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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1989 / 1991)
76-85, Finished 5th in AL East
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Scored 669 runs, Allowed 698 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-84
Manager: Frank Robinson (76-85)
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,415,189 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
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1989 / 1991 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 3, 1989
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.
Signed Jeff McKnight as a free agent.
Traded Cesar Mejia (minors) and Keith Hughes to the New York Mets. Received Joaquin Contreras (minors) and John Mitchell.
December 20, 1989
Released Butch Davis.
1990
Signed Rob Woodward as a free agent.
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 (Standings)
Signed Armando Benitez as an amateur free agent.
April 3, 1990 (Standings)
Released Mike Brumley.
April 16, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Donell Nixon as a free agent.
April 27, 1990 (Standings)
Released Jeff Schwarz.
May 2, 1990 (Standings)
Selected Brad Komminsk off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
May 4, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Greg Walker as a free agent.
May 7, 1990 (Standings)
Stan Jefferson selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.
June 4, 1990 (Standings)
Drafted Mike Mussina in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1990.
Drafted Erik Schullstrom in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1990.
Drafted Bobby Chouinard in the 5th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1990.
Drafted Damon Buford in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 1990.
Drafted Scott McClain in the 22nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.
Drafted Robin Jennings in the 30th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jim Dedrick in the 33rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.
June 25, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Jay Tibbs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Dorn Taylor (September 5, 1990) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
June 28, 1990 (Standings)
Signed John O'Donoghue as an amateur free agent.
July 3, 1990 (Standings)
Released Greg Walker.
July 30, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Phil Bradley to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ron Kittle.
August 1, 1990 (Standings)
Selected Dave Gallagher off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
August 3, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Matt Kinzer as a free agent.
August 8, 1990 (Standings)
Sold Jay Aldrich to the San Francisco Giants.
August 14, 1990 (Standings)
Released Matt Kinzer.
August 29, 1990 (Standings)
Selected Brian Dubois off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
September 20, 1990 (Standings)
Donell Nixon granted Free Agency.
October 4, 1990 (Standings)
Eric Bell granted Free Agency.
October 5, 1990 (Standings)
Brad Komminsk granted Free Agency.
October 10, 1990 (Standings)
Released Dorn Taylor.
October 15, 1990 (Standings)
Brian Holton granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1990
Joe Price granted Free Agency.
Mickey Tettleton granted Free Agency.
November 16, 1990
Signed Chito Martinez as a free agent.
December 3, 1990
Released Mike Smith.
December 4, 1990
Traded Dave Gallagher to the California Angels. Received David Martinez (minors) and Mike Hook (minors).
December 6, 1990
Signed Dwight Evans as a free agent.
December 12, 1990
Signed Todd Frohwirth as a free agent.
December 14, 1990
Traded Mickey Weston to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Paul Kilgus.
December 15, 1990
Ron Kittle granted Free Agency.
December 19, 1990
Signed Mickey Tettleton as a free agent.
January 1, 1991
Signed Roy Smith as a free agent.
January 10, 1991
Traded Steve Finley, Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling to the Houston Astros. Received Glenn Davis.
January 11, 1991
Traded Mickey Tettleton to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jeff Robinson.
January 15, 1991
Traded Rene Gonzales to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Rob Blumberg (minors).
February 7, 1991
Signed Benny Distefano as a free agent.
February 19, 1991
Signed Dennis Powell as a free agent.
March 18, 1991
Purchased Paul Carey from Miami (Florida State).
March 21, 1991
Traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tommy Shields. The Baltimore Orioles sent Tony Beasley (minors) (September 5, 1991) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
March 31, 1991
Traded Pete Rose to the Chicago White Sox. Received Joe Borowski.
