1989 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977)

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The All-Star Voting Update came out and the The Blue Jays have players holding in 2nd at a number of positions.

2B - Ryne Sandberg (behind Ronnie Ross, Orioles)
SS - Spike Owen (Jody Reed, Royals)
CF - Sam Wilson (Ellis Burks, Angels)
DH - Paul Molitor (Kirby Puckett, Angels)

Michael Klinger dropped to 5th amongst relief pitchers.

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June 4th, 1989

The bullpen nearly blew a great start by Dave Stieb, but the just held on and the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 6-5, after giving up four 9th inning runs and leaving the bases loaded.

Rickey Henderson hit his 9th homer of the year.

WP - Dave Stieb (5-5)
Save - Lee Guetterman (1)
LP - Mike Moore (4-4)

Record - 19-36

[rpriske]

Ryne Sandberg hit .360 last week and that netted him the AL Player of the Week.

Rafael Ortega of Stratford won the award fo this A league.

For the NL it was Cal Ripken of the Braves.

The Jays fell back to dead last on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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June 5th, 1989

The Jays were kind of lifeless today, falling 5-1 to the Brewers.

WP - Alonso Barron (4-2)
LP - Rodger Bland (1-4)

Record - 19-37

[rpriske]

June 6th, 1989

The Blue Jays bounced back with a tight, 3-2 win over the Brewers.

WP - Antonio Gonzalez (3-0)
Save - Lee Guetterman (2)
LP - Michael Hall (1-2)

Record - 20-37

[rpriske]

Junior Felix is activated from the DL. Jose Alfonso is sent down.

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June 7th, 1989

A 9th inning error by Paul Molitor cost the Jays the game as they lost 2-1 to the Brewers.

WP - Erik Hanson (5-5)
Save - Joe Boever (13)
LP - Michael Klinger (1-3)

Record - 20-38

[rpriske]

June 9th, 1989

Junior Felix had a strong game, with a home run and a triple, but it was in a losing effort as the Tigers beat the Jays, 9-7.

Mike Marshall also homered for Toronto.

WP - Rick Reuschel (1-0)
Save - Rick Honeycutt (1)
LP - Rafael Perez (0-3)

Record - 20-39

[rpriske]

There are few players on this team who are untouchable.

One who I THOUGHT was untouchable, came and demanded a trade.

I don't want players who don't want to be here. We have been a great team and one bad year does not mean the end.

So, if you want out, don't let the door hit you on the backside.

TRADE

To EXPOS

Paul Molitor

To BLUE JAYS

Lee Smith (MTL retains small amount of contract)
Jason Carter
Jason Knights
Tom Bishop
Rafael Bustamante

Then a flip...

TRADE

To CARDINALS

Jose Correa
Jason Carter
Mark Irwin
Ron Hamilton
John Billings

To BLUE JAYS

Armando Torres
Jeff Brantley
Todd Clark
Pedro Santiago
Ismael Maldonado



Sent to AAA: Israel Sanchez

Joining the Jays: Smith, Torres

[rpriske]

June 10th, 1989

The Jays didn't need their new closer today as they beat the Tigers 9-3!

Ryne Sandberg ed the attack, going 2 for 5 with a home run and scoring three times. Fred Turner and Sam Wilson also homered.

WP - Rodger Bland (2-4)
LP - Rich Monteleone (0-3)

Record - 21-39

[rpriske]

Mike Ludwick signed a minor legue contract.

The All-Star Voting Update came out and the The Blue Jays have players holding in 2nd at a number of positions.

2B - Ryne Sandberg (behind Ronnie Ross, Orioles)
SS - Spike Owen (Jody Reed, Royals)
CF - Sam Wilson (Ellis Burks, Angels)

Paul Molitor is no longer with the team and Michael Klinger dropped in the voting.

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June 11th, 1989

A quality start by Dave Stieb and the first Blue Jay save for Lee Smith led to a 4-2 win over the Tigers.

WP - Dave Stieb (6-5)
Save - Lee Smith (1)
LP - Terry Clark (0-8)

Record - 22-39

[rpriske]

Pedro Santiago of Saint-Hyacinthe was named Player of the Week for his AA league.

For the Majors it was Kevin Mitchell, Yankees & Andre Dawson, Expos.

The Blue Jays held in the basement of the Weekly Power Rankings.

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June 12th, 1989

Mike Marshall hit two home runs and the second one gave the Jays a 7-6 lead, which they held on to for a win over the Tigers.

Sam Wilson also homered for Toronto.

WP - Michael Klinger (2-3)
Save - Lee Smith (2)
LP - Rick Reuschel (1-1)

Record - 23-39

[rpriske]

June 13th, 1989

The Brewers got to Steve Ray early but he settled down and let his hitters go to work. The Blue Jays pulled an 8-5 win out over Milwaukee.

Rickey Henderson led the charge with a 2 for 4 day, scoring three times and driving in two.

WP - Steve Ray (2-1)
Save - Lee Guetterman (3)
LP - Erik Hanson (5-6)

Record - 24-39

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June 14th, 1989

The Blue Jays fell just short as the Brewers won with a walk-off, 9th inning single, beating them 3-2.

WP - Joe Boever (3-2)
LP - Nolan Ryan (3-5)

Record - 24-40

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June 15th, 1989

The game was called due to the weather in the top of the 8th, but the Blue Jays were awarded the win, 5-4 over the Brewers.

Ryne Sandberg has hit in 15 straight games.

Junior Felix hit his 4th home run.

WP - Rodger Bland (3-4)
LP - Alfonso Barron (4-4)

Record - 25-40

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Jack Clark of the Reds hit career home run #300.

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June 16th, 1989

Ryne Sandberg had a good game, going 3 for 4 with a home run to stretch his hitting streak to sixteen games. Unfortunately it came in a losing effort as the Jays fell 6-5 to the Mariners.

WP - Michael Barnett (3-0)
Save - Bill Landrum (5)
LP - Dave Stieb (6-6)

Record - 25-41

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June 17th, 1989

The Mariners shut out the Blue Jays, 5-0.

Ryne Sandberg was held hitless.

WP - Mike Morgan (1-0)
LP - Orel Hershiser (2-8)

Record - 25-42