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April 1, 1990 • Season Preview Edition

SEASON PREVIEW EDITION
Four Decades
Trio of Three-peats on Tap?

A trio of Three-peats, a return to the two-division format, and the addition of two new expansion teams are the top headlines as the United League enters its 40th season. Philadelphia welcomes its long-awaited expansion club—ending a nearly 40-year wait for the return of the major leagues—along with sunny Miami. The St. Louis Maroons will try to become the first three-time champions in over a decade, but they will face a stiff challenge in the reconstituted West Division, where the Los Angeles Outlaws are pegged to top the table. In the East, Toronto is the clear favorite to make a World Series return, ahead of Detroit and Washington.

Other than a third Maroons World Series crown, the other Three-peat quests are for Barry Bonds and Dwight Gooden, who could become three-time MVP and Cy Young winners, respectively. Craig Robinson is the only batter to win more than two MVPs in a row (and he got six). Bonds will have some competition this year, however, as Toronto's Ellis Burks and Havana's Kal Daniels are poised for monster years.

On the pitching side, only three players have won two Cy Youngs in a row: Gene Conley, Johnny Antonelli, and Larry Dierker. Gooden could also join Dieker as the only five-time Cy winners—at the tender age of 25. Other contenders for the Cy include Washington's Teddy Higuera and Montreal's Floyd Youmans. Oh, and three-time 19-game winner Bret Saberhagen.

Rookies to keep an eye on include Florida's #1 overall pick Frank Thomas, Detroit starter Randy Tomlin, Brooklyn second baseman Luis Alicea, and Cleveland first baseman Hal Morris.

The new divisional format will see nine teams in each division, with the top three advancing to the postseason and the pennant winners earning a bye into the Semi Series.

Predicted Finish

BNN PREDICTED FINISH

East         W L GB R RA
Toronto        94 66 - 1 9
Detroit       88 72 6 11 2
Washington   87 73 7 15 4
Brooklyn 85 75 9 7 11
Montreal 78 82 16 6 8
Boston 74 86 20 9 15
Cleveland 73 87 21 17 7
Manhattan 68 92 26 10 18
Keystone 65 95 29 12 17

West W L GB R RA
Los Angeles 95 65 - 8 1
St. Louis     94 66 1 4 5
Atlanta     87 73 8 2 14
Seattle 86 74 9 3 13
Chicago 82 78 13 16 3
Denver 78 82 17 5 12
San Francisco 77 83 18 13 6
Havana 72 88 23 14 10
Florida 53 107 42 18 16

Reed's Read

Reed BNN Diff
01 Los Angeles 1 -
02 St. Louis 3 +1
03 Washington 6 +3
04 Toronto 2 -2
05 Denver 11 +6
06 Manhattan 16 +10
07 San Francisco 12 +5
08 Atlanta 5 -3
09 Chicago 9 -

10 Detroit 4 -6
11 Brooklyn 8 -3
12 Cleveland 14 +2
13 Havana 15 +2
14 Montreal 10 -4
15 Seattle 7 -8
16 Boston 13 -3
17 Keystone 17 -
18 Florida 18 -

Positional Rankings

CATCHERS
1 2 Rich Gedman WAS
2 1 Darrell Porter STL
3 - Gary Carter MAN
4 3 Mike Stanley ATL
5 - Mike Scioscia LA
6 5 Benito Santiago CHI
7 - Terry Steinbach SF
8 4 Lance Parrish FLO
9 - Mike LaValliere CLE

FIRST BASEMEN
1 1 Mark Grace SF
2 2 Dion James BOS
3 3 Wally Joyner TOR
4 4 Alvin Davis STL
5 - Cory Snyder LA
6 6 John Kruk CHI
7 5 Willie Upshaw SEA
8 - Will Clark DEN
9 - Frank E Thomas FLO

SECOND BASEMEN
1 1 Ryne Sandberg MAN
2 2 Tony Phillips STL
3 3 Roberto Alomar TOR
4 4 Bip Roberts MON
5 6 Tony Fernandez DEN
6 7 Jose Oquendo SF
7 - Mark McLemore CLE
8 5 Lou Whitaker DET
9 - Robby Thompson LA

THIRD BASEMEN
1 1 Wade Boggs WAS
2 4 Kevin Seitzer HAV
3 2 Gary Gaetti DEN
4 3 Howard Johnson TOR
5 - Matt Williams BRO
6 7 Kevin Mitchell DET
7 - Gary Sheffield CHI
8 5 Chris Brown SEA
9 - Ken Caminiti LA

SHORTSTOP
1 1 Alan Trammell DET
2 2 Robin Yount WAS
3 5 Jay Bell LA
4 3 Barry Larkin SF
5 4 Scott Fletcher MAN
6 - Jeff Blauser MON
7 7 Ozzie Smith DEN
8 - Mariano Duncan TOR
9 6 Ozzie Guillen SEA

LEFT FIELDERS
1 1 Barry Bonds BOS
2 - Rafael Palmeiro TOR
3 2 Kal Daniels HAV
4 6 Andy Van Slyke LA
5 5 John Shelby SEA
6 3 Dan Pasqua STL
7 4 Lonnie Smith MON
8 6 Mike Greenwell BRO
9 7 Phil Bradley DEN

CENTER FIELDERS
1 2 Ellis Burks TOR
2 - Ken Griffey Jr BRO
3 1 Eric Davis ATL
4 4 Shane Mack HAV
5 3 Lenny Dykstra STL
6 5 Stan Javier DEN
7 - Chili Davis LA
8 7 Otis Nixon CLE
9 - Roberto Kelly MAN

RIGHT FIELDERS
1 1 Tony Gwynn ATL
2 3 Ivan Calderon CHI
3 6 Dave Winfield WAS
4 5 Kirby Puckett BOS
5 - Willie McGee SEA
6 4 Rickey Henderson STL
7 - Ellis Valentine MAN
8 7 Tom Brunansky LA
9 - George Bell TOR

STARTING PITCHERS
01 1 Dwight Gooden TOR
02 2 F Valenzuela ATL
03 3 B Saberhagen WAS
04 4 Teddy Higuera CHI
05 5 Roger Clemens BOS
06 7 Floyd Youmans MON
07 10 Jose DeLeon SF
08 - Greg Swindell LA
09 - Randy Tomlin DET
10 6 Joe Magrane CLE
11 - Tom Glavine CLE
12 - Chris Nabholz DET
13 9 S Sanderson TOR
14 17 Greg Mathews DET
15 - Erik Hanson CHI
16 15 Don Robinson SEA
17 - John Smoltz CLE
18 18 Andy Benes DET
19 11 Ed Whitson STL
20 12 Jose Rijo SF
0- 8 Rick Reuschel DEN
0- 13 Ron Darling LA
0- 14 Britt Burns BRO
0- 16 Jose Guzman HAV
0- 19 Bruce Hurst LA
0- 20 Tom Candiotti BOS

TOP RELIEVERS (tiers)
1 1 Rob Dibble CHI
2 3 Michael Jackson TOR
3 - Dan Plesac CLE
3 - John Wetteland BRO
4 4 Paul Assenmacher MON
4 4 Luis DeLeon SEA
4 2 Carlos Diaz WAS
4 - Jose Mesa TOR
4 - Gene Nelson HAV
4 - Calvin Schiraldi HAV
4 - Lee Smith LA
4 - Mikey Stanton DET
- 4 Mark Clear LA
- 4 Steve Howe ATL
- 4 Steve Olin CLE
- 4 Jeff Robinson MAN
- 4 Joe Sambito STL
- 4 Bobby Thigpen SF

1 - 5.0 stars
2 - 4.5
3 - 4.0
4 - 3.5

EAST DIVISION

TORONTO POLAR BEARS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 73 89 11th 4.2 4.8 8 15
1988 95 67 2nd 5.1 4.4 1 7
1989 95 67 3rd 5.4 4.5 1 9

Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Roberto Alomar .326 14 55 6.3
LF L Rafael Palmeiro .305 49 137 5.9
CF R Ellis Burks .310 44 122 6.9
1B L Wally Joyner .329 33 116 6.2
3B S Howard Johnson .276 41 94 5.4
RF R George Bell .289 34 93 2.8
SS R Mariano Duncan .309 16 80 3.3
C R Mike Macfarlane rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP R Dwight Gooden 20 8 2.46 11.3
SP R Scott Sanderson 12 9 3.94 4.1
SP R Charlie Lea 15 12 3.80 3.5
SP R Brian Holman 6 8 4.85 -0.4
SP R Frank Pastore 6 7 4.90 -0.5
CL R Jose Mesa 14 SV 3.86 0.0

Key Man
Will righthanded 22-year-old Jose Mesa become the first elite closer in P-Bears history?
IN
SP Frank Pastore, RP Rod Nichols, *C Mike Macfarlane
OUT
SP Mario Soto, SP Darrell Jackson

DETROIT GRIFFINS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 88 74 7th 4.9 4.4 3 9
1988 90 72 5th 4.9 4.5 5 10
1989 67 95 14th 4.1 4.6 13 10

Avg HR RBI WAR
RF R Chris James .320 13 85 3.8
LF L Dwight Smith .315 10 70 2.6
1B L Fred McGriff .244 23 79 0.0
3B R Kevin Mitchell .282 14 70 3.3
SS R Alvaro Espinoza .310 4 32 1.5
CF L Steve Finley rookie
C R Pat Borders .312 9 58 3.4
2B R Craig Grebeck rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP L Randy Tomlin rookie
SP L Chris Nabholz rookie
SP L Greg Mathews 11 12 3.65 4.3
SP R Scott Bankhead 8 11 4.29 1.6
SP R Andy Benes 9 13 4.21 3.0
CL L Mikey Stanton 30 SV 2.75 0.9

Key Man
A strong rookie campaign from ace Randy Tomlin could see the Flyin' Lions make a playoff return.

IN
*SP Randy Tomlin, *SP Chris Nabholz, *CF Steve Finley
OUT
2B Lou Whitaker, SP Frank Pastore, C Ernie Whitt

WASHINGTON MONUMENTS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 92 70 5th 4.1 3.6 10 3
1988 87 75 7th 4.3 4.0 10 4
1989 96 66 2nd 4.3 3.6 9 2

Avg HR RBI WAR
LF S Tim Raines .329 9 54 6.2
3B L Wade Boggs .367 15 101 8.0
RF R Dave Winfield .280 34 107 3.2
C L Rich Gedman .271 18 65 4.0
1B R Bob Horner .235 25 85 1.1
2B S Johnny Ray .279 8 75 3.4
SS R Robin Yount .250 21 80 3.8
CF L Lloyd Moseby .213 10 44 1.3

W L ERA WAR
SP R Bret Saberhagen 19 9 2.04 7.6
SP L Teddy Higuera 13 7 3.02 5.0
SP L Larry McWilliams 6 8 4.50 -0.2
SP L Pat Combs 8 4 2.31 2.5
SP L Floyd Bannister 16 11 3.07 1.5
CL L Paul Assenmacher 18 SV 4.18 -0.2

Key Man
The 35-year-old southpaw Larry McWilliams backs up the best 1-2 starting tandem in the league. Is he up to the challenge?

IN
1B Bob Horner, SP Larry McWilliams, RP Paul Assenmacher, SP Sid Fernandez
OUT
RP Carlos Diaz

BROOKLYN SUPERBAS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 58 104 16th 4.2 4.9 9 16
1988 62 100 16th 4.2 5.3 11 16
1989 62 100 15-T 4.0 5.2 15 16

Avg HR RBI WAR
CF L Ken Griffey Jr .306 22 72 7.1
2B S Luis Alicea rookie
RF L Mike Greenwell .316 24 87 4.5
3B R Matt Williams .250 37 94 3.7
LF L Ken Landreaux .285 19 64 5.7
1B R Andres Galarraga .237 13 41 -0.5
SS L Tom Foley .267 6 51 1.5
C L Jeff Reed .288 5 40 2.0

W L ERA WAR
SP R Kevin Brown 6 12 4.94 1.5
SP L Britt Burns 5 19 4.54 3.4
SP R David Cone 2 12 5.58 0.7
SP L Randy Johnson 8 7 3.40 1.2
SP R Tim Belcher 3 8 5.42 -0.4
CL R John Wetteland 15 SV 5.24 1.0

Key Man
Rookie 2B Luis Alicea could be the place-setter the Bas have been looking for.

IN
*2B Luis Alicea
OUT
2B Julio Franco

MONTREAL VOYAGEURS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 66 96 14th 4.1 4.6 12 10
1988 77 85 11th 4.3 4.8 9 13
1989 62 100 15-T 4.1 4.8 12 12

Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Bip Roberts .316 4 39 3.8
SS R Jeff Blauser .284 14 75 5.4
LF R Lonnie Smith .299 13 65 3.1
RF S Ruben Sierra .311 34 111 4.0
1B L Kent Hrbek .283 9 65 1.4
CF R Chet Lemon .264 6 37 1.9
3B S Bobby Bonilla .238 4 13 -0.1
C R Joe Girardi .287 3 20 1.3

W L ERA WAR
SP R Floyd Youmans 6 10 4.11 3.7
SP L Jim Abbott 12 14 4.39 2.1
SP R Chris Bosio 10 9 3.74 2.1
SP R Curt Schilling rookie
SP L Kenny Rogers rookie
CL R Bob James 15 SV 4.84 0.2

Key Man
23-year-old Jeff Blauser looks poised to break into the UL elite at the hot corner.

IN
*SP Curt Schilling, *SP Kenny Rogers
OUT
SP Dave LaPoint

BOSTON FEDERALS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 90 72 6th 4.7 4.3 4 6
1988 81 81 9th 4.7 4.5 6 9
1989 79 83 10th 4.6 4.9 5 14

Avg HR RBI WAR
1B L Dion James .311 10 87 3.6
CF L Milt Thompson .270 3 58 1.3
RF R Kirby Puckett .334 17 87 5.4
LF L Barry Bonds .334 42 121 10.2
3B R Edgar Martinez .280 9 64 3.2
C L Darren Daulton .276 15 59 3.7
2B R Kevin Elster .223 0 17 -0.2
SS R Cal Ripken Jr .256 0 40 1.8

W L ERA WAR
SP R Roger Clemens 5 4 3.55 1.6
SP R Mike Scott 12 12 4.41 1.8
SP R Tom Candiotti 10 11 4.57 2.0
SP L Dennis Rasmussen 8 10 4.27 2.0
SP R Bobby Witt 5 7 4.31 0.5
SP L Juan Nieves 13 SV 3.13 0.2

Key Man
The Feds will need a big improvement from veteran righthander Mike Scott to return to winning ways.

IN
*RF Dante Bichette,*2B Mickey Morandini
OUT
RP Alejandro Pena

CLEVELAND BARONS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 64 98 15th 3.2 4.1 16 4
1988 71 91 13th 3.9 4.4 15 7
1989 76 86 11th 4.0 4.3 14 6

Avg HR RBI WAR
CF S Otis Nixon .295 0 33 4.2
3B S Mark McLemore .285 8 70 3.8
1B L Hal Morris .259 8 35 1.3
LF R Kevin McReynolds .258 26 70 1.4
2B L Lou Whitaker .216 18 56 1.3
RF L Terry Francona minors
C L Mike LaValliere .261 1 42 1.7
SS R Rene Gonzalez .148 1 4 -0.3

W L ERA WAR
SP L Tom Glavine 5 12 3.60 2.0
SP R John Smoltz 7 10 4.81 0.6
SP R Bill Wegman 11 10 4.86 0.0
SP R Sergio Valdez 4 7 4.74 0.0
SP R Rich Gossage 9 8 5.37 1.7
CL R Steve Olin 31 SV 2.10 2.5

Key Man
The Barons will lean on former topper slugger Kevin McReynolds as their main power source.

IN
LF Kevin McReynolds, 2B Lou Whitaker, SP Rich Gossage, SS Rene Gonzalez, RF Warren Cromartie
OUT
SS Garry Templeton

MANHATTAN GRAY SOX

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 93 69 3-T 4.6 4.2 6 5
1988 89 73 6th 4.2 3.9 13 3
1989 84 78 7-T 4.9 4.8 2 13

Avg HR RBI WAR
RF R Ellis Valentine .316 22 88 5.7
2B R Ryne Sandberg .273 32 86 6.1
1B R Danny Tartabull .302 32 100 4.3
LF R Jose Canseco .310 50 142 6.0
C R Gary Carter .244 18 69 2.4
SS R Scott Fletcher .322 2 43 2.3
CF R Roberto Kelly .321 17 51 3.5
3B R Chris Sabo .255 9 38 0.6

W L ERA WAR
SP R Kelly Downs 15 9 3.41 4.9
SP L Matt Young 13 6 3.70 2.5
SP R Tommy Boggs 17 10 4.28 5.1
SP R Jim Acker 7 8 4.49 1.8
SP L Darrell Jackson 2 0 1.65 0.3
CL R Jeff Robinson 24 SV 3.36 2.1

Key Man
Ex-Seattle southpaw Matt Young will be instrumental in helping rejuvenate the Sox' rotation.

IN
SP Matt Young, SP Darrell Jackson, 2B Julio Franco
OUT
x

KEYSTONE STARLINGS

INAUGURAL SEASON

Avg HR RBI WAR

CF R Jerome Walton rookie
RF L Jeff Stone rookie
1B L B.J. Surhoff .254 17 73 0.5
LF R Juan Samuel .311 7 35 1.8
SS S Dale Sveum .278 3 18 0.6
2B R Jody Reed minors
3B S Wally Backman minors
C L Brent Mayne rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP R Kirk McCaskill 10 11 4.44 1.2
SP R Dave Rozema 2 4 6.21 -0.4
SP R Jay Tibbs 10 10 4.51 1.2
SP L Rick Honeycutt minors
SP R Jim Barr 3 6 4.14 1.0
CL R John Dopson 7 6 3.92 0.6

Key Man
Switch-hitting LF Mike Young arguably has the best shot at making the All-Star team.

WEST DIVISION

LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 101 61 2nd 4.3 3.5 7 1
1988 92 70 4th 4.6 3.7 7 1
1989 91 72 4th 4.1 4.0 11 4

Avg HR RBI WAR
LF L Andy Van Slyke .281 25 63 5.6
SS R Jay Bell .252 24 66 2.7
CF R Jesse Barfield .267 32 87 4.0
1B R Cory Snyder .253 11 43 0.2
3B S Ken Caminiti .289 16 60 3.6
RF R Tom Brunansky .236 25 71 3.5
C L Mike Scioscia .283 9 51 3.6
2B R Robby Thompson minors

W L ERA WAR
SP R Dave Beard 12 9 3.25 6.5
SP L Greg Swindell 11 9 3.84 3.2
SP R Ron Darling 4 2 4.50 0.2
SP L Bruce Hurst 13 15 4.23 2.0
SP R Jim Gott 11 8 3.40 3.6
CL R Lee Smith 41 SV 3.09 1.8

Key Man
RF Tom Brunansky is coming off the least productive of his five years as a starter.

IN
RP Luis DeLeon, SP Dave LaPoint, C Ernie Whitt
OUT
SP Bruce Ruffin, 2B Glenn Hubbard, SP Sid Fernandez

ST. LOUIS MAROONS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 106 56 1st 5.4 3.5 1 2
1988 100 62 1st 5.0 3.7 2 2
1989 98 64 1st 4.9 3.4 4 1

Avg HR RBI WAR
CF L Lenny Dykstra .317 12 61 6.5
LF R Rickey Henderson .290 14 66 5.0
RF L Dan Pasqua .260 35 102 4.7
3B R Kevin Seitzer .315 17 92 5.2
1B L Alvin Davis .293 31 107 5.2
C L Darrell Porter .248 19 70 3.5
2B S Tony Phillips .269 18 76 5.1
SS S Garry Templeton .230 5 41 0.7

W L ERA WAR
SP R Dave Schmidt 18 6 2.51 5.0
SP R Steven Ontiveros 18 7 2.86 5.2
SP R Scott Garrelts injured
SP R Ed Whitson 19 6 2.65 5.3
SP R Craig McMurtry 11 7 3.51 0.6
CL L Joe Sambito 23 SV 2.29 1.3

Key Man
Can the Dark Reds squeeze one more productive year out of their 37-year-old, 14-time All-Star catcher?

IN
SP Scott Garrelts, RP Alejandro Pena, RP Willie Hernandez, SS Garry Templeton, LF Glenn Braggs
OUT
RP Mark Eichhorn

ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 93 69 3-T 5.4 4.7 2 13
1988 75 87 12th 5.0 5.1 3 15
1989 71 91 13th 4.2 4.7 10 11

Avg HR RBI WAR

RF L Tony Gwynn .377 17 75 5.9
3B S Bump Wills .252 5 9 0.6
CF R Eric Davis .287 37 101 6.7
1B R Mark McGwire .276 42 85 3.9
C R Mike Stanley .279 20 74 3.6
SS R Luis Aguayo .265 20 76 1.9
2B R Glenn Hubbard .244 14 53 2.4
LF L Ray Lankford rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP L Fernie Valenzuela 14 13 3.33 8.0
SP L Bob Shirley 13 11 3.70 5.4
SP R Kevin Tapani 12 14 4.56 0.6
SP R Dave Freisleben 2 3 4.66 -0.1
SP R Dick Ruthven 5 17 5.50 3.1
CL L Carlos Diaz 35 SV 1.37 3.7

Key Man
Catcher Mike Stanley needs a big year for the Toppers to restore their status as a top-tier offense.

IN
RP Carlos Diaz, 2B Glenn Hubbard, SS Luis Aguayo, *LF Ray Lankford, LF Brett Butler
OUT
1B Bob Horner, LF Kevin McReynolds, SP Rich Gossage, 2B Spike Owen

SEATTLE RAINIERS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 81 81 8th 4.7 4.8 5 14
1988 93 69 3rd 4.9 4.4 4 5
1989 90 73 5th 4.9 4.4 3 8

Avg HR RBI WAR
RF S Willie McGee .340 5 53 5.4
3B R Chris Brown .350 20 109 6.4
LF S John Shelby .291 42 109 4.4
1B L Willie Upshaw .337 17 67 3.8
C R Brian Harper .332 5 72 3.9
2B S Harold Reynolds .272 6 61 3.6
CF R Henry Cotto minors
SS L Ozzie Guillen .303 2 68 2.6

W L ERA WAR
SP R Don Robinson 17 9 4.08 3.9
SP R Doug Drabek 14 14 5.88 1.5
SP L Allan Anderson 15 7 3.51 3.9
SP L Bruce Ruffin 5 7 3.15 3.7
SP L Tim Birtsas minors
CL R Victor Cruz 0 SV 3.51 -0.1

Key Man
To compete in a loaded West, the R's will need righthander Doug Drabek to bounce back from his sophomore slump.

IN
SP Bruce Ruffin, RP Mark Eichhorn
OUT
RP Luis DeLeon, SP Matt Young, SP Scott Garrelts, RP Rod Nichols, RP Willie Hernandez

CHICAGO COLTS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 68 94 12-T 4.0 4.7 14 12
1988 62 100 15th 3.6 4.7 16 12
1989 87 75 6th 3.9 3.9 16 3

Avg HR RBI WAR
1B L John Kruk .282 9 50 2.9
SS R Alan Trammell .319 18 81 6.5
RF R Ivan Calderon .328 30 91 7.4
3B R Gary Sheffield .317 5 25 2.4
LF R Albert Belle rookie
2B L Bill Spiers .236 3 20 -0.4
C R Benito Santiago .257 18 58 2.8
CF L Lance Johnson .266 4 41 1.8

W L ERA WAR
SP R Erik Hanson 9 9 4.34 1.7
SP L Terry Mulholland 12 14 3.55 2.8
SP R Melido Perez minors
SP L Jamie Moyer 14 12 3.47 2.3
SP R Jeff M. Robinson 8 11 4.07 1.1
CL R Rob Dibble 36 SV 0.82 4.2

Key Man
The Colts will look to 28-year-old RF Ivan Calderon to spark a moribund offense.

IN
*LF Albert Belle, *CF Darren Lewis
OUT
-

DENVER 14ers

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 78 84 9th 4.1 4.6 11 11
1988 82 80 8th 4.2 4.4 12 6
1989 83 79 9th 4.5 4.3 6 7

Avg HR RBI WAR

LF L Luis Polonia .258 0 14 -0.3
2B S Tony Fernandez .305 4 41 3.1
1B L Will Clark .309 23 84 3.8
RF R Phil Bradley .301 17 80 3.3
3B R Gary Gaetti .284 22 66 4.7
C S Mickey Tettleton .254 23 69 3.4
CF S Stan Javier .295 14 56 5.5
SS S Ozzie Smith .271 5 65 3.2

W L ERA WAR
SP L Mike Mason 11 11 3.69 3.6
SP R Rick Reuschel 16 12 3.87 4.5
SP R Bill Swift 12 8 4.15 4.5
SP L John Martin 10 4 5.05 -0.1
SP R Joe Johnson 10 10 4.22 0.5
CL R Greg Harris 1 SV 2.84 0.2

Key Man
Southpaw Mike Mason has surged ahead of Rick Reuschel and Bill Swift to earn the ace job.

IN
2B Julio Cruz, SS Glenn Hoffman
OUT
RP Paul Assenmacher

SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 68 94 12-T 3.6 4.3 15 7
1988 77 85 10th 4.4 4.7 8 11
1989 84 78 7-T 4.3 4.1 7 5

Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Jose Oquendo .307 2 47 3.1
1B L Mark Grace .348 13 82 6.1
SS R Barry Larkin .266 16 92 4.1
RF L Mike Aldrete .247 14 88 0.5
LF R Rob Deer .211 36 103 2.1
3B R Travis Fryman rookie
CF S Devon White .187 2 6 -0.5
C R Terry Steinbach .284 13 68 3.2

                        W L ERA WAR
SP R Jose DeLeon 11 15 3.82 2.4
SP L Greg Hibbard 18 7 4.36 4.3
SP R Walt Terrell 15 10 3.45 2.8
SP L Bryan Clark    0 6 4.87 0.3
CL R Bobby Thigpen   28 SV 2.89 2.3

Key Man
28-year old ace Jose DeLeon will try to reverse a four-year slide in his ERA.

IN
*3B Travis Fryman
OUT
SS Rene Gonzalez, SS Luis Aguayo, LF Brett Butler

HAVANA LEONES

W L Pl R RA Rank
1987 77 85 10th 4.0 4.4 13 8
1988 63 99 14th 4.0 5.0 14 14
1989 72 90 12th 4.3 4.9 7 15

Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Bill Doran .296 16 72 3.4
3B S Terry Pendleton .262 12 60 2.0
CF R Shane Mack .312 11 51 4.5
LF L Kal Daniels .309 26 82 6.3
1B R Tim Teufel .277 21 98 2.6
RF L David Justice rookie
C L Matt Nokes .234 12 30 0.8
SS R Mike Bordick rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP L Mark Langston 6 11 4.29 1.6
SP R Mario Soto 17 9 3.86 2.7
SP R Kevin Ritz 0 3 5.98 0.2
SP R Jaime Navarro 6 15 5.22 1.4
SP R Scott Scudder 4 1 2.60 0.2
CL R Gene Nelson 18 SV 3.51 -0.3

Key Man
LF Kal Daniels seeks to dethrone Bonds and recapture the MVP crown.

IN
SP Mario Soto, *RF David Justice, *SS Mike Bordick, 2B Spike Owen
OUT
SP Larry McWilliams, SS Glenn Hoffman, RF Warren Cromartie

FLORIDA FLAMINGOS

INAUGURAL SEASON

Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Nelson Liriano rookie
3B R Felix Fermin minors
1B R Frank E. Thomas rookie
C R Lance Parrish .287 18 86 3.2
RF R Tracy Jones .277 5 48 0.2
LF L Mel Hall rookie
CF R Dave Gallagher .262 2 15 0.4
SS S Omar Vizquel rookie

W L ERA WAR
SP L Frank Viola 2 3 6.44 0.4
SP R Kevin Gross 5 3 3.18 1.7
SP R Pete Smith rookie
SP R John Mitchell rookie
SP L David Wells injured
CL R Stan Belinda 0 SV 3.64 0.3

Key Man
First overall pick Frank Thomas is the early favorite for Rookie of the Year.

1989 League Leaders

Batting Average
Tony Gwynn ATL .377

Wade Boggs WAS .367
Chris Brown SEA .350

Mark Grace SF .348
Willie McGee SEA .340
Willie Upshaw SEA .337
Kirby Puckett BOS .334

Barry Bonds BOS .334
Brian Harper SEA .332
Tim Raines WAS .329

Earned Run Average
Bret Saberhagen WAS 2.04
Joe Magrane CLE 2.41
Dwight Gooden TOR 2.46
Dave Schmidt STL 2.51
Ed Whitson STL 2.65
Stvn Ontiveros STL 2.86
Teddy Higuera WAS 3.02
Floyd Bannister WAS 3.07
Dave Beard LA 3.25
Fern Valenzuela ATL 3.33

Infield Zone Rating
Ozzie Smith DEN 15.2
Cal Ripken Jr. BOS 12.8
Ozzie Guillen SEA 8.8
Robin Yount WAS 8.8
Gary Gaetti DEN 8.5

Home Runs
Jose Canseco MAN 50

Rafael Palmeiro TOR 49

Ellis Burks TOR 44

Barry Bonds BOS 42

Sixto Lezcano DEN 42

Mark McGwire ATL 42

John Shelby SEA 42

Howard Johnson TOR 41

Eric Davis ATL 37

Rob Deer SF 36
Eddie Murray CLE 36

Wins
Dwight Gooden TOR 20
Bret Saberhagen WAS 19
Ed Whitson STL 19
Greg Hibbard SF 18
Steven Ontiveros STL 18
Dave Schmidt STL 18
Tommy Boggs MAN 17
Don Robinson SEA 17
Mario Soto TOR 17
Floyd Bannister WAS 16
Rick Reuschel DEN 16

Outfield Zone Rating
Stan Javier DEN 15.5
Tom Brunansky LA 14.9
Lloyd Moseby WAS 12.8
Andy Van Slyke LA 10.7
Ellis Valentine MAN 10.2

RBIs
Jose Canseco MAN 142
Rafael Palmeiro TOR 137
Eddie Murray CLE 131
Ellis Burks TOR 122
Barry Bonds BOS 121
Sixto Lezcano DEN 118
Wally Joyner TOR 116
Ruben Sierra MON 111
Chris Brown SEA 109
John Shelby SEA 109

Strikeouts
Dwight Gooden TOR 271
Fern Valenzuela ATL 252
Dave Beard LA 235
Floyd Youmans MON 228
Teddy Higuera WAS 227
Jose Rijo SF 225
Rick Reuschel DEN 193
Jose DeLeon SF 191
Don Robinson SEA 191
Bret Saberhagen WAS 186

bWAR
Barry Bonds BOS 10.2
Wade Boggs WAS 8.0
Ivan Calderon CHI 7.4
Ellis Burks TOR 6.9
Eric Davis ATL 6.7
Lenny Dykstra STL 6.5
Alan Trammell CHI 6.5
Chris Brown SEA 6.4
Kal Daniels HAV 6.3
Roberto Alomar TOR 6.3

pWAR
Dwight Gooden TOR 11.3
Fern Valenzuela ATL 8.0
Bret Saberhagen WAS 7.6
Dave Beard LA 6.5
Bob Shirley ATL 5.4
Ed Whitson STL 5.3
Stvn Ontiveros STL 5.2
Tommy Boggs MAN 5.1
Dave Schmidt STL 5.0
Teddy Higuera WAS 5.0

1989 Awards

Batter of the Month
APR Barry Bonds BOS

MAY Rafael Palmeiro TOR
JUN Dave Winfield WAS
JUL John Shelby SEA
AUG Jose Canseco MAN

SEP Wally Joyner TOR

Pitcher of the Month
APR Dave Schmidt STL
MAY Ed Whitson STL
JUN Allan Anderson SEA
JUL Terry Mulholland CHI
AUG Dave Schmidt STL
SEP Steven Ontiveros STL

Rookie of the Month
APR Jeff M. Robinson CHI
MAY Steve Olin CLE
JUN Dwight Smith DET
JUL Ken Griffey Jr. BRO
AUG Greg Hibbard SF
SEP Scott Scudder HAV

Player of the Week
4/10 Lonnie Smith MON
4/17 Wally Joyner TOR
4/24 Brian Harper SEA
5/1 Barry Bonds BOS
5/8 Jose Canseco MAN
5/15 Jesse Barfield LA
5/22 Shane Mack HAV
5/29 Rafael Palmeiro TOR
6/5 Chris Brown SEA
6/12 Dave Winfield WAS
6/19 Terry Pendleton HAV
6/26 Ozzie Guillen SEA
7/3 Rafael Palmeiro TOR
7/10 Danny Tartabull MAN
7/17 Ivan Calderon CHI
7/24 Barry Bonds BOS
7/31 Barry Bonds BOS
8/7 Wade Boggs WAS
8/14 Tony Gwynn ATL
8/21 Jose Canseco MAN
8/28 Mark Grace SF
9/4 Mark McGwire ATL
9/11 Tony Gwynn ATL
9/18 Mike Stanley ATL
9/25 Barry Bonds BOS

Injuries

CLE SP Joe Magrane (6 wk)
DEN RP Tim Burke (4 wk)
LA RP Gary Lucas (4 wk)
MAN SP Allan Ripley (4 mo)
SEA SP Mike Morgan (7 mo)

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