1989 California Angels season

1989 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Mike Port
Manager(s)	Doug Rader
Local television	KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr) Z Channel (Joe Torre, Joel Meyers)
Local radio	KMPC (Ken Brett, Al Conin) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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The 1989 California Angels season saw the Angels finish third in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason

• November 3, 1988: Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Kevin Trudeau (minors).^[1]
• January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[2]
• March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.^[3]

Regular season

• September 9, 1989 – Devon White became the first member of the Angels to steal 3 bases in one inning. The opponent was the Boston Red Sox.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	99	63	0.611	—	54–27	45–36
Kansas City Royals	92	70	0.568	7	55–26	37–44
California Angels	91	71	0.562	8	52–29	39–42
Texas Rangers	83	79	0.512	16	45–36	38–43
Minnesota Twins	80	82	0.494	19	45–36	35–46
Seattle Mariners	73	89	0.451	26	40–41	33–48
Chicago White Sox	69	92	0.429	29½	35–45	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1989 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–7	6–6	6–6	7–6	10–3	6–6	7–6	4–8	8–5	5–7	6–6	9–3	7–6
Boston	7–6	—	4–8	7–5	8–5	11–2	4–8	6–7	6–6	7–6	7–5	5–7	6–6	5–8
California	6–6	8–4	—	8–5	5–7	11–1	4–9	7–5	11–2	6–6	5–8	7–6	6–7	7–5
Chicago	6–6	5–7	5–8	—	7–5	4–8	6–7	10–2	5–8	5–6	5–8	7–6	3–10	1–11
Cleveland	6–7	5–8	7–5	5–7	—	5–8	8–4	3–10	5–7	9–4	2–10	6–6	7–5	5–8
Detroit	3–10	2–11	1–11	8–4	8–5	—	6–6	6–7	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	4–8	2–11
Kansas City	6–6	8–4	9–4	7–6	4–8	6–6	—	8–4	7–6	6–6	7–6	9–4	8–5	7–5
Milwaukee	6–7	7–6	5–7	2–10	10–3	7–6	4–8	—	9–3	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–7	6–7
Minnesota	8–4	6–6	2–11	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	3–9	—	6–6	6–7	7–6	5–8	9–3
New York	5–8	6–7	6–6	6–5	4–9	7–6	6–6	5–8	6–6	—	3–9	8–4	5–7	7–6
Oakland	7–5	5–7	8–5	8–5	10–2	8–4	6–7	7–5	7–6	9–3	—	9–4	8–5	7–5
Seattle	6–6	7–5	6–7	6–7	6–6	8–4	4–9	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	3–9	6–6	7–6	10–3	5–7	8–4	5–8	7–5	8–5	7–5	5–8	7–6	—	5–7
Toronto	6–7	8–5	5–7	11–1	8–5	11–2	5–7	7–6	3–9	6–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	—

All-Star game

The 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1989 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, the home of the California Angels of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5-3. The game is remembered for Bo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field.

Notable transactions

• March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.^[4]
• June 5, 1989: Chad Curtis was drafted by the California Angels in the 45th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.^[5]

Roster

1989 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 25 Jim Abbott 28 Bert Blyleven 42 Terry Clark 36 Sherman Corbett 48 Mike Fetters 31 Chuck Finley 27 Willie Fraser 34 Bryan Harvey 45 Vance Lovelace 15 Kirk McCaskill 33 Bob McClure 38 Greg Minton 44 Rich Monteleone 46 Dan Petry 39 Mike Witt		Catchers 13 Lance Parrish 14 John Orton 14,23 Bill Schroeder 32 Ron Tingley Infielders  7 Kent Anderson  4 Gary DiSarcina 11 Jim Eppard  9 Glenn Hoffman 16 Jack Howell 21 Wally Joyner 10 Mark McLemore  3 Johnny Ray  6 Bobby Rose 22 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 20 Tony Armas 19 Dante Bichette  8 Brian Brady 24 Chili Davis  8 Max Venable 18 Claudell Washington 30 Devon White Other batters  5 Brian Downing		Manager 12 Doug Rader Coaches 40 Joe Coleman (bullpen) -- Deron Johnson (hitting)  1 Bobby Knoop (first base) 53 Marcel Lachemann (pitching) 50 Jimmie Reese (conditioning) 47 Moose Stubing (third base)

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	Lance Parrish	124	433	103	.238	17	50
1B	Wally Joyner	159	593	167	.282	16	79
2B	Johnny Ray	134	530	153	.289	5	62
3B	Jack Howell	144	474	108	.228	20	52
SS	Dick Schofield	91	302	69	.228	4	26
LF	Chili Davis	154	560	152	.271	22	90
CF	Devon White	156	636	156	.245	12	56
RF	Claudell Washington	110	418	114	.273	13	42
DH	Brian Downing	142	544	154	.283	14	59

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Chuck Finley	29	199⅔	16	9	2.57	156
Bert Blyleven	33	241	17	5	2.73	131
Kirk McCaskill	32	212	15	10	2.93	107
Jim Abbott	29	181⅓	12	12	3.92	115
Mike Witt	33	220	9	15	4.54	123

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Tom Kotchman
AA	Midland Angels	Texas League	Mako Oliveras
A	Palm Springs Angels	California League	Bill Lachemann
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Eddie Rodríguez
A-Short Season	Bend Bucks	Northwest League	Don Long
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Nate Oliver

^[6]

References

1. Bert Blyleven at Baseball Reference
2. Max Venable at Baseball Reference
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buicede01.shtml
4. Cliff Young at Baseball Reference
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1989 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1989 California Angels at Baseball Almanac