The 1989 Atlanta Braves season was the 119th in franchise history and their 24th in Atlanta.
| 1989 Atlanta Braves | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |
| City | Atlanta | |
| Record | 63–97 (.394) | |
| Divisional place | 6th | |
| Owners | Ted Turner | |
| General managers | Bobby Cox | |
| Managers | Russ Nixon | |
| Television | WTBS Superstation WTBS | |
| Radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton) | |
| ||
Offseason
edit- December 23, 1988: Darrell Evans was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[1]
- March 29, 1989: Mark Eichhorn was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Toronto Blue Jays. [2]
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| 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
editSources: [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 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
edit- Gerónimo Berroa
- Jeff Blauser
- Jody Davis
- Ron Gant
- Tom Glavine
- Dale Murphy
- Gerald Perry
- Lonnie Smith
- Andrés Thomas[3]
Notable transactions
edit- July 2, 1989: Zane Smith was traded by the Braves to the Montreal Expos for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors).[4]
- August 12, 1989: Ed Romero was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[5]
- August 23, 1989: Ed Romero was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Jay Aldrich to the Braves on September 1.[5]
- August 24, 1989: Jim Acker was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.[6]
- August 24, 1989: Paul Assenmacher was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez to the Braves on September 1.[7]
Roster
edit| 1989 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Jody Davis | 78 | 231 | 39 | .169 | 4 | 19 |
| 1B | Gerald Perry | 72 | 266 | 67 | .252 | 4 | 21 |
| 2B | Jeff Treadway | 134 | 473 | 131 | .277 | 8 | 40 |
| 3B | Jeff Blauser | 142 | 456 | 123 | .270 | 12 | 46 |
| SS | Andrés Thomas | 141 | 554 | 118 | .213 | 13 | 57 |
| LF | Lonnie Smith | 134 | 482 | 152 | .315 | 21 | 79 |
| CF | Dale Murphy | 154 | 574 | 131 | .228 | 20 | 84 |
| RF | Tommy Gregg | 102 | 276 | 67 | .243 | 6 | 23 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | 76 | 280 | 85 | .304 | 7 | 24 |
| Darrell Evans | 107 | 276 | 57 | .207 | 11 | 39 |
| Ron Gant | 75 | 260 | 46 | .177 | 9 | 25 |
| Dion James | 63 | 170 | 44 | .259 | 1 | 11 |
| Bruce Benedict | 66 | 160 | 31 | .194 | 1 | 6 |
| John Russell | 74 | 159 | 29 | .182 | 2 | 9 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 81 | 136 | 36 | .265 | 2 | 9 |
| Ed Whited | 36 | 74 | 12 | .162 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Lemke | 14 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 2 | 10 |
| David Justice | 16 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeff Wetherby | 52 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 1 | 7 |
| Drew Denson | 12 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| Terry Blocker | 26 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mizerock | 11 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Mann | 7 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Romero | 7 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Cabrera | 4 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smoltz | 29 | 208.0 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 168 |
| Tom Glavine | 29 | 186.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.68 | 90 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 32 | 165.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.97 | 79 |
| Pete Smith | 28 | 142.0 | 5 | 14 | 4.75 | 115 |
| Marty Clary | 18 | 108.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.15 | 30 |
| Zane Smith | 17 | 99.0 | 1 | 12 | 4.45 | 58 |
| Tommy Greene | 4 | 26.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.10 | 17 |
| Gary Eave | 3 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 1.31 | 9 |
| Rusty Richards | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 4 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses' ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mercker | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Boever | 66 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 3.94 | 68 |
| Jim Acker | 59 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.67 | 68 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.59 | 64 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 45 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.35 | 49 |
| Jose Alvarez | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 | 45 |
| Mike Stanton | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.50 | 27 |
| Sergio Valdez | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.06 | 26 |
| Charlie Puleo | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 17 |
| Dwayne Henry | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.26 | 16 |
| Tony Castillo | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 5 |
| Jay Aldrich | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.19 | 7 |
| Terry Blocker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| John Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Award winners
edit1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- John Smoltz, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond[8]
References
edit- ^ Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Mark Eichhorn: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "1989 Atlanta Braves Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Ed Romero page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Francisco Cabrera page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Assenmacher page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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