1989 Montreal Expos season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| Manager(s) | Buck Rodgers |
| Local television |
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) |
| Local radio |
CJAD (English) (Dave Van Horne, Bobby Winkles, Jerry Trupiano) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) |
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The 1989 season for the Montreal Expos was the baseball club's twenty-first.
Offseason
- December 8, 1988: Tracy Jones was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Aldrete.[1]
- December 8, 1988: John Dopson and Luis Rivera were traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler.[2]
Regular season
- August 23, 1989: The Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers engage in a 22 inning marathon, the longest game in Expos history. It eventually ended when Rick Dempsey homered for the Dodgers in the top half of the 22nd innings off Dennis Martínez in a very rare relief performance. Rex Hudler was caught stealing second in the bottom half of the 22nd to end the game. The game would have ended earlier when an Expo scored from third on a sacrifice fly. The Dodgers' appeal, that the runner left the base too soon, was recognized by the third base umpire and the third out was recorded. The game also marked the first time that a mascot was ejected by an umpire. Youppi!, dressed in a nightgown and nightcap, pretended to go to sleep on top of the Dodgers dugout, former Montreal Royals reliever and then coach of the Dodgers Tommy Lasorda demanded that Youppi! be run from the game. In the end the game took over 6 hours to finish and ended close to 2:00 am.
- August 15, 1989: San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a home run to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter. Then, on his first pitch to Tim Raines, his humerus bone snapped, ending his career.
Opening Day starters
- Hubie Brooks
- Tom Foley
- Andrés Galarraga
- Dave Martinez
- Dennis Martínez
- Spike Owen
- Tim Raines
- Nelson Santovenia
- Tim Wallach
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | -- |
| New York Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26 |
Notable transactions
- May 25, 1989: Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, and Gene Harris were traded by the Expos to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston and a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Mike Campbell to the Expos on July 31.[3]
- July 2, 1989: Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors) were traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Zane Smith.[4]
- July 27, 1989: Rick Carriger (minors) was traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Doug Piatt.[5]
- August 29, 1989: Mike Blowers was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for John Candelaria.[6]
Draft Picks
- June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball Draft
- Charles Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick), but did not sign.[7]
- Doug Bochtler was drafted by the Expos in the 9th round. Player signed June 26, 1989.[8]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Marquis Grissom (Aug 22)
- Marty Pevey (May 16)
- Larry Walker (Aug 16)
- Pitchers:
- Steve Frey (May 10)
- Mark Gardner (May 16)
- Gene Harris (Apr 5) [9]
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Santovenia, NelsonNelson Santovenia | 97 | 304 | 76 | .250 | 5 | 31 | 2 |
| 1B | Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga | 152 | 572 | 147 | .257 | 23 | 85 | 12 |
| 2B | Foley, TomTom Foley | 122 | 375 | 86 | .229 | 7 | 39 | 2 |
| 3B | Wallach, TimTim Wallach | 154 | 573 | 159 | .277 | 13 | 77 | 3 |
| SS | Owen, SpikeSpike Owen | 142 | 437 | 102 | .233 | 6 | 41 | 3 |
| LF | Raines, TimTim Raines | 145 | 517 | 148 | .286 | 9 | 60 | 41 |
| CF | Martinez, DaveDave Martinez | 126 | 361 | 99 | .274 | 3 | 27 | 23 |
| RF | Brooks, HubieHubie Brooks | 148 | 542 | 145 | .268 | 14 | 70 | 6 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Hudler, RexRex Hudler | 92 | 155 | 38 | .245 | 6 | 13 | |
| Aldrete, MikeMike Aldrete | 76 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 1 | 12 | |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez | 34 | 232 | 16 | 7 | 3.18 | 142 |
| Langston, MarkMark Langston | 24 | 176.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.39 | 175 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Harris, GeneGene Harris | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.95 | 11 |
Award winners
- Mark Langston, National League Pitcher of the Month, July
1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Jamestown[10]
References
- ↑ Mike Aldrete page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Doug Piatt page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Charles Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Doug Bochtler page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1989/18.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- 1989 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1989 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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