Este artículo trata únicamente sobre la temporada de las Grandes Ligas de 1989. Para obtener información sobre todo el béisbol, consulte 1989 en béisbol .
Kevin Mitchell , Gigantes de San Francisco (Liga Nacional)
Premio Cy Young
Bret Saberhagen , Reales de Kansas City (AL)
Mark Davis , Padres de San Diego (Liga Nacional)
Novato del Año
Gregg Olson , Orioles de Baltimore (AL)
Jerome Walton , Cachorros de Chicago (Liga Nacional)
Premio Gerente del Año
Frank Robinson , Orioles de Baltimore (AL)
Don Zimmer , Cachorros de Chicago (Liga Nacional)
Premio Guante de Oro
Bret Saberhagen (P) (AL)
Bob Boone (C) (AL)
Don Mattingly (1B) (AL)
Harold Reynolds (2B) (AL)
Gary Gaetti (3B) (AL)
Tony Fernández (SS) (AL)
Kirby Puckett (OF) (AL)
Gary Pettis (OF) (AL)
Devon White (OF) (AL)
Ron Darling (P) (NL)
Benito Santiago (C) (NL)
Andres Galarraga (1B) (NL)
Ryne Sandberg (2B) (NL)
Terry Pendleton (3B) (NL)
Ozzie Smith (SS) (NL)
Eric Davis (OF) (NL)
Andy Van Slyke (OF) (NL)
Tony Gwynn (OF) (NL)
Statistical leaders[edit]
Statistic
American League
National League
AVG
Kirby Puckett MIN
.339
Tony Gwynn SD
.336
HR
Fred McGriff TOR
36
Kevin Mitchell SF
47
RBI
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[edit]
American League[edit]
v
t
e
AL East
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
Toronto Blue Jays
89
73
0.549
—
46–35
43–38
Baltimore Orioles
87
75
0.537
2
47–34
40–41
Boston Red Sox
83
79
0.512
6
46–35
37–44
Milwaukee Brewers
81
81
0.500
8
45–36
36–45
New York Yankees
74
87
0.460
14½
41–40
33–47
Cleveland Indians
73
89
0.451
16
41–40
32–49
Detroit Tigers
59
103
0.364
30
38–43
21–60
v
t
e
AL West
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
Oakland Athletics
99
63
0.611
—
54–27
45–36
Kansas City Royals
92
70
0.568
7
55–26
37–44
California Angels
91
71
0.562
8
52–29
39–42
Texas Rangers
83
79
0.512
16
45–36
38–43
Minnesota Twins
80
82
0.494
19
45–36
35–46
Seattle Mariners
73
89
0.451
26
40–41
33–48
Chicago White Sox
69
92
0.429
29½
35–45
34–47
National League[edit]
v
t
e
NL East
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
Chicago Cubs
93
69
0.574
—
48–33
45–36
New York Mets
87
75
0.537
6
51–30
36–45
St. Louis Cardinals
86
76
0.531
7
46–35
40–41
Montreal Expos
81
81
0.500
12
44–37
37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates
74
88
0.457
19
39–42
35–46
Philadelphia Phillies
67
95
0.414
26
38–42
29–53
v
t
e
NL West
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
San Francisco Giants
92
70
0.568
—
53–28
39–42
San Diego Padres
89
73
0.549
3
46–35
43–38
Houston Astros
86
76
0.531
6
47–35
39–41
Los Angeles Dodgers
77
83
0.481
14
44–37
33–46
Cincinnati Reds
75
87
0.463
17
38–43
37–44
Atlanta Braves
63
97
0.394
28
33–46
30–51
Postseason[edit]
Bracket[edit]
League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
East
Toronto
1
West
Oakland
4
AL
Oakland
4
NL
San Francisco
0
East
Chi Cubs
1
West
San Francisco
4
Managers[edit]
American League[edit]
Team
Manager
Notes
Baltimore Orioles
Frank Robinson
Boston Red Sox
Joe Morgan (manager)
California Angels
Doug Rader
Chicago White Sox
Jeff Torborg
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
National League[edit]
Team
Manager
Notes
Atlanta Braves
Russ Nixon
Chicago Cubs
Don Zimmer
Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose, Tommy Helms
Houston Astros
Art Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos
Buck Rodgers
New York Mets
Davey Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies
Nick Leyva
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 & Payroll[edit]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Est. Payroll
%±
Toronto Blue Jays[1]
89
2.3%
3,375,883
30.1%
41,678
$16,586,666
15.1%
St. Louis Cardinals[2]
86
13.2%
3,080,980
6.5%
37,120
$16,078,833
21.9%
Los Angeles Dodgers[3]
77
-18.1%
2,944,653
-1.2%
36,354
$21,071,562
22.9%
New York Mets[4]
87
-13.0%
2,918,710
-4.5%
36,033
$19,885,071
29.1%
Oakland Athletics[5]
99
-4.8%
2,667,225
16.6%
32,929
$16,314,265
53.1%
California Angels[6]
91
21.3%
2,647,291
13.1%
32,683
$15,097,833
23.2%
Baltimore Orioles[7]
87
61.1%
2,535,208
52.7%
31,299
$10,916,401
-24.1%
Boston Red Sox[8]
83
-6.7%
2,510,012
1.8%
30,988
$18,556,748
26.3%
Chicago Cubs[9]
93
20.8%
2,491,942
19.3%
30,765
$11,918,000
-14.6%
Kansas City Royals[10]
92
9.5%
2,477,700
5.4%
30,589
$18,914,068
27.4%
Minnesota Twins[11]
80
-12.1%
2,277,438
-24.9%
28,117
$16,806,666
26.3%
New York Yankees[12]
74
-12.9%
2,170,485
-17.6%
26,796
$17,114,375
-16.0%
San Francisco Giants[13]
92
10.8%
2,059,701
15.4%
25,428
$15,040,834
17.3%
Texas Rangers[14]
83
18.6%
2,043,993
29.2%
25,234
$11,893,781
86.3%
San Diego Padres[15]
89
7.2%
2,009,031
33.3%
24,803
$15,295,000
42.6%
Cincinnati Reds[16]
75
-13.8%
1,979,320
-4.5%
24,436
$11,717,000
20.8%
Milwaukee Brewers[17]
81
-6.9%
1,970,735
2.5%
24,330
$12,716,000
33.8%
Philadelphia Phillies[18]
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[edit]
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[edit]
January 9 – Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski are elected 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 at the time behind Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron.
February 3 – Bill White, a former MLB player and broadcaster, was elected president of the National League.
February 28 – Red Schoendienst, a former second baseman and manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Al Barlick, a National League umpire for 28 seasons, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
April 3 – Outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. debuts with the Seattle Mariners and hits the first pitch he sees for a double (thrown by Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics). Griffey's father, Ken Griffey, Sr., is still active with the Cincinnati Reds, making them the first father-son combination to play simultaneously in Major League Baseball (Griffey, Sr. would join the Mariners the following year, becoming first father/son combo playing in the same Major League game).
May 7 – Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley presides over the groundbreaking of the new Comiskey Park.
May 28 – George Bell ends the Toronto Blue Jays' twelve-year stay at Exhibition Stadium with a walk-off home run to win the Jays' final game there with a 7–5 win over the Chicago White Sox, the same team the Jays' faced in their first game at Exhibition Stadium and in franchise history twelve years earlier.
May 29 – Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies calls a press conference and tearfully announces his retirement, effective immediately. Nonetheless, he will be voted to start the All-Star Game, and is permitted to appear in uniform.
June 3 – At the Astrodome, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers engage in a 22-inning battle lasting seven hours and fourteen minutes, setting a new record for the longest night game in National League history. Houston's ace pitcher Mike Scott, never known for his batting abilities, surprises everyone by coming through with a walk-off sacrifice fly to give the Astros a 5–4 victory. Amazingly, the two teams meet again just hours later and wage another marathon, with Houston once again emerging victorious, 7–6 in 13 innings.
June 5 – Just eight days after leaving Exhibition Stadium, the Toronto Blue Jays inaugurate their brand-new home, SkyDome, the first Major League stadium with a fully retractable roof. As in the final game at Exhibition Stadium, George Bell hits a home run, but the Blue Jays fall to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5–3.
June 8 – At Veterans Stadium, the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates score 10 runs in the top of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, three of which come on a Barry Bonds home run. As the Phillies come to bat in the bottom of the first, Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker 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.
June 27 – The Baltimore Orioles, managed by Frank Robinson, host the Toronto Blue Jays, helmed by Cito Gaston, at Memorial Stadium in the first Major League game featuring two black managers. The Orioles pound the Jays, 16–6.
July 4 – At Veterans Stadium, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning, having already pitched a perfect game a year earlier, misses becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to throw two perfect games. Dickie Thon's leadoff double in the ninth breaks up this bid; Thon later scores on a Steve Jeltz single. John Franco then relieves Browning and induces Lenny Dykstra to hit into a game-ending double play for a 2–1 Reds victory.
July 5 – Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics hits his 100th career home run. However, the Kansas City Royals come out on top by a score of 12–9 in 11 innings.
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.
August 3 – The Cincinnati Reds set a Major League record for the most singles in an inning, with 12 in the 1st inning against the Houston Astros at Riverfront Stadium in an 18–2 victory.[27]
August 4 – Dave Stieb, pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays, loses a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when Roberto Kelly of the New York Yankees doubles and later scores on a single by Steve Sax. Stieb wins a 2–1 two-hitter, but it is the third no-hitter that he has lost in the ninth inning in the past 11 months.
August 15 – San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky, making a comeback from cancer in his deltoid muscle, snaps his humerus bone while throwing a pitch to Tim Raines in the sixth inning of a game against the Montreal Expos. The bone had been frozen as part of surgery for his cancer the previous year. Dravecky's cancer would return after the Giants' pennant win, forcing his retirement and the eventual amputation of his arm.
August 21 – Cal Ripken, Jr. hits his 200th career home run, helping his Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5–0.
August 22 – Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first (and so far only) pitcher in Major League history to record 5,000 career strikeouts. Ryan whiffs Rickey Henderson in the top of the fifth inning of an eventual 2–1 loss to the Oakland Athletics to reach the milestone.
August 23 – The Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos play a twenty-two inning game without a single base on balls, setting a Major League record which still stands.[28]
August 24 – Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti announces in a press conference that Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life, in the wake of evidence that has come to light regarding Rose's gambling history.
September 1 – Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti unexpectedly dies of a heart attack.
September 14 – Jeff Reardon of the Minnesota Twins earns his 30th save of the season in a 2–0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He becomes the first pitcher to save 30 games in five consecutive seasons.
September 26 – The Chicago Cubs clinch the National League East division title with a 3–2 win over the Expos in Montreal.
September 27 – The Oakland Athletics clinch their second straight American League West title with a 5–0 blanking of the Texas Rangers.
September 27 – Despite a 1–0 loss to the arch-rival Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants secure their second National League West crown in three years when the second-place San Diego Padres lose a 2–1 heartbreaker in 13 innings to the Cincinnati Reds.
September 30 – The Toronto Blue Jays win the American League East title with a narrow 4–3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, whom they had overtaken for first place on September 1.
October 3 – Kirby Puckett wins an unlikely (at the time) American League batting title, taking advantage of an off-year by Boston's Wade Boggs due to marital issues. Puckett clinches the title in Seattle on a double in the final game of the season, finishing with a final average of .339.
October 9 – After 43 years on the air, NBC concludes its run as the #1 over-the-air television broadcaster for Major League Baseball games. Game 5 of the NLCS between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs is the final baseball broadcast shown on the network (it would return to baseball broadcasting five years later, with the establishment of The Baseball Network).
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.
October 28 – The Oakland Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, the first Series sweep since 1976. Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart, who won two games, is named MVP. It is also the latest in the calendar year that a World Series game has ever been played up to this point; it was also the last MLB game broadcast by ABC for five years.
November 20 – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Robin Yount is named American League MVP for the second time. With his 1982 MVP Award coming in a year he played shortstop, he becomes the third player to win two such awards while playing different positions, after Hank Greenberg and Stan Musial.
Movies[edit]
Major League
Field of Dreams
Deaths[edit]
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
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External links[edit]
1989 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
