The 1989 California Angels season was the 29th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 24th in Anaheim, and their 24th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished 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).Bert Blyleven at Baseball Reference January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Max Venable at Baseball Reference March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.
Regular season September 9, 1989: Devon White became the first member of the Angels to steal three bases in one inning against the Boston Red Sox.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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 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.
Roster 1989 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 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 Kent Anderson 86 223 51 .229 0 17 Tony Armas 60 202 52 .257 11 30 Dante Bichette 48 138 29 .210 3 15 Bill Schroeder 41 138 28 .203 6 15 Glenn Hoffman 48 104 22 .212 1 3 Mark McLemore 32 103 25 .243 0 14 Max Venable 20 53 19 .358 0 4 John Orton 16 39 7 .179 0 4 Bobby Rose 14 38 8 .211 1 3 Jim Eppard 12 12 3 .250 0 2 Ron Tingley 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Brian Brady 2 2 1 .500 0 1 Gary Disarcina 2 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bert Blyleven 33 241.0 17 5 2.73 131 Mike Witt 33 220.0 9 15 4.54 123 Kirk McCaskill 32 212.0 15 10 2.93 107 Chuck Finley 29 199.2 16 9 2.57 156 Jim Abbott 29 181.1 12 12 3.92 115
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 Dan Petry 19 51.0 3 2 5.47 21 Terry Lee Clark 4 11.0 0 2 4.91 7
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 Bryan Harvey 51 3 3 25 3.44 78 Greg Minton 62 4 3 8 2.20 42 Bob McClure 48 6 1 3 1.55 36 Willie Fraser 44 4 7 2 3.24 46 Rich Monteleone 24 2 2 0 3.18 27 Sherman Corbett 4 0 0 0 3.38 3 Mike Fetters 1 0 0 0 8.10 4 Vance Lovelace 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Awards and honors
All-Star Game Chuck Finley, Pitcher, Reserve Doug Rader, manager, Third-base coach Devon White, outfield, Reserve
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1989 California Angels at Baseball Reference 1989 California Angels at Baseball Almanac