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1989 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988/1990)
87-75, Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 686 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Managed by Frank Robinson

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,535,208 (4th of 14)
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Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
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  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1989 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1988/1990) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 4, 1988

Tom Niedenfuer granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1988

Traded Pete Blohm (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Randy Milligan.

November 14, 1988

Released Wade Rowdon.

Traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Smith. The Baltimore Orioles sent Doug Kline (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

November 15, 1988

Traded Tom Magrann and Gerry Holtz (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Don Lovell (minors) and John Githens (minors).

November 17, 1988

Released Dickie Noles.

November 21, 1988

Signed Butch Davis as a free agent.

Signed Tim Hulett as a free agent.

November 23, 1988

Signed Jeff Schwarz as a free agent.

November 28, 1988

Signed Mickey Weston as a free agent.

December 4, 1988

Traded Eddie Murray to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Juan Bell, Brian Holton, and Ken Howell.

December 5, 1988

Drafted Mike Smith from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

Released Jeff Stone.

December 8, 1988

Traded Ken Howell and Gordon Dillard to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Phil Bradley.

January 24, 1989

Traded Terry Kennedy to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bob Melvin.

March 1, 1989

Signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.

March 12, 1989

Traded Mike Morgan to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mike Devereaux.

March 26, 1989

Traded Ken Gerhart to the San Francisco Giants. Received Francisco Melendez.

March 31, 1989

Traded Carl Nichols to the Houston Astros. Received Dave Johnson and Victor Hithe (minors).

May 19, 1989 (Standings)

Sold Rick Schu to the Detroit Tigers.

June 1, 1989 (Standings)

Traded John Posey (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Shane Turner.

June 5, 1989 (Standings)

Drafted Ben McDonald in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1989.

Drafted Mike Lansing in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Chad Mottola in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Brad Pennington in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

Drafted Mike Oquist in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

Drafted Gregg Zaun in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 1989.

Drafted Brian Bark in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Burke in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Keith Kessinger in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

Drafted Brian Sackinsky in the 39th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 22, 1989 (Standings)

Traded Mike Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tony Chance (minors).

July 20, 1989 (Standings)

Traded John Habyan to the New York Yankees. Received Stan Jefferson.

July 28, 1989 (Standings)

Traded Brian Dubois to the Detroit Tigers. Received Keith Moreland.

August 5, 1989 (Standings)

Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

August 10, 1989 (Standings)

Signed Jose Mercedes as an amateur free agent.

October 3, 1989 (Standings)

Released Mark Huismann.

October 18, 1989

Released Mike Raczka.

November 2, 1989

Released Jamie Quirk.

November 13, 1989

Keith Moreland granted Free Agency.

Dave Schmidt granted Free Agency.

Mark Thurmond granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1989

Released Jim Traber.

December 4, 1989

Drafted Marty Brown from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1989

Signed Jay Aldrich as a free agent.

Traded Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia (minors) to the New York Mets. Received John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras (minors).

Signed Jeff McKnight as a free agent.

December 20, 1989

Released Butch Davis.

January 10, 1990

Traded Larry Sheets to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Brumley.

January 12, 1990

Signed Joe Price as a free agent.

February 20, 1990

Signed Sam Horn as a free agent.

February 22, 1990

Signed Danny Boone as a free agent.

April 1, 1990

Signed Armando Benitez as an amateur free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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