1989 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1989
misc = 1989 AL West Champions
1989 AL Champions
1989 World Series Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Walter A. Haas, Jr.
genmanagers = Sandy Alderson
managers = Tony LaRussa
television = KPIX/KICU-TV
(Monte Moore, Lon Simmons)
radio = KSFO
(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse)
KNTA
(Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Evilio Mendoza)|The by|1989 Oakland Athletics season saw the A's finish in first place in the American League West division, with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses, seven games in front of the Kansas City Royals. It was their second consecutive AL West title, as well as the second straight year in which they finished with the best record in all of baseball. The team defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALCS, then swept their cross-Bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in an earthquake-marred World Series.

Offseason

* November 28, 1988 – Mike Moore signs as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
*November 30, 1988: Billy Beane was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beanebi01.shtml Billy Beane Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

*On August 22, 1989, Nolan Ryan struck out Rickey Henderson for the 5000th strikeout in his career. [ [http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan ] ]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 6, 1989: Troy Afenir was traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Sinatro. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/afenitr01.shtml Troy Afenir Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 6, 1989: Mike Norris was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/norrimi01.shtml]
*May 27, 1989: Jamie Quirk was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 21, 1989: Rickey Henderson was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.
*July 24, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Oakland Athletics.
* July 31, 1989: Glenn Hubbard was released by the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hubbagl01.shtml Glenn Hubbard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* August 30, 1989: Ken Phelps was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Game 3

October 6, 1989 at SkyDome

World Series

Awards and Honors

* Rickey Henderson, ALCS Most Valuable Player
* Dave Stewart, World Series MVP

All-Star Game
* Dave Stewart, Pitcher
* Terry Steinbach, Catcher, Starter
* Mark McGwire, First Base, Starter

* José Canseco, Outfield, Reserve
* Mike Moore, Pitcher, Reserve
* Tony LaRussa, Manager

Team Leaders

* Games – Dave Henderson (152)
* At-Bats – Dave Henderson (579)
* Runs – Carney Lansford (81)
* Hits – Carney Lansford (185)
* Doubles – Carney Lansford (28)
* Triples – Tony Phillips (6)
* Home Runs – Mark McGwire (33)
* Runs Batted In – Mark McGwire (95)
* Walks – Dave Henderson (177)
* Batting Average – Carney Lansford (.336)
* On Base Percentage – Rickey Henderson (.425)
* Slugging Average – José Canseco (.542)
* Stolen Bases – Rickey Henderson (52)
* Wins – Dave Stewart (21)
* Innings Pitched – Dave Stewart (257.7)
* Earned Run Average – Dennis Eckersley (1.56)
* Strikeouts – Mike Moore (172)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1989.shtml 1989 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=OAK 1989 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/ Blog remembering the team and featuring images of the A's players]

succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1989
before = Oakland Athletics
1988
after = Oakland Athletics
1990succession box
title = American League Championship
years = 1989
before = Oakland Athletics
1988
after = Oakland Athletics
1990succession box
title = World Series Champions
Oakland Athletics
years = 1989
before = Los Angeles Dodgers
1988
after = Cincinnati Reds
1990