The 1989

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season was the franchise's 13th season of

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. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the

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with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. The Blue Jays' ace pitcher

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led the staff with 17 victories, and the team was offensively buoyed by the league's home run king Fred McGriff. Toronto won the AL East pennant in the final weekend of the season against the favored

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. The Blue Jays lost the ALCS in five games to the eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics. It was the team's last season at Exhibition Stadium, before moving to SkyDome halfway into the season. The Blue Jays hit eight grand slams, the most in MLB in 1989.

Offseason

* October 9, 1988:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Blue Jays. * December 6, 1988:

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was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 minor league draft. * December 22, 1988: Cecil Fielder was purchased from the Blue Jays by the

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(Japan Central). * December 24, 1988: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays. * January 18, 1989:

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was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays. * March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.

Regular season

The regular season would represent a turning point for the Blue Jays in many different ways. The Blue Jays started the 1989 season in Kansas City against the Royals. Behind the pitching of Jimmy Key, the Jays won the first game of the season 4-3.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.230, Penguin Books, The rest of the month would result in a losing record for the Jays. After the first month of the season, the Blue Jays had 10 wins and 20 losses and sat 6.5 games behind the

in the standings. The result was that

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made his first trade in 605 days. On April 30, Gillick sent Jesse Barfield to the

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in exchange for

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. The reason for the deal was that management was convinced that

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was ready to be an everyday outfielder. The spot eventually went to the surprising Junior Felix that year, and Ducey never became the everyday player the Jays imagined him to be. The Blue Jays had never fired a manager in the middle of the season. After the Jays were swept by the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series, including a 13-1 loss in the final game of the series, the Jays had 12 wins and 24 losses.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.231, Penguin Books, The Jays had also lost 15 of their last 19 games. Gillick decided that a change was needed. On Monday, May 15,

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had become the first Jays manager to be fired in mid-season.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.232, Penguin Books, Williams would be replaced by

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, the first black manager in the history of the franchise. The Blue Jays' last game at Exhibition Stadium was against the first team they played there, the

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. From there, the Blue Jays opened the new Skydome with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. On September 30, they clinched the American League East division title at the new ballpark.

Notable games

* April 16, 1989 – Blue Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber hits for the cycle in a 15-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals. * May 4, 1989 – In a game versus the California Angels, Junior Felix hits a home run in his first Major League at-bat, becoming only the 60th Major Leaguer to achieve the feat. * May 28, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their final game at Exhibition Stadium, a 7-5 10-inning win over the

. Coincidentally, the White Sox had been the Jays' opponents in their first game at Exhibition Stadium (also the first game in franchise history) twelve years before. * June 4, 1989 – The Blue Jays stage a remarkable comeback in a game against the

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. Trailing 10-0 after six innings, they slowly close the gap, finally taking an 11-10 lead on a ninth-inning grand slam by Ernie Whitt. Boston ties the score in the bottom half of the inning, but Junior Felix smokes a two-run home run in the top of the 12th inning, giving Toronto a 13-11 victory. * June 5, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their first game in the brand-new SkyDome, a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. * August 4, 1989 – With the Blue Jays leading the

2-0,

comes one out away from pitching a

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, but the Yankees' Roberto Kelly cracks a double into left field to break it up.

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then singles Kelly home to cut the lead to 2-1, but the Blue Jays ace holds on for the victory. It marks the third time in two seasons that Stieb has lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning. * September 30, 1989 – In the next-to-last game of the regular season (and the last edition of NBC Sports' Saturday afternoon '' Game of the Week'' before the series moved to

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the following season), the Blue Jays clinch their second

division title. Tom Henke strikes out the

' Larry Sheets for the final out.

Opening Day starters

* Jesse Barfield * George Bell * Pat Borders *

* Kelly Gruber * Jimmy Key * Manuel Lee * Nelson Liriano * Fred McGriff * Lloyd Moseby

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 30, 1989: Jesse Barfield was traded by the Blue Jays to the

for

. *June 12, 1989: Dane Johnson was released by the Blue Jays. *July 31, 1989:

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and Mike Brady (minors) were traded by the Blue Jays to the

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for Mookie Wilson. *July 31, 1989:

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was selected off waivers by the Blue Jays from the New York Mets. *August 24, 1989: Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera were traded by the Blue Jays to the

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for Jim Acker. *August 26, 1989:

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was signed by the Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

Draft picks

*June 5, 1989: John Olerud was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1989. *June 5, 1989: Aaron Small was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.

Roster

Game log

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(0-2) , , , , 25,247 , , 5-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 12 , , April 16 , , Royals , , 15 – 8 , , Wells (1-0) , , Saberhagen (1-1) , , Castillo (1) , , 35,210 , , 6-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 13 , , April 17 , ,

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(1-4) , , Plunk (1) , , 23,439 , , 9-17 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 27 , , May 3 , ,

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(1-5) , , Minton (3) , , 21,188 , , 10-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29 , , May 5 , ,

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(3-6) , , Flanagan (3-4) , , , , 27,138 , , 18-27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 46 , , May 26 , , White Sox , , 11 – 3 , , Key (6-2) , , Hillegas (1-6) , , , , 30,105 , , 19-27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , May 27 , , White Sox , , 5 – 3 , , Pérez (3-5) , , Cerutti (1-3) , , Thigpen (7) , , 37,437 , , 19-28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 48 , , May 28 , , White Sox , , 7 – 5 (10) , , Henke (3-3) , , Thigpen (0-1) , , , , 46,120 , , 20-28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 29 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 3 , , Candiotti (6-2) , , Flanagan (3-5) , , Jones (10) , , 19,947 , , 20-29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 30 , , @ Indians , , 6 – 2 , ,

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(5) , , 48,274 , , 26-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 12 , ,

, , 5 – 4 (11) , , Henke (4-3) , , Gibson (2-4) , , , , 48,531 , , 27-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 62 , , June 13 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 3 , ,

(3-7) , , Plesac (2-3) , , , , 15,469 , , 28-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 63 , , June 14 , , @ Brewers , , 6 – 1 , , Stieb (6-3) , ,

Krueger Krüger, Krueger or Kruger (without the umlaut Ü) are German surnames originating from '' Krüger'', meaning tavern-keeper in Low German and potter in Central German and Upper German. The last name Krüger with umlaut dots is widespread in Ger ...

(2-1) , , , , 14,808 , , 29-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 15 , , @ Brewers , , 6 – 4 , , Fossas (1-0) , , Key (6-6) , , Plesac (15) , , 16,964 , , 29-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 65 , , June 16 , , Mariners , , 4 – 3 , , Henke (5-3) , , Schooler (1-1) , , , , 48,363 , , 30-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 17 , , Mariners , , 3 – 2 , ,

(4-7) , ,

(2-1) , , , , 48,336 , , 31-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 18 , , Mariners , , 8 – 2 , , Bankhead (4-4) , ,

Wills Wills may refer to: * Will (law) A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the pr ...

(0-1) , , , , 48,329 , , 31-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68 , , June 19 , , @

, , 8 – 1 , , Stieb (7-3) , , Finley (7-6) , , , , 24,430 , , 32-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69 , , June 20 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Key (7-6) , , McCaskill (7-4) , , , , 23,956 , , 33-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 21 , , @

, , 6 – 1 (14) , , Henke (6-3) , , Minton (1-2) , , , , 24,259 , , 34-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 22 , , @

, , 4 – 2 (13) , , Hernandez (1-0) , , Corsi (0-1) , , Wells (2) , , 21,418 , , 35-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 23 , , @

, , 10 – 8 , , Buice (1-0) , ,

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

(2-8) , , Henke (3) , , 27,795 , , 36-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 24 , , @

, , 7 – 1 , , Stewart (12-3) , , Stieb (7-4) , , , , 39,659 , , 36-37 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 25 , , @

, , 6 – 3 , , Davis (6-3) , , Key (7-7) , , Honeycutt (8) , , 49,219 , , 36-38 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 27 , , @

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 16 – 6 , , Tibbs (5-0) , , Flanagan (4-6) , , , , 30,136 , , 36-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 28 , , @

, , 2 – 1 , ,

Hickey A hickey, hickie or love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting may be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superfic ...

(2-2) , , Cerutti (3-4) , , Olson (12) , , 35,757 , , 36-40 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , June 29 , , @

, , 11 – 1 , , Cummings (1-0) , , Schmidt (7-7) , , , , 39,528 , , 37-40 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 30 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , , Boddicker (5-7) , , Wells (2-3) , , Murphy (3) , , 48,429 , , 37-41 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 1 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , , Hetzel (1-0) , , Stottlemyre (0-4) , ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(10) , , 48,639 , , 37-42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 2 , ,

, , 4 – 1 (11) , , Murphy (1-3) , , Wells (2-4) , ,

(11) , , 48,516 , , 37-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81 , , July 3 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Cerutti (4-4) , , Smithson (4-7) , ,

(6) , , 48,483 , , 38-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 4 , ,

, , 8 – 0 , , Schmidt (8-7) , , Stieb (7-5) , , Williamson (7) , , 44,025 , , 38-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 5 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Milacki (5-8) , , Key (7-8) , , Olson (13) , , 49,239 , , 38-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 6 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Stottlemyre (1-4) , , Ballard (10-4) , ,

(7) , , 46,629 , , 39-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 7 , , @

, , 6 – 4 , , Cummings (2-0) , , Hernández (2-2) , , Henke (4) , , 25,213 , , 40-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 8 , , @

, , 8 – 3 , , Cerutti (5-4) , ,

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(4-9) , ,

(8) , , 31,342 , , 41-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 9 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Stieb (8-5) , , Tanana (7-9) , , Henke (5) , , 32,428 , , 42-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 13 , ,

, , 11 – 7 , , Burns (5-2) , , Key (7-9) , , , , 48,207 , , 42-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 14 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Stieb (9-5) , , Welch (10-5) , ,

(9) , , 48,325 , , 43-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 15 , ,

, , 6 – 1 , , Flanagan (5-6) , , Stewart (13-5) , , , , 48,238 , , 44-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 16 , ,

, , 6 – 2 , , Moore (12-5) , , Cerutti (5-5) , , Burns (7) , , 48,405 , , 44-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 17 , ,

, , 6 – 4 , , Wells (3-4) , , Abbott (8-6) , , Henke (6) , , , , 45-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 17 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Wells (4-4) , , McClure (2-1) , , Henke (7) , , 48,641 , , 46-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 18 , ,

, , 1 – 0 , , Blyleven (10-2) , , Key (7-10) , , , , 48,717 , , 46-48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 20 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 2 , , Bankhead (10-4) , , Stieb (9-6) , , Powell (2) , , 15,723 , , 46-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 21 , , @ Mariners , , 8 – 1 , , Flanagan (6-6) , ,

Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...

(1-3) , , , , 17,591 , , 47-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 22 , , @ Mariners , , 7 – 1 , , Cerutti (6-5) , ,

(1-5) , ,

(10) , , 22,044 , , 48-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 23 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 2 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(4-2) , , Key (7-11) , , , , 17,973 , , 48-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 24 , , @ Rangers , , 6 – 3 , , Stottlemyre (2-4) , , Álvarez (0-1) , , Henke (8) , , 33,754 , , 49-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 25 , , @ Rangers , , 4 – 0 , , Stieb (10-6) , , Ryan (11-6) , ,

(11) , , 25,297 , , 50-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 26 , , @ Rangers , , 11 – 1 , ,

(9-6) , , Flanagan (6-7) , , , , 16,633 , , 50-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 102 , , July 28 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Cerutti (7-5) , , LaPoint (6-9) , , , , 37,222 , , 51-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 29 , , @

, , 7 – 2 , ,

Cary Cary may refer to: Places ;United States * Cary, Illinois, part of the Chicago metropolitan area * Cary, Indiana, part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area * Cary, Miami County, Indiana * Cary, Maine * Cary, Mississippi * Cary, North Carolina ...

(1-0) , , Key (7-12) , , , , 42,179 , , 51-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 30 , , @

, , 7 – 6 , , Guetterman (3-5) , ,

(4-8) , , , , 45,107 , , 51-53 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , July 31 , , @

, , 6 – 5 , , Wells (5-4) , , Hawkins (12-10) , , Henke (9) , , 21,019 , , 52-53 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 1 , , Royals , , 2 – 1 , , Saberhagen (11-5) , , Stottlemyre (2-5) , , , , 48,528 , , 52-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , August 2 , , Royals , , 8 – 0 , , Cerutti (8-5) , , Gubicza (9-9) , , , , 48,765 , , 53-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 3 , , Royals , , 5 – 0 , ,

(12-4) , , Key (7-13) , , , , 48,731 , , 53-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 4 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Stieb (11-6) , , Parker (3-2) , , , , 48,789 , , 54-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 5 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Hawkins (13-10) , ,

(4-9) , , Righetti (18) , , 49,155 , , 54-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 6 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , , Stottlemyre (3-5) , , Terrell (0-2) , , , , 49,025 , , 55-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , Rangers , , 2 – 1 , , Cerutti (9-5) , , Jeffcoat (5-5) , , , , 48,773 , , 56-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , , Rangers , , 7 – 0 , , Gozzo (1-0) , , Witt (9-10) , , , , 48,689 , , 57-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , , Rangers , , 4 – 3 , ,

(7-11) , , Stieb (11-7) , , Russell (24) , , 48,962 , , 57-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 11 , , @ Royals , , 6 – 2 , , Saberhagen (13-5) , , Flanagan (6-8) , , , , 40,027 , , 57-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 12 , , @ Royals , , 2 – 0 , , Stottlemyre (4-5) , , Gubicza (10-10) , , Henke (10) , , 40,934 , , 58-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 13 , , @ Royals , , 8 – 3 , ,

(14-4) , , Cerutti (9-6) , , , , 33,619 , , 58-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 14 , , @

, , 4 – 2 , , Gozzo (2-0) , , Boddicker (10-9) , , Henke (11) , , 35,058 , , 59-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , @

, , 7 – 2 , , Stieb (12-7) , , Smithson (6-11) , ,

(12) , , 34,800 , , 60-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 16 , , @

, , 7 – 3 , , Wells (6-4) , , Murphy (3-6) , , Henke (12) , , 35,310 , , 61-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 17 , , @

, , 11 – 6 , , Ballard (12-6) , , Cerutti (9-7) , , , , 40,147 , , 61-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , @

, , 9 – 2 , , Gozzo (3-0) , ,

(2-2) , , , , 31,668 , , 62-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @

, , 5 – 1 , , Key (8-13) , , Milacki (7-11) , , , , 38,111 , , 63-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @

, , 7 – 2 , , Harnisch (3-6) , , Stieb (12-8) , , Thurmond (4) , , 37,242 , , 63-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 125 , , August 22 , ,

, , 3 – 2 (14) , , Gozzo (4-0) , , Núñez (2-3) , , , , 49,072 , , 64-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 23 , ,

, , 11 – 4 , ,

(1-1) , ,

Robinson Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960 ...

(3-3) , , , , 49,233 , , 65-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 24 , ,

, , 11 – 3 , , Flanagan (7-8) , ,

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

(3-11) , , , , 49,201 , , 66-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 25 , , Brewers , , 3 – 1 , , Key (9-13) , , Peterek (0-1) , , Henke (13) , , 49,457 , , 67-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 26 , , Brewers , , 7 – 0 , , Stieb (13-8) , , Higuera (9-5) , , , , 49,507 , , 68-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 27 , , Brewers , , 5 – 4 , , Stottlemyre (5-5) , , Bosio (14-9) , ,

(13) , , 49,507 , , 69-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 28 , , Brewers , , 8 – 2 , ,

Filer Filer may refer to: Places * Filer, Idaho * Filer, Missouri * Filer Charter Township, Michigan ** Filer City, Michigan * Filer Haven, a cove on Signy Island, Antarctica * Filer Hill, a mountain near east of Rootville, New York Other * File ...

(5-2) , , Cerutti (9-8) , ,

(3) , , 49,219 , , 69-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 29 , , White Sox , , 3 – 2 , , Flanagan (8-8) , , Pall (4-5) , , Henke (14) , , 49,565 , , 70-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 133 , , August 30 , , White Sox , , 2 – 1 , , Key (10-13) , , Dotson (4-8) , ,

(14) , , 49,435 , , 71-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , August 31 , , White Sox , , 5 – 1 , , Stieb (14-8) , , Rosenberg (4-10) , , , , 49,422 , , 72-62 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 135 , , September 1 , ,

, , 7 – 3 , , Stottlemyre (6-5) , , Guthrie (1-1) , , , , 49,350 , , 73-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 2 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Cerutti (10-8) , ,

(10-5) , , Henke (15) , , 49,291 , , 74-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 3 , ,

, , 9 – 4 , , Aguilera (1-3) , , Flanagan (8-9) , , , , 49,073 , , 74-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 4 , , @ White Sox , , 5 – 2 , , Key (11-13) , , Dotson (4-9) , , Henke (16) , , 9,318 , , 75-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , @ White Sox , , 6 – 1 , , Stieb (15-8) , , Rosenberg (4-11) , , , , 7,858 , , 76-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , @ White Sox , , 4 – 2 , , Stottlemyre (7-5) , ,

(7-9) , ,

(15) , , 7,350 , , 77-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 7 , , @ Indians , , 12 – 4 , , Cerutti (11-8) , , Candiotti (12-8) , , , , 6,098 , , 78-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 8 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 4 , , Jones (7-8) , ,

Acker Acker is a surname from German or Old English, meaning "field". It is related to the word "acre" and is the root of the surname Ackerman. People with this surname include: * Alex Acker (born 1983), American basketball player * Amy Acker (born 1 ...

(0-1) , , , , 13,489 , , 78-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 9 , , @ Indians , , 7 – 5 (16) , ,

(2-1) , , Kaiser (0-1) , , , , 15,154 , , 79-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 10 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 4 (10) , ,

(1-1) , ,

Olin Olin may refer to: People Organizations * OLIN, American landscape architecture firm * Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis * Olin College, an undergraduate engineering college in Massachusetts * Olin Corporation, a chemica ...

(1-2) , , , , 12,045 , , 80-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 12 , , @

, , 8 – 2 , ,

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

(3-1) , , Stottlemyre (7-6) , , , , 14,849 , , 80-65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 13 , , @

, , 3 – 2 , , Tapani (2-0) , , Cerutti (11-9) , , Reardon (29) , , 14,903 , , 80-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 14 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Guthrie (2-1) , , Flanagan (8-10) , , Reardon (30) , , 14,262 , , 80-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 15 , , Indians , , 5 – 2 , , Key (12-13) , , Swindell (13-5) , , Henke (17) , , 49,444 , , 81-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 16 , , Indians , , 3 – 2 (11) , , Wells (7-4) , , Jones (7-9) , , , , 49,218 , , 82-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 17 , , Indians , , 2 – 1 (10) , ,

(2-1) , ,

Bailes Bailes is an English-language surname. People with the name include: * Alfred Shrapnell Bailes (1849–1928), Australian politician * Alyson Bailes (1949–2016), British diplomat * Barclay Bailes (1883–1955), Australian footballer * Ernest Ba ...

(4-9) , , , , 49,501 , , 83-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 18 , ,

, , 6 – 3 , , Boddicker (13-11) , , Cerutti (11-10) , , Murphy (8) , , 49,579 , , 83-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 19 , ,

, , 6 – 5 (13) , , Henke (7-3) , ,

(2-2) , , , , 49,352 , , 84-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 20 , ,

, , 10 – 3 , ,

Clemens Clemens is both a Late Latin masculine given name and a surname meaning "merciful". Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress. * Andrew Clemens (b. 1852 or 1857–1894), American folk artist * ...

(16-10) , , Key (12-14) , , , , 49,571 , , 84-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 22 , , @ Brewers , , 7 – 3 , , Stieb (16-8) , , Reuss (9-8) , , , , 15,569 , , 85-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 23 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 1 , ,

(12-11) , , Stottlemyre (7-7) , , Plesac (32) , , 24,640 , , 85-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 24 , , @ Brewers , , 8 – 3 , ,

(7-3) , , Cerutti (11-11) , ,

(7) , , 17,485 , , 85-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Key (13-14) , , Dubois (0-4) , , Henke (18) , , 15,990 , , 86-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @

, , 4 – 3 , , Henneman (11-4) , ,

(4-10) , , , , 16,185 , , 86-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @

, , 8 – 1 , , Stieb (17-8) , ,

(6-18) , , Henke (19) , , 18,331 , , 87-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , September 29 , ,

, , 2 – 1 (11) , , Henke (8-3) , , Williamson (10-4) , , , , 49,636 , , 88-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 30 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , ,

(3-1) , , Williamson (10-5) , , Henke (20) , , 49,553 , , 89-72 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 1 , ,

, , 7 – 5 , , McDonald (1-0) , , Gozzo (4-1) , , , , 49,469 , , 89-73 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 3 , , @

, , 7 – 3 , , Stewart (1-0) , , Stieb (0-1) , , , , 49,435 , , 0-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 4 , , @

, , 6 – 3 , , Moore (1-0) , , Stottlemyre (0-1) , , Eckersley (1) , , 49,444 , , 0-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , October 6 , ,

, , 7 – 3 , , Key (1-0) , , Davis (0-1) , , , , 50,268 , , 1-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 7 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , , Welch (1-0) , , Flanagan (0-1) , , Eckersley (2) , , 50,076 , , 1-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , October 8 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Stewart (2-0) , , Stieb (0-2) , , Eckersley (3) , , 50,024 , , 1-4 , -

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALCS

Game 1

October 3, 1989, at

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Coliseum, currently branded as RingCentral Coliseum, is a stadium in Oakland, California. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. The Coliseum is the home ba ...

Game 2

October 4, 1989, at

Game 3

October 6, 1989, at SkyDome

Game 4

October 7, 1989, at SkyDome

Game 5

October 8, 1989, at SkyDome

Award winners

* George Bell, Player of the Month Award, August * Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award * Fred McGriff, Player of the Month Award, April * Fred McGriff, American League Leader in Home Runs (36) * Fred McGriff,

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters co ...

All-Star Game * Kelly Gruber, third base * Tony Fernandez, shortstop

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

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