1989 Cleveland Indians season

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1989 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
  • Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)Hank Peters
Manager(s)Doc Edwards, John Hart
Local televisionWUAB
Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan
Local radioWWWE
Herb Score, Paul Olden
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The 1989 Cleveland Indians season was their 89th season in the American League. For the 3rd consecutive season, the Indians had a losing record. The Indians had at least 73 wins for the 2nd consecutive season.

Offseason[]

  • November 28, 1988: The Indians traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Denny González and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on March 25, 1989, with the Pirates sending Félix Fermín to the Indians and the Indians sending Jay Bell to the Pirates.[1]
  • December 2, 1988: Luis Aguayo was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[2]
  • December 3, 1988: Jesse Orosco was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[3]
  • December 5, 1988: Bud Black was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[4]
  • December 6, 1988: Julio Franco was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell, and Jerry Browne.[5]
  • March 26, 1989: Keith Atherton was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Carmelo Castillo.[6]

Ohio Cup[]

The first Ohio Cup, which was an annual pre-season baseball game, was played in 1989. The single-game cup was played at Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and was staged just days before the start of each new Major League Baseball season.

No. Year Winner Runner-up Score Venue Date Attendance
1 1989 Indians Reds 1-0 Cooper Stadium April 2 15,978

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

  • v
  • t
AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 0.549 — 46–35 43–38
Baltimore Orioles 87 75 0.537 2 47–34 40–41
Boston Red Sox 83 79 0.512 6 46–35 37–44
Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 0.500 8 45–36 36–45
New York Yankees 74 87 0.460 14½ 41–40 33–47
Cleveland Indians 73 89 0.451 16 41–40 32–49
Detroit Tigers 59 103 0.364 30 38–43 21–60

Record vs. opponents[]

1989 American League Records
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  • t

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 6–7 6–6 6–6 7–6 10–3 6–6 7–6 4–8 8–5 5–7 6–6 9–3 7–6
Boston 7–6 — 4–8 7–5 8–5 11–2 4–8 6–7 6–6 7–6 7–5 5–7 6–6 5–8
California 6–6 8–4 — 8–5 5–7 11–1 4–9 7–5 11–2 6–6 5–8 7–6 6–7 7–5
Chicago 6–6 5–7 5–8 — 7–5 4–8 6–7 10–2 5–8 5–6 5–8 7–6 3–10 1–11
Cleveland 6–7 5–8 7–5 5–7 — 5–8 8–4 3–10 5–7 9–4 2–10 6–6 7–5 5–8
Detroit 3–10 2–11 1–11 8–4 8–5 — 6–6 6–7 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–8 4–8 2–11
Kansas City 6–6 8–4 9–4 7–6 4–8 6–6 — 8–4 7–6 6–6 7–6 9–4 8–5 7–5
Milwaukee 6–7 7–6 5–7 2–10 10–3 7–6 4–8 — 9–3 8–5 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–7
Minnesota 8–4 6–6 2–11 8–5 7–5 7–5 6–7 3–9 — 6–6 6–7 7–6 5–8 9–3
New York 5–8 6–7 6–6 6–5 4–9 7–6 6–6 5–8 6–6 — 3–9 8–4 5–7 7–6
Oakland 7–5 5–7 8–5 8–5 10–2 8–4 6–7 7–5 7–6 9–3 — 9–4 8–5 7–5
Seattle 6–6 7–5 6–7 6–7 6–6 8–4 4–9 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–9 — 6–7 5–7
Texas 3–9 6–6 7–6 10–3 5–7 8–4 5–8 7–5 8–5 7–5 5–8 7–6 — 5–7
Toronto 6–7 8–5 5–7 11–1 8–5 11–2 5–7 7–6 3–9 6–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 —


Notable transactions[]

  • June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball draft
    • Alan Embree was drafted by the Indians in the 5th round. Player signed September 6, 1989.[7]
    • Jim Thome was drafted by the Indians in the 13th round. Player signed June 18, 1989.[8]
    • Brian Giles was drafted by the Indians in the 17th round. Player signed July 18, 1989.[9]
  • June 22, 1989: Willie Cañate was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent.[10]
  • July 2, 1989: Oddibe McDowell was traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Dion James.[11]
  • July 27, 1989: Doug Piatt was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Rick Carriger (minors).[12]
  • August 7, 1989: Keith Atherton was released by the Cleveland Indians.[13]

Opening Day Lineup[]

Opening Day Starters
# Name Position
20 Oddibe McDowell LF
14 Jerry Browne 2B
30 Joe Carter CF
9 Pete O'Brien 1B
28 Cory Snyder RF
25 Dave Clark DH
26 Brook Jacoby 3B
6 Andy Allanson C
16 Félix Fermín SS
21 Greg Swindell P

[14]

Roster[]

1989 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
  •  6 Andy Allanson
  • 76 Tom Magrann
  •  8 Mark Salas
  • 13 Joel Skinner

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager
  • 32 Doc Edwards
  • 18 John Hart

Coaches

Player stats[]

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Andy Allanson 111 323 75 .232 3 17
1B Pete O'Brien 155 554 144 .260 12 55
2B Jerry Browne 153 598 179 .299 5 45
3B Brook Jacoby 147 519 141 .272 13 64
SS Félix Fermín 156 484 115 .238 0 21
LF Oddibe McDowell 69 239 53 .222 3 22
CF Joe Carter 162 651 158 .243 39 112
RF Cory Snyder 132 489 105 .215 18 59
DH Dave Clark 102 253 60 .237 8 29

Other batters[]

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
Dion James 71 245 75 .306 4 29
Albert Belle 62 218 49 .225 7 37
Brad Komminsk 71 198 47 .237 8 33
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
Mike Young 32 59 11 .186 1 5
Paul Zuvella 24 58 16 .276 2 6
Dave Hengel 12 25 3 .120 0 1
Beau Allred 13 24 6 .250 0 1
Tommy Hinzo 18 17 0 .000 0 0
Denny González 8 17 5 .294 0 1
Danny Sheaffer 7 16 1 .063 0 0
Pat Keedy 9 14 3 .214 0 1
Mark Higgins 6 10 1 .100 0 0
Tom Magrann 9 10 0 .000 0 0
Pete Dalena 5 7 1 .143 0 0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bud Black 33 222.1 12 11 3.36 88
John Farrell 31 208 9 14 3.63 132
Tom Candiotti 31 206 13 6 3.37 129
Greg Swindell 28 184.1 13 10 3.10 124

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Scott Bailes 34 113.2 5 9 4.28 47
Rich Yett 32 99 5 6 5.00 47
Rod Nichols 15 71.2 4 6 4.40 42
Ed Wojna 9 33 0 1 4.09 10
Steve Davis 12 25.2 1 1 8.06 12
Joe Skalski 2 6.2 0 2 6.75 3

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Doug Jones 59 7 10 32 2.34 65
Jesse Orosco 69 3 4 3 2.08 79
Keith Atherton 32 0 3 2 4.15 13
Steve Olin 25 1 4 1 3.75 24
Tim Stoddard 14 0 0 0 2.95 12
Brad Havens 7 0 0 0 4.05 6
Jeff Kaiser 6 0 1 0 7.36 4
Rudy Seánez 5 0 0 0 3.60 7
Neil Allen 3 0 1 0 15.00 0
Kevin Wickander 2 0 0 0 3.38 0

Awards and honors[]

All-Star Game

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

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)

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Mike Hargrove
AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League Bob Molinaro
A Kinston Indians Carolina League Ken Bolek
A-Short Season Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Brian Graham
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League
Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Mike Bucci

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References[]

  1. ^ Félix Fermín at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Julio Franco at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ "Keith Atherton Stats".
  7. ^ Alan Embree at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Jim Thome at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Brian Giles at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Willie Cañate at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Oddibe McDowell at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ "Keith Atherton Stats".
  14. ^ 1989 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  15. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  16. ^ "1989 Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates".
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