July 13th, 1989

The All-Star Break didn't turn around Orel Hershiser's fortunes. His miserable season continues with a 7-2 Blue Jay loss to the A's.

Mike Marshall homered for Toronto.

WP - Jose DeLeon (11-3)
LP - Orel Hershiser (2-11)

Record - 34-55

July 14th, 1989

The Jays just couldn't keep pace and fell 9-7 to the A's.

Mike Marshall and Ryne Sandberg homered for Toronto.

WP - Julio Castro (1-4)
LP - Nolan Ryan (6-7)

Record - 34-56

July 15th, 1989

The Jays trailed Oakland 5-0 but managed to come roaring back to grab a 7-6 win!

Spike Owen went 3 for 4, leading a balanced attack.

WP - Michael Klinger (3-3)
Save - Lee Smith (7)
LP - Jimmy Key (10-3)

Record - 35-56

July 16th, 1989

A tight 2-2 game until Anthony Peterson came in to pitch in the 8th. The A's teed off on him and blasted the Jays 9-2.

WP - David Cone (9-8)
LP - Howard Richmond (1-4)

Record - 35-57

Ryne Sandberg is the latest player to demand a trade.

These guys have short memories.

Still, I think we made a pretty good trade.

TRADE

To ROYALS

Ryne Sandberg
Richard Evans
Pedro Santiago

To BLUE JAYS

David Roberts
Jamal Gould
Todd Stottlemyre
Taylor Anderson
Michael Gilmore

The fans are mad of course. I don't blame them.

Stottlemyre and Roberts joined Jays.
Jim Acker is sent to AAA.

Mark Carreon of Stratford was named Player of the Week for his A league.

Mark Pierce of Lethbridge was named Player of the Week for his Short A league.

Jason Knights of Woodstock was named Player of the Week for his Rookie league.

For the Majors it was Mike Scioscia, Angels & Will Clark, Expos

The Blue Jays fell back to #26, dead last, on the Weekly Power Rankings.

July 17th, 1989

Chance Sanders' first start with the Blue Jays went as badly as it possibly could have. The Angels destroyed them, 14-0.

What happened to the Blue Jays' Dynasty? How did things fall apart so bad this season?

WP - Jimmy Jones (1-2)
LP - Chance Sanders (0-1)

Record - 35-58

July 18th, 1989

Orel Hershiser did not pitch poorly today, but he still got the loss as the Jays fell 5-3 to the Angels.

Sam Wilson hit his 9th home run of the year.

WP - Leon Smiley (10-4)
Save - Dudley Sanders (25)
LP - Orel Hershiser (2-12)

Record - 35-59

Jon Morris signed a minor league contract.

TRADE

Returning two players who recently went the other way...

To TWINS

Juan Romano

To BLUE JAYS

Robinson Lopez (MIN retains 35% of contract)
Ray Blessing
Kirt Manwaring
Chris Tennant
Bill Thompson


TRADE

To PHILLIES

Rob Denton
Armando Torres
Don Harris
Roger Schultz

To BLUE JAYS

Von Hayes (PHI retains 40% of contract)
Tony Oliva
Rob Alford
Gerald Lambright
Holden Hicks


TRADE

To TIGERS

Jerry Fry
Victor Dennis

To BLUE JAYS

Scott Holman (DET retains full salary)
Allan Koch
Bill Powell
Roger Butler
Bill Bean


Lopez, Holman, & Hayes join the Jays.
Howard Richmond & Anthony Peterson are sent to AAA.

Bill Powell is placed on waivers.

July 20th, 1989

The Jays trailed the Mariners the whole way but Mike Marshall singled in the 9th and was replaced by pinch runner Von Hayes who ended up scoring on a Sac Fly by Daniel Wood to tie the game. He then got an RBI single in the 10th to out the Jays ahead. Toronto won 5-4.

David Roberts hit his first home run as a Jay.

WP - Greg Green (2-0)
Save - Lee Smith (8)
LP - Bill Landrum (1-3)

Record - 36-59

July 21st, 1989

Joseph Prost homered and drove in all four of Toronto's runs as the Jays welcomed Robinson Lopez back to the fold with a 4-2 win over the Mariners.

WP - Robinson Lopez (1-0)
Save - Lee Smith (9)
LP - Pete Smith (8-3)

Record - 37-59

The Jays are out of the basement! They are a half game ahead of the Orioles.

July 22nd, 1989

The Blue Jays managed only three hits as they fell 7-1 to the Mariners.

WP - Mike Bielecki (11-3)
LP - Rodger Bland (4-6)

Record - 37-60

July 23rd, 1989

Though he was not credited with the win, Orel Hershiser deserved it as he pitched very well. The Jays gave up the lead late but got it back in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners.

WP - Michael Klinger (4-3)
Save - Lee Smith (10)
LP - Duane Ward (7-5)

Record - 38-60

Michael Smith of Lethbridge was named Player of the Week for his Short A league.

For the majors it was Toby Carr, Rangers & Will Clark, Expos

The Blue Jays climbed to #22 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Sometimes you have to make trades you don't like making, but this team is at the bottom of the standings and we are paying a LOT of money to a player who is only giving us league average, or slightly below, results.

This gives us budget room of a half million dollars this year and opens up a lot of space over the next few years.

TRADE

To ANGELS

Nolan Ryan
Michael Carter
Gabe Harris

To BLUE JAYS

Paul Kilgus (CAL retains full salary)
Ken King (CAL retains full salary)
Doug Dascenzo
Will Sewell (CAL retains full salary)
Tom Anderson

The fans are upset, obviously.

They didn't stop there.

TRADE

To BREWERS

Sam Wilson
Jim Acker
Jose Alfonso
Anthony Peterson
Jason Knights

To BLUE JAYS

Michael Hall (MIL retains full salary)
Ben Anderson (MIL retains full salary)
Torey Lovullo
Tom Newton
Roberto Vega

Saving another $400k, filling the pitching spot, but losing All-Star, Wilson.

Fans are mad again.

Hall joins the Jays.

Jose Flores is called up from AAA.

July 24th, 1988

The Rangers embarrassed the Blue Jays, beating them 12-3.

Greg Green left the game with a side strain. It is expected that he will take about a week off.

WP - Werner Walsh (11-0)
Save - Rick Mahler (1)
LP - Scott Holman (0-1)

Record - 38-61

TRADE

To PIRATES

Spike Owen

To BLUE JAYS

Paul O'Neill
Aaron Anderson
Dennis Blanchard
Earl Clark
Jim Gates

The fans are going to miss Owen but they are very happy about O'Neill. Net win.

O'Neill joins the Jays.

July 25th, 1989

Jesse Barfield hit three home runs and nearly single-handedly led the Rangers to a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

David Roberts and Joseph Prost homered for Toronto.

WP - Danny Jackson (9-1)
LP - Chance Sanders (0-2)

Record - 38-62

Dave Parker of the Dodgers hit his 300th career home run.