The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 20th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 21st overall. The Brewers finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses. The Brewers led MLB with 165 stolen bases.
Offseason October 26, 1988: Steve Stanicek was released by the Brewers.Steve Stanicek at Baseball-Reference December 20, 1988: Jim Gantner was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Jim Gantner at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1989: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Terry Francona at Baseball-Reference 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.Jason Giambi at Baseball-Reference 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.Ed Romero at Baseball-Reference
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
First SkyDome Game The Brewers played in the first baseball game at the 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 Team123456789RHEMilwaukee101210000590Toronto020000010380W: Don August (5-6) L: Jimmy Key (6-4) SV: Dan Plesac (13) Home Runs: Braggs (10), McGriff (13), Bell (8) Attendance: 48,378 Time: 2:43 Box Score of Game played on Monday, June 5, 1989 at Skydome
Roster Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C B. J. Surhoff 126 436 108 .248 5 55 1B Greg Brock 107 373 99 .265 12 52 2B Jim Gantner 116 409 112 .274 0 34 3B Paul Molitor 155 615 194 .315 11 56 SS Bill Spiers 114 345 88 .255 4 33 LF Glenn Braggs 144 514 127 .247 15 66 CF Robin Yount 160 614 195 .318 21 103 RF Rob Deer 130 466 98 .210 26 65 DH Joey Meyer 53 147 33 .224 7 29
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Gary Sheffield 95 368 91 .247 5 32 Mike Felder 117 315 76 .241 3 23 Terry Francona 89 233 54 .232 3 23 Gus Polidor 79 175 34 .194 0 14 Charlie O'Brien 40 118 26 .220 2 9 Greg Vaughn 38 113 30 .265 5 23 Dave Engle 27 65 14 .215 2 8 Ed Romero 15 50 10 .200 0 3 George Canale 13 26 5 .192 1 3 Billy Bates 7 14 3 .214 0 0 Juan Castillo 3 4 0 .000 0 3 LaVel Freeman 2 3 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Chris Bosio 33 235.0 15 10 2.95 173 Don August 31 142.1 12 12 5.31 51 Teddy Higuera 22 135.1 9 6 3.46 91 Jaime Navarro 19 109.2 7 8 3.12 56 Tom Filer 13 72.1 7 3 3.61 20 Bryan Clutterbuck 14 67.1 2 5 4.14 29 Bill Wegman 11 51.0 2 6 6.71 27 Mike Birkbeck 9 44.2 0 4 5.44 31 Jerry Reuss 7 33.2 1 4 5.35 13
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mark Knudson 40 123.2 8 5 3.35 47 Bill Krueger 34 93.2 3 2 3.84 72 Jeff Peterek 7 31.1 0 2 4.02 16 Randy Veres 3 8.1 0 1 4.32 8
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Dan Plesac 52 3 4 33 2.35 52 Chuck Crim 76 9 7 7 2.83 59 Tony Fossas 51 2 2 1 3.54 42 Jay Aldrich 16 1 0 1 3.81 12 Paul Mirabella 13 0 0 0 7.63 6 Ray Krawczyk 1 0 0 0 13.50 6 Terry Francona 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Awards and honors Robin Yount – American League Most Valuable Player
All-Star Game Dan Plesac, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1989. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. The AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.
References
1989 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference 1989 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac