1989 National League Rookie of the Year Award

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The winner of the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year Award was Jerome Walton of the Chicago Cubs. Interestingly, third place finisher Gregg Jefferies finished tied for sixth place in the previous year's voting as well.

Award Voting[edit]

Player Team Points Points Share (Max Points) First Votes AB R H HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG W - L SV IP H HR BB SO ERA
Jerome Walton Chicago Cubs 116 0.967 (120) 22 475 64 139 5 46 24 27 77 0.293 0.335 0.385 Did not pitch
Dwight Smith Chicago Cubs 68 0.567 (120) 2 343 52 111 9 52 9 31 51 0.324 0.382 0.493 Did not pitch
Gregg Jefferies New York Mets 18 0.150 (120) 0 508 72 131 12 56 21 39 46 0.258 0.314 0.392 Did not pitch
Derek Lilliquist Atlanta Braves 6 0.050 (120) 0 63 5 12 0 4 0 0 12 0.190 0.190 0.206 8 - 10 0 165.2 202 16 34 79 3.97
Andy Benes San Diego Padres 3 0.025 (120) 0 24 2 6 1 2 0 0 12 0.250 0.250 0.375 6 - 3 0 66.2 51 7 31 66 3.51
Charlie Hayes Giants / Phillies 3 0.025 (120) 0 304 26 78 8 43 3 11 50 0.257 0.280 0.391 Did not pitch
Greg Harris San Diego Padres 2 0.017 (120) 0 19 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 0.053 0.143 0.053 8 - 9 6 135.0 106 8 52 106 2.60
Preceded by
1988
Rookie of the Year Award
American

1989
Succeeded by
1990