1989 California Angels season

MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1989
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners = Gene Autry
genmanagers = Mike Port
managers = Doug Rader
television =KTLA
(Joe Torre, Bob Starr)
Z Channel
(Joe Torre, Joe Meyers)
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.

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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blylebe01.shtml Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 11, 1989: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venabma01.shtml Max Venable page at Baseball Reference] ]

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.

eason standings

All-Star Game

The by|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: De Wayne Buice was traded by the Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngcl01.shtml Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

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

* Class AAA: Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast League; Tom Kotchman, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Angels (Texas League; Mako Oliveras, manager)
* Class A: Palm Springs Angels (California League; Bill Lachemann, manager)
* Class A: Quad Cities Angels (Midwest League; Eddie Rodriguez, manager)
* Class SS-A: Bend Bucks (Northwest League; Don Long, manager)
* Rookie: AZL Angels (Arizona League; Nate Oliver, manager)

References

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