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1989 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Tom Monaghan

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Bill Lajoie

Local television
  
WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)

Local radio
  
WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

The Detroit Tigers' 1989 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers finished 59–103 and in last place in the AL East. It was the worst record in the major leagues as well as (at the time) the franchise's second-worst season ever in terms of both losses and win percentage (.364). It was also (at the time) the franchise's worst full 162-game season.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 16, 1988: Ray Knight was released by the Tigers.
  • November 30, 1988: Randy Bockus was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
  • January 13, 1989: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
  • February 22, 1989: Mark Huismann was released by the Tigers.
  • March 23, 1989: Tom Brookens was traded by the Tigers to the New York Yankees for Charles Hudson.
  • March 23, 1989: Eric King was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Kenny Williams.

    • Regular season

    In August, pitcher Charles Hudson, driving drunk, slammed his Mercury Cougar into a telephone pole in a Detroit suburb. He broke his left leg and his right knee needed reconstructive surgery. Hudson would later discuss how he began to drink as he struggled in his baseball career. He would not pitch in the major leagues again and the Tigers released him in November 1989.

    Notable transactions

  • May 19, 1989: Rick Schu was purchased by the Tigers from the Baltimore Orioles.
  • June 16, 1989: Pat Sheridan was traded by the Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Tracy Jones.
  • August 17, 1989: Keith Atherton was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

    • 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

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

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1989 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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