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The following are the baseball events of the year 1989 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

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Champions[]

Major League Baseball[]

  League Championship Series World Series
                 
East  Toronto Blue Jays 1  
West  Oakland Athletics 4  
    AL  Oakland Athletics 4
  NL  San Francisco Giants 0
East  Chicago Cubs 1
West  San Francisco Giants 4  

Other champions[]

Awards and honors[]

MLB Statistical Leaders[]

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Kirby Puckett MIN .339 Tony Gwynn SDP .336
HR Fred McGriff TOR 36 Kevin Mitchell SFG 47
RBI Ruben Sierra TEX 119 Kevin Mitchell SFG 125
Wins Bret Saberhagen KCR 23 Mike Scott HOU 20
ERA Bret Saberhagen KCR 2.16 Scott Garrelts SFG 2.28

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st Toronto Blue Jays 89   73 .549    --
2nd Baltimore Orioles 87   75 .537   2.0
3rd Boston Red Sox 83   79 .512   6.0
4th Milwaukee Brewers 81   81 .500   8.0
5th New York Yankees 74   87 .460 14.5
6th Cleveland Indians 73   89 .451 16.0
7th Detroit Tigers 59 103 .364 30.0
West Division
1st Oakland Athletics 99   63 .611    --
2nd Kansas City Royals 92   70 .568   7.0
3rd California Angels 91   71 .562   8.0
4th Texas Rangers 83   79 .512 16.0
5th Minnesota Twins 80   82 .494 19.0
6th Seattle Mariners 73   89 .451 26.0
7th Chicago White Sox 69   92 .429 29.5


National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st Chicago Cubs 93   69 .574    --
2nd New York Mets 87   75 .537   6.0
3rd St. Louis Cardinals 86   76 .531   7.0
4th Montréal Expos 81   81 .500 12.0
5th Pittsburgh Pirates 74   88 .457 19.0
6th Philadelphia Phillies 67   95 .414 26.0
West Division
1st San Francisco Giants 92   70 .568    --
2nd San Diego Padres 89   73 .549   3.0
3rd Houston Astros 86   76 .531   6.0
4th Los Angeles Dodgers 77   83 .481 14.0
5th Cincinnati Reds 75   87 .463 17.0
6th Atlanta Braves 63   97 .394 28.0

Events[]

  • June 8 - At Veterans Stadium, the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates score 10 runs in the top of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, the last three coming on a Barry Bonds home run. As the Phillies come to bat in the bottom of the first, Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker unwittingly says on the air, "If we lose this game, I'll walk home." Both Von Hayes and Steve Jeltz hit two home runs to trigger the comeback for the Phillies, who finally tie the game in the 8th on a wild pitch, then take the lead on Darren Daulton's two-run single and go on to win 15-11. After the season, Rooker conducts a 300-plus-mile charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
  • October 9 - After 43 years on the air, NBC concludes its run as the number one over-the-air television broadcaster for Major League Baseball games.
  • October 17 - Game 3 of the World Series is postponed due to the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck immediately before the game was set to begin. It would be rescheduled for ten days later, October 27.

Movies[]

Deaths[]

  • January 9 - Bill Terry, 92, 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 and NL pennant in 1936 and 1937
  • 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 (nicknamed "El Diablo")
  • 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
  • September 3 - Rip Sewell, 82, All-Star pitcher who won 143 games for the Pirates, known for his "eephus" pitch
  • September 21 - Murry Dickson, 73, All-Star pitcher who won 20 games for the 1951 Pirates, but led NL in losses the next three years
  • September 29 - Gussie Busch, 90, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals since 1953 who oversaw three World Series titles
  • November 26 - Lew Fonseca, 90, infielder who batted .316 with four teams, winning 1929 batting title with Indians; later headed the major leagues' motion picture department
  • December 25 - Billy Martin, 61, manager of the Yankees on five occasions who won the 1977 World Series title but was also known for his tempestuous behavior off the field; managed Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland to playoff appearances as well, and was an All-Star second baseman with Yankees
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