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1989 California Angels season

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Owner(s)
  
Gene Autry

Manager(s)
  
Doug Rader

General manager(s)
  
Mike Port

Local television
  
KTLA(Joe Torre, Bob Starr)Z Channel(Joe Torre, Joel Meyers)

Local radio
  
KMPC(Ken Brett, Al Conin)XPRS(Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)

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

Contents

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).
  • January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
  • March 9, 1989: DeWayne Buice was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.

    • 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.

    • 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: DeWayne Buice was traded by the Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.
  • 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.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    References

    1989 California Angels season Wikipedia
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