1989 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1988

  Larry McWilliams granted Free Agency.

• November 8, 1988

  Released Mike Laga.

• December 16, 1988

  Signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.

  Traded Curt Ford and Steve Lake to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Milt Thompson.

• December 21, 1988

  Signed Frank DiPino as a free agent.

  Released Bob Horner.

  Released Tom Lawless.

• Before 1989 Season

  Ron Shepherd received from the Montreal Expos in an unknown transaction.

• January 19, 1989

  Signed Don Heinkel as a free agent.

• February 15, 1989

  Signed Leon Durham as a free agent.

• March 28, 1989

  Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

• April 24, 1989

  Traded Jeremy Hernandez to the San Diego Padres. Received Randy Byers.

• June 5, 1989

  Drafted Mike Milchin in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tripp Cromer in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.

  Drafted Todd Steverson in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Hurst in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 1990.

  Drafted Steve Dixon in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft.

  Drafted Frank Cimorelli in the 37th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

• June 14, 1989

  Signed Bryan Eversgerd as an amateur free agent.

• July 20, 1989

  Signed Ricky Horton as a free agent.

• October 5, 1989

  Released Rod Booker.

• October 11, 1989

  Released Dan Quisenberry.

• October 12, 1989

  Released Don Heinkel.

• November 13, 1989

  Danny Cox granted Free Agency.

  Frank DiPino granted Free Agency.

  Leon Durham granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Horton granted Free Agency.

  Tony Peña granted Free Agency.

  Ted Power granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 1989

  Signed Stan Clarke as a free agent.

• November 28, 1989

  Signed Bryn Smith as a free agent.

• November 30, 1989

  Signed Danny Cox as a free agent.

• December 5, 1989

  Jeff Fassero selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1989 minor league draft.

• December 6, 1989

  Signed Ricky Horton as a free agent.

  Traded Matt Kinzer and Jim Lindeman to the Detroit Tigers. Received Pat Austin (minors), Marcos Betances (minors) and Bill Henderson (minors).

• December 13, 1989

  Signed Frank DiPino as a free agent.

• December 14, 1989

  Signed John Tudor as a free agent.

• February 16, 1990

  Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.

• February 27, 1990

  Traded Alex Cole and Steve Peters to the San Diego Padres. Received Omar Olivares.