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The Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

' 1989 season
1989 Major League Baseball season
-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player**Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers **Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants *Cy Young Award**Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals **Mark Davis, San Diego Padres *Rookie of the Year...

was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

Offseason

December 4, 1988: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

for Mark Portugal
Mark Portugal
Mark Steven Portugal is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1985 to 1999.-Career:Portugal attended Norwalk High School in Norwalk, California. He was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1980...

. The Astros completed the deal by sending Todd McClure (minors) to the Twins on December 7.
December 21, 1988: Bob Forsch
Bob Forsch
Robert Herbert Forsch was an American right-handed starting pitcher who spent most of his sixteen years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals before finishing his playing career with the Houston Astros...

was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
January 10, 1989: John Fishel
John Fishel
John Alan Fishel is a former right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Houston Astros in 1988....

, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors) were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

for Rick Rhoden
Rick Rhoden
Richard Alan Rhoden is a professional golfer and was a Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 16 year baseball career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros of the National League; and the New York Yankees of the American League.-Early years:Rhoden was...

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January 30, 1989: Dan Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder
Daniel Ernest Schatzeder is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from - for nine different teams. Schatzeder played college baseball at the University of Denver...

was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
February 16, 1989: Roger Mason was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
March 31, 1989: Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson (1987-1993 pitcher)
David Wayne Johnson , is a retired American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1987–1993. Johnson would play for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers. A Guideposts article titled "Against the Odds" by Dave Johnson appeared in the May,...

and Victor Hithe (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

for Carl Nichols
Carl Nichols
Carl Edward Nichols is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros.-Sources:...

.

Notable transactions

April 5, 1989: Greg Gross was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
April 6, 1989: Troy Afenir
Troy Afenir
Michael Troy Afenir is a former Major League Baseball catcher. In his major league career, Afenir played for the Houston Astros in , the Oakland Athletics from...

was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

for Matt Sinatro
Matt Sinatro
Matthew Stephen Sinatro is a former major league catcher and currently handling administrative duties for the Chicago Cubs after being replaced as 1st base coach in January 2010. He attended Conard High School in West Hartford, Connecticut...

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June 5, 1989: Jeff Juden
Jeff Juden
Jeffrey Daniel Juden is a former Major League Baseball player. He is 6'8" and weighs 270 lbs...

was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft
1989 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.-Supplemental first round selections:-External links:*...

. Player signed June 30, 1989.

Roster

1989 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Craig Biggio Craig Biggio Craig Alan Biggio is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, catcher, and outfielder. He played his entire 20-year baseball career with the Houston Astros . He ranks 21st all-time with 3,060 career hits, and is the ninth player in the 3000 hit club to get all his hits with the same team. He...	134	443	114	.257	13	60
1B	Glenn Davis Glenn Davis (baseball) Glenn Earl Davis is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. While a member of the Houston Astros in the late 1980s, he finished three times in the top ten in National League MVP balloting . He batted and threw right-handed....	158	581	156	.269	34	89
2B	Bill Doran	142	507	111	.219	8	58
3B	Ken Caminiti Ken Caminiti Kenneth Gene Caminiti was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball and the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player. He was born in Hanford, California, and attended San Jose State University...	161	585	149	.255	10	72
SS	Rafael Ramírez Rafael Ramírez (baseball) Rafael Emilio Ramírez Peguero , is a former professional baseball player who played in the major leagues primarily as a shortstop from 1980-1992...	151	537	132	.246	6	54
LF	Billy Hatcher	108	395	90	.228	3	44
CF	Gerald Young Gerald Young Gerald Anthony Young was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was noted for his long strides and blazing speed, and although considered somewhat of a "hot dog" because of what appeared to be a lackadaisical style , he was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of his time...	146	533	124	.233	0	38
RF	Terry Puhl Terry Puhl -See also:List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen basesList of Major League Baseball players from Canada*UHV Jaguars-External links:...	121	354	96	.271	0	27

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kevin Bass Kevin Bass Kevin Charles Bass is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles....	87	313	94	.300	5	44
Eric Anthony Eric Anthony Eric Todd Anthony is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Anthony would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Houston Astros on July 28, 1989, and appear in his final game on September 27, 1997...	25	61	11	.180	4	7
Carl Nichols Carl Nichols Carl Edward Nichols is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros.-Sources:...	8	13	1	.077	0	2

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

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