1989 Cleveland Indians
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnersRichard Jacobs
General managersHank Peters
ManagersDoc Edwards, John Hart
TelevisionWUAB
Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan
RadioWWWE
Herb Score, Paul Olden
Seasons

The 1989 Cleveland Indians season was their 89th season in the American League. For the third consecutive season, the Indians had a losing record. The Indians had at least 73 wins for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

Ohio Cup

The first Ohio Cup, which was an annual pre-season baseball game, was played in 1989. The single-game cup was played at Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and was staged just days before the start of each new Major League Baseball season.

No. Year Winner Runner-up Score Venue Date Attendance
11989IndiansReds1-0Cooper StadiumApril 215,978

Regular season

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 8973 0.549 — 46–35 43–38
Baltimore Orioles 8775 0.537 2 47–34 40–41
Boston Red Sox 8379 0.512 6 46–35 37–44
Milwaukee Brewers 8181 0.500 8 45–36 36–45
New York Yankees 7487 0.460 14½ 41–40 33–47
Cleveland Indians 7389 0.451 16 41–40 32–49
Detroit Tigers 59103 0.364 30 38–43 21–60

Record vs. opponents

1989 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —6–76–66–67–610–36–67–64–88–55–76–69–37–6
Boston 7–6—4–87–58–511–24–86–76–67–67–55–76–65–8
California 6–68–4—8–55–711–14–97–511–26–65–87–66–77–5
Chicago 6–65–75–8—7–54–86–710–25–85–65–87–63–101–11
Cleveland 6–75–87–55–7—5–88–43–105–79–42–106–67–55–8
Detroit 3–102–111–118–48–5—6–66–75–76–74–84–84–82–11
Kansas City 6–68–49–47–64–86–6—8–47–66–67–69–48–57–5
Milwaukee 6–77–65–72–1010–37–64–8—9–38–55–77–55–76–7
Minnesota 8–46–62–118–57–57–56–73–9—6–66–77–65–89–3
New York 5–86–76–66–54–97–66–65–86–6—3–98–45–77–6
Oakland 7–55–78–58–510–28–46–77–57–69–3—9–48–57–5
Seattle 6–67–56–76–76–68–44–95–76–74–84–9—6–75–7
Texas 3–96–67–610–35–78–45–87–58–57–55–87–6—5–7
Toronto 6–78–55–711–18–511–25–77–63–96–75–77–57–5—

Notable transactions

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
#NamePosition
20Oddibe McDowellLF
14Jerry Browne2B
30Joe CarterCF
9Pete O'Brien1B
28Cory SnyderRF
25Dave ClarkDH
26Brook Jacoby3B
6Andy AllansonC
16Félix FermínSS
21Greg SwindellP

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Roster

1989 Cleveland Indians
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
CAndy Allanson11132375.232317
1BPete O'Brien155554144.2601255
2BJerry Browne153598179.299545
3BBrook Jacoby147519141.2721364
SSFélix Fermín156484115.238021
LFOddibe McDowell6923953.222322
CFJoe Carter162651158.24339112
RFCory Snyder132489105.2151859
DHDave Clark10225360.237829

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
Dion James7124575.306429
Albert Belle6221849.225737
Brad Komminsk7119847.237833
Joel Skinner7917841.230113
Luis Aguayo479717.17518
Luis Medina308317.20548
Mark Salas307717.22127
Mike Young325911.18615
Paul Zuvella245816.27626
Dave Hengel12253.12001
Beau Allred13246.25001
Tommy Hinzo18170.00000
Denny González8175.29401
Danny Sheaffer7161.06300
Pat Keedy9143.21401
Mark Higgins6101.10000
Tom Magrann9100.00000
Pete Dalena571.14300

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
Bud Black33222.112113.3688
John Farrell31208.09143.63132
Tom Candiotti31206.01363.37129
Greg Swindell28184.113103.10124

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
Scott Bailes34113.2594.2847
Rich Yett3299.0565.0047
Rod Nichols1571.2464.4042
Ed Wojna933.0014.0910
Steve Davis1225.2118.0612
Joe Skalski26.2026.753

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
Doug Jones59710322.3465
Jesse Orosco693432.0879
Keith Atherton320324.1513
Steve Olin251413.7524
Tim Stoddard140002.9512
Brad Havens70004.056
Jeff Kaiser60107.364
Rudy Seánez50003.607
Neil Allen301015.000
Kevin Wickander20003.380

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

  • Doug Jones, relief pitcher, reserve
  • Greg Swindell, pitcher, reserve

Team leaders

  • Games – Joe Carter (162)
  • AB – Jerry Browne (598)
  • Runs – Jerry Browne (83)
  • Hits – Jerry Browne (179)
  • Doubles – Joe Carter (32)
  • Triples – Brook Jacoby (5)
  • Home runs – Joe Carter (35)
  • RBI – Joe Carter (105)
  • Walks – Pete O'Brien (83)
  • Strikeouts – Cory Snyder (134)
  • Stolen bases – Jerry Browne (14)
  • Batting average – Dion James (.306)
  • On-base percentage – Jerry Browne (.370)
  • Hit by pitch – Joe Carter (8)
  • Wins – Tom Candiotti, Greg Swindell (13)
  • Strikeouts – John Farrell – (132)
  • Earned run average – Greg Swindell – (3.10)
  • Saves – Doug Jones – (32)

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Mike Hargrove
AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League Bob Molinaro
A Kinston Indians Carolina League Ken Bolek
A-Short Season Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Brian Graham
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League Jim Gabella
Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Mike Bucci

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References

  1. ↑ Félix Fermín at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Julio Franco at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ "Keith Atherton Stats".
  7. ↑ Alan Embree at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Jim Thome at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Brian Giles at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Willie Cañate at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Oddibe McDowell at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ "Keith Atherton Stats".
  14. ↑ 1989 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  15. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  16. ↑ "1989 Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates".
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