1989 Atlanta Braves season

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1989 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1989 Information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Manager(s)	Russ Nixon
Local television	WTBS Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)

Future star David Justice would make his major league debut.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
4 Award Winners
5 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Notable Transactions

July 2, 1989: Zane Smith was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Montreal Expos for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors). ^[1]
August 24, 1989 – The Atlanta Braves send Jim Acker to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Francisco Giants	92	70	--	.568
San Diego Padres	89	73	3.0	.549
Houston Astros	86	76	6.0	.531
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	83	14.0	.481
Cincinnati Reds	75	87	17.0	.463
Atlanta Braves	63	97	28.0	.394

[edit] Roster

1989 Atlanta Braves roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
David Justice	16	51	12	.235	1	3

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Award Winners

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

John Smoltz, Pitcher, Reserve

[edit] References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml

v • d • e 1989 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1989 All-Star Game • 1989 World Series

v • d • e Atlanta Braves franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Richmond Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries	Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones •Andruw Jones • Jeff Francoeur • Brian McCann • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

Seasons (138)	1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Richmond Braves (AAA-IL) • Mississippi Braves (AA-SL) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A-CarL) • Rome Braves (A-SAL) • Gulf Coast Braves (Rookies-GCL) • Danville Braves (Rookie-AppL)

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

v • d • e Sports teams based in Georgia

Baseball	MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music

Basketball	NBA: Atlanta Hawks, PBL: Augusta Groove, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators, WNBA: Atlanta Dream

Football	NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Colts • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion

Hockey	NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths

Soccer	USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's

Roller Derby	WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Georgia • Georgia Southern • Georgia State • Georgia Tech • Kennesaw State • Mercer • Savannah State

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