1989 Detroit Tigers season

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1989 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Tiger Stadium (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1989 Information
Owner(s)	Tom Monaghan
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)
Local radio	WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

The Detroit Tigers' 1989 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL East.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
4 References

[edit] Offseason

November 16, 1988: Ray Knight was released by the Detroit Tigers. ^[1]
March 23, 1989: Tom Brookens was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Charles Hudson.
March 23, 1989: Kenny Williams was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Eric King. ^[2]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	--
Baltimore Orioles	87	75	.537	2
Boston Red Sox	83	79	.512	6
Milwaukee Brewers	81	81	.500	8
New York Yankees	74	87	.460	14½
Cleveland Indians	73	89	.451	16
Detroit Tigers	59	103	.364	30

[edit] Roster

1989 Detroit Tigers roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Game log

Game Log

April

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May

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
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June

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
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July

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
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August

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
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September

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
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October

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
162

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

v • d • e 1989 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1989 All-Star Game • 1989 World Series

v • d • e

Detroit Tigers

Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks

Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park

Culture

Rod Allen • Gum Time • Paws

Rivalries

Toronto Blue Jays • Cleveland Indians • Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs • St. Louis Cardinals

Important figures

Sparky Anderson • Tommy Bridges • Jim Bunning • Donie Bush • Norm Cash • Ty Cobb • Mickey Cochrane • Sam Crawford • Hooks Dauss • Bill Freehan • Charlie Gehringer • Kirk Gibson • Hank Greenberg • Ernie Harwell • Harry Heilmann • Willie Horton • Hughie Jennings • Al Kaline • George Kell • Mickey Lolich • Heinie Manush • Denny McLain • Jack Morris • Hal Newhouser • Magglio Ordóñez • Alan Trammell • Bobby Veach • Lou Whitaker • Rudy York

Retired numbers

2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42

Minors

AAA: Toledo Mud Hens • AA: Erie SeaWolves • A: Lakeland Flying Tigers • West Michigan Whitecaps • Oneonta Tigers • Rookie: Gulf Coast Tigers • DSL Tigers • VSL Tigers

Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland

World Series
championships (4)

1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984

League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006

Division titles

Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006

Seasons (108)

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1910s	1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

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1930s	1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

1950s	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

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