1989 Toronto Blue Jays season

March 2026 November 2013 Toronto Blue Jays 1989 American League East champions American League East Exhibition Stadium (to May 28)SkyDome (from June 5) Toronto 89–73 (.549) 1st Labatt Breweries,Imperial Trust,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Pat Gillick Jimy Williams, Cito Gaston CFTO-TV(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)The Sports Network(Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez) CJCL (AM)(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 13th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. The Blue Jays' ace pitcher Dave Stieb led the staff with 17 victories, and the team was offensively buoyed by the league's home run king Fred McGriff. Complete Book of 1990 Baseball Cards 1990 Publications International, Ltd. 0-88176-804-9 12 Toronto won the AL East pennant in the final weekend of the season against the favored Baltimore Orioles. The Blue Jays lost the ALCS in five games to the eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics. It was the team's last season at Exhibition Stadium, before moving to SkyDome halfway into the season. The Blue Jays hit eight grand slams, the most in MLB in 1989.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/HUuaW Team Batting Event Finder: 1989, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference July 3, 2018 Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1989 season.1989 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 16 July 2023 October 1988 October 9 Signed amateur free agent Carlos Delgado to a contract.October 15 Steve Davis granted free agency. Lou Thornton granted free agency. Dave Walsh granted free agency.October 24 Jim Clancy granted free agency.October 28 Released Frank Wills.October 31 Released Doug Bair. November 1988 November 4 Mike Flanagan granted free agency. Rick Leach granted free agency. December 1988 December 5 Gerónimo Berroa drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1988 MLB Rule 5 draft. Matt Stark drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1988 MLB Rule 5 draft. Eric Yelding drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1988 MLB Rule 5 draft.December 6 Drafted Tom Gilles from the Minnesota Twins in the 1988 Minor League Draft. Drafted Mauro Gozzo from the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 Minor League Draft.December 22 Player rights of Cecil Fielder sold to the Hanshin Tigers of the NPB.December 24 Re-signed free agent Mike Flanagan to a contract. January 1989 January 12 Re-signed free agent Frank Wills to a contract.January 18 Signed free agent Bob Brenly from the San Francisco Giants to a contract.January 23 Signed free agent Tom Lawless from the St. Louis Cardinals to a one-year, $175,000 contract.January 28 Signed free agent Chico Walker from the Chicago Cubs to a contract. February 1989 February 17 Re-signed free agent Doug Bair to a one-year, $150,000 contract. March 1989 March 9 Acquired DeWayne Buice from the California Angels for Cliff Young.March 29 Player rights of Mark Eichhorn sold to the Atlanta Braves. Regular season The regular season would represent a turning point for the Blue Jays in many different ways. The Blue Jays started the 1989 season in Kansas City against the Royals. Behind the pitching of Jimmy Key, the Jays won the first game of the season 4–3.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.230, Penguin Books, 0-14-023978-2 The rest of the month would result in a losing record for the Jays. After the first month of the season, the Blue Jays had 10 wins and 20 losses and sat 6.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the standings. The result was that Pat Gillick made his first trade in 605 days. On April 30, Gillick sent Jesse Barfield to the New York Yankees in exchange for Al Leiter. The reason for the deal was that management was convinced that Rob Ducey was ready to be an everyday outfielder. The spot eventually went to the surprising Junior Felix that year, and Ducey never became the everyday player the Jays imagined him to be. The Blue Jays had never fired a manager in the middle of the season. After the Jays were swept by the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series, including a 13–1 loss in the final game of the series, the Jays had 12 wins and 24 losses.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.231, Penguin Books, 0-14-023978-2 The Jays had also lost 15 of their last 19 games. Gillick decided that a change was needed. On Monday, May 15, Jimy Williams had become the first Jays manager to be fired in mid-season.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.232, Penguin Books, 0-14-023978-2 Williams would be replaced by Cito Gaston, the first black manager in the history of the franchise. The SkyDome was intended to be ready in time for the beginning of the season. However, due to construction delays caused in part by widespread construction worker strikes across Ontario, this was postponed and the Blue Jays began their season at Exhibition Stadium."Delays hit SkyDome, Jays at Ex for opener", Toronto Star, July 15, 1988, front page. The Blue Jays' last game at Exhibition Stadium was against the first team they played there, the Chicago White Sox. From there, the Blue Jays opened the new SkyDome with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. On September 30, they clinched the American League East division title at the new ballpark. Notable games April 16, 1989 – Blue Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber hits for the cycle in a 15–8 victory over the Kansas City Royals. May 4, 1989 – In a game versus the California Angels, Junior Felix hits a home run in his first Major League at-bat, becoming only the 60th Major Leaguer to achieve the feat.Baseball Almanac Home Run in First At-Bat June 9, 2011 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml May 28, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their final game at Exhibition Stadium, a 7–5 10-inning win over the Chicago White Sox. Coincidentally, the White Sox had been the Jays' opponents in their first game at Exhibition Stadium (also the first game in franchise history) twelve years before. George Bell hit the game-winning home run. June 4, 1989 – The Blue Jays stage a remarkable comeback in a game against the Red Sox in Boston. Trailing 10–0 after six innings, they slowly close the gap, finally taking an 11–10 lead on a ninth-inning grand slam by Ernie Whitt. Boston ties the score in the bottom half of the inning, but Junior Felix smokes a two-run home run in the top of the 12th inning, giving Toronto a 13–11 victory.Kelly Cathal Red-hot Jays burn hole in Bosox https://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/480296 Toronto Star August 18, 2008 March 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015105418/http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/480296 October 15, 2012 live mdy Associated Press Jays, Down by 10-0, Stun Red Sox, 13-11 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/05/sports/jays-down-by-10-0-stun-red-sox-13-11.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all The New York Times June 5, 1989 March 20, 2009 June 5, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their first game in the brand-new SkyDome, a 5–3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.Associated Press Blue Jays Open the SkyDome but Lose https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/06/sports/blue-jays-open-the-skydome-but-lose.html The New York Times June 6, 1989 March 20, 2009 August 4, 1989 – With the Blue Jays leading the New York Yankees 2–0, Dave Stieb comes one out away from pitching a perfect game, but the Yankees' Roberto Kelly cracks a double into left field to break it up. Steve Sax then singles Kelly home to cut the lead to 2–1, but the Blue Jays ace holds on for the victory. It marks the third time in two seasons that Stieb has lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning.Martinez Michael A Perfect Night for Stieb Is Ruined by Kelly https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/05/sports/a-perfect-night-for-stieb-is-ruined-by-kelly.html The New York Times August 5, 1989 May 15, 2009 September 30, 1989 – In the next-to-last game of the regular season (and the last edition of NBC Sports' Saturday afternoon Game of the Week before the series moved to CBS the following season), the Blue Jays clinch their second American League East division title. Tom Henke strikes out the Baltimore Orioles' Larry Sheets for the final out.Gammons Peter Oh, What A Relief It Is http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068895/index.htm https://archive.today/20121202233758/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068895/index.htm dead December 2, 2012 Sports Illustrated October 9, 1989 March 20, 2009 Opening Day starters Jesse Barfield George Bell Pat Borders Bob Brenly Kelly Gruber Jimmy Key Manuel Lee Nelson Liriano Fred McGriff Lloyd Moseby Season standings Record vs. opponents TOR Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1989 regular season.1989 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 17 July 2023 April 1989 April 30 Acquired Al Leiter from the New York Yankees for Jesse Barfield. May 1989 May 1 Signed amateur free agent Robert Pérez to a contract. June 1989 June 12 Released Dane Johnson.June 16 Player rights of Doug Bair sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.June 24 Signed free agent Ozzie Virgil Jr. from the Atlanta Braves to a contract. July 1989 July 18 Released Bob Brenly.July 31 Acquired Mookie Wilson from the New York Mets for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady. Selected Lee Mazzilli off of waivers from the New York Mets. August 1989 August 24 Acquired Jim Acker from the Atlanta Braves for Francisco Cabrera and Tony Castillo.August 26 Signed amateur free agent Paul Spoljaric to a contract. Draft picks June 5, 1989: John Olerud was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1989.John Olerud at Baseball Reference June 5, 1989: Aaron Small was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml Aaron Small Stats Roster 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers 24 Jim Acker 38 DeWayne Buice 27 Tony Castillo 55 John Cerutti 32 Steve Cummings 46 Mike Flanagan 47 Mauro Gozzo 50 Tom Henke 42 Xavier Hernandez 22 Jimmy Key 28 Al Leiter 13 Jeff Musselman 45 José Núñez 33 Alex Sanchez 37 Dave Stieb 30 Todd Stottlemyre 31 Duane Ward 36 David Wells 44 Frank Wills Catchers 10 Pat Borders 16 Greg Myers 21 Ozzie Virgil 12 Ernie Whitt Infielders  1 Tony Fernández 17 Kelly Gruber 14 Alexis Infante  4 Manuel Lee  2 Nelson Liriano 19 Fred McGriff  9 John Olerud Outfielders 29 Jesse Barfield 34 Kevin Batiste 11 George Bell 20 Rob Ducey 54 Junior Félix 29 Glenallen Hill 18 Tom Lawless 15 Lloyd Moseby  3 Mookie Wilson Other batters  9 Bob Brenly 21 Francisco Cabrera 13 Lee Mazzilli  5 Rance Mulliniks Manager 43 Cito Gaston  3 Jimy Williams Coaches 43 Cito Gaston (hitting)  7 John McLaren (third base) 25 Mike Squires (first base)  8 John Sullivan (bullpen) 41 Al Widmar (pitching) Game log background:#6E8B3D 1989 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April: 9–16 (Home: 4–5; Away: 5–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Royals || 4–3 || Key (1–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || Henke (1) || 38,595 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Gordon (1–0) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || || 17,126 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Montgomery (1–0) || Ward (0–1) || Farr (1) || 18,883 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Rangers || 9–10 || Castillo (1–0) || Guante (1–1) || Henke (2) || 22,914 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Rangers || 4–5 || Moyer (1–0) || Key (1–1) || Russell (2) || 26,073 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 2–3 || Rogers (1–0) || Henke (0–1) || || 19,498 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 10 || @ Yankees || 8–0 || Stieb (1–0) || Hawkins (0–2) || || 17,192 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || @ Yankees || 11–6 (10) || Henke (1–1) || Righetti (0–1) || || 20,277 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 12 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Candelaria (1–1) || Castillo (1–1) || Guetterman (1) || 17,900 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 14 || Royals || 3–0 || Key (2–1) || Leibrandt (0–1) || || 46,028 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 15 || Royals || 10–5 || Aquino (2–0) || Ward (0–2) || || 25,247 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 16 || Royals || 15–8 || Wells (1–0) || Saberhagen (1–1) || Castillo (1) || 35,210 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 17 || Yankees || 7–2 || Hawkins (1–2) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 23,260 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 18 || Yankees || 2–0 || LaPoint (1–1) || Musselman (0–1) || Righetti (1) || 25,040 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || Yankees || 4–2 || Candelaria (2–1) || Key (2–2) || Guetterman (3) || 26,471 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 21 || Rangers || 6–3 || Stieb (2–0) || Brown (1–1) || Ward (1) || 22,186 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 22 || Rangers || 4–2 || Ward (1–2) || Hough (2–1) || || 27,278 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 23 || Rangers || 1–4 || Ryan (2–1) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || || 31,473 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 24 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Nelson (2–1) || Henke (1–2) || || 25,099 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 25 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Davis (2–1) || Cerutti (0–1) || Eckersley (7) || 12,437 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Trout (2–1) || Wells (1–1) || Jackson (1) || 7,399 || 8–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 27 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || Flanagan (1–1) || Dunne (0–1) || || 8,600 || 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Angels || 0–9 || McCaskill (4–1) || Stottlemyre (0–3) || || 30,958 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ Angels || 3–4 (10) || Minton (1–0) || Ward (1–3) || || 49,906 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 30 || @ Angels || 0–1 (11) || McClure (1–0) || Henke (1–3) || || 31,125 || 9–16 |- y background:#9EBD69; May: 11–15 (Home: 8–9; Away: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 2 || Athletics || 5–8 || Honeycutt (1–0) || Ward (1–4) || Plunk (1) || 23,439 || 9–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 3 || Athletics || 2–0 || Flanagan (2–1) || Moore (3–2) || || 22,370 || 10–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || Angels || 2–3 (10) || Harvey (1–0) || Ward (1–5) || Minton (3) || 21,188 || 10–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || Angels || 3–5 || Abbott (2–2) || Cerutti (0–2) || Harvey (5) || 24,188 || 10–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 6 || Angels || 4–5 || McClure (2–0) || Ward (1–6) || || 39,123 || 10–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || May 7 || Angels || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 8 || Mariners || 10–1 || Stieb (3–0) || Dunne (1–2) || || 23,293 || 11–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || Mariners || 4–3 || Hanson (4–2) || Flanagan (2–2) || Schooler (7) || 24,234 || 12–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || Mariners || 2–3 || Key (3–2) || Langston (4–4) || || 33,216 || 12–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Berenguer (1–0) || Wells (1–2) || Reardon (6) || 24,073 || 12–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 13 || @ Twins || 8–10 || Rawley (3–4) || Stieb (3–1) || Reardon (7) || 29,712 || 12–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 14 || @ Twins || 1–13 || Viola (2–5) || Flanagan (2–3) || || 33,980 || 12–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 15 || Indians || 5–3 || Key (4–2) || Farrell (2–3) || || 22,330 || 13–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 16 || Indians || 7–6 || Henke (2–3) || Atherton (0–2) || Ward (2) || 23,214 || 14–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 17 || Indians || 3–6 || Black (2–5) || Stieb (3–2) || Jones (7) || 24,406 || 14–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 9–3 || Flanagan (3–3) || King (4–4) || || 11,282 || 15–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 11–1 || Key (5–2) || Hillegas (1–5) || || 18,029 || 16–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 9–3 || Cerutti (1–2) || Pérez (2–5) || Ward (3) || 16,488 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 22 || Twins || 2–6 || Anderson (5–2) || Stieb (3–3) || || 40,134 || 17–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || Twins || 2–1 || Wells (2–2) || Berenguer (2–2) || || 24,443 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Twins || 4–10 || Viola (3–6) || Flanagan (3–4) || || 27,138 || 18–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || White Sox || 11–3 || Key (6–2) || Hillegas (1–6) || || 30,105 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 3–5 || Pérez (3–5) || Cerutti (1–3) || Thigpen (7) || 37,437 || 19–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 28 || White Sox || 7–5 (10) || Henke (3–3) || Thigpen (0–1) || || 46,120 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Candiotti (6–2) || Flanagan (3–5) || Jones (10) || 19,947 || 20–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || @ Indians || 2–6 || Farrell (3–5) || Sanchez (0–1) || || 6,204 || 20–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Indians || 4–7 || Black (4–6) || Key (6–3) || Jones (11) || 12,890 || 20–31 |- y background:#9EBD69; June: 17–10 (Home: 6–5; Away: 11–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Cerutti (2–3) || Dopson (5–4) || Ward (4) || 33,584 || 21–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || Stieb (4–3) || Boddicker (3–5) || || 33,942 || 22–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 13–11 (12) || Ward (2–6) || Lamp (0–1) || || 33,760 || 23–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || Brewers || 3–5 || August (5–6) || Key (6–4) || Plesac (13) || 48,378 || 23–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || Brewers || 4–6 || Aldrich (1–0) || Ward (2–7) || Crim (3) || 45,520 || 23–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 7 || Brewers || 4–2 || Cerutti (3–3) || Bosio (6–4) || || 45,372 || 24–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 9 || Tigers || 2–0 || Stieb (5–3) || Tanana (5–6) || Wells (1) || 48,219 || 25–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 10 || Tigers || 8–11 || Williams (3–2) || Key (6–5) || || 48,430 || 25–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 11 || Tigers || 4–0 || Flanagan (4–5) || Schwabe (1–1) || Ward (5) || 48,274 || 26–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 12 || Tigers || 5–4 (11) || Henke (4–3) || Gibson (2–4) || || 48,531 || 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 13 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Ward (3–7) || Plesac (2–3) || || 15,469 || 28–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 14 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Stieb (6–3) || Krueger (2–1) || || 14,808 || 29–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || @ Brewers || 4–6 || Fossas (1–0) || Key (6–6) || Plesac (15) || 16,964 || 29–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Mariners || 4–3 || Henke (5–3) || Schooler (1–1) || || 48,363 || 30–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || Mariners || 3–2 || Ward (4–7) || Jackson (2–1) || || 48,336 || 31–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 18 || Mariners || 2–8 || Bankhead (4–4) || Wills (0–1) || || 48,329 || 31–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Angels || 8–1 || Stieb (7–3) || Finley (7–6) || || 24,430 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Key (7–6) || McCaskill (7–4) || || 23,956 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Angels || 6–1 (14) || Henke (6–3) || Minton (1–2) || || 24,259 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Athletics || 4–2 (13) || Hernandez (1–0) || Corsi (0–1) || Wells (2) || 21,418 || 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Athletics || 10–8 || Buice (1–0) || Young (2–8) || Henke (3) || 27,795 || 36–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Athletics || 1–7 || Stewart (12–3) || Stieb (7–4) || || 39,659 || 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Athletics || 3–6 || Davis (6–3) || Key (7–7) || Honeycutt (8) || 49,219 || 36–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6–16 || Tibbs (5–0) || Flanagan (4–6) || || 30,136 || 36–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || Hickey (2–2) || Cerutti (3–4) || Olson (12) || 35,757 || 36–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 11–1 || Cummings (1–0) || Schmidt (7–7) || || 39,528 || 37–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 30 || Red Sox || 1–3 || Boddicker (5–7) || Wells (2–3) || Murphy (3) || 48,429 || 37–41 |- y background:#9EBD69; July: 15–12 (Home: 6–7; Away: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 1 || Red Sox || 1–3 || Hetzel (1–0) || Stottlemyre (0–4) || Smith (10) || 48,639 || 37–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 2 || Red Sox || 1–4 (11) || Murphy (1–3) || Wells (2–4) || Smith (11) || 48,516 || 37–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 3 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Cerutti (4–4) || Smithson (4–7) || Ward (6) || 48,483 || 38–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 4 || Orioles || 0–8 || Schmidt (8–7) || Stieb (7–5) || Williamson (7) || 44,025 || 38–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 5 || Orioles || 4–5 || Milacki (5–8) || Key (7–8) || Olson (13) || 49,239 || 38–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 6 || Orioles || 4–1 || Stottlemyre (1–4) || Ballard (10–4) || Ward (7) || 46,629 || 39–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 7 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Cummings (2–0) || Hernández (2–2) || Henke (4) || 25,213 || 40–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 8 || @ Tigers || 8–3 || Cerutti (5–4) || Alexander (4–9) || Ward (8) || 31,342 || 41–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 9 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Stieb (8–5) || Tanana (7–9) || Henke (5) || 32,428 || 42–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 13 || Athletics || 7–11 || Burns (5–2) || Key (7–9) || || 48,207 || 42–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 14 || Athletics || 4–1 || Stieb (9–5) || Welch (10–5) || Ward (9) || 48,325 || 43–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 15 || Athletics || 6–1 || Flanagan (5–6) || Stewart (13–5) || || 48,238 || 44–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 16 || Athletics || 2–6 || Moore (12–5) || Cerutti (5–5) || Burns (7) || 48,405 || 44–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 17 || Angels || 6–4 || Wells (3–4) || Abbott (8–6) || Henke (6) || || 45–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 17 || Angels || 5–4 || Wells (4–4) || McClure (2–1) || Henke (7) || 48,641 || 46–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 18 || Angels || 0–1 || Blyleven (10–2) || Key (7–10) || || 48,717 || 46–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Bankhead (10–4) || Stieb (9–6) || Powell (2) || 15,723 || 46–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 8–1 || Flanagan (6–6) || Harris (1–3) || || 17,591 || 47–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 7–1 || Cerutti (6–5) || Dunne (1–5) || Ward (10) || 22,044 || 48–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Johnson (4–2) || Key (7–11) || || 17,973 || 48–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (2–4) || Álvarez (0–1) || Henke (8) || 33,754 || 49–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 25 || @ Rangers || 4–0 || Stieb (10–6) || Ryan (11–6) || Ward (11) || 25,297 || 50–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 26 || @ Rangers || 1–11|| Brown (9–6) || Flanagan (6–7) || || 16,633 || 50–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 28 || @ Yankees || 6–2 || Cerutti (7–5) || LaPoint (6–9) || || 37,222 || 51–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 29 || @ Yankees || 2–7 || Cary (1–0) || Key (7–12) || || 42,179 || 51–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 30 || @ Yankees || 6–7 || Guetterman (3–5) || Ward (4–8) || || 45,107 || 51–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || July 31 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Wells (5–4) || Hawkins (12–10) || Henke (9) || 21,019 || 52–53 |- y background:#9EBD69; August: 20–9 (Home: 6–4; Away: 14–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 1 || Royals || 1–2 || Saberhagen (11–5) || Stottlemyre (2–5) || || 48,528 || 52–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 2 || Royals || 8–0 || Cerutti (8–5) || Gubicza (9–9) || || 48,765 || 53–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 3 || Royals || 0–5 || Gordon (12–4) || Key (7–13) || || 48,731 || 53–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 4 || Yankees || 2–1 || Stieb (11–6) || Parker (3–2) || || 48,789 || 54–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 5 || Yankees || 4–5 || Hawkins (13–10) || Ward (4–9) || Righetti (18) || 49,155 || 54–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 6 || Yankees || 6–5 || Stottlemyre (3–5) || Terrell (0–2) || || 49,025 || 55–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 7 || Rangers || 2–1 || Cerutti (9–5) || Jeffcoat (5–5) || || 48,773 || 56–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 8 || Rangers || 7–0 || Gozzo (1–0) || Witt (9–10) || || 48,689 || 57–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 9 || Rangers || 3–4 || Hough (7–11) || Stieb (11–7) || Russell (24) || 48,962 || 57–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || @ Royals || 2–6 || Saberhagen (13–5) || Flanagan (6–8) || || 40,027 || 57–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 12 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Stottlemyre (4–5) || Gubicza (10–10) || Henke (10) || 40,934 || 58–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 13 || @ Royals || 3–8 || Gordon (14–4) || Cerutti (9–6) || || 33,619 || 58–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 14 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Gozzo (2–0) || Boddicker (10–9) || Henke (11) || 35,058 || 59–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 15 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Stieb (12–7) || Smithson (6–11) || Ward (12) || 34,800 || 60–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Wells (6–4) || Murphy (3–6) || Henke (12) || 35,310 || 61–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Orioles || 6–11 || Ballard (12–6) || Cerutti (9–7) || || 40,147 || 61–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 18 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Gozzo (3–0) || Johnson (2–2) || || 31,668 || 62–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 19 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Key (8–13) || Milacki (7–11) || || 38,111 || 63–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || @ Orioles || 2–7 || Harnisch (3–6) || Stieb (12–8) || Thurmond (4) || 37,242 || 63–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || Tigers || 3–2 (14) || Gozzo (4–0) || Núñez (2–3) || || 49,072 || 64–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || Tigers || 11–4 || Wills (1–1) || Robinson (3–3) || || 49,233 || 65–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 24 || Tigers || 11–3 || Flanagan (7–8) || Morris (3–11) || || 49,201 || 66–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 25 || Brewers || 3–1 || Key (9–13) || Peterek (0–1) || Henke (13) || 49,457 || 67–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 26 || Brewers || 7–0 || Stieb (13–8) || Higuera (9–5) || || 49,507 || 68–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 27 || Brewers || 5–4 || Stottlemyre (5–5) || Bosio (14–9) || Ward (13) || 49,507 || 69–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 28 || Brewers || 2–8 || Filer (5–2) || Cerutti (9–8) || Krueger (3) || 49,219 || 69–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 29 || White Sox || 3–2 || Flanagan (8–8) || Pall (4–5) || Henke (14) || 49,565 || 70–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 30 || White Sox || 2–1 || Key (10–13) || Dotson (4–8) || Ward (14) || 49,435 || 71–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || August 31 || White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (14–8) || Rosenberg (4–10) || || 49,422 || 72–62 |- y background:#9EBD69; September: 17–10 (Home: 8–3; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 1 || Twins || 7–3 || Stottlemyre (6–5) || Guthrie (1–1) || || 49,350 || 73–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || Twins || 4–2 || Cerutti (10–8) || Smith (10–5) || Henke (15) || 49,291 || 74–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 3 || Twins || 4–9 || Aguilera (1–3) || Flanagan (8–9) || || 49,073 || 74–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 4 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Key (11–13) || Dotson (4–9) || Henke (16) || 9,318 || 75–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 5 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Stieb (15–8) || Rosenberg (4–11) || || 7,858 || 76–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 6 || @ White Sox || 4–2 || Stottlemyre (7–5) || King (7–9) || Ward (15) || 7,350 || 77–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Indians || 12–4 || Cerutti (11–8) || Candiotti (12–8) || || 6,098 || 78–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Indians || 4–5 || Jones (7–8) || Acker (0–1) || || 13,489 || 78–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Indians || 7–5 (16) || Wills (2–1) || Kaiser (0–1) || || 15,154 || 79–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 10 || @ Indians || 5–4 (10) || Acker (1–1) || Olin (1–2) || || 12,045 || 80–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 12 || @ Twins || 2–8 || West (3–1) || Stottlemyre (7–6) || || 14,849 || 80–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 13 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Tapani (2–0) || Cerutti (11–9) || Reardon (29) || 14,903 || 80–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 14 || @ Twins || 0–2 || Guthrie (2–1) || Flanagan (8–10) || Reardon (30) || 14,262 || 80–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 15 || Indians || 5–2 || Key (12–13) || Swindell (13–5) || Henke (17) || 49,444 || 81–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 16 || Indians || 3–2 (11) || Wells (7–4) || Jones (7–9) || || 49,218 || 82–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 17 || Indians || 2–1 (10) || Acker (2–1) || Bailes (4–9) || || 49,501 || 83–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 18 || Red Sox || 3–6 || Boddicker (13–11) || Cerutti (11–10) || Murphy (8) || 49,579 || 83–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 19 || Red Sox || 6–5 (13) || Henke (7–3) || Harris (2–2) || || 49,352 || 84–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || Red Sox || 3–10 || Clemens (16–10) || Key (12–14) || || 49,571 || 84–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 22 || @ Brewers || 7–3 || Stieb (16–8) || Reuss (9–8) || || 15,569 || 85–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || @ Brewers || 1–4 || August (12–11) || Stottlemyre (7–7) || Plesac (32) || 24,640 || 85–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 24 || @ Brewers || 3–8 || Filer (7–3) || Cerutti (11–11) || Crim (7) || 17,485 || 85–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 25 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Key (13–14) || Dubois (0–4) || Henke (18) || 15,990 || 86–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 26 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Henneman (11–4) || Ward (4–10) || || 16,185 || 86–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 27 || @ Tigers || 8–1 || Stieb (17–8) || Alexander (6–18) || Henke (19) || 18,331 || 87–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 29 || Orioles || 2–1 (11) || Henke (8–3) || Williamson (10–4) || || 49,636 || 88–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 30 || Orioles || 4–3 || Wills (3–1) || Williamson (10–5) || Henke (20) || 49,553 || 89–72 |- y background:#9EBD69; October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 1 || Orioles || 5–7 || McDonald (1–0) || Gozzo (4–1) || || 49,469 || 89–73 |- background:#6E8B3D 1989 Playoff Game Log y background:#9EBD69; American League Championship Series: 1–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 3 || @ Athletics || 3–7 || Stewart (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || || 49,435 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 4 || @ Athletics || 3–6 || Moore (1–0) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Eckersley (1) || 49,444 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 6 || Athletics || 7–3 || Key (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || || 50,268 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 7 || Athletics || 5–6 || Welch (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || Eckersley (2) || 50,076 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 8 || Athletics || 3–4 || Stewart (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || Eckersley (3) || 50,024 || 1–4 |- Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Ernie Whitt 129 385 101 .262 11 53 1B Fred McGriff 161 551 148 .269 36 92 2B Nelson Liriano 132 418 110 .263 5 53 3B Kelly Gruber 135 545 158 .290 18 73 SS Tony Fernández 140 573 147 .257 11 64 LF George Bell George Bell (outfielder) 153 613 182 .297 18 104 CF Lloyd Moseby 135 502 111 .221 11 43 RF Junior Félix 110 415 107 .258 9 46 DH Rance Mulliniks 103 273 65 .238 3 29https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989.shtml 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com 2009-06-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090411161216/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989.shtml April 11, 2009 mdy 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 Manuel Lee 99 300 78 .260 3 34 Pat Borders 94 241 62 .257 3 29 Mookie Wilson 54 238 71 .298 2 17 Bob Brenly 48 88 15 .170 1 6 Jesse Barfield 21 80 16 .200 5 11 Rob Ducey 41 76 16 .211 0 7 Tom Lawless 59 70 16 .229 0 3 Lee Mazzilli 28 66 15 .227 4 11 Glenallen Hill 19 52 15 .288 1 7 Greg Myers Greg Myers (baseball) 17 44 5 .114 0 1 Alexis Infante 20 12 2 .167 0 0 Francisco Cabrera Francisco Cabrera (baseball) 3 12 2 .167 0 0 Ozzie Virgil Ozzie Virgil, Jr. 9 11 2 .182 1 2 Kevin Batiste 6 8 2 .250 0 0 John Olerud 6 8 3 .375 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 Jimmy Key 33 216.0 13 14 3.88 118 Dave Stieb 33 206.2 17 8 3.35 101 John Cerutti 33 205.1 11 11 3.07 69 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 30 171.2 8 10 3.93 47 Todd Stottlemyre 27 127.2 7 7 3.88 63 Al Leiter 1 6.2 0 0 4.05 4 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 Frank Wills Frank Wills (baseball) 24 71.1 1 0 3.66 41 Mauro Gozzo 9 31.2 4 1 4.83 10 Steve Cummings Steve Cummings (baseball) 5 21.0 2 0 3.00 8 Alex Sanchez Alex Sanchez (pitcher) 4 11.2 0 1 10.03 4 Jeff Musselman 5 11.0 0 1 10.64 3 José Núñez José Núñez (right-handed pitcher) 6 10.2 0 0 2.53 14 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 Tom Henke 64 8 3 20 1.92 116 Duane Ward 66 4 10 15 3.77 122 David Wells 54 7 4 2 2.40 78 Tony Castillo Tony Castillo (pitcher) 17 1 1 1 6.11 10 Jim Acker 14 2 1 0 1.59 24 Xavier Hernandez Xavier Hernandez (baseball) 7 1 0 0 4.76 7 DeWayne Buice 7 1 0 0 5.82 10 ALCS 1989 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 3, 1989, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Team123456789RHEToronto020100000351Oakland01001302X7110W: Dave Stewart (1–0)   L: Dave Stieb (0–1)  HR: TOR – Ernie Whitt (1)  OAK – Dave Henderson (1), Mark McGwire (1) Game 2 October 4, 1989, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Team123456789RHEToronto001000020351Oakland00020310X691W: Mike Moore (1–0)   L: Todd Stottlemyre (0–1)   S: Dennis Eckersley (1)   HR: OAK – Dave Parker (1) Game 3 October 6, 1989, at SkyDome Team123456789RHEOakland101100000381Toronto00040030X780W: Jimmy Key (1–0)   L: Storm Davis (0–1)   HR: OAK – Dave Parker (2) Game 4 October 7, 1989, at SkyDome Team123456789RHEOakland0030201006111Toronto0001011205130W: Bob Welch (1–0)   L: Mike Flanagan (0–1)   S: Dennis Eckersley (2)   HR: OAK – Rickey Henderson 2 (2), José Canseco (1) Game 5 October 8, 1989, at SkyDome Team123456789RHEOakland101000200440Toronto000000012390W: Dave Stewart (2–0)   L: Dave Stieb (0–2)   S: Dennis Eckersley (3)   HR: TOR – Lloyd Moseby (1), George Bell (1) Award winners George Bell, Player of the Month Award, August Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award Fred McGriff, Player of the Month Award, April Fred McGriff, American League Leader in Home Runs (36) Fred McGriff, Silver Slugger Award All-Star Game Kelly Gruber, third base Tony Fernandez, shortstop Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bob Bailor AA Knoxville Blue Jays Southern League Barry Foote A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Doug Ault A Myrtle Beach Blue Jays South Atlantic League Mike Fischlin A-Short Season St. Catharines Blue Jays New York–Penn League Bob Shirley Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Rocket WheelerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac Category:Toronto Blue Jays seasons Toronto Blue Jays season Category:American League East champion seasons Toronto Toronto Blue Jays Category:1989 in sports in Ontario