1989 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1989 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Richard Jacobs Hank Peters Doc Edwards, John Hart WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan WWWE Herb Score, Paul Olden The 1989 Cleveland Indians season was their 89th season in the American League. For the third consecutive season, the Indians had a losing record. The Indians had at least 73 wins for the second consecutive season. Offseason November 28, 1988: The Indians traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Denny González and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on March 25, 1989, with the Pirates sending Félix Fermín to the Indians and the Indians sending Jay Bell to the Pirates.Félix Fermín at Baseball Reference December 2, 1988: Luis Aguayo was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aguaylu01.shtml Luis Aguayo Baseball Reference June 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213709/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aguaylu01.shtml June 14, 2010 live December 3, 1988: Jesse Orosco was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference December 5, 1988: Bud Black was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Bud Black at Baseball Reference December 6, 1988: Julio Franco was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell, and Jerry Browne.Julio Franco at Baseball Reference March 26, 1989: Keith Atherton was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Carmelo Castillo.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/atherke01.shtml Keith Atherton Stats Ohio Cup The first Ohio Cup, which was an annual pre-season baseball game, was played in 1989. The single-game cup was played at Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and was staged just days before the start of each new Major League Baseball season. No.YearWinnerRunner-upScoreVenueDateAttendance11989IndiansReds1-0Cooper StadiumApril 215,978 Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball draft Alan Embree was drafted by the Indians in the 5th round. Player signed September 6, 1989.Alan Embree at Baseball Reference Jim Thome was drafted by the Indians in the 13th round. Player signed June 18, 1989.Jim Thome at Baseball Reference Brian Giles was drafted by the Indians in the 17th round. Player signed July 18, 1989.Brian Giles at Baseball Reference June 22, 1989: Willie Cañate was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent.Willie Cañate at Baseball Reference July 2, 1989: Oddibe McDowell was traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Dion James.Oddibe McDowell at Baseball Reference July 27, 1989: Doug Piatt was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Rick Carriger (minors).Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference August 7, 1989: Keith Atherton was released by the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/atherke01.shtml Keith Atherton Stats Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position20 Oddibe McDowell LF14 Jerry Browne 2B30 Joe Carter CF9 Pete O'Brien 1B 28 Cory Snyder RF25 Dave Clark DH26 Brook Jacoby 3B6 Andy Allanson C16 Félix Fermín SS21 Greg Swindell P 1989 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1989 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 15 Neil Allen 38,22 Keith Atherton 43 Scott Bailes 40 Bud Black 49 Tom Candiotti 37 Steve Davis 52 John Farrell 22 Brad Havens 11 Doug Jones 47 Jeff Kaiser 54 Rod Nichols 50 Steve Olin 47 Jesse Orosco 64 Rudy Seánez 27 Joe Skalski 36 Tim Stoddard 21 Greg Swindell 53 Kevin Wickander 34 Ed Wojna 42 Rich Yett Catchers  6 Andy Allanson 76 Tom Magrann  8 Mark Salas 13 Joel Skinner Infielders 23 Luis Aguayo 14 Jerry Browne 16 Félix Fermín 25 Denny González 66 Mark Higgins  1 Tommy Hinzo 26 Brook Jacoby  9 Pete O'Brien 34 Danny Sheaffer 10 Paul Zuvella Outfielders 55 Beau Allred 36 Albert Belle 30 Joe Carter 25 Dave Clark 38 Dave Hengel 20 Dion James 33 Pat Keedy 45 Brad Komminsk 20 Oddibe McDowell 29 Luis Medina 28 Cory Snyder 44 Mike Young Other batters 31 Pete Dalena Manager 32 Doc Edwards (April 3 - Sept. 10) 18 John Hart (Sept. 11 - Oct. 1) Coaches 12 Jim Davenport (Third Base)  7 Luis Isaac (Bullpen)  4 Charlie Manuel (Hitting)  2 Tom Spencer (First Base) 35 Mark Wiley (Pitching) 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 Andy Allanson 111 323 75 .232 3 17 1B Pete O'Brien Pete O'Brien (first baseman) 155 554 144 .260 12 55 2B Jerry Browne 153 598 179 .299 5 45 3B Brook Jacoby 147 519 141 .272 13 64 SS Félix Fermín 156 484 115 .238 0 21 LF Oddibe McDowell 69 239 53 .222 3 22 CF Joe Carter 162 651 158 .243 39 112 RF Cory Snyder 132 489 105 .215 18 59 DH Dave Clark Dave Clark (baseball) 102 253 60 .237 8 29 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 Dion James 71 245 75 .306 4 29 Albert Belle 62 218 49 .225 7 37 Brad Komminsk 71 198 47 .237 8 33 Joel Skinner 79 178 41 .230 1 13 Luis Aguayo 47 97 17 .175 1 8 Luis Medina baseball, born 1963 30 83 17 .205 4 8 Mark Salas 30 77 17 .221 2 7 Mike Young Mike Young (baseball) 32 59 11 .186 1 5 Paul Zuvella 24 58 16 .276 2 6 Dave Hengel 12 25 3 .120 0 1 Beau Allred 13 24 6 .250 0 1 Tommy Hinzo 18 17 0 .000 0 0 Denny González 8 17 5 .294 0 1 Danny Sheaffer 7 16 1 .063 0 0 Pat Keedy 9 14 3 .214 0 1 Mark Higgins 6 10 1 .100 0 0 Tom Magrann 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Pete Dalena 5 7 1 .143 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 Bud Black 33 222.1 12 11 3.36 88 John Farrell John Farrell (pitcher) 31 208.0 9 14 3.63 132 Tom Candiotti 31 206.0 13 6 3.37 129 Greg Swindell 28 184.1 13 10 3.10 124 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 Scott Bailes 34 113.2 5 9 4.28 47 Rich Yett 32 99.0 5 6 5.00 47 Rod Nichols 15 71.2 4 6 4.40 42 Ed Wojna 9 33.0 0 1 4.09 10 Steve Davis Steve Davis (pitcher) 12 25.2 1 1 8.06 12 Joe Skalski 2 6.2 0 2 6.75 3 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 Doug Jones Doug Jones (baseball) 59 7 10 32 2.34 65 Jesse Orosco 69 3 4 3 2.08 79 Keith Atherton 32 0 3 2 4.15 13 Steve Olin 25 1 4 1 3.75 24 Tim Stoddard 14 0 0 0 2.95 12 Brad Havens 7 0 0 0 4.05 6 Jeff Kaiser 6 0 1 0 7.36 4 Rudy Seánez 5 0 0 0 3.60 7 Neil Allen 3 0 1 0 15.00 0 Kevin Wickander 2 0 0 0 3.38 0 Awards and honors All-Star Game Doug Jones, relief pitcher, reserve Greg Swindell, pitcher, reserve Team leaders Games – Joe Carter (162) AB – Jerry Browne (598) Runs – Jerry Browne (83) Hits – Jerry Browne (179) Doubles – Joe Carter (32) Triples – Brook Jacoby (5) Home runs – Joe Carter (35) RBI – Joe Carter (105) Walks – Pete O'Brien (83) Strikeouts – Cory Snyder (134) Stolen bases – Jerry Browne (14) Batting average – Dion James (.306) On-base percentage – Jerry Browne (.370) Hit by pitch – Joe Carter (8) Wins – Tom Candiotti, Greg Swindell (13) Strikeouts – John Farrell – (132) Earned run average – Greg Swindell – (3.10) Saves – Doug Jones – (32) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Mike Hargrove AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League Bob Molinaro A Kinston Indians Carolina League Ken Bolek A-Short Season Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Brian Graham Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League Jim Gabella Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Mike BucciJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/affiliate.cgi?id=CLE&year=1989 1989 Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates References 1989 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1989 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve