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Midwest League 1989

Summary

  • Midwest League Champion: South Bend White Sox (White Sox)
  • Team with Best Won/Lost Record: South Bend White Sox (White Sox) 85-47, .644
  • Most Valuable Player: Tom Redington (Burlington/Braves)
  • Prospect of the Year: Tom Redington (Burlington/Braves)
  • Manager of the Year: Dave Miley (Cedar Rapids/Reds)

  • League Attendance: 1,716,443
    • 14 teams in two divisions played a 140 game, split-season schedule.
    • The MWL had teams in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin.


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1989 Season
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Overview


Composite Record for Each Team

                Nickname        Affiliate    Won Lost  Pct (Rank)
Appleton        Foxes           Royals       67  68   .496  (7)
Beloit          Brewers         Brewers      62  72   .463 (10)
Burlington      Braves          Braves       60  77   .438 (12)
Cedar Rapids    Reds            Reds         80  57   .584  (2)
Clinton         Giants          Giants       55  84   .396 (13)
Kenosha         Twins           Twins        63  66   .488  (9)
Madison         Muskies         Athletics    59  72   .450 (11)
Peoria          Chiefs          Cubs         80  59   .576  (3)
Quad City       Angels          Angels       72  63   .533  (6)
Rockford        Expos           Expos        74  59   .556  (4)
South Bend      White Sox       White Sox    85  47   .644  (1)
Springfield     Cardinals       Cardinals    73  62   .541  (5)
Waterloo        Diamonds        Co-op        47  89   .346 (14)
                                 (Padres, Athletics, & Orioles)
Wausau          Timbers         Mariners     66  68   .493  (8)

First Half

Northern Division           Southern Division
South Bend 44 18 .710  ---  Cedar Rapids 41 27 .603  ---
Wausau     35 26 .574  8.5  Peoria       42 28 .600  ---
Rockford   34 32 .515 12.0  Quad City    34 34 .500  7.0
Kenosha    31 30 .508 12.5  Springfield  32 35 .478  8.5
Madison    32 31 .508 12.5  Burlington   30 38 .441 11.0
Appleton   31 33 .484 14.0  Waterloo     26 40 .394 14.0
Beloit     23 40 .365 21.5  Clinton      23 46 .333 18.5

Second Half

Northern Division           Southern Division
Rockford   40 27 .597  ---  Springfield  41 27 .603  ---
South Bend 41 29 .586  0.5  Quad City    38 29 .567  2.5
Beloit     39 32 .549  3.0  Cedar Rapids 39 30 .565  2.5
Appleton   36 35 .507  6.0  Peoria       38 31 .551  3.5
Kenosha    32 36 .471  8.5  Clinton      32 38 .457 10.0
Wausau     31 42 .425 12.0  Burlington   30 39 .435 11.5
Madison    27 41 .397 13.5  Waterloo     21 49 .300 21.0

1989 Post Season

Round 1:
Springfield d. Cedar Rapids, 2-0
South Bend d. Rockford, 2-0

Championship:
South Bend d. Springfield, 3-0

1989 All-Star Game at South Bend

June 26, 1989
South 4, North 1
MVP: Tom Redington (4-2-2-1)


1989 Individual Achievements


Batting

Runs            Derek Lee, SB          89
Hits            Cesar Bernhardt, SB   148
Home Runs       Tom Redington, BUR     17
Runs Batted In  Terrel Hansen, RKF     81
                Cesar Bernhardt, SB    81
Stolen Bases    J.T. Bruette, KEN      61
Batting Avg     Adam Casillas, CR    .321

Pitching

Games           Dave Grimes, SPR       62
Complete Games  Steve Wendell, BUR      9
                Chuck Ricci, WAT        9
Innings Pitched Mike Sodders, PEO     202
Strikeouts      Glenn Carter, QC      190
Saves           Dale Kisten, SPR       37
Won             Marcos Lopez, PEO      18
Earned Run Avg  Jose Ventura, SB     1.57

1989 Post Season All-Stars

Catcher                 Bert Heffernan, Beloit
First Base              Adam Casillas, Cedar Raids
Second Base             Cesar Bernhardt, South Bend
Third Base              Tom Redington, Burlington
Shortstop               Jeff Branson, Cedar Rapids
Outfield                Derek Lee, South Bend
                        Terrel Hansen, Rockford
                        J.T. Bruett, Kenosha
Designated Hitter       Rob Lukachyk, South Bend
Left Handed Pitcher     Sam Chavez, South Bend
Right Handed Pitcher    Glenn Carter, Quad City
Left Handed Reliever    Scott Radinsky, South Bend
Right Handed Reliever   Dale Kisten, Springfield

1989 Awards

Most Valuable Player    Tom Redington, Burlington
Manager of the Year     Dave Miley, Cedar Rapids

1989 League Information


Officers

President  George Spelius   Beloit, WI

Umpires

Umpire staff assigned before the season.

#  Name              Hometown
 3 Vince Delgado     Orange, CA
14 Mark Erramouspe   Rock Springs, NY (WY?)
 7 Martin Foster     Denver, CO
15 Brian Gibbons     South Bend, IN
16 Jim Hacker        Seattle, WA
17 Mike Huber        Greenville, IL
 5 David Lattimer    Orange, CA
 8 Paul Nauert       Shively, KY
10 Jeff Nelson       Salt Lake City, UT
19 Mike Pietro       Phoenix, AZ
11 Vince Rainforth   Lincoln, IL
18 Rick Roder        Des Moines, IA
   Kevin Stoelting   Marshall, IL
12 Brian Wilbur      Madison, WI
 9 Marvin Wright     Covington, KY
 6 Joe Yonto         South Bend, IN

Initial Pairings:
Wilbur/Wright
Foster/Roder
Delgado/Yonto
Erramouspe/Gibbons
Hacker/Lattimer
Huber/Nelson
Nauert/Pietro


1989 Team Information


Leadership

                President           GM
                Joined
                MWL    President               GM
Appleton        1962   Milt Drier          Larry Dawson
Beloit          1982   Tim Monahan         Dave Tarrolly
Burlington      1962   Dave Walker         Paul Marshall
Cedar Rapids    1962   Bob Nance           Don Buchheister
Clinton         1956   Bill Gardner        Kevin Temperly
Kenosha         1985   Bob Lee             Bob Lee
Madison         1982   Chuck Barnhill      Don DuChateau
Peoria          1983                       John Butler
Quad City       1960   Rick Holtzman       Mike Feder
Rockford        1988   Bill McKee          Bill Larsen
South Bend      1988                       John Baxter
Springfield     1982   August Busch jr     Lee Landers
Waterloo        1958   Dan Yates           Jim Peterson
Wausau          1975   Dale Cochard        Jack Roeder

Coaching Staff

                Manager          Coaches
Appleton        Brian Poldberg   Andre Rabouin   Allard Baird
Beloit          Alex Taveras     Gary Robson
Burlington      Jim Saul         Doc Estes
Cedar Rapids    Dave Miley       Gerry Groninger
Clinton         Keith Bodie      Jeff Morris
Kenosha         Steve Liddle     Brian Allard
Madison         Jim Nettles      Bert Bradley
Peoria          Brad Mills       Rick Kranitz
Quad City       Eddie Rodriguez  Don Long        Joe Georger       Orv Franchuck
Rockford        Mike Quade       Mike Parrott
South Bend      Rick Patterson   Kirk Champion   Roger LaFrancois  Jim Reinebold
Springfield     Dan Radison      Rick Colbert
Waterloo        Jaime Moreno     Mark Littell
Wausau          Tommy Jones      John Boyles

Ballparks

                           Stadium                   Capacity Attendance
Appleton                   Goodland Field            4,300       76,223
Beloit                     Harry C Pohlman Field     3,100       93,166
Burlington                 Community Field           3,500       82,936
Cedar Rapids               Veterans Memorial Stadium 6,000      181,189
Clinton                    Riverview Stadium         3,600       68,487
Kenosha                    Simmons Field             3,000       63,392
Madison                    Warner Park               4,000       84,064
Peoria                     Meinen Field              5,000      225,757
Quad City (Davenport, IA)  John O'Donnell Stadium    5,000      191,825
Rockford                   Marinelli Field           4,500      139,338
South Bend                 Stanley Coveleski Stadium 5,000      203,197
Springfield                Lanphier Park             5,000      164,012
Waterloo                   Municipal Stadium         5,400       93,555
Wausau                     Athletic Park             3,000       49,302

MWL changes during the 1988-89 off-season


Franchise changes

  • The Waterloo Diamonds changed names (from Indians) and affiliations (from Indians to co-op [Padres & Orioles])

Sources:

  • 1989 Yearbook for South Bend White Sox
  • 1989 Yearbook for Kenosha Twins
  • Baseball America's 1990 Almanac
  • Johnson & Wolff, eds., Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball


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