1989 in baseball

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The following are the events of the year 1989 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro League baseball Japanese baseball 1989 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Major League Baseball Final Standings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Major League Baseball Final Standings

American League Rank Club Wins Losses Win % EAST 1st Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 2nd Baltimore Orioles 87 75 .537 3rd Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 4th Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 .500 5th New York Yankees 74 87 .460 6th Cleveland Indians 73 89 .451 7th Detroit Tigers 59 103 .364 WEST 1st Oakland Athletics 99 63 .611 2nd Kansas City Royals 92 70 .568 3rd California Angels 91 71 .562 4th Texas Rangers 83 79 .512 5th Minnesota Twins 80 82 .494 6th Seattle Mariners 73 89 .451 7th Chicago White Sox 69 92 .429

National League Rank Club Wins Losses Win % EAST 1st Chicago Cubs 93 69 .574 2nd New York Mets 87 75 .537 3rd St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 4th Montréal Expos 81 81 .500 5th Pittsburgh Pirates 74 88 .457 6th Philadelphia Phillies 67 95 .414 WEST 1st San Francisco Giants 92 70 .568 2nd San Diego Padres 89 73 .549 3rd Houston Astros 86 76 .531 4th Los Angeles Dodgers 77 83 .481 5th Cincinnati Reds 75 87 .463 6th Atlanta Braves 63 97 .394

Events

• January 9 - Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski are elected to the to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility. Bench was named on 96.4 percent of the ballots, the third-highest figure in history behind Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron.

• February 28 - Red Schoendienst, a former second baseman and manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Al Barlick, a major league umpire for over 29 seasons, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

• July 11 - At Anaheim Stadium, Bo Jackson and Wade Boggs lead off the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back home runs off Rick Reuschel to spark the American League to a 5–3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Jackson earns MVP honors.

• September 4 - Fred Lynn hits his 300th career home run to help the Tigers to a 5–1 win over Kansas City.

• October 28 - The Oakland Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series. It’s the first WS sweep since 1976. Oakland's pitcher Dave Stewart, who won two games, is named MVP.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Robin Yount (AL)
  • Kevin Mitchell (NL)

• Cy Young
  • Bret Saberhagen (AL)
  • Mark Davis (NL)

• Rookie of the Year
  • Gregg Olson (AL)
  • Jerome Walton (NL)

• Manager of the Year
  • Frank Robinson (AL)
  • Don Zimmer (NL)

Births

• none

Deaths

• January 9 - Bill Terry, Hall of Fame infielder (b. 1898)
• January 21 - Carl Furillo, All-Star outfielder (b. 1922)
• January 24 - George Case, All-Star outfielder (b. 1915)
• February 17 - Lefty Gómez, Hall of Fame pitcher (b. 1908)
• April 17 - Jocko Conlan, Hall of Fame umpire (b. 1899)
• May 17 - Specs Toporcer, infielder (b. 1899)
• June 8 - Emil Verban, All-Star infielder (b. 1915)
• July 19 - Donnie Moore, All-Star pitcher (b. 1954)
• August 17 - Fred Frankhouse, All-Star pitcher (b. 1904)
• August 31 - Joe Collins, infielder (b. 1922)
• September 1 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, Baseball commissioner (b. 1938)
• September 3 - Rip Sewell, All-Star pitcher (b. 1907)
• September 21 - Murry Dickson, All-Star pitcher (b. 1916
• November 26 - Lew Fonseca, infielder and manager (b. 1899)
• December 25 - Billy Martin, All-Star infielder and manager (b. 1928)