1989 Modesto A's Roster
Team Record: 56-86
Finished 4th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Lenn Sakata (0-0), Ted Kubiak (0-0)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: John Thurman Field
Attendance: 87,256, Avg. 1,229
The Modesto A's of the California League ended the 1989 season with a record of 56 wins and 86 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The A's scored 510 runs and yielded 636 runs. Stan Royer led Modesto with 11 home runs and drove in 69 runs. Darren Lewis paced all regular batters with a .298 average. Joe Slusarski topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.18 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1989 Modesto A's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Slusarski, Henry Mercedes, Walt Weiss, Francisco Matos, Stan Royer, Darren Lewis, Rod Correia, Matt Young, Ron Witmeyer, Johnny Guzman and Jorge Brito.
Lenn Sakata and Ted Kubiak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alexander | R | September 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Pedro Baez | R | R | February 22, 1966 | 5'11" | 163 | |
| Jorge Brito | R | R | June 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO |
| Tom Carcione | R | R | February 12, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Joel Chimelis | R | R | July 27, 1967 | 6'0" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Rod Correia | R | R | September 13, 1967 | 5'11" | 185 | Providence, RI US |
| Steve Dye | R | November 22, 1967 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Dan Eskew | R | R | February 2, 1966 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Lorenzo Furcal | R | R | July 7, 1968 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Dave Gavin | R | R | May 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 179 | |
| Gary Gorski | R | R | April 12, 1965 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Daryl Green | R | R | April 15, 1968 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Johnny Guzman | R | L | January 21, 1971 | 5'10" | 155 | Hatillo Palma, Monte Cristi DO |
| Joe Hillman | R | R | August 12, 1966 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Jim Kating | R | R | December 19, 1965 | 6'2" | 212 | |
| Joe Kemp | L | L | September 21, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jeff Kopyta | R | July 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ruben Lardizabal | R | R | August 3, 1968 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Darren Lewis | R | R | August 28, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Kevin MacLeod | L | L | August 29, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Francisco Matos | R | R | April 8, 1970 | 6'1" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Kirk McDonald | R | R | March 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Charles McGrew | L | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Henry Mercedes | R | R | July 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Julio Nina | S | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Joe Ortiz | R | R | December 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 195 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Bob Parry | R | R | September 21, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Pedro Pena | R | R | July 29, 1970 | 6'3" | 155 | Montecristi, DO |
| William Perez | R | January 5, 1967 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Peter Richert | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Marteese Robinson | R | R | April 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Stan Royer | R | R | August 31, 1967 | 6'3" | 195 | Olney, IL US |
| Bill Savarino | L | R | January 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Enoch Simmons | R | R | September 28, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Joe Slusarski | R | R | December 19, 1966 | 6'4" | 195 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Bill Taylor | R | August 31, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Keith Thomas | S | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Steve Towey | R | R | September 23, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Doug Twitty | R | R | December 12, 1967 | 6'3" | 189 | |
| Brian Veilleux | L | L | April 24, 1965 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Darryl Vice | S | R | December 30, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Weston Weber | R | R | January 5, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | Dodge Center, MN US |
| Walt Weiss | S | R | November 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | Tuxedo, NY US |
| Ron Witmeyer | L | L | June 28, 1967 | 6'3" | 215 | West Islip, NY US |
| Matt Young | L | L | August 9, 1958 | 6'3" | 205 | Pasadena, CA US |
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.
