1989 Sumter Braves Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Lionel Adams | R | R | January 17, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Tom Bruck | R | R | December 27, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Kingston, NY US |
Jeff Calderone | R | R | February 23, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas City, TX US |
Ramon Caraballo | S | R | May 23, 1969 | 5'7" | 150 | Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
Calvain Culberson | R | R | November 14, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | Rome, GA US |
Roberto Deleon | L | L | February 23, 1969 | 6'0" | 160 | Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO |
Dave Dickman | R | R | September 15, 1966 | 6'4" | 215 | Teaneck, NJ US |
Rob Duncan | R | R | March 30, 1970 | 6'1" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Mike Fowler | R | R | September 21, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Tryon, NC US |
Ron Gant | R | R | March 2, 1965 | 6'0" | 172 | Victoria, TX US |
Glen Gardner | L | R | June 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 205 | Plainfield, NJ US |
Wallace Gonzalez | R | R | June 16, 1970 | 6'2" | 220 | |
Scott Goselin | R | R | June 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 165 | Kankakee, IL US |
Scott Grove | R | R | September 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Lamar Hall | R | R | January 20, 1969 | 5'11" | 155 | San Francisco, CA US |
Greg Harper | R | R | March 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | Villa Rica, GA US |
Judd Johnson | R | L | May 4, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Portsmouth, OH US |
Kevin Kelly | L | L | September 23, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Topeka, KS US |
Ryan Klesko | L | L | June 12, 1971 | 6'3" | 220 | Westminster, CA US |
Steven Lopez | S | R | September 1, 1969 | 6'2" | 210 | Fairfield, CA US |
Johnny Maldonado | R | R | May 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 180 | Austin, TX US |
Jeff Meier | R | R | May 18, 1966 | 5'9" | 165 | DeKalb, IL US |
Ralph Meister | R | R | March 25, 1968 | 6'4" | 170 | Greensburg, PA US |
Jesus Mendoza | R | R | June 27, 1968 | 6'0" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Roberto Minaya | R | R | December 2, 1969 | 6'3" | 190 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Glenn Mitchell | R | R | October 2, 1968 | 5'11" | 190 | Rivic, NY US |
Matt Murray | L | R | September 26, 1970 | 6'6" | 240 | Boston, MA US |
Eddie Pérez | R | R | May 4, 1968 | 6'1" | 175 | Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia VE |
Paul Reis | R | R | June 7, 1968 | 5'10" | 160 | Azores, PT |
Winnie Relaford | S | R | December 14, 1966 | 5'8" | 165 | Valdosta, GA US |
Rod Richey | S | R | October 20, 1965 | 6'0" | 177 | Greenville, SC US |
Tom Rizzo | R | R | August 21, 1965 | 5'8" | 160 | Pittsfield, MA US |
Randy Simmons | L | L | January 5, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Chad Smith | S | L | February 2, 1968 | 6'5" | 225 | Kingsport, TN US |
Ron Thomas | L | L | September 28, 1967 | 6'4" | 210 | Oneonta, NY US |
Ricky Trlicek | R | R | April 26, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
Mike Urman | R | R | July 11, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Inglewood, CA US |
Marcos Vasquez | R | R | November 5, 1968 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Mark Wohlers | R | R | January 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 207 | Holyoke, 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.