1989 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 43-33
Finished 2nd in the NWL's South Division
Manager: P. K. Kirsch (43-33)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 141,134, Avg. 3,714
1989 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 1989 season with a record of 43 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Emeralds scored 421 runs and surrendered 383 runs. Kevin Long drove in 45 runs. Sean Collins led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Lou Talbert topped the team with 8 wins, while Chris Schaefer registered a 2.48 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1989 Eugene Emeralds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Matt Karchner, Kerwin Moore and Ed Pierce.

P. K. Kirsch served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AhernRRMay 18, 19686'0"205Chicago Heights, IL US
Javier AlvarezRRFebruary 15, 19695'9"170
Kirk BaldwinLLAugust 30, 19666'6"225
Rob BuchananRROctober 2, 19655'10"175
Scott CentalaRRJune 26, 19676'3"200Merced, CA US
Ron CollinsRRMay 18, 19686'2"205
Sean CollinsRRMarch 3, 19675'10"166Los Angeles, CA US
John GilcristRRMay 16, 19676'0"180
Jake JacobsRRDecember 7, 19666'2"185
Matt KarchnerRRJune 28, 19676'4"245Berwick, PA US
David KingRROctober 15, 19676'3"230
Don LindseyLLNovember 17, 19676'0"165Pontiac, MI US
Kevin LongLLDecember 30, 19665'8"165Van Nuys, CA US
Kerwin MooreSROctober 29, 19706'1"190Detroit, MI US
Pat MurphyRRFebruary 16, 19686'0"173
Ben PardoRLDecember 17, 19656'2"198
Ed PierceLLOctober 6, 19686'1"185Arcadia, CA US
Milt RichardsonRRMay 8, 19675'11"172
David RitchieSRNovember 22, 19675'10"170
Rod RogersRRSeptember 28, 19686'2"195
Fred RussellSRFebruary 12, 19665'8"160
Colin RyanRRJanuary 21, 19676'2"193
Chris SchaeferRRApril 9, 19686'4"240
Dave SolsethLRApril 22, 19676'4"210
Lou TalbertRRJune 22, 19685'11"170
Kirk ThompsonLRDecember 4, 19675'10"165
Rich TunisonSRMarch 3, 19696'1"180
Mike WebsterLLSeptember 18, 19676'1"200
Skip WileyLRJune 6, 19676'3"190

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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