1989 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees' 1989 season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74-87, finishing in fifth place, 14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Dallas Green and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• October 24, 1988: Jack Clark and Pat Clements were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Stan Jefferson, Jimmy Jones and Lance McCullers.^[1]
• November 17, 1988: Don Schulze was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[2]
• November 23, 1988: Steve Sax was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[3]
• November 26, 1988: Steve Kiefer was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[4]
• December 8, 1988: Andy Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[5]
• December 18, 1988: Wayne Tolleson was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[6]
• December 20, 1988: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[7]
• December 22, 1988: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[8]
• January 10, 1989: Rick Rhoden was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros for John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors).^[9]
• February 13, 1989: Tommy John was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[10]
• March 19, 1989: Joel Skinner was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.^[11]
• March 23, 1989: Charles Hudson was traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Brookens.^[12]
• March 29, 1989: Dana Ridenour (minors) was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Balboni.^[13]

Regular season

• Alvaro Espinoza was second in the majors with 23 sacrifices.
• In 1989, Yankees pitcher Tommy John matched Deacon McGuire’s record (since broken) for most seasons played in a Major League Baseball career with 26 seasons played.^[14]
• Sammy Sosa made his major league debut on June 16, 1989 in a game against the New York Yankees.^[15] In four at-bats, Sosa appeared in 4 at-bats and had 2 hits.

Season standings

Notable transactions

• May 16, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Yankees.^[7]
• May 30, 1989: Tommy John was released by the Yankees.^[10]
• June 5, 1989: J. T. Snow was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.^[16]
• June 21, 1989: Rickey Henderson was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.^[17]
• June 22, 1989: Richard Dotson was released by the Yankees.^[18]
• July 20, 1989: Stan Jefferson was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for John Habyan.^[1]
• July 22, 1989: Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Walt Terrell and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Yankees on September 27.^[2]
• August 10, 1989: Rich Gossage was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.^[19]
• August 29, 1989: John Candelaria was traded by the Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Mike Blowers.^[20]
• August 30, 1989: Ken Phelps was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).^[21]

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albany-Colonie, Prince William, GCL Yankees^[22]

References

• 1989 New York Yankees
• 1989 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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