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1989 Atlanta Braves season

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Record
  
63–97 (.394)

Owner(s)
  
Ted Turner

Manager(s)
  
Russ Nixon

Divisional place
  
6th

General manager(s)
  
Bobby Cox

Local television
  
WTBS Superstation WTBS

Offseason

  • December 23, 1988: Darrell Evans was signed as a free agent by the Braves.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Gerónimo Berroa
  • Jeff Blauser
  • Jody Davis
  • Ron Gant
  • Tom Glavine
  • Dale Murphy
  • Gerald Perry
  • Lonnie Smith
  • Andrés Thomas

    • Notable transactions

  • July 2, 1989: Zane Smith was traded by the Braves to the Montreal Expos for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors).
  • August 12, 1989: Ed Romero was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • August 23, 1989: Ed Romero was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Jay Aldrich to the Braves on September 1.
  • August 24, 1989: Jim Acker was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.
  • August 24, 1989: Paul Assenmacher was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez to the Braves on September 1.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Contents

    Award winners

    1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • John Smoltz, Pitcher, Reserve

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond

    References

    1989 Atlanta Braves season Wikipedia
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