1989 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1989
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = Bobby Cox
managers =Russ Nixon
television = WTBS
Superstation WTBS
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)|Future star David Justice would make his major league debut.

Offseason

*December 23, 1988: Darrell Evans was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/evansda01.shtml]

Regular season

Notable Transactions

*July 2, 1989: Zane Smith was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Montreal Expos for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 12, 1989: Ed Romero was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/romered01.shtml]
*August 23, 1989: Ed Romero was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jay Aldrich (September 1, 1989) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/romered01.shtml]
* August 24, 1989 – The Atlanta Braves send Jim Acker to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cabrefr01.shtml]
*August 24, 1989: Paul Assenmacher was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Kelly Mann (September 1, 1989) and Pat Gomez (September 1, 1989) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/assenpa01.shtml]

Opening Day starters

*Geronimo Berroa
*Jeff Blauser
*Jody Davis
*Ron Gant
*Tom Glavine
*Dale Murphy
*Gerald Perry
*Lonnie Smith
*Andres Thomas [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=ATL]

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* John Smoltz, Pitcher, Reserve

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

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Jim Beauchamp, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Grady Little, manager)
* Class A: Burlington Braves (Midwest League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Class A: Sumter Braves (South Atlantic League; Ned Yost, manager)
* Rookie: Pulaski Braves (Appalachian League; Fred Koenig, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Jim Procopio, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League; Cloyd Boyer, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1989.shtml 1989 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]