The 1989 New York Yankees season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74–87, finishing in fifth place, 14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Dallas Green and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason October 24, 1988: Jack Clark and Pat Clements were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Stan Jefferson, Jimmy Jones and Lance McCullers.Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference November 17, 1988: Don Schulze was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Don Schulze page at Baseball Reference November 23, 1988: Steve Sax was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Steve Sax page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1988: Steve Kiefer was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Steve Kiefer page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1988: Bobby Meacham was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Bob Brower. December 8, 1988: Andy Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Andy Hawkins page at Baseball Reference December 18, 1988: Wayne Tolleson was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference December 20, 1988: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1988: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference January 10, 1989: Rick Rhoden was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros for John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors).Rick Rhoden page at Baseball Reference February 13, 1989: Tommy John was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Tommy John page at Baseball Reference March 19, 1989: Joel Skinner was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.Joel Skinner page at Baseball Reference March 23, 1989: Charles Hudson was traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Brookens.Tom Brookens page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1989: Dana Ridenour (minors) was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Balboni.Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Alvaro Espinoza was second in the majors with 23 sacrifices. In 1989, Yankees pitcher Tommy John matched Deacon McGuire's record (since broken) for most seasons played in a Major League Baseball career with 26 seasons played. Sammy Sosa made his major league debut on June 16, 1989, in a game against the New York Yankees. Sosa appeared in 4 at-bats and had 2 hits.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April, 30 1989 Al Leiter was traded by the Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jesse Barfield. May 16, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Yankees. May 30, 1989: Tommy John was released by the Yankees. June 5, 1989: J. T. Snow was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.J. T. Snow page at Baseball Reference June 21, 1989: Rickey Henderson was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.Rickey Henderson page at Baseball Reference June 22, 1989: Richard Dotson was released by the Yankees.Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference July 20, 1989: Stan Jefferson was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for John Habyan. July 22, 1989: Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Walt Terrell and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Yankees on September 27. August 10, 1989: Rich Gossage was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference August 29, 1989: John Candelaria was traded by the Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Mike Blowers.John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference August 30, 1989: Ken Phelps was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).Ken Phellps page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1989 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (First Base) (Bench) (Hitting) (Third Base) (Bullpen) (Hitting)

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 Don Slaught 117 350 88 .251 5 38 1B Don Mattingly 158 631 191 .303 23 113 2B Steve Sax 158 651 205 .310 5 63 3B Mike Pagliarulo 74 223 44 .197 4 16 SS Álvaro Espinoza 146 503 142 .282 0 41 LF Rickey Henderson 65 235 58 .247 3 22 CF Roberto Kelly 137 441 133 .302 9 48 RF Jesse Barfield 129 441 106 .240 18 56 DH Steve Balboni 110 300 71 .237 17 59

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 Mel Hall 113 361 94 .260 17 58 Luis Polonia 66 227 71 .313 2 29 Bob Geren 65 205 59 .288 9 27 Ken Phelps 86 185 46 .249 7 29 Tom Brookens 66 168 38 .226 4 14 Wayne Tolleson 80 140 23 .164 1 9 Randy Velarde 33 100 34 .340 2 11 Bob Brower 26 69 16 .232 2 3 Deion Sanders 14 47 11 .234 2 7 Mike Blowers 13 38 10 .263 0 3 Hensley Meulens 8 28 5 .179 0 1 Jamie Quirk 13 24 2 .083 0 0 Brian Dorsett 8 22 8 .364 0 4 Hal Morris 15 18 5 .278 0 4 Gary Ward 8 17 5 .294 0 1 Marcus Lawton 10 14 3 .214 0 0 Stan Jefferson 10 12 1 .083 0 1 Steve Kiefer 5 8 1 .125 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 Andy Hawkins 34 208.1 15 15 4.80 98 Clay Parker 22 120.0 4 5 3.68 53 Dave LaPoint 20 113.2 6 9 5.62 51 Walt Terrell 13 83.0 6 5 5.20 30 Tommy John 10 63.2 2 7 5.80 18 Richard Dotson 11 51.2 2 5 5.57 14 Dave Eiland 6 34.1 1 3 5.77 11 Al Leiter 4 26.2 1 2 6.08 22 Don Schulze 2 11.0 1 1 4.09 5

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 Chuck Cary 22 99.1 4 4 3.26 79 Greg Cadaret 20 92.1 5 5 4.58 66 Eric Plunk 27 75.2 7 5 3.69 61 John Candelaria 10 49.0 3 3 5.14 37 Jimmy Jones 11 48.0 2 1 5.25 25 Kevin Mmahat 4 7.2 0 2 12.91 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 Dave Righetti 55 2 6 25 3.00 51 Lee Guetterman 70 5 5 13 2.45 51 Lance McCullers 52 4 3 3 4.57 82 Dale Mohorcic 32 2 1 2 4.99 24 Rich Gossage 11 1 0 1 3.77 6 Scott Nielsen 2 1 0 0 13.50 0 Bob Davidson 1 0 0 0 18.00 0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albany-Colonie, Prince William, GCL YankeesJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1989 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1989 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com