1989 California Angels season

The 1989 California Angels season saw the Angels finish third in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason

• November 3, 1988: Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Kevin Trudeau (minors).^[1]
• January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[2]
• March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.^[3]

Regular season

• September 9, 1989 - Devon White became the first member of the Angels to steal 3 bases in one inning. The opponent was the Boston Red Sox.

Season standings

All-Star game

The 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1989 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, the home of the California Angels of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5-3. The game is remembered for Bo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field.

Notable transactions

• March 9, 1989: De Wayne Buice was traded by the Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.^[4]
• June 5, 1989: Chad Curtis was drafted by the California Angels in the 45th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.^[5]

Roster

Player stats

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

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References

1. ^ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Max Venable page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buicede01.shtml
4. ^ Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml
6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

• 1989 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1989 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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