1989 New York Yankees season

Offseason

• October 24, 1988: Jack Clark and Pat Clements were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Stan Jefferson, Jimmy Jones and Lance McCullers.
• November 17, 1988: Don Schulze was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• November 23, 1988: Steve Sax was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• November 26, 1988: Steve Kiefer was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• December 5, 1988: Bobby Meacham was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Bob Brower.
• December 8, 1988: Andy Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• December 18, 1988: Wayne Tolleson was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• December 20, 1988: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• December 22, 1988: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• January 10, 1989: Rick Rhoden was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros for John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors).
• February 13, 1989: Tommy John was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• March 19, 1989: Joel Skinner was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.
• March 23, 1989: Charles Hudson was traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Brookens.
• March 29, 1989: Dana Ridenour (minors) was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Balboni.

Regular season

• Alvaro Espinoza was second in the majors with 23 sacrifices.
• In 1989, Yankees pitcher Tommy John matched Deacon McGuire's record (since broken) for most seasons played in a Major League Baseball career with 26 seasons played.
• Sammy Sosa made his major league debut on June 16, 1989, in a game against the New York Yankees. Sosa appeared in 4 at-bats and had 2 hits.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April, 30 1989 Al Leiter was traded by the Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jesse Barfield.
• May 16, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Yankees.
• May 30, 1989: Tommy John was released by the Yankees.
• June 5, 1989: J. T. Snow was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.
• June 21, 1989: Rickey Henderson was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.
• June 22, 1989: Richard Dotson was released by the Yankees.
• July 20, 1989: Stan Jefferson was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for John Habyan.
• July 22, 1989: Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze were traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Walt Terrell and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Yankees on September 27.
• August 10, 1989: Rich Gossage was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.
• August 29, 1989: John Candelaria was traded by the Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Mike Blowers.
• August 30, 1989: Ken Phelps was traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).

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

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albany-Colonie, Prince William, GCL Yankees

References

• 1989 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
• 1989 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffest01.shtml Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuldo01.shtml Don Schulze page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saxst01.shtml Steve Sax page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kiefest01.shtml Steve Kiefer page at Baseball Reference]
5. "Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference.
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hawkian01.shtml Andy Hawkins page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tollewa01.shtml Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhoderi01.shtml Rick Rhoden page at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnto01.shtml Tommy John page at Baseball Reference]
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/skinnjo01.shtml Joel Skinner page at Baseball Reference]
13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brookto01.shtml Tom Brookens page at Baseball Reference]
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference]
15. (2007). "Numbelievable!". Triumph Books.
16. "Sammy Sosa Stats".
17. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snowj.01.shtml J. T. Snow page at Baseball Reference]
18. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henderi01.shtml Rickey Henderson page at Baseball Reference]
19. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dotsori01.shtml Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference]
20. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference]
21. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candejo01.shtml John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference]
22. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phellps page at Baseball Reference]
23. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007