1989 American Association season

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The 1989 American Association season was the 82nd in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their fourth straight championship. The Indians became the first team in league history to accomplish the feat, and would go on to win the second Triple-A Classic over the IL's Richmond Braves.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians	87	59	.596	--	Tom Runnells	Montreal Expos
Buffalo Bisons	80	62	.563	5	Terry Collins	Pittsburgh Pirates
Nashville Sounds	74	72	.507	13	Frank Lucchesi	Cincinnati Reds
Louisville Redbirds	71	74	.490	15½	Mike Jorgensen	St. Louis Cardinals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Royals	74	72	.507	--	Sal Rende	Kansas City Royals
Denver Zephyrs	69	77	.473	5	Dave Machemer	Milwaukee Brewers
Iowa Cubs	62	82	.431	11	Pete Mackanin	Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City 89ers	59	86	.407	13½	Jim Skaalen	Texas Rangers

Championship Finals

Indianapolis vs. Omaha Date Away Home September 2 Omaha 4 Indianapolis 5 14 innings September 3 Omaha 11 Indianapolis 2 September 4 Indianapolis 4 Omaha 0 September 5 Indianapolis 1 Omaha 4 September 6 Indianapolis 5 Omaha 0 Indianapolis wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A Classic

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Junior Noboa, Indianapolis, .340
• Runs Scored Nick Capra, Omaha, 84
• Hits Noboa, 159
• Doubles Skeeter Barnes, Nashville, 39
• Triples Three tied with 9
• Home Runs Greg Vaughn, Denver, 26
• Runs Batted In Vaughn, 92
• Stolen Bases Alex Cole, Louisville, 47

Pitching

• Wins Four tied with 13
• Earned Run Average Rich Thompson, Indianapolis, 2.06
• Complete Games Jack Armstrong, Nashville, 12
• Shutouts Armstrong, 6
• Strikeouts Mark Gardner, Indianapolis, 175
• Saves Jay Baller, Indianapolis, 34

All-Star Team

• First Base Luis de los Santos, Omaha
• Second Base Junior Noboa, Indianapolis
• Shortstop Jeff Huson, Indianapolis
• Third Base Scott Coolbaugh, Oklahoma City
• Outfield Skeeter Barnes, Nashville; Greg Vaughn, Denver; Larry Walker, Indianapolis
• Catcher Todd Zeile, Louisville
• Designated Hitter Steve Henderson, Buffalo
• Right-Handed Pitcher Mark Gardner, Indianapolis
• Left-Handed Pitcher Morris Madden, Buffalo

References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1990 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1989 AA - The Baseball Cube