1989 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1989
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Marge Schott
general managers = Murray Cook, Bob Quinn
managers =Pete Rose, Tommy Helms
television = WLWT
(Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|The Cincinnati Reds' 1989 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West for the first time since 1979. The season was defined by allegations of gambling by Pete Rose. Before the end of the season, Rose was banned from baseball by commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.

Offseason

*November 5, 1988: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml]
* December 2, 1988: Rick Mahler signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mahleri01.shtml Rick Mahler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 21, 1988: Manny Trillo signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 21, 1988: Joel Youngblood was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml]
* December 21, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 28, 1989: Randy St. Claire was released by the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml]
* March 30, 1989: Kent Tekulve signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
* March 30, 1989: Ken Griffey, Sr. signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

Ohio Cup

The first Ohio Cup, which was an annual pre-season baseball game was played in 1989. The single-game cup was played at Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and was staged just days before the start of each new Major League Baseball season.

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1989.shtml 1989 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]