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1989 Houston Astros
1989 Houston Astros
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	The Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	86–76 (.531)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John McMullen
General managers	Bill Wood
Managers	Art Howe
Television	KTXH; HSE
Radio	KTRH; (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell); KXYZ; (Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)

The 1989 Houston Astros season was the 38th season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 25th as the Astros, 21st in the National League West, and 25th at The Astrodome. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West. The season was best remembered for the Astros winning 16 of 17 games in late May through mid June.

Offseason

December 4, 1988: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Portugal. The Astros completed the deal by sending Todd McClure (minors) to the Twins on December 7.^[1]
December 21, 1988: Bob Forsch was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[2]
January 10, 1989: John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors) were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Rick Rhoden.^[3]
January 30, 1989: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[4]
February 16, 1989: Roger Mason was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.^[5]
March 31, 1989: Dave Johnson and Victor Hithe (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for Carl Nichols.^[6]

1989 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	8–10	8–10	6–10	6–6	2–10	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–12	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	10–8	10–8	12–6	8–4	6–6	11–7
Cincinnati	10–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	4–8	4–8	4–8	7–5	9–9	8–10	8–4
Houston	10–8	7–5	10–8	—	10–8	4–8	6–6	9–3	7–5	8–10	8–10	7–5
Los Angeles	10–6	5–7	10–8	8–10	—	7–5	5–7	6–6	7–5	6–12	10–8	3–9
Montreal	6–6	8–10	8–4	8–4	5–7	—	9–9	9–9	11–7	5–7	7–5	5–13
New York	10–2	8–10	8–4	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	12–6	9–9	5–7	3–9	10–8
Philadelphia	4–8	8–10	8–4	3–9	6–6	9–9	6–12	—	10–8	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10	—	3–9	5–7	13–5
San Diego	11–7	4–8	9–9	10–8	12–6	7–5	7–5	10–2	9–3	—	8–10	2–10
San Francisco	12–6	6–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–7	9–3	8–4	7–5	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13	10–2	5–7	—

April 5, 1989: Greg Gross was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.^[7]
April 6, 1989: Troy Afenir was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Sinatro.^[8]
June 5, 1989: Jeff Juden was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 30, 1989.^[9]

1989 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

^[10]

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Craig Biggio	134	443	114	.257	13	60
1B	Glenn Davis	158	581	156	.269	34	89
2B	Bill Doran	142	507	111	.219	8	58
3B	Ken Caminiti	161	585	149	.255	10	72
SS	Rafael Ramírez	151	537	132	.246	6	54
LF	Billy Hatcher	108	395	90	.228	3	44
CF	Gerald Young	146	533	124	.233	0	38
RF	Terry Puhl	121	354	96	.271	0	27

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kevin Bass	87	313	94	.300	5	44
Craig Reynolds	101	189	38	.201	2	14
Alex Treviño	59	131	38	.290	2	16
Glenn Wilson	28	102	22	.216	2	15
Eric Yelding	70	90	21	.233	0	9
Greg Gross	60	75	15	.200	0	4
Mark Davidson	33	65	13	.200	1	5
Alan Ashby	22	61	10	.164	0	3
Eric Anthony	25	61	11	.180	4	7
Louie Meadows	31	51	9	.176	3	10
Steve Lombardozzi	21	37	8	.216	1	3
Harry Spilman	32	36	10	.278	0	3
Carl Nichols	8	13	1	.077	0	2
Ron Washington	7	7	1	.143	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Scott	33	229.0	20	10	3.10	172
Jim Deshaies	34	225.2	15	10	2.91	153
Jim Clancy	33	147.0	7	14	5.08	91
Bob Knepper	22	113.0	4	10	5.89	45
Mark Portugal	20	108.0	7	1	2.75	86
Rick Rhoden	20	96.2	2	6	4.28	41

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bob Forsch	37	108.1	4	5	5.32	40
José Canó	6	23.0	1	1	5.09	8

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Smith	52	3	4	25	2.64	31
Juan Agosto	71	4	5	1	2.93	46
Danny Darwin	68	11	4	7	2.36	104
Larry Andersen	60	4	4	3	1.54	85
Dan Schatzeder	36	4	1	1	4.45	46
Brian Meyer	12	0	1	1	4.50	13
Roger Mason	2	0	0	0	20.25	3
Greg Gross	1	0	0	0	18.00	1
Craig Reynolds	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Bob Skinner
AA	Columbus Mudcats	Southern League	Tom Wiedenbauer
A	Osceola Astros	Florida State League	Rick Sweet
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Jim Coveney
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Reggie Waller
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Julio Linares