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Season Almanac

1989 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Kevin Mitchell (HR, RBI) · Rickey Henderson (R, SB)

Home Runs
  1. 1Kevin MitchellSF47
  2. 2Fred McGriffTOR36
  3. 3Howard JohnsonNYM36
Hits
  1. 1Kirby PuckettMIN215
  2. 2Steve SaxNYY205
  3. 3Wade BoggsBOS205
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Kevin MitchellSF125
  2. 2Ruben SierraTEX119
  3. 3Pedro GuerreroSTL117
Runs
  1. 1Rickey HendersonNYY113
  2. 2Wade BoggsBOS113
  3. 3Howard JohnsonNYM104
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Rickey HendersonNYY77
  2. 2Vince ColemanSTL65
  3. 3Cecil EspyTEX45
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Nolan Ryan Jr.TEX301
  2. 2Mark LangstonWSH235
  3. 3Roger ClemensBOS230
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Bret SaberhagenKC23
  2. 2Dave StewartATH21
  3. 3Mike ScottHOU20
Saves
  1. 1Mark DavisSD44
  2. 2Jeff RussellTEX38
  3. 3Mitch WilliamsCHC36

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Kevin MitchellBAT20.2
  2. 2Howard JohnsonBAT19.8
  3. 3Will ClarkBAT18.2
  4. 4Fred McGriffBAT18
  5. 5Ruben SierraBAT17.5
  6. 6Robin YountBAT16.9
  7. 7Eric DavisBAT16.6
  8. 8Dennis EckersleyPITCH16.5
  9. 9Lonnie SmithBAT16.5
  10. 10Ryne SandbergBAT16.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Ken Griffey Jr.CF267.3
  2. 2Sammy SosaRF225.8
  3. 3Larry WalkerRF214.2
  4. 4Steve FinleyCF180.8
  5. 5John Olerud1B174.3
  6. 6Juan GonzalezRF173.9
  7. 7Mike StantonP165
  8. 8Kenny RogersP164.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Mike Schmidt3B260.7
  2. 2Darrell Evans3B222
  3. 3Jim RiceLF207.7
  4. 4Tommy JohnP198.9
  5. 5Buddy Bell3B171.4
  6. 6Kent TekulveP158.6
  7. 7Doyle AlexanderP139.8
  8. 8Bob StanleyP124.7

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Athletics99-63201.6Dennis EckersleyPlayoffs
Chicago Cubs93-69294.2Ryne SandbergPlayoffs
San Francisco Giants92-70259.5Kevin MitchellPlayoffs
Kansas City Royals92-70189.2Bo Jackson
Los Angeles Angels91-71197.5Chili Davis
San Diego Padres89-73231.4Jack Clark
Toronto Blue Jays89-73185.4Fred McGriffPlayoffs
New York Mets87-75245.9Howard Johnson
Baltimore Orioles87-75187.2Mickey Tettleton
St. Louis Cardinals86-76301.7Pedro Guerrero
Houston Astros86-76272.3Glenn Davis
Boston Red Sox83-79196Nick Esasky
Texas Rangers83-79191.5Ruben Sierra
Washington Nationals81-81249.8Andres Galarraga
Milwaukee Brewers81-81190.3Robin Yount
Minnesota Twins80-82199.1Kirby Puckett
Los Angeles Dodgers77-83275.6Jay Howell
Cincinnati Reds75-87260.2Eric Davis
New York Yankees74-87136Don Mattingly
Pittsburgh Pirates74-88277.6Bobby Bonilla
Seattle Mariners73-89171.7Alvin Davis
Cleveland Indians73-89170.3Joe Carter
Chicago White Sox69-92158.9Ivan Calderon
Philadelphia Phillies67-95157.9Von Hayes
Atlanta Braves63-97211.6Lonnie Smith
Detroit Tigers59-103136Lou Whitaker

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.