| 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) | |||
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The1989 Atlanta Braves season was the 119th in franchise history and their 24th inAtlanta.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 53–28 | 39–42 |
| San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 46–35 | 43–38 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 47–35 | 39–41 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 83 | .481 | 14 | 44–37 | 33–46 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
| Atlanta Braves | 63 | 97 | .394 | 28 | 33–46 | 30–51 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1989 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: 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 |
Note: 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 |
Note: 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 |
1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond[8]