1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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The 1989
The team came down to earth after the success of the 1988 season, finishing further down in the standings falling to fourth place in the National League West.
Offseason
- December 4, 1988: Acquired Eddie Murray from the Baltimore Orioles for Juan Bell, Brian Holton and Ken Howell.
- March 11, 1989: Acquired Mike Morgan from the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Devereaux.
Regular season
Season standings
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San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 53–28 | 39–42 |
San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 3 | 46–35 | 43–38 |
Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6 | 47–35 | 39–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 83 | 0.481 | 14 | 44–37 | 33–46 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
Atlanta Braves | 63 | 97 | 0.394 | 28 | 33–46 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 | |||||
New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | |||||
San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — |
Notable games
- June 3–4, 1989: The Dodgers lost 5–4 in 22 innings to the Tiananmen Square massacre) was never publicly revealed.[1]
- August 23–24, 1989: The Dodgers played another 22-inning game, this one against the Montreal Expos. It eventually ended when Rick Dempsey homered for the Dodgers in the top half of the 22nd inning off Expos pitcher Dennis Martínez, who was making a very rare relief performance; the Dodgers won 1–0 in what was the Expos' longest game ever. Rex Hudler would be caught stealing second in the bottom half of the 22nd to end the game. The game almost ended in the 16th when Larry Walker scored from third on a sacrifice fly. The Dodgers' appeal, that Walker 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 a mascot was ejected by an umpire. When Youppi! dressed in a nightgown and nightcap pretended to go to sleep on top of the Dodgers' dugout, Dodgers' manager 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 a.m. Eastern time (11 p.m. PT).[2]
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Catchers
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Manager
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Notable transactions
- July 18, 1989: Acquired Tim Leary.
- July 18, 1989: Acquired Billy Bean from the Detroit Tigers for Domingo Michel and Steve Green.
Player stats
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 |
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C | Mike Scioscia | 133 | 408 | 102 | .250 | 10 | 44 |
1B | Eddie Murray | 160 | 594 | 147 | .247 | 20 | 88 |
2B | Willie Randolph | 145 | 549 | 155 | .282 | 2 | 36 |
3B | Jeff Hamilton | 151 | 548 | 134 | .245 | 12 | 56 |
SS | Alfredo Griffin | 136 | 506 | 125 | .247 | 0 | 29 |
LF | Kirk Gibson | 71 | 253 | 54 | .213 | 9 | 28 |
CF | John Shelby | 108 | 345 | 63 | .183 | 1 | 12 |
RF | Mike Marshall | 105 | 377 | 98 | .260 | 11 | 42 |
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 |
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José González | 95 | 261 | 70 | .268 | 3 | 18 |
Mickey Hatcher | 94 | 224 | 66 | .295 | 2 | 25 |
Mike Davis | 67 | 173 | 43 | .249 | 5 | 19 |
Rick Dempsey | 79 | 151 | 27 | .179 | 4 | 16 |
Lenny Harris | 54 | 147 | 37 | .252 | 1 | 15 |
Dave Anderson | 87 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 1 | 14 |
Franklin Stubbs | 69 | 103 | 30 | .291 | 4 | 15 |
Mariano Duncan | 49 | 84 | 21 | .250 | 0 | 8 |
Billy Bean | 51 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 3 |
Chris Gwynn | 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Kal Daniels | 11 | 38 | 13 | .342 | 2 | 8 |
Mike Sharperson | 27 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Huff | 12 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
José Vizcaíno | 7 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Darrin Fletcher | 5 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2 |
Tracy Woodson | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Orel Hershiser | 35 | 256.2 | 15 | 15 | 2.31 | 178 |
Tim Belcher | 39 | 230.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.82 | 200 |
Fernando Valenzuela | 31 | 196.2 | 10 | 13 | 3.43 | 116 |
Tim Leary | 19 | 117.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.38 | 59 |
Ramón Martínez | 15 | 98.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.19 | 89 |
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 |
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Mike Morgan | 40 | 152.2 | 8 | 11 | 2.53 | 72 |
John Wetteland | 31 | 102.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.77 | 96 |
John Tudor | 6 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 9 |
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 |
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Jay Howell | 56 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 1.58 | 55 |
Alejandro Peña | 53 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2.13 | 75 |
Tim Crews | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 56 |
Ray Searage | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.53 | 24 |
Ricky Horton | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 12 |
Mike Hartley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 |
Mike Munoz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |
Jeff Fischer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
Jeff Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Mickey Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
1989 Awards
- 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Orel Hershiser reserve
- Jay Howell reserve
- Willie Randolph reserve
- Mike Scioscia reserve
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Tim Belcher (September 1989)
- NL Player of the Week
- José González (June 26 – July 2)
- Jay Howell (July 31 – Aug. 6)
- Tim Belcher (Aug. 21–27)
Farm system
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Kevin Kennedy |
AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | John Shoemaker |
High A
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Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Tim Johnson |
High A
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Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Joe Alvarez |
A-Short Season
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Salem Dodgers | Northwest League | Tom Beyers |
Rookie
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Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Joe Vavra |
Rookie
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Gulf Coast Dodgers
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Gulf Coast League
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Rookie
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Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers drafted 65 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers had three first round picks this season as they gained the
With their first pick in the 1st round, the Dodgers selected pitcher Kiki Jones from
Their next first round pick was outfielder
The most successful pick was Eric Young drafted in the 43rd round out of Rutgers University as an outfielder. He was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft and spent most of his 15-season career as a second baseman. He hit .283 in 1,730 career games with 79 homers, 543 RBI and 465 steals while playing with seven different teams.
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References
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198906030.shtml Boxscore from Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON198908230.shtml Boxscore from Baseball Reference
- ^ Sullivan, Paul (June 12, 1989). "Dodgers Size Up Jones As Promising". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Dodger Pitching Hopeful Arrested". New York Times. May 17, 1992. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "1989 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.