1989–90 Australian Baseball League season

The inaugural Australian Baseball League championship was won by the Waverley Reds coached by Phil Dale who defeated cross-town rivals the Melbourne Monarchs 3–1 in the 4 game championship series.

All-Star game

Teams

Team 1

Position	Name	Team
C	David Clarkson	Waverley Reds
1B	Pete Beeler	Waverley Reds
2B	David Buckthorpe	Waverley Reds
3B	Jeff Kipila	Parramatta Patriots
SS	M. Sheldon-Collins	Waverley Reds
OF	Ron Carothers	Waverley Reds
OF	Paul Coogan	Brisbane Bandits
OF	Jason Marks	Parramatta Patriots
DH	Tony Adamson	Perth Heat
SP	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds
RP	Bob Nilsson	Gold Coast Clippers
M	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds

Team 2

Position	Name	Team
C	Randy Knorr	Melbourne Monarchs
1B	Dave Rusin	Perth Heat
2B	Andrew Scott	Adelaide Giants
3B	Craig Kernick	Waverley Reds
SS	Richard Vagg	Melbourne Monarchs
OF	Scott Steed	Perth Heat
OF	Brett Ward	Melbourne Monarchs
OF	Lionel Harris	Parramatta Patriots
DH	Brian Murphy	Sydney Metros
SP	Carl Grovom	Waverley Reds
RP	Mark Respondek	Waverley Reds

Source: [1]

Ladder

Team	Played	Wins	Loss	Win %	GB	Home
Waverley Reds	40	34	6	.850		17-2
Melbourne Monarchs	40	24	16	.600	10	13-8
Parramatta Patriots	40	22	18	.550	12	11-8
Perth Heat	42	23	19	.548	12	14-7
Adelaide Giants	38	19	19	.500	14	12-9
Gold Coast Clippers	37	16	21	.432	16.5	9-10
Brisbane Bandits	42	18	24	.429	17	11-10
Sydney Metros	39	3	36	.077	30.5	0-18

Source: [2]

Championship series

Final Series: Game 1: 1st Vs 2nd at Waverley Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Melbourne Monarchs	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1	?	?
Waverley Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Monarchs: ? Reds: ? [3]

Final Series: Game 2: 1st Vs 2nd at Waverley Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Melbourne Monarchs	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	4	?	?
Waverley Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Monarchs: ? Reds: ? [4]

Final Series: Game 3: 1st Vs 2nd at Melbourne Ballpark

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Waverley Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	9	?	?
Melbourne Monarchs	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Monarchs: ? [5]

Final Series: Game 4: 1st Vs 2nd at Melbourne Ballpark

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Waverley Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3	?	?
Melbourne Monarchs	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	2	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Monarchs: ? [6]

Awards

Award	Person	Team
Most Valuable Player	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds
Championship M.V.P.	Matthew Sheldon-Collins	Waverley Reds
Batting Champion	David Clarkson	Waverley Reds
Pitcher of the Year	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds
Rookie of the Year	Jason Marks	Parramatta Patriots
Manager of the Year	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds

Source: [7]

Top Stats

Defensive Stats

Name	Wins	Losses	Saves	ERA
Phil Dale	9	2	0	1.44
Carl Grovom	7	0	0	2.73
David Simpson	5	0	0	2.78
Simon Sheldon-Collins	5	2	0	3.17
Mark Respondek	2	0	4	2.27
Joey Viera	3	1	1	0.00

Offensive Stars

Name	Avg	HR	RBI
David Clarkson	.444	3	31
Pete Beeler	.373	3	26
Ron Carothers	.329	6	41
Richard Sisson	.328	1	15
Craig Kernick	.318	1	20
Matthew Sheldon-Collins	.317	4	29
David Buckthorpe	.299	5	30

Source: [8]

All-Star Team

Position	Name	Team
Catcher	David Clarkson	Waverley Reds
1st Base	Pete Beeler	Waverley Reds
2nd Base	David Buckthorpe	Waverley Reds
3rd Base	Jeff Kapila	Parramatta Patriots
Short Stop	Matthew Sheldon-Collins	Waverley Reds
Out Field	Ron Carothers	Waverley Reds
Out Field	Paul Coogan	Brisbane Bandits
Out Field	Jason Marks	Parramatta Patriots
Designated Hitter	Tony Adamson	Perth Heat
Starting Pitcher	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds
Relief Pitcher	Bob Nilsson	Gold Coast Clippers
Manager	Phil Dale	Waverley Reds

Source: [9]