1989 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1989
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Eli Jacobs
managers = Frank Robinson
television =WMAR-TV
(Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson)
Home Team Sports
(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Jon Miller, Joe Angel)|The by|1989 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

*October 3, 1988: Don Aase was released by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aasedo01.shtml Don Aase page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 9, 1988: Pete Blohm (minors) was traded by the Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Milligan. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millira01.shtml Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 17, 1988: Dickie Noles was released by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 8, 1988: Ken Howell and Gordon Dillard were traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Bradley. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dillago01.shtml Gordon Dillard page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 1, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huismma01.shtml Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Bill Ripken’s 1989 Fleer Baseball Card (#616) made national news when it included a hidden obscenity. The obscenity was printed in black marker on the knob of his bat. [ [http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ripken.asp snopes.com: Bill Ripken 1989 Baseball Card ] ] Once the discovery was made public, subsequent printings of the card were issued with the words obscured. The first obscuring involved a blob of white out, another was scribbled with a black pen while the last was covered with a black square.

Opening Day Starters

* Brady Anderson
* Phil Bradley
* Steve Finley
* Rene Gonzales
* Cal Ripken, Jr.
* Dave Schmidt
* Larry Sheets
* Mickey Tettleton
* Jim Traber
* Craig Worthington

eason standings

Transactions

*May 19, 1989: Rick Schu was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuri01.shtml]
* June 1, 1989: John Posey (minors) was traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shane Turner. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turnesh01.shtml Shane Turner page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball Draft
**Ben McDonald was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (1st pick). Player signed August 19, 1989. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdonbe01.shtml Ben McDonald page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Gregg Zaun was drafted by the Orioles in the 17th round. Player signed August 25, 1989. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zaungr01.shtml Gregg Zaun page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 20, 1989: John Habyan was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Stan Jefferson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffest01.shtml Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 5, 1989: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Frank Robinson, Associated Press Manager of the Year
* Frank Robinson, American League Manager of the Year
* Gregg Olson, American League Rookie of the YearMLB All-Star Game
* Cal Ripken, Jr.

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Greg Biagini, manager)
* Class AA: Hagerstown Suns (Eastern League; Jimmie Schaffer, manager)
* Class A: Frederick Keys (Carolina League; Jerry Narron, manager)
* Class SS-A: Erie Orioles (New York-Penn League; Bobby Tolan, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Mike Young, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1989.shtml 1989 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=BAL 1989 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]