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1989 Major League Baseball season

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1989 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 9 – October 28, 1989
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickBen McDonald
Picked byBaltimore Orioles
Regular season
Season MVPNL: Kevin Mitchell (SF)
AL: Robin Yount (MIL)
Postseason
AL championsOakland Athletics
  AL runners-upToronto Blue Jays
NL championsSan Francisco Giants
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsOakland Athletics
  Runners-upSan Francisco Giants
World Series MVPDave Stewart (OAK)
MLB seasons

The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.

The American League saw the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays as the AL West and AL East pennant winners, respectively. Oakland dominated the entire American League with their second straight season of more than 100 wins (including postseason wins) and looked to be a future dynasty.[1] The Blue Jays, powered by their offense, won their pennant in the final weekend of the season.[1] The Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants stole the spotlight in the National League, but the Giants proved to be more dominant with a strong hitting presence, while the Cubs extended their streak without a World Series championship to 81 years.[1]

Awards and honors

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Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton (CHC) Gregg Olson (BAL)
Cy Young Award Mark Davis (SD) Bret Saberhagen (KC)
Manager of the Year Don Zimmer (CHC) Frank Robinson (BAL)
Most Valuable Player Kevin Mitchell (SF) Robin Yount (MIL)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Ron Darling (NYM) Bret Saberhagen (KC)
Catcher Benito Santiago (SD) Bob Boone (KC)
First Baseman Andrés Galarraga (MTL) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg (CHC) Harold Reynolds (SEA)
Third Baseman Terry Pendleton (STL) Gary Gaetti (MIN)
Shortstop Ozzie Smith (STL) Tony Fernández (TOR)
Outfielders Eric Davis (CIN) Gary Pettis (DET)
Tony Gwynn (SD) Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Andy Van Slyke (PIT) Devon White (CAL)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Don Robinson (SF) Harold Baines (TEX)/(CWS)
Catcher Craig Biggio (HOU) Mickey Tettleton (BAL)
First Baseman Will Clark (SF) Fred McGriff (TOR)
Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg (CHC) Julio Franco (TEX)
Third Baseman Howard Johnson (NYM) Wade Boggs (BOS)
Shortstop Barry Larkin (CIN) Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Outfielders Eric Davis (CIN) Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Tony Gwynn (SD) Rubén Sierra (TEX)
Kevin Mitchell (SF) Robin Yount (MIL)

Other awards

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Player of the Month

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Month American League National League
April Fred McGriff Von Hayes
May Ron Kittle Will Clark
June Rubén Sierra Howard Johnson
July Robin Yount Mark Grace
August George Bell
Nick Esasky
Pedro Guerrero
September Paul Molitor Will Clark

Pitcher of the Month

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Month American League National League
April Jeff Ballard Mark Davis
May Chuck Finley Rick Reuschel
June Mark Gubicza Mike Scott
July Mike Moore Mark Langston
August Bret Saberhagen Tom Browning
September Bret Saberhagen Tim Belcher

Statistical leaders

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Statistic American League National League
AVG Kirby Puckett MIN .339 Tony Gwynn SD .336
HR Fred McGriff TOR 36 Kevin Mitchell SF 47
RBIs Rubén Sierra TEX 119 Kevin Mitchell SF 125
Wins Bret Saberhagen KC 23 Mike Scott HOU 20
ERA Bret Saberhagen KC 2.16 Scott Garrelts SF 2.28
SO Nolan Ryan TEX 301 José DeLeón STL 201
SV Jeff Russell TEX 38 Mark Davis SD 44
SB Rickey Henderson NYY/OAK 77 Vince Coleman STL 65

Standings

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American League

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 46‍–‍35 43‍–‍38
Baltimore Orioles 87 75 .537 2 47‍–‍34 40‍–‍41
Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 6 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 .500 8 45‍–‍36 36‍–‍45
New York Yankees 74 87 .460 14½ 41‍–‍40 33‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians 73 89 .451 16 41‍–‍40 32‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers 59 103 .364 30 38‍–‍43 21‍–‍60
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 99 63 .611 54‍–‍27 45‍–‍36
Kansas City Royals 92 70 .568 7 55‍–‍26 37‍–‍44
California Angels 91 71 .562 8 52‍–‍29 39‍–‍42
Texas Rangers 83 79 .512 16 45‍–‍36 38‍–‍43
Minnesota Twins 80 82 .494 19 45‍–‍36 35‍–‍46
Seattle Mariners 73 89 .451 26 40‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
Chicago White Sox 69 92 .429 29½ 35‍–‍45 34‍–‍47

National League

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 93 69 .574 48‍–‍33 45‍–‍36
New York Mets 87 75 .537 6 51‍–‍30 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 7 46‍–‍35 40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos 81 81 .500 12 44‍–‍37 37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 74 88 .457 19 39‍–‍42 35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies 67 95 .414 26 38‍–‍42 29‍–‍53
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 92 70 .568 53‍–‍28 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 89 73 .549 3 46‍–‍35 43‍–‍38
Houston Astros 86 76 .531 6 47‍–‍35 39‍–‍41
Los Angeles Dodgers 77 83 .481 14 44‍–‍37 33‍–‍46
Cincinnati Reds 75 87 .463 17 38‍–‍43 37‍–‍44
Atlanta Braves 63 97 .394 28 33‍–‍46 30‍–‍51

Postseason

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Bracket

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
      
East Toronto 1
West Oakland 4
AL Oakland 4
NL San Francisco 0
East Chicago Cubs 1
West San Francisco 4

Managers

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American League

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Team Manager Notes
Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson 2nd season as Orioles manager
Boston Red Sox Joe Morgan
California Angels Doug Rader
Chicago White Sox Jeff Torborg First season as White Sox manager
Cleveland Indians Doc Edwards, John Hart
Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals John Wathan
Milwaukee Brewers Tom Trebelhorn
Minnesota Twins Tom Kelly
New York Yankees Dallas Green, Bucky Dent
Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa Won World Series
Seattle Mariners Jim Lefebvre
Texas Rangers Bobby Valentine
Toronto Blue Jays Jimy Williams, Cito Gaston Won AL East

National League

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Team Manager Notes
Atlanta Braves Russ Nixon 2nd season as Braves manager
Chicago Cubs Don Zimmer Won NL East
Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose, Tommy Helms
Houston Astros Art Howe First season as Astros manager
Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos Buck Rodgers
New York Mets Davey Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies Nick Leyva First season as Phillies manager
Pittsburgh Pirates Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals Whitey Herzog
San Diego Padres Jack McKeon
San Francisco Giants Roger Craig Won National League Pennant

Home field attendance and payroll

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Team name Wins Home attendance Per game Est. payroll
Toronto Blue Jays[2] 89 2.3% 3,375,883 30.1% 41,678 $16,586,666 15.1%
St. Louis Cardinals[3] 86 13.2% 3,080,980 6.5% 37,120 $16,078,833 21.9%
Los Angeles Dodgers[4] 77 -18.1% 2,944,653 -1.2% 36,354 $21,071,562 22.9%
New York Mets[5] 87 -13.0% 2,918,710 -4.5% 36,033 $19,885,071 29.1%
Oakland Athletics[6] 99 -4.8% 2,667,225 16.6% 32,929 $16,314,265 53.1%
California Angels[7] 91 21.3% 2,647,291 13.1% 32,683 $15,097,833 23.2%
Baltimore Orioles[8] 87 61.1% 2,535,208 52.7% 31,299 $10,916,401 -24.1%
Boston Red Sox[9] 83 -6.7% 2,510,012 1.8% 30,988 $18,556,748 26.3%
Chicago Cubs[10] 93 20.8% 2,491,942 19.3% 30,765 $11,918,000 -14.6%
Kansas City Royals[11] 92 9.5% 2,477,700 5.4% 30,589 $18,914,068 27.4%
Minnesota Twins[12] 80 -12.1% 2,277,438 -24.9% 28,117 $16,806,666 26.3%
New York Yankees[13] 74 -12.9% 2,170,485 -17.6% 26,796 $17,114,375 -16.0%
San Francisco Giants[14] 92 10.8% 2,059,701 15.4% 25,428 $15,040,834 17.3%
Texas Rangers[15] 83 18.6% 2,043,993 29.2% 25,234 $11,893,781 86.3%
San Diego Padres[16] 89 7.2% 2,009,031 33.3% 24,803 $15,295,000 42.6%
Cincinnati Reds[17] 75 -13.8% 1,979,320 -4.5% 24,436 $11,717,000 20.8%
Milwaukee Brewers[18] 81 -6.9% 1,970,735 2.5% 24,330 $12,716,000 33.8%
Philadelphia Phillies[6] 67 3.1% 1,861,985 -6.4% 22,987 $10,779,000 -22.5%
Houston Astros[19] 86 4.9% 1,834,908 -5.1% 22,377 $15,579,500 23.2%
Montreal Expos[20] 81 0.0% 1,783,533 20.6% 22,019 $13,807,389 37.4%
Detroit Tigers[21] 59 -33.0% 1,543,656 -25.8% 19,057 $15,669,304 16.7%
Pittsburgh Pirates[22] 74 -12.9% 1,374,141 -26.4% 16,965 $13,992,500 96.3%
Seattle Mariners[23] 73 7.4% 1,298,443 27.0% 16,030 $10,099,500 30.2%
Cleveland Indians[24] 73 -6.4% 1,285,542 -8.9% 15,871 $9,894,500 6.8%
Chicago White Sox[25] 69 -2.8% 1,045,651 -6.3% 13,071 $8,565,410 0.3%
Atlanta Braves[26] 63 16.7% 984,930 16.1% 12,467 $11,180,334 -14.4%

Television coverage

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This was the last season under the TV contracts with ABC and NBC. MLB signed new deals with CBS and ESPN to begin broadcasting games in 1990.

Network Day of week Announcers
ABC Thursday nights Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Gary Thorne, Joe Morgan
NBC Saturday afternoons Vin Scully, Tom Seaver, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek

Events

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Movies

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Deaths

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  • January 9 – Bill Terry, 90, Hall of Fame first baseman for the New York Giants who batted .341 lifetime and was the last National Leaguer to hit .400 (.401 in 1930); also managed Giants to 1933 World Series title
  • January 21 – Carl Furillo, 66, All-Star right fielder for the Dodgers who batted .300 five times and won 1953 batting title
  • January 22 – Willie Wells, 83, All-Star shortstop of the Negro leagues who combined batting power with excellent defense
  • January 23 – George Case, 73, All-Star outfielder for the Washington Senators who led the AL in stolen bases six times
  • February 17 – Lefty Gómez, 80, Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees who had four 20-win seasons and a .649 career winning percentage; led AL in strikeouts three times and in wins and ERA twice each, and was 6–0 in World Series
  • April 8 – Bus Saidt, 68, sportswriter who covered the Phillies, Mets and Yankees for the Trenton Times since 1967; previously a minor league broadcaster
  • April 16 – Jocko Conlan, 89, Hall of Fame umpire who worked in the National League from 1941 to 1964, including five World Series and six All-Star Games
  • May 17 – Specs Toporcer, 90, infielder for the Cardinals for eight seasons, and the first non-pitcher to wear eyeglasses; later a minor league manager
  • June 8 – Bibb Falk, 90, left fielder who batted .314 with White Sox and Indians; coached Texas to two College World Series titles
  • June 8 – Emil Verban, 73, All-Star second baseman for four NL teams who hit .412 in the 1944 World Series
  • June 15 – Judy Johnson, 89, Hall of Fame third baseman of the Negro leagues who became the major leagues' first black coach, and later a scout
  • July 18 – Donnie Moore, 35, All-Star relief pitcher who never overcame the disappointment from giving up a pivotal home run in the 1986 ALCS
  • August 17 – Fred Frankhouse, 85, All-Star pitcher for the Cardinals, Braves and Dodgers who ended Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak in 1937
  • August 30 – Joe Collins, 66, first baseman for the New York Yankees who hit four World Series homers
  • September 1 – A. Bartlett Giamatti, 51, commissioner of baseball since April, previously NL president since 1986, known for numerous writings on the sport as well as his banishment of Pete Rose

References

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