1989 Claxton Shield

Australian baseball tournament in Sidney January 2020 January 2020 bb-state 1987 Claxton Shield Champions Queensland 5th The 1989 Claxton Shield was the 50th annual Claxton Shield and the final Shield in its traditional state format before the Australian Baseball League (1989–1999). The participants were South Australia, New South Wales Patriots, Victoria Aces, Western Australia and Northern Territory with the incumbent back to back champions Queensland absent. The tournament was held in Sydney over twelve days at Auburn Baseball Club's Oriole Park rather than a home and away series. The home New South Wales team were champions. Australian Baseball 2006-07 Annual ReportA History of Australian Baseball Joe Clark. The Helms Award went to Richard Vagg of Victoria.Australian Baseball Federation - Claxton Shield Helms Winners http://baseball.com.au/?Page=48640&MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0%2CClaxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CClaxton_Shield_-_A_slice_of_History%2F21864%2F0%2F0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102004/http://baseball.com.au/?Page=48640&MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0,Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573,Claxton_Shield_-_A_slice_of_History%2F21864%2F0%2F0 6 July 2011 live 2009-07-19 dmy-all References Category:1989 in baseball Category:1989 in Australian sport Category:July 1989 sports events in Australia Category:August 1989 sports events in Australia 1989