1989 National League

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The 1989 season of the National League was the one hundred fourteenth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
Eastern Division
1 Chicago Cubs 162 93 69 0 .574 -.- 702 (4.33) 623 (3.85) 0.261 0.319 0.387 3.43 0.981
2 New York Mets 162 87 75 0 .537 6.0 683 (4.22) 595 (3.67) 0.246 0.310 0.385 3.29 0.976
3 St. Louis Cardinals 164 86 76 2 .524 7.0 632 (3.85) 608 (3.71) 0.258 0.321 0.363 3.36 0.983
4 Montreal Expos 162 81 81 0 .500 12.0 632 (3.90) 630 (3.89) 0.247 0.318 0.361 3.48 0.979
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 164 74 88 2 .451 19.0 637 (3.88) 680 (4.15) 0.241 0.311 0.359 3.64 0.975
6 Philadelphia Phillies 163 67 95 1 .411 26.0 629 (3.86) 735 (4.51) 0.243 0.313 0.364 4.04 0.979
Western Division
1 San Francisco Giants 162 92 70 0 .568 -.- 699 (4.31) 600 (3.70) 0.250 0.313 0.390 3.30 0.982
2 San Diego Padres 162 89 73 0 .549 3.0 642 (3.96) 626 (3.86) 0.251 0.320 0.369 3.38 0.976
3 Houston Astros 162 86 76 0 .531 6.0 647 (3.99) 669 (4.13) 0.239 0.305 0.345 3.64 0.977
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 160 77 83 0 .481 14.0 554 (3.46) 536 (3.35) 0.240 0.305 0.339 2.95 0.981
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 75 87 0 .463 17.0 632 (3.90) 691 (4.27) 0.247 0.308 0.370 3.73 0.980
6 Atlanta Braves 161 63 97 1 .391 28.0 584 (3.63) 680 (4.22) 0.234 0.297 0.350 3.70 0.976

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Bobby Bonilla
Jose Oquendo
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
163
At Bats Todd Benzinger Cincinnati Reds 628
Runs Scored Will Clark
Howard Johnson
Ryne Sandberg
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
104
Hits Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 203
Doubles Pedro Guerrero
Tim Wallach
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
42
Triples Robby Thompson San Francisco Giants 11
Home Runs Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 47
Total Bases Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 345
Runs Batted In Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 125
Stolen Bases Vince Coleman St. Louis Cardinals 65
Caught Stealing Gerald Young Houston Astros 25
Walks Jack Clark San Diego Padres 132
Intentional Base-on-Balls Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 32
Hit by Pitch Andres Galarraga
Robby Thompson
Montreal Expos
San Francisco Giants
13
Strikeouts Andres Galarraga Montreal Expos 158
Sacrifice Hits Roberto Alomar San Diego Padres 17
Sacrifice Flies Pedro Guerrero St. Louis Cardinals 12
Grounded into Double Plays Tim Wallach Montreal Expos 21
Batting Average Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 0.336
On-Base Percentage Lonnie Smith Atlanta Braves 0.415
Slugging Percentage Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 0.635
On-Base plus Slugging Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 1.023
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants 192

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Mike Scott Houston Astros 20
Losses Don Carman
Orel Hershiser
Ken Hill
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
15
Win-Loss Percentage Sid Fernandez
Scott Garrelts
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
0.737
Appearances Mitch Williams Chicago Cubs 76
Games Started Tom Browning Cincinnati Reds 37
Complete Games Tim Belcher
Bruce Hurst
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
10
Shutouts Tim Belcher Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Games Finished Mark Davis San Diego Padres 65
Saves Mark Davis San Diego Padres 44
Innings Pitched Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers 256.2
Batters Faced Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers 1047
Hits Allowed Rick Mahler Cincinnati Reds 242
Home Runs Allowed Tom Browning Cincinnati Reds 31
Base-on-Balls Allowed Ken Hill St. Louis Cardinals 99
Intentional Base-on-Balls Jim Clancy
Tim Leary
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers/Cincinnati Reds
15
Hit Batsmen Rick Mahler Cincinnati Reds 10
Strikeouts Jose DeLeon St. Louis Cardinals 201
Wild Pitches Ken Howell Philadelphia Phillies 21
Balks Pete Smith Atlanta Braves 7
Runs Allowed Rick Mahler Cincinnati Reds 113
Earned Runs Allowed Kevin Gross Montreal Expos 98
Earned Run Average Scott Garrelts San Francisco Giants 2.28
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Scott Garrelts San Francisco Giants 1.009

All-Star Game[edit]

The National League lost the sixtieth midsummer classic at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, July 11, 1989 by a score of 5 to 3. The league's manager was Tommy Lasorda.

Postseason[edit]

The National League Championship Series, featured Chicago Cubs, the Eastern Division winner, and the San Francisco Giants, the Western Division winner. The Giants defeated the Cubs, 4 games to 1.

In the World Series, the National League champion San Francisco Giants were defeated by the American League's Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 0.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Kevin Mitchell, an outfielder with the San Francisco Giants. In the award's voting, he had 314 out of a possible 336 points and 20 first place votes.

The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Mark Davis (davisma01) of the San Diego Padres. In the award's voting, he had 107 out of a possible 120 points and 19 first place votes.

The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Jerome Walton, an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs. In the award's voting, he had 116 out of a possible 120 points and 22 first place votes.

Gold Gloves[edit]

The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
P Ron Darling New York Mets
C Benito Santiago San Diego Padres
1B Andrés Galarraga Montréal Expos
2B Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs
3B Ozzie Smith St. Louis Cardinals
SS Terry Pendleton St. Louis Cardinals
OF Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
Andy Van Slyke Pittsburgh Pirates

Silver Sluggers[edit]

The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
C Craig Biggio Houston Astros
1B Will Clark San Francisco Giants
2B Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs
3B Howard Johnson New York Mets
SS Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds
OF Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants
P Don Robinson San Francisco Giants

Monthly Awards[edit]

Hall of Fame Game[edit]

The 1989 Hall of Fame Game was scheduled to be played on July 24 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The game was scheduled to be played between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. However, the Reds were stranded in Montreal, QC after the team's airplane had hydraulic problems. Instead, the Red Sox played a split-squad game between the Boston club and the "yastrzemskis". The "Yastrzemskis" were named in honor of former Red Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski, who had been inducted into the Hall of Fame a day earlier. The teams played to a seven inning 4 - 4 tie.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

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