1989 Atlanta Braves season
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| 1989 Atlanta Braves |
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner | |
| General manager(s) | Bobby Cox | |
| Manager(s) | Russ Nixon | |
| Local television | WTBS Superstation WTBS |
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| Local radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton) |
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Offseason [edit]
- December 23, 1988: Darrell Evans was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[1]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | -- | .568 |
| San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | 3.0 | .549 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | 6.0 | .531 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 83 | 14.0 | .481 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | 17.0 | .463 |
| Atlanta Braves | 63 | 97 | 28.0 | .394 |
Opening Day starters [edit]
- Gerónimo Berroa
- Jeff Blauser
- Jody Davis
- Ron Gant
- Tom Glavine
- Dale Murphy
- Gerald Perry
- Lonnie Smith
- Andrés Thomas[2]
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).[3]
- August 12, 1989: Ed Romero was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[4]
- 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.[4]
- August 24, 1989: Jim Acker was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.[5]
- 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.[6]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| 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 [edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Darrell Evans | 107 | 276 | 57 | .207 | 11 | 39 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 81 | 136 | 36 | .265 | 2 | 9 |
| David Justice | 16 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Sergio Valdez | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.06 | 26 |
Award winners [edit]
1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- John Smoltz, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond[7]
References [edit]
- ^ Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=ATL
- ^ 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, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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