1989 Milwaukee Brewers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Milwaukee Brewers
season = 1989
misc =

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current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = East Division
y2 = 1972
Uniform
ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
y5 = 1970
owners = Bud Selig
managers = Tom Trebelhorn
television =WCGV-TV
(Pete Vuckovich, Jim Paschke)
radio = WTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)|The Milwaukee Brewers' 1989 season involved the Brewers' finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

Offseason

* December 20, 1988: Jim Gantner signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gantnji01.shtml Jim Gantner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* March 30, 1989: Terry Francona signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francte01.shtml Terry Francona Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

* Robin Yount had a 19 game hitting streak.
* Robin Yount finished the season leading the Brewers in RBIs for the third straight season.

Notable transactions

* June 5, 1989: Jason Giambi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign.
*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]

eason standings

First SkyDome Game

The Brewers played in the first baseball game at SkyDome. The game was played on June 5 against the Blue Jays and the Brewers won by a score of 5-3. Don August was the winning pitcher as he won his 5th game of the season, while Toronto's Jimmy Key lost his 4th game of the season. The attendance at SkyDome was 48,378.

Box Score

June 5, SkyDome, Toronto, Canada

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Robin Yount – American League Most Valuable Player

All-Star Game
* Dan Plesac, Pitcher, Reserve

References

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