TORONTO BLUE JAYS 1989 OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Nolan Ryan
Orel Hershiser
Dave Stieb
Howard Richmond
Shane Simmons

BULLPEN

Tom Henke (C)
Michael Klinger
Barry Jones
Greg Cadaret
Rafael Perez
Antonio Gonzalez
Anthony Peterson

LINEUP

Paul Molitor - 3B
Junior Felix - RF
Rickey Henderson - DH
Ryne Sandberg - 2B
Joseph Prost - LF
Sam Wilson - CF
Mauro Morin - C
Spike Owen - SS
Mike Marshall - 1B

BENCH

Jose Correa - C
Fred Turner - IF
Eduardo Estrada - OF
Juan Romano - OF

DL - Ramiro Garcia - 2 weeks

TRADE

To METS

Don McKinley

To BLUE JAYS

Rob Warren
Flynn Holman
Evan Woodward
Steve Williams
Joe Bailey

All are minor leaguers and marginal prospects.

April 3rd, 1989

Nolan Ryan's spring struggles carried over to Opening Day as he only lasted two innings in Toronto's 9-3 loss to the Royals.

Ryne Sandberg hit the first Blue Jays home run of the year.

WP - Mark Langston (1-0)
LP - Nolan Ryan (0-1)

Record - 0-1

April 5th, 1988

Another rough day for a Toronto starter, though this game ended up much closer. In the end the Jays still lost, falling 9-8 to the Royals.

WP - Rick Honeycutt (1-0)
Save - Dave Smith (1)
LP - Greg Cadaret (0-1)

Record - 0-2

April 6th, 1989

Ryne Sandberg hit for the cycle! His home run was joined by dingers by Junior Felix, Spike Owen, and Mauro Morin as the Jays outpowered the Royals, beating them 10-4.

WP - Dave Stieb (1-0)
LP - Miguel Campos (0-1)

Record - 1-2

April 7th, 1989

Tom Henke got his first action of the season as he nailed down a 9-7 win for the Blue Jays over the Rangers.

WP - Howard Richmond (1-0)
Save - Tom Henke (1)
LP - Danny Jackson (0-1)

Record - 2-2

April 8th, 1989

It was another tough day for Nolan Ryan as he tied the team record by walking eight batters in the game. The Rangers beat the Blue Jays 6-3.

Paul Molitor hit his first homer of the year.

WP - Tucker Garland (1-0)
Save - Dan Quisenberry (1)
LP - Nolan Ryan (0-2)

Record - 2-3

April 9th, 1989

Greg Maddux was too sharp for the Blue Jays today as they fell 3-1 to the Rangers.

Sam Wilson hit his first homer of the year.

WP - Greg Maddux (1-0)
Save - Dan Quisenberry (2)
LP - Shane Simmons (0-1)

Record - 2-4

April 10th, 1989

Bob Ojeda hasn't given up an earned run yet this year, and Toronto fared no better, falling 8-0 to the Yankees.

WP - Bob Ojeda (1-1)
LP - Orel Hershiser (0-1)

Record - 2-5

April 11th, 1989

The rough early going for the Blue Jays continues as they lost 8-2 to the Yankees.

Sam Wilson hit his second homer of the young season.

WP - Ed Whitson (2-0)
LP - Dave Stieb (1-1)

Record - 2-6

April 12th, 1989

The Blue Jays dropped their fifth game in a row, falling 4-2 to the Yankees.

WP - Ray White (1-1)
Save - John Franco (2)
LP - Howard Richmond (1-1)

Record - 2-6

April 14th, 1989

It was the Home Opener at the new Toronto Blue Jays Stadium... the SkyDome!

Unfortunately, a blown save by Tom Henke sent the Jays to their sixth straight loss. This time it was 5-4 to the Royals.

Rickey Henderson hit his first home run of the year, and the first in the new park.

WP - Mark Langston (3-0)
Save - Rob Murphy (2)
LP - Tom Henke (0-1)

Record - 2-8

Ramiro Garcia is activated from the DL.

Eduardo Estrada is sent to AAA.

April 15th, 1989

The Blue Jays dropped their seventh straight decision, falling 5-2 to the Royals.

Mike Marshall hit his first homer as a Jay.

WP - Francisco Baez (1-1)
Save - Dave Smith (2)
LP - Orel Hershiser (0-2)

Record - 2-9

April 16th, 1989

The Blue Jays dropped their eight straight game, still never having won in the SkyDome. Today they lost 7-4 to the Royals.

Rickey Henderson hit his 2nd home run of the season.

WP - Miguel Campos (1-1)
Save - Dave Smith (3)
LP - Dave Stieb (1-2)

Record - 2-10

April 17th, 1989

It looked like the Blue Jays were headed to another loss, but they scored seven times across the 7th and 8th innings, capped off by a huge three-run homer by Mike Marshall to give them an 8-7 win over the Yankees.

WP - Barry Jones (1-0)
Save - Tom Henke (2)
LP - Steve Olin (0-1)

Record - 3-10

Players of the Week: Jose Cruz, Orioles & Dwight Gooden, Astros

The Blue Jays have bottomed out at #26 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

April 18th, 1989

Shane Simmons was at his best today as he pitched the Jays to a 4-1 win over the Yankees.

Sam Wilson hit his third homer of the year.

WP - Shane Simmons (1-1)
Save - Tom Henke (3)
LP - Rick Sutcliffe (0-2)

Record - 4-10

April 19th, 1989

Mike Marshall went 3 for 3 including a home run as the Jays beat the Yankees 4-3.

Mauro Morin also homered.

WP - Nolan Ryan (1-2)
Save - Michael Klinger (1)
LP - Mike Boddicker (0-3)

Record - 5-10

April 21st, 1989

Orel Hershiser got bombed early yet again, as the Jays fell 9-4 to the Rangers.

Big offseason pickup, Hershiser has an ERA of 8.55.

WP - Jesus Lopez (1-0)
Save - Ron Robinson (1)
LP - Orel Hershiser (0-3)

Record - 5-11