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1989 Milwaukee Brewers season

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Owner(s)
  
Bud Selig

Manager(s)
  
Tom Trebelhorn

General manager(s)
  
Harry Dalton

Local television
  
WCGV-TV (Pete Vuckovich, Jim Paschke)

Local radio
  
WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1989 season involved the Brewers' finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

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Offseason

  • October 26, 1988: Steve Stanicek was released by the Brewers.
  • December 20, 1988: Jim Gantner was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
  • March 30, 1989: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
  • March 30, 1989: Dave Engel was signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

    • Regular season

  • During the season, Robin Yount had a 19-game hitting streak. Yount finished the season leading the Brewers in RBIs for the third straight season.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 5, 1989: Jason Giambi was drafted by the Brewers in the 43rd round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
  • August 2, 1989: Dave Engel was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • August 23, 1989: The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Ed Romero. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Jay Aldrich to the Braves on September 1.

    • First SkyDome Game

    The Brewers played in the first baseball game at SkyDome. The game was played on June 5 against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Brewers won by a score of 5-3. Don August was the winning pitcher as he won his 5th game of the season, while Toronto's Jimmy Key lost his 4th game of the season. The attendance at SkyDome was 48,378.

    Linescore

    June 5, SkyDome, Toronto, Canada

    Starters by position

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

    Awards and honors

  • Robin Yount – American League Most Valuable Player

    • All-Star Game

  • Dan Plesac, Pitcher, Reserve

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Brewers

    References

    1989 Milwaukee Brewers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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