The 1989

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season was the franchise's 13th season of

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. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. The Blue Jays' ace pitcher Dave Stieb led the staff with 17 victories, and the team was offensively buoyed by the league's home run king

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. Toronto won the AL East pennant in the final weekend of the season against the favored

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. The Blue Jays lost the

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in five games to the eventual World Series champion

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. It was the team's last season at

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, before moving to

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halfway into the season. The Blue Jays hit eight grand slams, the most in MLB in 1989.

Offseason

* October 9, 1988: Carlos Delgado was signed as an amateur free agent by the Blue Jays. * December 6, 1988: Mauro Gozzo was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 minor league draft. * December 22, 1988:

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was purchased from the Blue Jays by the

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(Japan Central). * December 24, 1988: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays. * January 18, 1989:

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was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays. * March 9, 1989:

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was traded by the California Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.

Regular season

The regular season would represent a turning point for the Blue Jays in many different ways. The Blue Jays started the 1989 season in

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against the

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. Behind the pitching of

Jimmy Key James Edward Key (born April 22, 1961) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992), New York Yankees (1993–1996), and Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998). His best personal y ...

, the Jays won the first game of the season 4-3.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.230, Penguin Books, The rest of the month would result in a losing record for the Jays. After the first month of the season, the Blue Jays had 10 wins and 20 losses and sat 6.5 games behind the

in the standings. The result was that Pat Gillick made his first trade in 605 days. On April 30, Gillick sent

Jesse Barfield Jesse Lee Barfield (born October 29, 1959) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an right fielder from 1981 to 1992 for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. A two-time Gold ...

to the

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in exchange for Al Leiter. The reason for the deal was that management was convinced that

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was ready to be an everyday outfielder. The spot eventually went to the surprising

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that year, and Ducey never became the everyday player the Jays imagined him to be. The Blue Jays had never fired a manager in the middle of the season. After the Jays were swept by the

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in a three-game series, including a 13-1 loss in the final game of the series, the Jays had 12 wins and 24 losses.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.231, Penguin Books, The Jays had also lost 15 of their last 19 games. Gillick decided that a change was needed. On Monday, May 15, Jimy Williams had become the first Jays manager to be fired in mid-season.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.232, Penguin Books, Williams would be replaced by

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, the first black manager in the history of the franchise. The Blue Jays' last game at Exhibition Stadium was against the first team they played there, the

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. From there, the Blue Jays opened the new Skydome with a loss to the

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. On September 30, they clinched the American League East division title at the new ballpark.

Notable games

* April 16, 1989 – Blue Jays third baseman

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hits for the cycle in a 15-8 victory over the

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. * May 4, 1989 – In a game versus the

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hits a home run in his first Major League at-bat, becoming only the 60th Major Leaguer to achieve the feat. * May 28, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their final game at

, a 7-5 10-inning win over the

. Coincidentally, the White Sox had been the Jays' opponents in their first game at Exhibition Stadium (also the first game in franchise history) twelve years before. * June 4, 1989 – The Blue Jays stage a remarkable comeback in a game against the Red Sox in

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. Trailing 10-0 after six innings, they slowly close the gap, finally taking an 11-10 lead on a ninth-inning grand slam by

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. Boston ties the score in the bottom half of the inning, but

smokes a two-run home run in the top of the 12th inning, giving Toronto a 13-11 victory. * June 5, 1989 – The Blue Jays play their first game in the brand-new

, a 5-3 loss to the

. * August 4, 1989 – With the Blue Jays leading the

2-0, Dave Stieb comes one out away from pitching a

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, but the Yankees'

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cracks a double into left field to break it up. Steve Sax then singles Kelly home to cut the lead to 2-1, but the Blue Jays ace holds on for the victory. It marks the third time in two seasons that Stieb has lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning. * September 30, 1989 – In the next-to-last game of the regular season (and the last edition of

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' Saturday afternoon '' Game of the Week'' before the series moved to CBS the following season), the Blue Jays clinch their second American League East division title.

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strikes out the

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for the final out.

Opening Day starters

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* Pat Borders *

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Nelson Liriano Nelson Arturo Liriano Bonilla (born June 3, 1964) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1987 through 1998 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Colorado ...

Lloyd Moseby Lloyd Anthony Moseby (born November 5, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A center fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname, Shaker, was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who at ...

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 30, 1989:

was traded by the Blue Jays to the

for Al Leiter. *June 12, 1989:

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was released by the Blue Jays. *July 31, 1989: Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady (minors) were traded by the Blue Jays to the

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for

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. *July 31, 1989: Lee Mazzilli was selected off waivers by the Blue Jays from the New York Mets. *August 24, 1989: Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera were traded by the Blue Jays to the

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for Jim Acker. *August 26, 1989: Paul Spoljaric was signed by the Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

Draft picks

*June 5, 1989:

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was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1989. *June 5, 1989: Aaron Small was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.

Roster

Game log

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Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

(2-5) , , Ward (3) , , 16,488 , , 17-25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 22 , , Twins , , 6 – 2 , , Anderson (5-2) , , Stieb (3-3) , , , , 40,134 , , 17-26 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 44 , , May 23 , , Twins , , 2 – 1 , ,

(2-2) , , Berenguer (2-2) , , , , 24,443 , , 18-26 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 24 , , Twins , , 10 – 4 , ,

(3-6) , , Flanagan (3-4) , , , , 27,138 , , 18-27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 46 , , May 26 , ,

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(6-2) , , Hillegas (1-6) , , , , 30,105 , , 19-27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , May 27 , ,

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Thigpen Thigpen is a family name that may refer to: * Ben Thigpen (1908–1971), American jazz drummer * Corbett H. Thigpen (died 1999), American psychiatrist * Cressie Thigpen (born 1946), American jurist and lawyer * Ed Thigpen (1930–2010), American ja ...

(7) , , 37,437 , , 19-28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 48 , , May 28 , ,

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(0-1) , , , , 46,120 , , 20-28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 29 , , @

, , 5 – 3 , , Candiotti (6-2) , , Flanagan (3-5) , ,

(10) , , 19,947 , , 20-29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 30 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Farrell (3-5) , , Sanchez (0-1) , , , , 6,204 , , 20-30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , , May 31 , , @

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(11) , , 12,890 , , 20-31 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 52 , , June 2 , , @ Red Sox , , 7 – 2 , , Cerutti (2-3) , , Dopson (5-4) , , Ward (4) , , 33,584 , , 21-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 53 , , June 3 , , @ Red Sox , , 10 – 2 , , Stieb (4-3) , , Boddicker (3-5) , , , , 33,942 , , 22-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 54 , , June 4 , , @ Red Sox , , 13 – 11 (12) , , Ward (2-6) , ,

Lamp Lamp, Lamps or LAMP may refer to: Lighting * Oil lamp, using an oil-based fuel source * Kerosene lamp, using kerosene as a fuel * Electric lamp, or light bulb, a replaceable component that produces light from electricity * Light fixture, or ligh ...

(0-1) , , , , 33,760 , , 23-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 5 , , Brewers , , 5 – 3 , ,

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...

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(6-4) , , Plesac (13) , , 48,378 , , 23-32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 56 , , June 6 , , Brewers , , 6 – 4 , ,

Aldrich Aldrich may refer to: Places United States *Aldrich, Alabama, unincorporated community *Aldrich, Minnesota, city *Aldrich Township, Wadena County, Minnesota *Aldrich, Missouri, village People *Aldrich (surname), a surname (including a list of pe ...

(1-0) , , Ward (2-7) , , Crim (3) , , 45,520 , , 23-33 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 57 , , June 7 , , Brewers , , 4 – 2 , , Cerutti (3-3) , ,

Bosio Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Ca ...

(6-4) , , , , 45,372 , , 24-33 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 58 , , June 9 , , Tigers , , 2 – 0 , , Stieb (5-3) , , Tanana (5-6) , ,

(1) , , 48,219 , , 25-33 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , , June 10 , , Tigers , , 11 – 8 , , Williams (3-2) , ,

(6-5) , , , , 48,430 , , 25-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 60 , , June 11 , , Tigers , , 4 – 0 , , Flanagan (4-5) , ,

Schwabe Schwabe is a German language habitational surname for someone from Swabia. Notable people with the name include: * Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926), Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker * Frank Schwabe (1970), German politician * George B. Schwabe (1 ...

(1-1) , , Ward (5) , , 48,274 , , 26-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 12 , , Tigers , , 5 – 4 (11) , ,

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Gibson Gibson may refer to: People * Gibson (surname) Businesses * Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment * Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based * Gi ...

(2-4) , , , , 48,531 , , 27-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 62 , , June 13 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 3 , , Ward (3-7) , , Plesac (2-3) , , , , 15,469 , , 28-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 63 , , June 14 , , @ Brewers , , 6 – 1 , , Stieb (6-3) , ,

Krueger Krüger, Krueger or Kruger (without the umlaut Ü) are German surnames originating from ''Krüger'', meaning tavern-keeper in Low German and potter in Central German and Upper German. The last name Krüger with umlaut dots is widespread in Germa ...

(2-1) , , , , 14,808 , , 29-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 15 , , @ Brewers , , 6 – 4 , , Fossas (1-0) , ,

(6-6) , , Plesac (15) , , 16,964 , , 29-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 65 , , June 16 , , Mariners , , 4 – 3 , ,

(5-3) , , Schooler (1-1) , , , , 48,363 , , 30-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 17 , , Mariners , , 3 – 2 , , Ward (4-7) , , Jackson (2-1) , , , , 48,336 , , 31-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 18 , , Mariners , , 8 – 2 , , Bankhead (4-4) , ,

Wills Wills may refer to: * Will (law) A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the pr ...

(0-1) , , , , 48,329 , , 31-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68 , , June 19 , , @ Angels , , 8 – 1 , , Stieb (7-3) , , Finley (7-6) , , , , 24,430 , , 32-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69 , , June 20 , , @ Angels , , 6 – 2 , ,

(7-6) , , McCaskill (7-4) , , , , 23,956 , , 33-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 21 , , @ Angels , , 6 – 1 (14) , ,

(6-3) , , Minton (1-2) , , , , 24,259 , , 34-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 22 , , @

, , 4 – 2 (13) , , Hernandez (1-0) , , Corsi (0-1) , ,

(2) , , 21,418 , , 35-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 23 , , @

, , 10 – 8 , , Buice (1-0) , , Young (2-8) , ,

(3) , , 27,795 , , 36-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 24 , , @

, , 7 – 1 , , Stewart (12-3) , , Stieb (7-4) , , , , 39,659 , , 36-37 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 25 , , @

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(8) , , 49,219 , , 36-38 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 27 , , @ Orioles , , 16 – 6 , , Tibbs (5-0) , , Flanagan (4-6) , , , , 30,136 , , 36-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 28 , , @ Orioles , , 2 – 1 , ,

Hickey A hickey, hickie or love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting may be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superfici ...

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Olson Olson may refer to: * Olson (surname), people with the name ''Olson'' * Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute * Olson (constructor), a former racing car constructor * Olson database, also known as ''zoneinfo database'' * "Olson", a song by Boards o ...

(12) , , 35,757 , , 36-40 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , June 29 , , @ Orioles , , 11 – 1 , , Cummings (1-0) , ,

Schmidt Schmidt may refer to: * Schmidt (surname), including list of people with the surname * Schmidt (singer) (born 1990), German pop and jazz singer * Schmidt (lunar crater), a small lunar impact crater * Schmidt (Martian crater), a List of craters on ...

(7-7) , , , , 39,528 , , 37-40 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 30 , , Red Sox , , 3 – 1 , , Boddicker (5-7) , ,

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Murphy Murphy () ( ga, Ua Murchadha) is an Irish surname and the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. Origins and variants The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac ...

(3) , , 48,429 , , 37-41 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 1 , , Red Sox , , 3 – 1 , , Hetzel (1-0) , , Stottlemyre (0-4) , , Smith (10) , , 48,639 , , 37-42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 2 , , Red Sox , , 4 – 1 (11) , ,

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(2-4) , , Smith (11) , , 48,516 , , 37-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81 , , July 3 , , Red Sox , , 3 – 2 , , Cerutti (4-4) , , Smithson (4-7) , , Ward (6) , , 48,483 , , 38-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 4 , , Orioles , , 8 – 0 , ,

(8-7) , , Stieb (7-5) , , Williamson (7) , , 44,025 , , 38-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 5 , , Orioles , , 5 – 4 , , Milacki (5-8) , ,

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(13) , , 49,239 , , 38-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 6 , , Orioles , , 4 – 1 , , Stottlemyre (1-4) , , Ballard (10-4) , , Ward (7) , , 46,629 , , 39-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 7 , , @ Tigers , , 6 – 4 , , Cummings (2-0) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

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(4) , , 25,213 , , 40-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 8 , , @ Tigers , , 8 – 3 , , Cerutti (5-4) , , Alexander (4-9) , , Ward (8) , , 31,342 , , 41-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 9 , , @ Tigers , , 2 – 0 , , Stieb (8-5) , , Tanana (7-9) , ,

(5) , , 32,428 , , 42-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 13 , ,

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Burns Burns may refer to: * Burn, an injury (plural) People: * Burns (surname), includes list of people and characters Business: * Burns London, a British guitar maker Places: ;In the United States * Burns, Colorado, unincorporated community in Eagle ...

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(7-9) , , , , 48,207 , , 42-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 14 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Stieb (9-5) , , Welch (10-5) , , Ward (9) , , 48,325 , , 43-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 15 , ,

, , 6 – 1 , , Flanagan (5-6) , , Stewart (13-5) , , , , 48,238 , , 44-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 16 , ,

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(12-5) , , Cerutti (5-5) , ,

(7) , , 48,405 , , 44-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 17 , , Angels , , 6 – 4 , ,

(3-4) , , Abbott (8-6) , ,

(6) , , , , 45-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 17 , , Angels , , 5 – 4 , ,

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(7) , , 48,641 , , 46-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , Angels , , 1 – 0 , , Blyleven (10-2) , ,

(7-10) , , , , 48,717 , , 46-48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 20 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 2 , , Bankhead (10-4) , , Stieb (9-6) , ,

Powell Powell may refer to: People * Powell (surname) * Powell (given name) * Powell baronets, several baronetcies *Colonel Powell (disambiguation), several military officers *General Powell (disambiguation), several military leaders *Governor Powell (di ...

(2) , , 15,723 , , 46-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 21 , , @ Mariners , , 8 – 1 , , Flanagan (6-6) , , Harris (1-3) , , , , 17,591 , , 47-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 22 , , @ Mariners , , 7 – 1 , , Cerutti (6-5) , , Dunne (1-5) , , Ward (10) , , 22,044 , , 48-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 23 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 2 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

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(7-11) , , , , 17,973 , , 48-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 24 , , @

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Álvarez Álvarez or Álvares may refer to: People *Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname Places *Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain * Alvares (ski resort), in Iran *Alvares, Iran * Alvares, Portugal *Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of Sa ...

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(8) , , 33,754 , , 49-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 25 , , @

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(11-6) , , Ward (11) , , 25,297 , , 50-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 26 , , @

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(9-6) , , Flanagan (6-7) , , , , 16,633 , , 50-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 102 , , July 28 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Cerutti (7-5) , , LaPoint (6-9) , , , , 37,222 , , 51-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 29 , , @

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(7-12) , , , , 42,179 , , 51-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 30 , , @

, , 7 – 6 , , Guetterman (3-5) , , Ward (4-8) , , , , 45,107 , , 51-53 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , July 31 , , @

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(9) , , 21,019 , , 52-53 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 1 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Saberhagen (11-5) , , Stottlemyre (2-5) , , , , 48,528 , , 52-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , August 2 , ,

, , 8 – 0 , , Cerutti (8-5) , , Gubicza (9-9) , , , , 48,765 , , 53-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 3 , ,

, , 5 – 0 , , Gordon (12-4) , ,

(7-13) , , , , 48,731 , , 53-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 4 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Stieb (11-6) , ,

Parker Parker may refer to: Persons * Parker (given name) * Parker (surname) Places Place names in the United States *Parker, Arizona *Parker, Colorado * Parker, Florida * Parker, Idaho * Parker, Kansas * Parker, Missouri * Parker, North Carolina *Park ...

(3-2) , , , , 48,789 , , 54-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 5 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Hawkins (13-10) , , Ward (4-9) , , Righetti (18) , , 49,155 , , 54-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 6 , ,

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Terrell Terrell, Terell, Terrel, or Terrelle may refer to: Places United States *Terrell, Georgia, unincorporated community *Terrell, North Carolina, unincorporated community in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States *Terrell, Texas, city in Kau ...

(0-2) , , , , 49,025 , , 55-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Cerutti (9-5) , , Jeffcoat (5-5) , , , , 48,773 , , 56-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , ,

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Gozzo Gozzo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Michael Gozzo, American Track and Field Athlete *Conrad Gozzo, American trumpeter *Mauro Gozzo, American baseball player See also *Gozo Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and i ...

(1-0) , , Witt (9-10) , , , , 48,689 , , 57-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , ,

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(24) , , 48,962 , , 57-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 11 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Saberhagen (13-5) , , Flanagan (6-8) , , , , 40,027 , , 57-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 12 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Stottlemyre (4-5) , , Gubicza (10-10) , ,

(10) , , 40,934 , , 58-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 13 , , @

, , 8 – 3 , , Gordon (14-4) , , Cerutti (9-6) , , , , 33,619 , , 58-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 14 , , @ Red Sox , , 4 – 2 , ,

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(11) , , 35,058 , , 59-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , @ Red Sox , , 7 – 2 , , Stieb (12-7) , , Smithson (6-11) , , Ward (12) , , 34,800 , , 60-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 16 , , @ Red Sox , , 7 – 3 , ,

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(12) , , 35,310 , , 61-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 17 , , @ Orioles , , 11 – 6 , , Ballard (12-6) , , Cerutti (9-7) , , , , 40,147 , , 61-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , @ Orioles , , 9 – 2 , ,

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(2-2) , , , , 31,668 , , 62-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @ Orioles , , 5 – 1 , ,

(8-13) , , Milacki (7-11) , , , , 38,111 , , 63-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @ Orioles , , 7 – 2 , , Harnisch (3-6) , , Stieb (12-8) , , Thurmond (4) , , 37,242 , , 63-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 125 , , August 22 , , Tigers , , 3 – 2 (14) , ,

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Núñez Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez ( es, Núñez}, ). The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include: Academia * Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic * ...

(2-3) , , , , 49,072 , , 64-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 23 , , Tigers , , 11 – 4 , ,

(1-1) , , Robinson (3-3) , , , , 49,233 , , 65-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 24 , , Tigers , , 11 – 3 , , Flanagan (7-8) , , Morris (3-11) , , , , 49,201 , , 66-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 25 , , Brewers , , 3 – 1 , ,

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(13) , , 49,457 , , 67-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 26 , , Brewers , , 7 – 0 , , Stieb (13-8) , , Higuera (9-5) , , , , 49,507 , , 68-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 27 , , Brewers , , 5 – 4 , , Stottlemyre (5-5) , ,

(14-9) , , Ward (13) , , 49,507 , , 69-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 28 , , Brewers , , 8 – 2 , , Filer (5-2) , , Cerutti (9-8) , ,

(3) , , 49,219 , , 69-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 29 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Flanagan (8-8) , ,

Pall Pall may refer to: * Pall (funeral), a cloth used to cover a coffin * Pall (heraldry), a Y-shaped heraldic charge * Pall (liturgy), a piece of stiffened linen used to cover the chalice at the Eucharist * Pall Corporation, a global business * Pall. ...

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(14) , , 49,565 , , 70-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 133 , , August 30 , ,

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Dotson Dotson is a Welsh surname originating from the Cheshire region. This surname is a patronymic of the Middle English name "Dodde." Originally derived from the Germanic root "dodd" meaning "something rounded", used to denote a short, rotund ma Notable ...

(4-8) , , Ward (14) , , 49,435 , , 71-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , August 31 , ,

, , 5 – 1 , , Stieb (14-8) , , Rosenberg (4-10) , , , , 49,422 , , 72-62 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 135 , , September 1 , , Twins , , 7 – 3 , , Stottlemyre (6-5) , , Guthrie (1-1) , , , , 49,350 , , 73-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 2 , , Twins , , 4 – 2 , , Cerutti (10-8) , , Smith (10-5) , ,

(15) , , 49,291 , , 74-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 3 , , Twins , , 9 – 4 , , Aguilera (1-3) , , Flanagan (8-9) , , , , 49,073 , , 74-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 4 , , @

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(16) , , 9,318 , , 75-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , @

, , 6 – 1 , , Stieb (15-8) , , Rosenberg (4-11) , , , , 7,858 , , 76-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , @

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(7-9) , , Ward (15) , , 7,350 , , 77-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 7 , , @

, , 12 – 4 , , Cerutti (11-8) , , Candiotti (12-8) , , , , 6,098 , , 78-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 8 , , @

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(7-8) , , Acker (0-1) , , , , 13,489 , , 78-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 9 , , @

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Kaiser ''Kaiser'' is the German word for "emperor" (female Kaiserin). In general, the German title in principle applies to rulers anywhere in the world above the rank of king (''König''). In English, the (untranslated) word ''Kaiser'' is mainly ap ...

(0-1) , , , , 15,154 , , 79-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 10 , , @

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Olin Olin may refer to: People Organizations * OLIN, American landscape architecture firm * Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis * Olin College, an undergraduate engineering college in Massachusetts * Olin Corporation, a chemical ...

(1-2) , , , , 12,045 , , 80-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 12 , , @ Twins , , 8 – 2 , ,

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

(3-1) , , Stottlemyre (7-6) , , , , 14,849 , , 80-65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 13 , , @ Twins , , 3 – 2 , , Tapani (2-0) , , Cerutti (11-9) , , Reardon (29) , , 14,903 , , 80-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 14 , , @ Twins , , 2 – 0 , , Guthrie (2-1) , , Flanagan (8-10) , , Reardon (30) , , 14,262 , , 80-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 15 , ,

, , 5 – 2 , ,

(12-13) , ,

Swindell Swindell or Swindells is a surname. Notable people with the name include: __NOTOC__ Government * A. B. Swindell (born 1945), American politician *Charles Swindells (born 1942), former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2001–2005) ...

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(17) , , 49,444 , , 81-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 16 , ,

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(7-9) , , , , 49,218 , , 82-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 17 , ,

, , 2 – 1 (10) , , Acker (2-1) , , Bailes (4-9) , , , , 49,501 , , 83-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , Red Sox , , 6 – 3 , , Boddicker (13-11) , , Cerutti (11-10) , ,

(8) , , 49,579 , , 83-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 19 , , Red Sox , , 6 – 5 (13) , ,

(7-3) , , Harris (2-2) , , , , 49,352 , , 84-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 20 , , Red Sox , , 10 – 3 , , Clemens (16-10) , ,

(12-14) , , , , 49,571 , , 84-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 22 , , @ Brewers , , 7 – 3 , , Stieb (16-8) , ,

Reuss Reuss may refer to: *Reuss (surname) *Reuss (river) in Switzerland *Reuss (state) or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the Republic of Reuss *Reuss Elder Line and Reuss Younger Line (House of Reuss), members incl ...

(9-8) , , , , 15,569 , , 85-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 23 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 1 , ,

(12-11) , , Stottlemyre (7-7) , , Plesac (32) , , 24,640 , , 85-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 24 , , @ Brewers , , 8 – 3 , , Filer (7-3) , , Cerutti (11-11) , , Crim (7) , , 17,485 , , 85-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , @ Tigers , , 2 – 0 , ,

(13-14) , , Dubois (0-4) , ,

(18) , , 15,990 , , 86-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @ Tigers , , 4 – 3 , , Henneman (11-4) , , Ward (4-10) , , , , 16,185 , , 86-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Tigers , , 8 – 1 , , Stieb (17-8) , , Alexander (6-18) , ,

(19) , , 18,331 , , 87-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , September 29 , , Orioles , , 2 – 1 (11) , ,

(8-3) , , Williamson (10-4) , , , , 49,636 , , 88-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 30 , , Orioles , , 4 – 3 , ,

(3-1) , , Williamson (10-5) , ,

(20) , , 49,553 , , 89-72 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 1 , , Orioles , , 7 – 5 , ,

McDonald Macdonald, MacDonald or McDonald may refer to: Organisations * McDonald's, a chain of fast food restaurants * McDonald & Co., a former investment firm * MacDonald Motorsports, a NASCAR team * Macdonald Realty, a Canadian real estate brokerage f ...

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(4-1) , , , , 49,469 , , 89-73 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 3 , , @

, , 7 – 3 , , Stewart (1-0) , , Stieb (0-1) , , , , 49,435 , , 0-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 4 , , @

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(1-0) , , Stottlemyre (0-1) , , Eckersley (1) , , 49,444 , , 0-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , October 6 , ,

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(0-1) , , , , 50,268 , , 1-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 7 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , , Welch (1-0) , , Flanagan (0-1) , , Eckersley (2) , , 50,076 , , 1-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , October 8 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Stewart (2-0) , , Stieb (0-2) , , Eckersley (3) , , 50,024 , , 1-4 , -

Player stats

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALCS

Game 1

October 3, 1989, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

Game 2

October 4, 1989, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

Game 3

October 6, 1989, at

Game 4

October 7, 1989, at

Game 5

October 8, 1989, at

Award winners

* George Bell, Player of the Month Award, August * Tony Fernández,

Gold Glove Award The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

* Fred McGriff, Player of the Month Award, April * Fred McGriff, American League Leader in Home Runs (36) * Fred McGriff,

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters cons ...

All-Star Game *

, third base * Tony Fernandez, shortstop

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

1989 Toronto Blue Jays
at ''Baseball Reference''
1989 Toronto Blue Jays
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays seasons Toronto Blue Jays season American League East champion seasons

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