1989 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 4, 1988

  Tom Niedenfuer granted Free Agency.

• November 9, 1988

  Traded Pete Blohm (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Randy Milligan.

• November 14, 1988

  Released Wade Rowdon.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Smith. The Baltimore Orioles sent Doug Kline (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• November 15, 1988

  Traded Jerry Holtz (minors) and Tom Magrann to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Githens (minors) and Don Lovell (minors).

• November 17, 1988

  Released Dickie Noles.

• November 21, 1988

  Signed Butch Davis as a free agent.

  Signed Tim Hulett as a free agent.

• November 23, 1988

  Signed Jeff Schwarz as a free agent.

• November 28, 1988

  Signed Mickey Weston as a free agent.

• December 4, 1988

  Traded Eddie Murray to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Juan Bell, Brian Holton and Ken Howell.

• December 5, 1988

  Drafted Mike Smith from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

  Released Jeff Stone.

• December 8, 1988

  Traded Gordon Dillard and Ken Howell to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Phil Bradley.

• January 24, 1989

  Traded Terry Kennedy to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bob Melvin.

• March 1, 1989

  Signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.

• March 12, 1989

  Traded Mike Morgan to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mike Devereaux.

• March 26, 1989

  Traded Ken Gerhart to the San Francisco Giants. Received Francisco Meléndez.

• March 31, 1989

  Traded Carl Nichols to the Houston Astros. Received Vic Hithe (minors) and Dave Johnson.

• May 19, 1989

  Rick Schu player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• June 1, 1989

  Traded John Posey (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Shane Turner.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Ben McDonald in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1989.

  Drafted Mike Lansing in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chad Mottola in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brad Pennington in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

  Drafted Mike Oquist in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

  Drafted Gregg Zaun in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 1989.

  Drafted Brian Bark in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Burke in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Keith Kessinger in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

  Drafted Brian Sackinsky in the 39th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 22, 1989

  Traded Mike Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tony Chance (minors).

• July 20, 1989

  Traded John Habyan to the New York Yankees. Received Stan Jefferson.

• July 28, 1989

  Traded Brian Dubois to the Detroit Tigers. Received Keith Moreland.

• August 5, 1989

  Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

• August 10, 1989

  Signed José Mercedes as an amateur free agent.

• October 3, 1989

  Released Mark Huismann.

• October 18, 1989

  Released Mike Raczka.

• November 2, 1989

  Released Jamie Quirk.

• November 13, 1989

  Keith Moreland granted Free Agency.

  Dave Schmidt granted Free Agency.

  Mark Thurmond granted Free Agency.

• November 30, 1989

  Released Jim Traber.

• December 4, 1989

  Drafted Marty Brown from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1989

  Signed Jay Aldrich as a free agent.

  Signed Jeff McKnight as a free agent.

  Traded Cesar Mejia (minors) and Keith Hughes to the New York Mets. Received Joaquin Contreras (minors) and John Mitchell.

• December 20, 1989

  Released Butch Davis.

• Before 1990 Season

  Signed Rob Woodward as a free agent.

• January 10, 1990

  Traded Larry Sheets to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Brumley.

• January 12, 1990

  Signed Joe Price as a free agent.

• February 20, 1990

  Signed Sam Horn as a free agent.

• February 22, 1990

  Signed Danny Boone as a free agent.

• April 1, 1990

  Signed Armando Benítez as an amateur free agent.