1989 California League season

The 1989 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 7 and August 30. Ten teams played a 142-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the playoffs.

1989 California League season
League	California League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 7 – August 30
Games	142
Teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Stockton Ports
Season MVP	John Jaha, Stockton Ports
Playoffs
League champions	Bakersfield Dodgers
Runners-up	Stockton Ports

The Bakersfield Dodgers won the California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Fresno Suns relocated to Salinas, California and were renamed to the Salinas Spurs.

Teams

1989 California League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
North	Modesto A's	Modesto, California	Oakland Athletics	John Thurman Field
	Reno Silver Sox	Reno, Nevada	None	Moana Stadium
	Salinas Spurs	Salinas, California	None	Salinas Municipal Stadium
	San Jose Giants	San Jose, California	San Francisco Giants	San Jose Municipal Stadium
	Stockton Ports	Stockton, California	Milwaukee Brewers	Billy Hebert Field
South	Bakersfield Dodgers	Bakersfield, California	Los Angeles Dodgers	Sam Lynn Ballpark
	Palm Springs Angels	Palm Springs, California	California Angels	Angels Stadium
	Riverside Red Wave	Riverside, California	San Diego Padres	Riverside Sports Complex
	San Bernardino Spirit	San Bernardino, California	Seattle Mariners	Perris Hill Park
	Visalia Oaks	Visalia, California	Minnesota Twins	Recreation Park

Map of teams

Modesto

Reno

Salinas

San Jose

Stockton

Bakersfield

Palm Springs

Riverside

San Bernardino

Visalia

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

• The Stockton Ports finished with the best record in the regular season for the third consecutive season.

Standings

North Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Stockton Ports	89	53	.627	–
San Jose Giants	81	61	.570	8
Reno Silver Sox	68	74	.479	21
Modesto A's	56	86	.394	33
Salinas Spurs	51	91	.359	38
South Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
San Bernardino Spirit	83	59	.585	–
Bakersfield Dodgers	82	60	.577	1
Visalia Oaks	76	66	.535	7
Riverside Red Wave	64	78	.451	19
Palm Springs Angels	60	82	.423	23

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Ruben Gonzalez, San Bernardino Spirit	.308
H	Eric Karros, Bakersfield Dodgers	165
R	Jarvis Brown, Visalia Oaks	95
2B	Eric Karros, Bakersfield Dodgers	40
3B	Braulio Castillo, Bakersfield Dodgers Steve Hecht, San Jose Giants Wiley Lee, Palm Springs Angels Kerry Shaw, Salinas Spurs	8
HR	Ruben Gonzalez, San Bernardino Spirit	27
RBI	Ruben Gonzalez, San Bernardino Spirit	101
SB	Wiley Lee, Palm Springs Angels	66

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Johnny Ard, Visalia Oaks Joe Slusarski, Modesto A's Steve Sparks, Stockton Ports	13
ERA	Steve Lienhard, San Jose Giants	1.79
CG	Jeff Whitney, Reno Silver Sox	9
SHO	Willie Banks, Visalia Oaks Troy Evers, San Bernardino Spirit Mike Ignasiak, Stockton Ports Kevin Meier, San Jose Giants	4
SV	Mark Dewey, San Jose Giants	30
IP	Todd Hansen, Riverside Red Wave	198.0
SO	Willie Banks, Visalia Oaks	173

Playoffs

• The Bakersfield Dodgers won their second California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in three games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	N1	San Jose	2
	N2	Stockton	3
						N2	Stockton	0
						S1	Bakersfield	3
	S1	Bakersfield	3
	S2	San Bernardino	1

Awards

California League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	John Jaha, Stockton Ports

See also

• 1989 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website