0 28-29
58 06-09-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 5-4 29-29
59 06-10-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 1-3 29-30
60 06-11-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 3-6 29-31
61 06-12-1989 at Chicago White Sox 3-5 29-32
62 06-13-1989 at Chicago White Sox 9-6 30-32
63 06-14-1989 at Chicago White Sox 1-3 30-33
64 06-15-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 4-5 Saberhagen (6-4) [4] Jones (2-3) Farr (15) 3,661 30-34
65 06-16-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 1-0 Black (6-7) [5] Leach (1-1) None 11,916 31-34
66 06-17-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 4-3 32-34
67 06-18-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 4-1 33-34
68 06-20-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 4-7 33-35
69 06-21-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 1-5 33-36
70 06-22-1989 vs Minnesota Twins 8-9 33-37
71 06-23-1989 at Texas Rangers 0-4 33-38
72 06-24-1989 at Texas Rangers 7-3 34-38
73 06-25-1989 at Texas Rangers 2-4 34-39
74 06-26-1989 at Texas Rangers 4-3 35-39
75 06-27-1989 vs California Angels 1-2 35-40
76 06-28-1989 vs California Angels 2-1 36-40
77 06-30-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 0-5 36-41
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
78 07-01-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 4-6 36-42
79 07-02-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 3-11 36-43
80 07-03-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 4-2 37-43
81 07-04-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 3-2 Bailes (4-3) [6] Perez (5-10) Jones (20) 8,319 38-43
82 07-05-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 4-2 39-43
83 07-07-1989 at Seattle Mariners 4-3 40-43
84 07-08-1989 at Seattle Mariners 3-4 40-44
85 07-09-1989 at Seattle Mariners 0-8 40-45
86 07-13-1989 vs Texas Rangers 3-9 40-46
87 07-14-1989 vs Texas Rangers 11-5 41-46
88 07-15-1989 vs Texas Rangers 7-1 42-46
89 07-16-1989 vs Texas Rangers 11-5 43-46
90 07-17-1989 at Minnesota Twins 2-5 43-47
91 07-18-1989 at Minnesota Twins 4-5 43-48
92 07-19-1989 at Minnesota Twins 10-1 44-48
93 07-20-1989 at Kansas City Royals 4-0 Swindell (13-2) [7] Saberhagen (9-5) None 38,595 45-48
94 07-21-1989 at Kansas City Royals 1-6 Aquino (5-4) [8] Bailes (4-5) Montgomery (4) 38,274 45-49
95 07-22-1989 at Kansas City Royals 1-0 Candiotti (8-6) [9] Gordon (11-3) Jones (23) 38,606 46-49
96 07-23-1989 at Kansas City Royals 17-5 Black (8-7)[10] Gubicza (9-8) None 33,991 47-49
97 07-24-1989 vs New York Yankees 7-3 48-49
98 07-25-1989 vs New York Yankees 1-5 48-50
99 07-26-1989 vs New York Yankees 9-7 49-50
100 07-28-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 3-2 50-50
101 07-28-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 2-1 51-50
102 07-29-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 0-5 51-51
103 07-30-1989 vs Boston Red Sox 2-5 51-52
104 07-31-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-6 51-53
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
105 08-01-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-4 51-54
106 08-02-1989 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 52-54
107 08-03-1989 at Boston Red Sox 4-2 53-54
108 08-04-1989 at Boston Red Sox 4-3 54-54
109 08-05-1989 at Boston Red Sox 2-10 54-55
110 08-06-1989 at Boston Red Sox 4-6 54-56
111 08-07-1989 at New York Yankees 0-9 54-57
112 08-08-1989 at New York Yankees 3-1 55-57
113 08-09-1989 at New York Yankees 7-4 56-57
114 08-10-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 3-10 56-58
115 08-11-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 57-58
116 08-11-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 7-8 57-59
117 08-12-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 57-60
118 08-13-1989 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-5 57-61
119 08-15-1989 at Oakland Athletics 2-5 57-62
120 08-16-1989 at Oakland Athletics 6-3 58-62
121 08-17-1989 at Oakland Athletics 0-1 58-63
122 08-18-1989 at California Angels 5-6 58-64
123 08-19-1989 at California Angels 4-7 58-65
124 08-20-1989 at California Angels 0-1 58-66
125 08-22-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 3-2 59-66
126 08-23-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 5-3 60-66
127 08-24-1989 vs Seattle Mariners 5-2 61-66
128 08-25-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 4-5 61-67
129 08-26-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 3-4 61-68
130 08-27-1989 vs Chicago White Sox 3-9 61-69
131 08-29-1989 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-1 62-69
132 08-30-1989 vs Baltimore Orioles 4-7 62-70
133 08-31-1989 vs Baltimore Orioles 11-0 63-70
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
134 09-01-1989 at Detroit Tigers 1-2 63-71
135 09-02-1989 at Detroit Tigers 4-10 63-72
136 09-03-1989 at Detroit Tigers 3-12 63-73
137 09-04-1989 at Baltimore Orioles 4-5 63-74
138 09-05-1989 at Baltimore Orioles 1-3 63-75
139 09-06-1989 at Baltimore Orioles 9-0 64-75
140 09-07-1989 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4-12 64-76
141 09-08-1989 vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 65-76
142 09-09-1989 vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-7 65-77
143 09-10-1989 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4-5 65-78
144 09-12-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 1-0 66-78
145 09-13-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 1-3 66-79
146 09-14-1989 vs Detroit Tigers 4-0 67-79
147 09-15-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-5 67-80
148 09-16-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-3 67-81
149 09-17-1989 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-2 67-82
150 09-18-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 2-4 67-83
151 09-19-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 1-5 67-84
152 09-20-1989 vs Oakland Athletics 6-8 67-85
153 09-21-1989 vs California Angels 5-4 68-85
154 09-23-1989 vs California Angels 4-3 69-85
155 09-23-1989 vs California Angels 6-2 70-85
156 09-24-1989 vs California Angels 5-4 71-85
157 09-26-1989 at Seattle Mariners 2-3 71-86
158 09-27-1989 at Seattle Mariners 4-1 72-86
159 09-28-1989 at Seattle Mariners 2-6 72-87
160 09-29-1989 at Chicago White Sox 1-2 72-88
161 09-30-1989 at Chicago White Sox 2-8 72-89
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162 10-01-1989 at Chicago White Sox 1-0 W 73-89

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[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Andy Allanson 111 323 75 .232 3 17
Pete O’Brien 155 554 144 .260 12 55
Jerry Browne 153 598 179 .299 5 45
Felix Fermin 156 484 115 .238 0 21
Joe Carter 162 651 158 .243 39 112
Cory Snyder 132 489 105 .215 18 59
Brad Komminsk 71 198 47 .237 8 33
Dave Clark 102 253 60 .237 8 29

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Dion James 71 245 75 .306 4 29
Oddibe McDowell 69 239 49 .222 3 22
Albert Belle 62 218 49 .225 7 37
Joel Skinner 79 178 41 .230 1 13
Luis Aguayo 47 97 17 .175 1 8
Luis Medina 30 83 17 .205 4 8
Mark Salas 30 77 17 .221 2 7

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO


[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

  • Doug Jones, Relief Pitcher, Reserve
  • Greg Swindell, Pitcher, Reserve

[edit] Team Leaders

  • Games - Joe Carter (162)
  • AB - Jerry Browne (598)
  • Runs - Jerry Browne (83)
  • Hits - Jerry Browne (179)
  • Doubles - Joe carter (32)
  • Triples - Brook Jacoby (5)
  • Home Runs - Joe Carter (35)
  • RBI - Joe Carter (105)
  • Walks - Pete O'Brien (83)
  • Strikeouts - Cory Snyder (134)
  • Stolen Bases - Jerry Browne (14)
  • Batting Average - Dion James (.306)
  • On-Base Percentage - Jerry Browne (.370)
  • Hit by Pitch - Joe Carter (8)
  • Wins - Tom Candiotti, Greg Swindell (13)
  • Strikeouts - John Farrell - (132)
  • Earned Run Average - Jesse Orosco - (2.08)
  • Saves - Doug Jones - (32)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bud Black Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ Felix Fermin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Box Score of Game played on Friday, June 2, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  4. ^ Box Score of Game played on Thursday, June 15, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium
  5. ^ Box Score of Game played on Friday, June 16, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium
  6. ^ Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 4, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium
  7. ^ Box Score of Game played on Thursday, July 20, 1989 at Royals Stadium
  8. ^ Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 21, 1989 at Royals Stadium
  9. ^ Box Score of Game played on Saturday, July 22, 1989 at Royals Stadium
  10. ^ Box Score of Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1989 at Royals Stadium
  11. ^ 1989 Cleveland Indians Schedule by Baseball Almanac
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