1989 San Jose Giants Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 81-61
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Duane Espy (81-61)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 108,458, Avg. 1,528
1989 San Jose Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, San Jose Giants 2

The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 1989 season with a record of 81 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Giants scored 600 runs and conceded 498 runs. Juan Guerrero led San Jose with 13 home runs and drove in 78 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .281. Steve Lienhard topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.79 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1989 San Jose Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bryan Hickerson, Jim McNamara, Andrés Santana, Royce Clayton, Rod Beck, Steve Decker, Steve Reed, Dave Dravecky, Kelly Downs, Greg Brummett, Jim Pena, Mark Dewey and Juan Guerrero.

Duane Espy served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rod BeckRRAugust 3, 19686'1"215Burbank, CA US
David BoothSRJune 8, 19666'2"164
Pat BradyLRMarch 29, 19666'0"180
Jerry BrockRRJuly 29, 19666'3"215
Greg BrummettRRApril 20, 19676'0"185Wichita, KS US
Rocco BuffolinoRRNovember 12, 19656'0"190
Bill CarlsonRRApril 21, 19656'2"195Mission Hills, CA US
Royce ClaytonRRJanuary 2, 19706'0"175Burbank, CA US
Greg ConnerRRSeptember 28, 19636'2"210
Jamie CooperSRMay 31, 19666'3"185
Steve DeckerRROctober 25, 19656'3"205Rock Island, IL US
Mark DeweyRRJanuary 3, 19656'0"185Grand Rapids, MI US
Kelly DownsRROctober 25, 19606'4"195Ogden, UT US
Dave DraveckyRLFebruary 14, 19566'1"195Youngstown, OH US
Tom EalyRRNovember 27, 19676'2"208
Dan FernandezRRJune 6, 19665'11"195Oakland, CA US
Chris FyeSLJuly 8, 19666'0"170
Scott GoinsRRDecember 24, 19646'0"170
Juan GuerreroRRFebruary 1, 19675'11"160Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mike HamRRFebruary 25, 19656'0"190
Steve HechtLRNovember 12, 19655'9"165Palm Springs, CA US
Bryan HickersonLLOctober 13, 19636'2"195Bemidji, MN US
Tom HostetlerRROctober 10, 19645'10"165Chicago, IL US
Jim JonesSRSeptember 17, 19665'11"170
Steve LienhardRRSeptember 3, 19646'4"225McAlester, OK US
Jim MalseedRRJune 9, 19656'0"185
T. J. McDonaldRROctober 25, 19636'0"180
Jim McNamaraLRJune 10, 19656'4"210Nashua, NH US
Kevin MeierRRFebruary 20, 19666'4"200
Jim PenaLLSeptember 17, 19646'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Lonnie PhillipsRRJanuary 23, 19656'3"210
Steve ReedRRMarch 11, 19656'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Andrés SantanaSRFebruary 5, 19685'11"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Gary SharkoRRDecember 26, 19656'2"198
Jimmy TerrillLLAugust 31, 19666'1"175
John VuzRRJune 5, 19656'2"185
Elanis WestbrooksRRAugust 3, 19655'8"170

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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