| Wednesday, November 8th, 1989 | Activated RF Blake Swihart from the injured list. | Wednesday, October 18th, 1989 | Activated 3B Gene Robertson from the injured list. | Friday, October 6th, 1989 | Released RP Roman Colon. | Released RP Williams Perez. | Signed free agent RP Brian Reith to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Activated CF Ellis Burks from the 60-day injured list. | Signed free agent RP Nick Tepesch to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Monday, October 2nd, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Williams Perez to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Placed RF Blake Swihart on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/01/1989. | Signed free agent RP Roman Colon to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Activated SP Bart Johnson from the injured list. | Sunday, October 1st, 1989 | Transferred CF Ellis Burks to the 60-day IL. | CF Ellis Burks was placed on the 40-man roster. | Friday, September 22nd, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Roy Lee Jackson to a minor league contract with a $270 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP John Johnstone to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Saturday, September 16th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Williams Perez to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Roman Colon to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Thursday, September 14th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Bob Stanley to a minor league contract with a $360 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Nick Tepesch to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Wednesday, September 13th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Evelio Hernandez to a minor league contract with a $320 signing bonus. | Tuesday, September 12th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Donnie Moore to a minor league contract with a $270 signing bonus. | Signed free agent SS Bunny Fabrique to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Signed free agent RP Scott Munter to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Signed free agent LF Ted Cather to a minor league contract. | Monday, September 11th, 1989 | Activated 1B George C Scott from the injured list. | Sunday, September 10th, 1989 | Placed SP Bart Johnson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/09/1989. | Wednesday, August 2nd, 1989 | Signed free agent C Rich Gedman to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bruce Benedict to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Julio Becquer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Domingo Ramos to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Luis Aguayo to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Rob Wilfong to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ken Landreaux to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Jerry Schoonmaker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Dick Hunt to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Floyd Bannister to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob Stanley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Roy Lee Jackson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Paul Clemens to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Caudill to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Jason Hart to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 8th, 1989 | Signed free agent SS Bunny Fabrique to a minor league contract with a $330 signing bonus. | Placed RP Bill Hubbell on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1989. | SP Jose Mendez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | Signed free agent C Jim W Price to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Bruce Benedict to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Julio Becquer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Ron Oester to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 3B Craig Reynolds to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Herb Welch to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Ken Landreaux to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Jerry Schoonmaker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Rusty Tillman to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Dave LaPoint to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Al Pierotti to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jeff Reardon to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Roy Lee Jackson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Tyler Sturdevant to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Angel Bravo to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 20th, 1989 | Recalled SS Dale Sveum from Triple A Franklinton. | Demoted RP Richard Dotson to Triple A Franklinton. | Traded 26-year-old catcher Ray Katt to the Houston Black Aces, getting 33-year-old catcher Clint Courtney in return. | Drafted 1B George C Scott in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | Drafted LF Joe Birmingham in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 16th overall pick). | RP Ernie Camacho was removed from the 40-man roster. | Purchased the contract of 1B George C Scott from Triple A Franklinton. | Recalled SP Richard Dotson from Triple A Franklinton. | Demoted SS Rafael Ramirez to Triple A Franklinton. | Demoted CF Whitey Herzog to Triple A Franklinton. | Released RF Sheldon Mallory. | Released RP Al Pierotti. | Drafted RP Masahide Kobayashi in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 27th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Ildemaro Vargas in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 38th overall pick). | Drafted RP Scott Munter in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 49th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Howard Battle in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 60th overall pick). | RP Ernie Camacho was placed on the 40-man roster. | Recalled SS Rafael Ramirez from Triple A Franklinton. | Demoted RP Richard Dotson to Triple A Franklinton. | Released RP Scott Munter. | Released 1B Jay Gainer. | Released RP John Grabow. | Released RP George Frazier. | Sunday, June 11th, 1989 | Signed free agent C Adam Melhuse to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent C Butch Wynegar to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Jim Dwyer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Red Smyth to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Bunny Fabrique to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Larry Herndon to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CF Jerry Schoonmaker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Rusty Tillman to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Shane Rawley to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Steve Trout to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Donnie Moore to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Roy Lee Jackson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Richard Dotson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP George Frazier to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Julio Becquer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Jerry Mumphrey to a minor league contract. | Monday, May 1st, 1989 | Granted CL Gary Lavelle free agency because of a contract clause. | Tuesday, April 18th, 1989 | Signed RF Ellis Burks to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $88,000. | Monday, April 3rd, 1989 | Signed free agent 1B Cliff Johnson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF Bob Allen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Vincent Maney to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Otis Lawry to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Jason Hart to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Fred Johnston to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 1B Jay Gainer to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 26th, 1989 | Placed C Ray Katt on the 60-day injured list. | Friday, March 24th, 1989 | Placed LF Whitey Herzog on the 60-day injured list. | Saturday, March 4th, 1989 | Activated RP Tom Tellmann from the 60-day injured list. | Activated SP Larry McWilliams from the 60-day injured list. | Activated C Blake Swihart from the 60-day injured list. | Invited non-roster SP Bill Drake to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster LF Bunny Brief to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster 3B Gene Robertson to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RF Sheldon Mallory to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Ben Weber to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Bob Stanley to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Bob McClure to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Al Pierotti to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP John Johnstone to Spring Training camp. | Invited non-roster RP Gary Lavelle to Spring Training camp. | Tuesday, February 14th, 1989 | Placed SP Bart Johnson on the active roster. | Activated SP Bart Johnson from the 60-day injured list. | Wednesday, February 1st, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Ben Weber to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob McClure to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, January 31st, 1989 | Signed free agent 3B Larry Parrish to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,500. | Placed 3B Larry Parrish on the 40-man roster. | Placed 3B Larry Parrish on the active roster. | Monday, January 16th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Dan Schatzeder to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,500. | Signed free agent RP Bob Stanley to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 9th, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Al Pierotti to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 2nd, 1989 | Signed free agent RP Ernie Camacho to a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,000. | Placed RP Ernie Camacho on the 40-man roster. | Placed RP Ernie Camacho on the active roster. | | |