1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1989 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major league affiliations
Location
1989 Information
Owner(s) Peter O'Malley
General Manager(s) Fred Claire
Manager(s) Tommy Lasorda
Local television KTTV (11)
(Vin Scully, Don Drysdale, Ross Porter)
Z Channel
(Don Sutton, Ed Doucette)
Local radio KABC
(Vin Scully, Don Drysdale, Ross Porter)

KWKW
(Jaime Jarrin, Rene Cardenas)

The 1989 team came down to earth after the success of the 1988 season, finishing further down in the standings falling to fourth place in the Western Division of the National League.

Contents

[edit] Regular Season

[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] Notable Games

  • August 3, 1989 – The Dodgers and the Montreal Expos engaged in a 22 inning marathon, which was the longest game in Expos history. It eventually ended when Rick Dempsey homered for the Dodgers in the top half of the 22nd inning off Expos pitcher Dennis Martinez in a very rare relief performance. Rex Hudler would be caught stealing second in the bottom half of the 22nd to end the game. The game almost ended earlier when an Expo scored from third on a sacrifice fly. The Dodger's appeal, that the runner left the base too soon, was recognized by the third base umpire and the third out was recorded. The game also marked the first time a mascot was ejected by an umpire. Youppi! dressed in a nightgown and nightcap pretended to go to sleep on top of the Dodgers dugout, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda demanded that Youppi! be run from the game. In the end the game took over 6 hours to finish and ended close to 2:00 am.

[edit] 1989 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Willie Randolph Second Baseman
Alfredo Griffin Shortstop
Kirk Gibson Leftfielder
Eddie Murray First Baseman
Mike Marshall Rightfielder
John Shelby Centerfielder
Jeff Hamilton Third Baseman
Mike Scioscia Catcher
Tim Belcher Starting Pitcher
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers roster
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Roster
Starting Pitchers


Relief Pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB

[edit] 1989 Awards

[edit] 1989 Transactions

[edit] 1989 Minor League Teams

[edit] External links

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1989 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
NL West
Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco
1989 All-Star Game • 1989 World Series


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Los Angeles Dodgers
Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53
Key Personnel
Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre
Minors
Championships (6)
1955 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1981 • 1988
League Pennants
American Association: 1889 • National League: 1890 • 1899 • 1900 • 1916 • 1920 • 1941 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1988
Division Titles
Western: 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 (first half) • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1995 • 2004 • Wild Card: 1996 • 2006