| 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 77–83 (.481) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Fred Claire | |||
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Don Drysdale Z Channel Eddie Doucette,Don Sutton | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín,René Cárdenas | |||
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The1989Los Angeles Dodgers season marked the 100th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, having joined theNational League in 1890 after six seasons in theAmerican Association. It also marked their 32nd season inLos Angeles, California.
The team came down to earth after the success of the 1988 season, finishing further down in the standings falling to fourth place in theNational League West.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | GP | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Scioscia | 133 | 408 | 102 | .250 | 10 | 44 |
| 1B | Eddie Murray | 160 | 594 | 147 | .247 | 20 | 88 |
| 2B | Willie Randolph | 145 | 549 | 155 | .282 | 2 | 36 |
| 3B | Jeff Hamilton | 151 | 548 | 134 | .245 | 12 | 56 |
| SS | Alfredo Griffin | 136 | 506 | 125 | .247 | 0 | 29 |
| LF | Kirk Gibson | 71 | 253 | 54 | .213 | 9 | 28 |
| CF | John Shelby | 108 | 345 | 63 | .183 | 1 | 12 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 105 | 377 | 98 | .260 | 11 | 42 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | GP | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| José González | 95 | 261 | 70 | .268 | 3 | 18 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 94 | 224 | 66 | .295 | 2 | 25 |
| Mike Davis | 67 | 173 | 43 | .249 | 5 | 19 |
| Rick Dempsey | 79 | 151 | 27 | .179 | 4 | 16 |
| Lenny Harris | 54 | 147 | 37 | .252 | 1 | 15 |
| Dave Anderson | 87 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 1 | 14 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 69 | 103 | 30 | .291 | 4 | 15 |
| Mariano Duncan | 49 | 84 | 21 | .250 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Bean | 51 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Gwynn | 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| Kal Daniels | 11 | 38 | 13 | .342 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Sharperson | 27 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Huff | 12 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
| José Vizcaíno | 7 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Fletcher | 5 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2 |
| Tracy Woodson | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Orel Hershiser | 35 | 256.2 | 15 | 15 | 2.31 | 178 |
| Tim Belcher | 39 | 230.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.82 | 200 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 31 | 196.2 | 10 | 13 | 3.43 | 116 |
| Tim Leary | 19 | 117.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.38 | 59 |
| Ramón Martínez | 15 | 98.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.19 | 89 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Morgan | 40 | 152.2 | 8 | 11 | 2.53 | 72 |
| John Wetteland | 31 | 102.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.77 | 96 |
| John Tudor | 6 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jay Howell | 56 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 1.58 | 55 |
| Alejandro Peña | 53 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2.13 | 75 |
| Tim Crews | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 56 |
| Ray Searage | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.53 | 24 |
| Ricky Horton | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 12 |
| Mike Hartley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 |
| Mike Munoz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |
| Jeff Fischer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Teams inBOLD won League Championships
The Dodgers drafted 65 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers had three first round picks this season as they gained theNew York Yankees first round pick and a supplemental pick for the loss of free agentSteve Sax. They also gained an extra second round pick from theCleveland Indians as compensation for the loss of pitcherJesse Orosco.
With their first pick in the 1st round, the Dodgers selected pitcher Kiki Jones fromHillsborough High School inTampa, Florida. Despite concerns that he was too small to make it, the Dodgers drafted him and their scouting director said "he's got the best arm around and the best curveball in the country."[3] He was 8–0 with a 1.58 ERA his first season in the rookie leagues with theGreat Falls Dodgers but then began to experience arm injuries and legal problems.[4] The Dodgers released him after the 1993 season, though he attempted comebacks in 1998–1999 and 2001. In 8 total minor league seasons he was 23–20 with a 4.13 ERA in 77 games (61 starts).
Their next first round pick was outfielderTom Goodwin fromCalifornia State University, Fresno. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (5 of them with the Dodgers) and hit .268 while stealing 369 bases. The supplemental pick was pitcherJamie McAndrew of theUniversity of Florida. He was subsequently selected by theFlorida Marlins in the1992 expansion draft and eventually pitched in 15 games in the Majors with theMilwaukee Brewers in 1995 and 1997.
The most successful pick wasEric Young drafted in the 43rd round out ofRutgers University as an outfielder. He was selected by theColorado Rockies in the1992 expansion draft and spent most of his 15-season career as asecond baseman. He hit .283 in 1,730 career games with 79 homers, 543 RBI and 465 steals while playing with seven different teams.
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