1989 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1989 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 75–87 (.463) 5th Marge Schott Murray Cook Pete Rose, Tommy Helms WLWT (Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench, Thom Brennaman) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1989 Cincinnati Reds season was the 120th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 20th and 19th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The season was defined by allegations of gambling by Pete Rose. Before the end of the season, Rose was banned from baseball by commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. Offseason November 5, 1988: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 December 2, 1988: Rick Mahler signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mahleri01.shtml Rick Mahler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com December 8, 1988: Rolando Roomes was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roomero01.shtml Rolando Roomes Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 December 13, 1988: Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy are traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Todd Benzinger, Jeff Sellers and a player to be named later.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/esaskni01.shtml Nick Esasky Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1988: Manny Trillo signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1988: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml Joel Youngblood Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 December 21, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com January 12, 1989: The Cincinnati Reds acquire Luis Vasquez (minors) from the Boston Red Sox to complete the December 13, 1988 trade. March 28, 1989: Randy St. Claire was released by the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml Randy St. Claire Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 March 30, 1989: Kent Tekulve signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. March 30, 1989: Ken Griffey, Sr. signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 (then home of the AAA International League Columbus Clippers) 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 CIN Notable transactions May 25, 1989: Manny Trillo was released by the Cincinnati Reds. July 18, 1989: Tim Leary was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Mariano Duncan to the Cincinnati Reds for Kal Daniels and Lenny Harris.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/learyti01.shtml Tim Leary Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com Notable games On August 3, 1989, at Riverfront Stadium against the Houston Astros, the Reds set or tied several team, National League, and major league records by scoring 14 runs on 16 hits in the first inning.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN198908030.shtml Thursday, August 3, 1989 12:35, Riverfront Stadium Baseball-Reference.com July 21, 2010https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-04-sp-647-story.html The Big Inning Reds Get Record 16 Hits, Score 14 Runs in the First Los Angeles Times August 4, 1989 July 21, 2010 The bottom of the first inning lasted 38 minutes, and the first eight consecutive batters reached base. The Reds won the game 18-2. Pete Rose: Permanent ineligibility Amid reports that he had bet on baseball, Rose was questioned in February 1989 by outgoing commissioner Peter Ueberroth and his replacement, Bart Giamatti. Rose denied the allegations and Ueberroth dropped the investigation. However, after Giamatti became Commissioner, three days later, lawyer John Dowd was retained to investigate these charges against Rose. A Sports Illustrated cover story published on March 21, 1989, gave the public their first detailed report of the allegations that Rose had placed bets on baseball games. Dowd interviewed many of Rose's associates, including alleged bookies and bet runners. He delivered a summary of his findings to the Commissioner in May, a document which became known as the Dowd Report. In it, Dowd documented Rose's alleged gambling activities in 1985 and 1986 and compiled a day-by-day account of Rose's alleged betting on baseball games in 1987. The Dowd Report documented his alleged bets on 52 Reds games in 1987, where Rose wagered a minimum of $10,000 a day. Others involved in the allegations claim that number was actually $2,000 a day. According to the Dowd Report itself, "no evidence was discovered that Rose bet against the Reds."DowdReport.com - John M. Dowd This is in contrast to the case of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and his teammates in the Black Sox Scandal, who were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series. Rose continued to deny all of the accusations against him and refused to appear at a hearing with Giamatti on the matter. He filed a lawsuit alleging that the Commissioner had prejudged the case and could not provide a fair hearing. A Cincinnati judge issued a temporary restraining order to delay the hearing, but Giamatti fought to have the case moved to Federal Court. The Commissioner prevailed in that effort, after which he and Rose entered settlement negotiations. On August 24, 1989, Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent place on baseball's ineligible list.http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/rose/agreement.html Archived copy www.baseball1.com 17 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20060107085029/http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/rose/agreement.html 7 January 2006 dead Rose accepted that there was a factual reason for the ban; in return, Major League Baseball agreed to make no formal finding with regard to the gambling allegations. According to baseball's rules, Rose could reapply for reinstatement. Rose, with a 412-373 record, was replaced as Reds manager by Tommy Helms. Rose began therapy with a psychiatrist for treatment of a gambling addiction. Roster 1989 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 40 Jack Armstrong 48 Tim Birtsas 32 Tom Browning 37 Norm Charlton 49 Rob Dibble 31 John Franco 35 Mike Griffin 20 Danny Jackson 54 Tim Leary 42 Rick Mahler 27 José Rijo 33 Ron Robinson 56 Rosario Rodríguez 55 Mike Roesler 45 Bob Sebra 43 Kent Tekulve Catchers  6 Bo Díaz  8 Terry McGriff  9 Joe Oliver 34 Jeff Reed Infielders 25 Todd Benzinger 51 Marty Brown  7 Mariano Duncan  7 Lenny Harris 11 Barry Larkin 28 Scotti Madison 16 Ron Oester 10 Luis Quiñones 15 Jeff Richardson 17 Chris Sabo  9 Manny Trillo Outfielders 22 Dave Collins 28 Kal Daniels 44 Eric Davis 30 Ken Griffey 21 Paul O'Neill 36 Rolando Roomes 26 Van Snyder 29 Herm Winningham 12 Joel Youngblood Other batters 15 Skeeter Barnes Manager 19 Tommy Helms 14 Pete Rose Coaches  2 Scott Breeden (Pitching) 4 Dave Bristol (Third Base) 19 Tommy Helms  3 Jim Lett (Bench) 23 Lee May (First Base) 24 Tony Pérez (Hitting) Player stats Batting 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 Jeff Reed 102 287 64 .223 3 23 1B Todd Benzinger 161 628 154 .245 17 76 2B Ron Oester 109 305 75 .246 1 14 SS Barry Larkin 97 325 111 .342 4 36 3B Chris Sabo 82 304 79 .260 6 29 LF Ken Griffey 106 236 62 .263 8 30 CF Eric Davis 131 462 130 .281 34 101 RF Paul O'Neill 117 428 118 .276 15 74 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 Luis Quiñones 97 340 83 .244 12 34 Rolando Roomes 107 315 83 .263 7 34 Herm Winningham 115 251 63 .251 3 13 Lenny Harris 61 188 42 .223 2 11 Mariano Duncan 45 174 43 .247 3 13 Joe Oliver 49 151 41 .272 3 23 Kal Daniels 44 133 29 .218 2 9 Bo Díaz 43 132 27 .205 1 8 Jeff Richardson 53 125 21 .168 2 11 Joel Youngblood 76 118 25 .212 3 13 Dave Collins 78 106 25 .236 0 7 Scotti Madison 40 98 17 .173 1 7 Manny Trillo 17 39 8 .205 0 0 Marty Brown 16 30 5 .167 0 4 Terry McGriff 6 11 3 .273 0 2 Van Snider 8 7 1 .143 0 0 Skeeter Barnes 5 3 0 .000 0 0 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 Tom Browning 37 249.2 15 12 3.39 118 Rick Mahler 40 220.2 9 13 3.83 102 Danny Jackson 20 115.2 6 11 5.60 70 José Rijo 19 111.0 7 6 2.84 86 Tim Leary 14 89.2 2 7 3.71 64 Ron Robinson 15 83.1 5 3 3.35 36 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 Scudder 23 100.1 4 9 4.49 66 Jack Armstrong 9 42.2 2 3 4.64 23 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 John Franco 60 4 8 32 3.12 60 Rob Dibble 74 10 5 2 2.09 141 Norm Charlton 69 8 3 0 2.93 98 Tim Birtsas 42 2 2 1 3.75 57 Kent Tekulve 37 0 3 1 5.02 31 Mike Roesler 17 0 1 0 3.96 14 Bob Sebra 15 0 0 1 6.43 14 Rosario Rodríguez 7 1 1 0 4.15 0 Mike Griffin 3 0 0 0 12.46 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Frank Lucchesi AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Jim Tracy A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Dave Miley A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Gary Denbo Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Dave KellerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1989 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 53em Cincinnati Reds Season, 1989 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cinc