1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1989 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 77–83 (.481) 4th Peter O'Malley Fred Claire Tommy Lasorda KTTV (11)Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale Z ChannelEddie Doucette, Don Sutton KABCVin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas The 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season marked the 100th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, having joined the National League in 1890 after six seasons in the American Association. It also marked their 32nd season in Los Angeles, California. 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LAD Notable games June 3–4, 1989: The Dodgers lost 5–4 in 22 innings to the Houston Astros when Jeff Hamilton allowed a RBI single to Rafael Ramírez, scoring Bill Doran. The game lasted 7 hours, 14 minutes and did not finish until 2:49 a.m. Central time (12:49 a.m. Pacific). KTTV, which normally aired a postgame show in this era, canceled it on this night and went straight to a newscast. Whether it was due to the length of the game or due to the confluence of two huge breaking news stories (the death of Ayatollah Khomeini and the Tiananmen Square massacre) was never publicly revealed.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198906030.shtml Boxscore from Baseball Reference 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).https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON198908230.shtml Boxscore from Baseball Reference Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Willie Randolph Second basemanAlfredo Griffin ShortstopKirk Gibson Left fielderEddie Murray First basemanMike Marshall Right fielderJohn Shelby Center fielderJeff HamiltonThird basemanMike SciosciaCatcherTim Belcher Starting pitcher Roster 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 49 Tim Belcher 52 Tim Crews 51 Jeff Fischer 46 Mike Hartley 55 Orel Hershiser 29 Ricky Horton 50 Jay Howell 54 Tim Leary 48 Ramón Martínez 36 Mike Morgan 56 Mike Munoz 26 Alejandro Peña 59 Ray Searage 30 John Tudor 34 Fernando Valenzuela 57 John Wetteland Catchers 17 Rick Dempsey 25 Darrin Fletcher 14 Mike Scioscia Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 25 Mariano Duncan  7 Alfredo Griffin  3 Jeff Hamilton 33 Eddie Murray 12 Willie Randolph 27 Mike Sharperson 44 José Vizcaíno 21 Tracy Woodson Outfielders 40 Billy Bean 28 Kal Daniels 20 Mike Davis 23 Kirk Gibson 38 José González 15 Chris Gwynn 29 Lenny Harris  9 Mickey Hatcher 45 Mike Huff  5 Mike Marshall 31 John Shelby 22 Franklin Stubbs Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 13 Joe Ferguson (first base) 35 Ben Hines (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski (pitching) 18 Bill Russell (bench) Notable transactions July 18, 1989: Acquired Kal Daniels and Lenny Harris from the Cincinnati Reds for Mariano Duncan and 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 GP AB H Avg. HR RBI 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 GP AB H Avg. HR RBI 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 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 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 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 AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Kevin Kennedy AA San Antonio Missions Texas League John Shoemaker High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Tim Johnson High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Joe Alvarez A-Short Season Salem Dodgers Northwest League Tom Beyers Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Joe Vavra Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Jerry Royster Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League Teams in BOLD won League Championships Major League Baseball draft 1989 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 New York Yankees first round pick and a supplemental pick for the loss of free agent Steve Sax. They also gained an extra second round pick from the Cleveland Indians as compensation for the loss of pitcher Jesse Orosco. With their first pick in the 1st round, the Dodgers selected pitcher Kiki Jones from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. Despite concerns that he was too small to make it, the Dodgers drafted him and their scouting director said "he's got the best arm around and the best curveball in the country."https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/06/12/dodgers-size-up-jones-as-promising/ Dodgers Size Up Jones As Promising Chicago Tribune June 12, 1989 Paul Sullivan November 10, 2014 He was 8–0 with a 1.58 ERA his first season in the rookie leagues with the Great Falls Dodgers but then began to experience arm injuries and legal problems.https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/17/sports/sports-people-baseball-dodger-pitching-hopeful-arrested.html SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Dodger Pitching Hopeful Arrested New York Times May 17, 1992 November 10, 2014 The Dodgers released him after the 1993 season, though he attempted comebacks in 1998–1999 and 2001. In 8 total minor league seasons he was 23–20 with a 4.13 ERA in 77 games (61 starts). Their next first round pick was outfielder Tom Goodwin from California State University, Fresno. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (5 of them with the Dodgers) and hit .268 while stealing 369 bases. The supplemental pick was pitcher Jamie McAndrew of the University of Florida. He was subsequently selected by the Florida Marlins in the 1992 expansion draft and eventually pitched in 15 games in the Majors with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1995 and 1997. 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. 1989 draft pickshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1989&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Kiki JonesRHPHillsborough High SchoolYes1989–2001AA1Tom GoodwinOFCalifornia State University, FresnoYes1989–2005MLB1sJamie McAndrewRHPUniversity of FloridaYes1989–1997MLB2Bily LottOFPetal High SchoolYes1989–1997AAA2Stan PayneLHPClarke Central High SchoolNoAthletics-19921992A-3Phil NevinSSEl Dorado High SchoolNoAstros-19921993–2006MLB4Javier De La HoyaRHPGrant High SchoolYes1989–2007 AAA5John Deutsch1BMontclair State UniversityYes1989–1993AA6Tim BarkerSSVirginia Commonwealth UniversityYes1989–1998AAA7Bryan BaarCWestern Michigan UniversityYes1989–1992AAA8Jason BrosnanLHPCalifornia State University, FresnoYes 1989–2002 AAA9Barry ParisottoRHPGonzaga UniversityYes1989–1993A+10Kevin Jordan2BCañada CollegeNoYankees-1990 1990–2005 MLB11Dennis BurbankRHPCypress CollegeNoYankees-19911991–1993A+12Garett TeelCWilliam Paterson UniversityYes1989–1994 A+13Lee DeLoachSSRutgers University–CamdenYes1989 Rookie14Michael WismerOF Villanova UniversityYes1989–1990 A+15Keith DanielRHPPender High SchoolYes1989–1990 Rookie16Frank HumberLHPWake Forest UniversityYes1989–1990A+17Pete GonzalezCMiami Dade CollegeYes1989–1996AAA18Audelle CummingsRHP Ohio Dominican UniversityYes 1989 Rookie19Michael PotthoffRHPUniversity of MissouriYes1989–1991A+20Gary ForresterSSUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasYes1989–1991 A+21Michael Galle3BPurdue UniversityYes 1990–1991 A+22William MillerOFSan Diego State UniversityYes 1989–1990 A+23Craig WhiteSSSlippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaYes1989–1990 A-24Red Peters1B California State University, FullertonYes1989–1991AA25Javier PuchalesOF Yes 1989–1995 AA26Craig BishopLHP Erie Community CollegeYes 1989–1994A+27Raymond BielaninRHP Niagara UniversityYes 1989 Rookie28Ray CalhounRHP Spartanburg Methodist CollegeYes 1989–1992AA29Tim PatrickLHP Sacramento City CollegeYes 1989–1991A+30Jerome SantivasciRHP Clemson UniversityNo 31Darnell WhimsOF Governor Thomas Johnson High SchoolYes 1989 Rookie32Yale FowlerOF California State University, San BernardinoYes 1989–1990A-33John FarrenC Villanova UniversityNo 34Matt Howard2B Pepperdine UniversityYes1989–1999MLB35Al DrumhellerLHP Shenandoah High SchoolNoYankees – 1993 1993–2002AAA36Stephen O'Donnell1B La Salle UniversityYes 1989–1992A+37Helmut Bohringer3B Adelphi UniversityYes 1989–1991 A+38Daniel Stupur2B George Fox UniversityYes 1989 A-39Joe SealsC Belmont UniversityYes1989–1996Rookie40Jimmy BrownSS Carlos Escobar Lopez High SchoolYes 1989–1991 A-41Ross FarnsworthLHP Pinole Valley High SchoolYes 1990–1996 A+42Roger SweeneyOF San Rafael High SchoolNoDodgers-1990 1991–1992A-43Eric YoungOF Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyYes 1989–2006MLB44Garey IngramC Middle Georgia CollegeYes 1990–2002MLB45Melvin WarrenOF Fairfield High SchoolNo Dodgers-1990 1991–1992 Rookie46Ray BowenLHP San Diego Mesa CollegeNo 47Martin KilianRHP San Jose City CollegeNo 48Mark LundeenLHP Napa High SchoolNo 49Daniel PoultonRHP Minidoka High SchoolNo 50Brannon VealOF Middle Georgia CollegeNo 51Patrick ReedSS Castlemont High SchoolNo Dodgers-1990 1991–1993 A-52Don Meyers1B Sacramento City CollegeYes 1990–1992A+53Gaither BagsbyRHP Roane State Community CollegeNo 54Robert HoffmanC Contra Costa CollegeYes 1990Rookie55Timothy McDermottC Iowa Western Community CollegeNo 56Brian Van HornLHP Pinconning High SchoolNo 57Richard Josepher1B St. Rita High SchoolNo Yankees-1993 1993A-58Bradley CohenOF Meridian Community CollegeNo 59Charles WilliamsOF Lumberton High SchoolNo 60Pete AltenbergerRHP Purdue UniversityNo 61Brent Prudhomme1B Butler County Community CollegeNo 62Richard CraneLHP California State University, FresnoYes1989–1991A+ References External links 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Los