1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1989 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	77–83 (.481)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Fred Claire
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale Z Channel Eddie Doucette, Don Sutton
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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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

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	92	70	0.568	—	53–28	39–42
San Diego Padres	89	73	0.549	3	46–35	43–38
Houston Astros	86	76	0.531	6	47–35	39–41
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	83	0.481	14	44–37	33–46
Cincinnati Reds	75	87	0.463	17	38–43	37–44
Atlanta Braves	63	97	0.394	28	33–46	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1989 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	8–10	8–10	6–10	6–6	2–10	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–12	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	10–8	10–8	12–6	8–4	6–6	11–7
Cincinnati	10–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	4–8	4–8	4–8	7–5	9–9	8–10	8–4
Houston	10–8	7–5	10–8	—	10–8	4–8	6–6	9–3	7–5	8–10	8–10	7–5
Los Angeles	10–6	5–7	10–8	8–10	—	7–5	5–7	6–6	7–5	6–12	10–8	3–9
Montreal	6–6	8–10	8–4	8–4	5–7	—	9–9	9–9	11–7	5–7	7–5	5–13
New York	10–2	8–10	8–4	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	12–6	9–9	5–7	3–9	10–8
Philadelphia	4–8	8–10	8–4	3–9	6–6	9–9	6–12	—	10–8	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10	—	3–9	5–7	13–5
San Diego	11–7	4–8	9–9	10–8	12–6	7–5	7–5	10–2	9–3	—	8–10	2–10
San Francisco	12–6	6–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–7	9–3	8–4	7–5	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13	10–2	5–7	—

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.^[1]
• 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).^[2]

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Willie Randolph	Second baseman
Alfredo Griffin	Shortstop
Kirk Gibson	Left fielder
Eddie Murray	First baseman
Mike Marshall	Right fielder
John Shelby	Center fielder
Jeff Hamilton	Third baseman
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Tim 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	G	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	G	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

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

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."^[3] 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.^[4] 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 Picks

[5] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Kiki Jones RHP Hillsborough High School Yes 1989–2001 AA 1 Tom Goodwin OF California State University, Fresno Yes 1989–2005 MLB 1s Jamie McAndrew RHP University of Florida Yes 1989–1997 MLB 2 Bily Lott OF Petal High School Yes 1989–1997 AAA 2 Stan Payne LHP Clarke Central High School No Athletics-1992 1992 A- 3 Phil Nevin SS El Dorado High School No Astros-1992 1993–2006 MLB 4 Javier De La Hoya RHP Grant High School Yes 1989–2007 AAA 5 John Deutsch 1B Montclair State University Yes 1989–1993 AA 6 Tim Barker SS Virginia Commonwealth University Yes 1989–1998 AAA 7 Bryan Baar C Western Michigan University Yes 1989–1992 AAA 8 Jason Brosnan LHP California State University, Fresno Yes 1989–2002 AAA 9 Barry Parisotto RHP Gonzaga University Yes 1989–1993 A+ 10 Kevin Jordan 2B Cañada College No Yankees-1990 1990–2005 MLB 11 Dennis Burbank RHP Cypress College No Yankees-1991 1991–1993 A+ 12 Garett Teel C William Paterson University Yes 1989–1994 A+ 13 Lee DeLoach SS Rutgers University–Camden Yes 1989 Rookie 14 Michael Wismer OF Villanova University Yes 1989–1990 A+ 15 Keith Daniel RHP Pender High School Yes 1989–1990 Rookie 16 Frank Humber LHP Wake Forest University Yes 1989–1990 A+ 17 Pete Gonzalez C Miami Dade College Yes 1989–1996 AAA 18 Audelle Cummings RHP Ohio Dominican University Yes 1989 Rookie 19 Michael Potthoff RHP University of Missouri Yes 1989–1991 A+ 20 Gary Forrester SS University of Nevada, Las Vegas Yes 1989–1991 A+ 21 Michael Galle 3B Purdue University Yes 1990–1991 A+ 22 William Miller OF San Diego State University Yes 1989–1990 A+ 23 Craig White SS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Yes 1989–1990 A- 24 Red Peters 1B California State University, Fullerton Yes 1989–1991 AA 25 Javier Puchales OF Yes 1989–1995 AA 26 Craig Bishop LHP Erie Community College Yes 1989–1994 A+ 27 Raymond Bielanin RHP Niagara University Yes 1989 Rookie 28 Ray Calhoun RHP Spartanburg Methodist College Yes 1989–1992 AA 29 Tim Patrick LHP Sacramento City College Yes 1989–1991 A+ 30 Jerome Santivasci RHP Clemson University No 31 Darnell Whims OF Governor Thomas Johnson High School Yes 1989 Rookie 32 Yale Fowler OF California State University, San Bernardino Yes 1989–1990 A- 33 John Farren C Villanova University No 34 Matt Howard 2B Pepperdine University Yes 1989–1999 MLB 35 Al Drumheller LHP Shenandoah High School No Yankees – 1993 1993–2002 AAA 36 Stephen O'Donnell 1B La Salle University Yes 1989–1992 A+ 37 Helmut Bohringer 3B Adelphi University Yes 1989–1991 A+ 38 Daniel Stupur 2B George Fox University Yes 1989 A- 39 Joe Seals C Belmont University Yes 1989–1996 Rookie 40 Jimmy Brown SS Carlos Escobar Lopez High School Yes 1989–1991 A- 41 Ross Farnsworth LHP Pinole Valley High School Yes 1990–1996 A+ 42 Roger Sweeney OF San Rafael High School No Dodgers-1990 1991–1992 A- 43 Eric Young OF Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Yes 1989–2006 MLB 44 Garey Ingram C Middle Georgia College Yes 1990–2002 MLB 45 Melvin Warren OF Fairfield High School No Dodgers-1990 1991–1992 Rookie 46 Ray Bowen LHP San Diego Mesa College No 47 Martin Kilian RHP San Jose City College No 48 Mark Lundeen LHP Napa High School No 49 Daniel Poulton RHP Minidoka High School No 50 Brannon Veal OF Middle Georgia College No 51 Patrick Reed SS Castlemont High School No Dodgers-1990 1991–1993 A- 52 Don Meyers 1B Sacramento City College Yes 1990–1992 A+ 53 Gaither Bagsby RHP Roane State Community College No 54 Robert Hoffman C Contra Costa College Yes 1990 Rookie 55 Timothy McDermott C Iowa Western Community College No 56 Brian Van Horn LHP Pinconning High School No 57 Richard Josepher 1B St. Rita High School No Yankees-1993 1993 A- 58 Bradley Cohen OF Meridian Community College No 59 Charles Williams OF Lumberton High School No 60 Pete Altenberger RHP Purdue University No 61 Brent Prudhomme 1B Butler County Community College No 62 Richard Crane LHP California State University, Fresno Yes 1989–1991 A+

References

External links

• 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page