On June 18, 1989 The Phillies trade second baseman Juan Samuel to the Mets for outfielder Lenny Dykstra, and Roger McDowell, and a player to be named later, that will be minor league pitcher Tom Edens. New York’s experiment to turn their new infielder into a center fielder will fail miserably. He will play only…
Sammy Sosa becomes the youngest Dominican to play in the majors. The Rangers’ leadoff batter, a twenty-year, seven months old rookie, goes 2-for-4 with a double in Texas’s 8-3 loss to the Yankees.
1989 – Rick Wolff, 37, writing an article on minor-league baseball for Sports Illustrated, finishes a three-day stint playing second base for the Class-A Midwest League’s South Bend White Sox. He replaces Cesar Bernhardt and goes 4 for 7 against the Burlington Braves. Wolff will finish the year with the highest batting average of any Chicago White Sox farmhand.
In a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays at County Stadium, Robin Yount’s consecutive games streak ends. The Brewers center fielder establishes a new club record by playing in 276 straight contests.
On June 13 1989, Jack Clark of the San Diego Padres strikes out four times in a 9 – 6 loss to Cincinnati, giving him a major league record of nine strikeouts in two games. Clark struck out five times against the Giants on June 11.
On June 13 1989, Terry Puhl of the Houston Astros plays in his 1,403rd major league game, during a 3 – 2 loss to the Dodgers, to break Jack Graney’s record for Canadian-born players.
On June 13 1989, Despite the relaxed balk rule during the season, Boston Red Sox pitcher John Dopson manages to tie the American League record with four balks in just 3 2/3 innings in Boston’s 8 – 7 win over the Detroit Tigers.
On June 11, 1989 Dwight Evans plays in his 2,293rd game wearing a Red Sox uniform, surpassing Ted Williams‘ total to become second on the all-time list for games played with the team. Carl Yastrzemski holds the franchise mark, playing in 3,308 contests before he retired in 1983. Game ticket & learn more about the…
1989 – The Pittsburgh Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the 1st inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking a 10 – 0 lead in Pittsburgh’s best inning since September 1942) on ten hits, including a three-run home run by Barry Bonds. Pittsburgh leaves the bases loaded. Announcer Jim Rooker crows that if the Pirates lose this game, he’ll walk back to Pittsburgh. Von Hayes and Steve Jeltz answer Rooker with a pair of home runs each and ten RBI. After six innings the game is 11 – 10. The Phillies explode for five runs in the 8th to make the final, 15 – 11. Rooker will make good on his promise after the season, when he conducts a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, raising money for a children’s hospital.
1989 – In front of 45,372 fans at the Skydome, Ernie Whitt has three hits and three RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4 – 2, in the first game ever played indoors and outdoors in the same day. With dark clouds threatening, the roof begins closing in the 5th inning. The closing operation begins at 8:48 p.m. and ends at 9:22 p.m., too late to prevent a brief stoppage of play due to rain. The winning pitcher is John Cerutti and Chris Bosio takes the loss.
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