1989 Toronto Blue Jays season

1989 Toronto Blue Jays
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkExhibition Stadium
CityToronto
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place1st
OwnersLabatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersJimy Williams, Cito Gaston
TelevisionCFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez)
RadioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
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The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 13th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. The Blue Jays' ace pitcher Dave Stieb led the staff with 17 victories, and the team was offensively buoyed by the league's home run king Fred McGriff.[1] Toronto won the AL East pennant in the final weekend of the season against the favored Baltimore Orioles.[1] The Blue Jays lost the ALCS in five games to the eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics. It was the team's last season at Exhibition Stadium, before moving to SkyDome halfway into the season. The Blue Jays hit eight grand slams, the most in MLB in 1989.[2]

  1. ^ a b Complete Book of 1990 Baseball Cards. Publications International, Ltd. 1990. p. 12. ISBN 0-88176-804-9.
  2. ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1989, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.