1989 Montreal Expos season

Offseason

• December 8, 1988: Tracy Jones was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Aldrete.
• December 8, 1988: John Dopson and Luis Rivera were traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler.

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 13th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

• August 23, 1989: The Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers engage in a 22-inning marathon, the longest game in Expos history. It eventually ended when Rick Dempsey homered for the Dodgers in the top half of the 22nd inning off Dennis Martínez in a very rare relief performance. Rex Hudler was caught stealing second in the bottom half of the 22nd to end the game. The game would have ended earlier when an Expo scored from third on a sacrifice fly. The Dodgers' appeal, that the runner left the base too soon, was recognized by the third base umpire and the third out was recorded. The game also marked the first time that a mascot was ejected by an umpire. Youppi!, dressed in a nightgown and nightcap, pretended to sleep on top of the Dodgers' dugout, and Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda and umpire Bob Davidson ejected Youppi! from the game. In the end, the game took over 6 hours to finish and ended close to 2:00 am.
• August 15, 1989: San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a home run to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter. Then, on his first pitch to Tim Raines, his humerus bone snapped, ending his career.

Opening Day starters

• Hubie Brooks
• Tom Foley
• Andrés Galarraga
• Dave Martinez
• Dennis Martínez
• Spike Owen
• Tim Raines
• Nelson Santovenia
• Tim Wallach

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 25, 1989: Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, and Gene Harris were traded by the Expos to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston and a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Mike Campbell to the Expos on July 31.
• July 2, 1989: Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors) were traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Zane Smith.
• July 27, 1989: Rick Carriger (minors) was traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Doug Piatt.
• August 29, 1989: Mike Blowers was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for John Candelaria.

Draft picks

• June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball draft
  • Charles Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick), but did not sign.
  • Doug Bochtler was drafted by the Expos in the 9th round. Player signed June 26, 1989.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Marquis Grissom (Aug 22)
  • Marty Pevey (May 16)
  • Larry Walker (Aug 16)
• Pitchers:
  • Steve Frey (May 10)
  • Mark Gardner (May 16)
  • Gene Harris (Apr 5)

Roster

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; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; 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

Award winners

• Mark Langston, National League Pitcher of the Month, July

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tim Burke, Pitcher, Reserve
• Tim Wallach, Third Base, Reserve

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aldremi01.shtml Mike Aldrete] at ''Baseball-Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/owensp01.shtml Spike Owen] at ''Baseball-Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/langsma01.shtml Mark Langston] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/piattdo01.shtml Doug Piatt] at ''Baseball-Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candejo01.shtml John Candelaria] at ''Baseball-Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsch04.shtml Charles Johnson] at ''Baseball-Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bochtdo01.shtml Doug Bochtler] at ''Baseball-Reference''
9. "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007