1989 Sumter Braves Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 60-81
Finished 5th in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Ned Yost (60-81)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Ballpark: Riley Park
Attendance: 36,706, Avg. 521
1989 Sumter Braves Statistics

The Sumter Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 1989 season with a record of 60 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.

The Braves plated 587 runs and allowed 680 runs. Randy Simmons paced Sumter with 13 home runs Randy Simmons and Glen Gardner each drove in 71 runs. Glen Gardner led all regular batters with a .298 average. Marcos Vasquez topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.28 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ramon Caraballo, Ron Gant, Ryan Klesko, Matt Murray, Eddie Pérez, Ricky Trlicek and Mark Wohlers were all players from the 1989 Sumter Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ned Yost served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Lionel AdamsRRJanuary 17, 19676'1"200
Tom BruckRRDecember 27, 19666'0"180Kingston, NY US
Jeff CalderoneRRFebruary 23, 19666'2"190Texas City, TX US
Ramon CaraballoSRMay 23, 19695'7"150Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Calvain CulbersonRRNovember 14, 19665'10"195Rome, GA US
Roberto DeleonLLFebruary 23, 19696'0"160Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
Dave DickmanRRSeptember 15, 19666'4"215Teaneck, NJ US
Rob DuncanRRMarch 30, 19706'1"170Cincinnati, OH US
Mike FowlerRRSeptember 21, 19656'2"200Tryon, NC US
Ron GantRRMarch 2, 19656'0"172Victoria, TX US
Glen GardnerLRJune 26, 19666'1"205Plainfield, NJ US
Wallace GonzalezRRJune 16, 19706'2"220
Scott GoselinRRJune 19, 19665'10"165Kankakee, IL US
Scott GroveRRSeptember 24, 19686'0"180
Lamar HallRRJanuary 20, 19695'11"155San Francisco, CA US
Greg HarperRRMarch 1, 19676'0"170Villa Rica, GA US
Judd JohnsonRLMay 4, 19666'0"185Portsmouth, OH US
Kevin KellyLLSeptember 23, 19656'0"180Topeka, KS US
Ryan KleskoLLJune 12, 19716'3"220Westminster, CA US
Steven LopezSRSeptember 1, 19696'2"210Fairfield, CA US
Johnny MaldonadoRRMay 22, 19695'11"180Austin, TX US
Jeff MeierRRMay 18, 19665'9"165DeKalb, IL US
Ralph MeisterRRMarch 25, 19686'4"170Greensburg, PA US
Jesus MendozaRRJune 27, 19686'0"205Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Roberto MinayaRRDecember 2, 19696'3"190Santiago, Santiago DO
Glenn MitchellRROctober 2, 19685'11"190Rivic, NY US
Matt MurrayLRSeptember 26, 19706'6"240Boston, MA US
Eddie PérezRRMay 4, 19686'1"175Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia VE
Paul ReisRRJune 7, 19685'10"160Azores, PT
Winnie RelafordSRDecember 14, 19665'8"165Valdosta, GA US
Rod RicheySROctober 20, 19656'0"177Greenville, SC US
Tom RizzoRRAugust 21, 19655'8"160Pittsfield, MA US
Randy SimmonsLLJanuary 5, 19676'0"180
Chad SmithSLFebruary 2, 19686'5"225Kingsport, TN US
Ron ThomasLLSeptember 28, 19676'4"210Oneonta, NY US
Ricky TrlicekRRApril 26, 19696'3"200Houston, TX US
Mike UrmanRRJuly 11, 19696'3"200Inglewood, CA US
Marcos VasquezRRNovember 5, 19685'10"170
Mark WohlersRRJanuary 23, 19706'4"207Holyoke, MA 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.




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