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1989 California Angels season
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California Angels 1989 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Mike Port Doug Rader KTLA(Joe Torre, Bob Starr)Z Channel(Joe Torre, Joel Meyers) KMPC(Ken Brett, Al Conin)XPRS(Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
The 1989 California Angels season was the 29th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 24th in Anaheim, and their 24th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished third in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.
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Offseason
November 3, 1988: Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Kevin Trudeau (minors).Bert Blyleven at Baseball Reference
January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Max Venable at Baseball Reference
March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buicede01.shtml DeWayne Buice Stats
Regular season
September 9, 1989: Devon White became the first member of the Angels to steal three bases in one inning against the Boston Red Sox.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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All-Star game
The 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1989, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, the home of the California Angels of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5–3. The game is remembered for Bo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field.
Notable transactions
June 5, 1989: Chad Curtis was drafted by the California Angels in the 45th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml Chad Curtis Stats
Roster
1989 California Angels Roster Pitchers
25 Jim Abbott
28 Bert Blyleven
42 Terry Clark
36 Sherman Corbett
48 Mike Fetters
31 Chuck Finley
27 Willie Fraser
34 Bryan Harvey
45 Vance Lovelace
15 Kirk McCaskill
33,37 Bob McClure
38 Greg Minton
44 Rich Monteleone
46 Dan Petry
39 Mike Witt Catchers
13 Lance Parrish
14 John Orton
14,23 Bill Schroeder
32 Ron Tingley
Infielders
7 Kent Anderson
4 Gary DiSarcina
11 Jim Eppard
9 Glenn Hoffman
16 Jack Howell
21 Wally Joyner
10 Mark McLemore
3 Johnny Ray
6 Bobby Rose
22 Dick Schofield Outfielders
20 Tony Armas
19 Dante Bichette
8 Brian Brady
24 Chili Davis
8 Max Venable
18 Claudell Washington
30 Devon White
Other batters
5 Brian Downing Manager
12 Doug Rader
Coaches
40 Joe Coleman (bullpen)
-- Deron Johnson (hitting)
1 Bobby Knoop (first base)
53 Marcel Lachemann (pitching)
50 Jimmie Reese (conditioning)
47 Moose Stubing (third base)
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 Lance Parrish 124 433 103 .238 17 50 1B Wally Joyner 159 593 167 .282 16 79 2B Johnny Ray 134 530 153 .289 5 62 3B Jack Howell 144 474 108 .228 20 52 SS Dick Schofield 91 302 69 .228 4 26 LF Chili Davis 154 560 152 .271 22 90 CF Devon White 156 636 156 .245 12 56 RF Claudell Washington 110 418 114 .273 13 42 DH Brian Downing 142 544 154 .283 14 59
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 Kent Anderson 86 223 51 .229 0 17 Tony Armas 60 202 52 .257 11 30 Dante Bichette 48 138 29 .210 3 15 Bill Schroeder 41 138 28 .203 6 15 Glenn Hoffman 48 104 22 .212 1 3 Mark McLemore 32 103 25 .243 0 14 Max Venable 20 53 19 .358 0 4 John Orton 16 39 7 .179 0 4 Bobby Rose 14 38 8 .211 1 3 Jim Eppard 12 12 3 .250 0 2 Ron Tingley 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Brian Brady 2 2 1 .500 0 1 Gary Disarcina 2 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Bert Blyleven 33 241.0 17 5 2.73 131 Mike Witt 33 220.0 9 15 4.54 123 Kirk McCaskill 32 212.0 15 10 2.93 107 Chuck Finley 29 199.2 16 9 2.57 156 Jim Abbott 29 181.1 12 12 3.92 115
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 Dan Petry 19 51.0 3 2 5.47 21 Terry Lee Clark 4 11.0 0 2 4.91 7
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 Bryan Harvey 51 3 3 25 3.44 78 Greg Minton 62 4 3 8 2.20 42 Bob McClure 48 6 1 3 1.55 36 Willie Fraser 44 4 7 2 3.24 46 Rich Monteleone 24 2 2 0 3.18 27 Sherman Corbett 4 0 0 0 3.38 3 Mike Fetters 1 0 0 0 8.10 4 Vance Lovelace 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Chuck Finley, Pitcher, Reserve
Doug Rader, manager, Third-base coach
Devon White, outfield, Reserve
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Tom Kotchman AA Midland Angels Texas League Mako Oliveras A Palm Springs Angels California League Bill Lachemann A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Eddie Rodríguez A-Short Season Bend Bucks Northwest League Don Long Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Nate OliverJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1989 California Angels at Baseball Reference
1989 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
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