1989 in baseball

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

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Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 1.2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 5 Events 6 Movies 7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0); Dave Stewart, MVP

	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

• American League Championship Series MVP: Rickey Henderson
• National League Championship Series MVP: Will Clark
• All-Star Game, July 11 at Anaheim Stadium: American League, 5-3; Bo Jackson, MVP

[edit] Other champions

• Caribbean World Series: Águilas del Zulia (Venezuela)
• College World Series: Wichita State
• Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Kintetsu Buffaloes (4-3)
• Little League World Series: Trumbull National, Trumbull, Connecticut

[edit] Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
  • Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals (AL)
  • Mark Davis, San Diego Padres (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Gregg Olson, Baltimore Orioles (AL)
  • Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  • Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (AL)
  • Don Zimmer, Chicago Cubs (NL)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Events

• 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 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 National League umpire for 28 seasons, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

• 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.

• 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 Detroit Tigers to a 5–1 win over the Kansas City Royals.

• 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.

• 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 pitcher Dave Stewart, who won two games, is named MVP.

[edit] Movies

• Major League
• Field of Dreams

[edit] Deaths

• 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
• 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