1989 San Jose Giants Roster
Team Record: 81-61
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Duane Espy (81-61)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 108,458, Avg. 1,528
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, San Jose Giants 2
The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 1989 season with a record of 81 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Giants scored 600 runs and conceded 498 runs. Juan Guerrero led San Jose with 13 home runs and drove in 78 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .281. Steve Lienhard topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.79 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1989 San Jose Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim McNamara, Bryan Hickerson, Dave Dravecky, Rod Beck, Royce Clayton, Andrés Santana, Steve Reed, Steve Decker, Kelly Downs, Jim Pena, Mark Dewey, Greg Brummett and Juan Guerrero.
Duane Espy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Beck | R | R | August 3, 1968 | 6'1" | 215 | Burbank, CA US |
| David Booth | S | R | June 8, 1966 | 6'2" | 164 | |
| Pat Brady | L | R | March 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jerry Brock | R | R | July 29, 1966 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Greg Brummett | R | R | April 20, 1967 | 6'0" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Rocco Buffolino | R | R | November 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bill Carlson | R | R | April 21, 1965 | 6'2" | 195 | Mission Hills, CA US |
| Royce Clayton | R | R | January 2, 1970 | 6'0" | 175 | Burbank, CA US |
| Greg Conner | R | R | September 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Jamie Cooper | S | R | May 31, 1966 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Steve Decker | R | R | October 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 205 | Rock Island, IL US |
| Mark Dewey | R | R | January 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Kelly Downs | R | R | October 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 195 | Ogden, UT US |
| Dave Dravecky | R | L | February 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Tom Ealy | R | R | November 27, 1967 | 6'2" | 208 | |
| Dan Fernandez | R | R | June 6, 1966 | 5'11" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
| Chris Fye | S | L | July 8, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Scott Goins | R | R | December 24, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Juan Guerrero | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 5'11" | 160 | Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Mike Ham | R | R | February 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Steve Hecht | L | R | November 12, 1965 | 5'9" | 165 | Palm Springs, CA US |
| Bryan Hickerson | L | L | October 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 195 | Bemidji, MN US |
| Tom Hostetler | R | R | October 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jim Jones | S | R | September 17, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Steve Lienhard | R | R | September 3, 1964 | 6'4" | 225 | McAlester, OK US |
| Jim Malseed | R | R | June 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| T. J. McDonald | R | R | October 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jim McNamara | L | R | June 10, 1965 | 6'4" | 210 | Nashua, NH US |
| Kevin Meier | R | R | February 20, 1966 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Jim Pena | L | L | September 17, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Lonnie Phillips | R | R | January 23, 1965 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Steve Reed | R | R | March 11, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Andrés Santana | S | R | February 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Gary Sharko | R | R | December 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Jimmy Terrill | L | L | August 31, 1966 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| John Vuz | R | R | June 5, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Elanis Westbrooks | R | R | August 3, 1965 | 5'8" | 170 |
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.
