1989 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1989 Pacific Coast League season was the 87th season in the league's history. It ended with the Vancouver Canadians winning their second league championship in four years.

Final first-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Vancouver Canadians 41 30 .577 -- Marv Foley Chicago White Sox
Tacoma Tigers 39 33 .542 Brad Fischer Oakland Athletics
Portland Beavers 36 36 .500 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Edmonton Trappers 32 37 .464 8 Tom Kotchman California Angels
Calgary Cannons 28 43 .394 13 Rich Morales Seattle Mariners
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 44 26 .629 -- Mike Hargrove Cleveland Indians
Las Vegas Stars 36 35 .507 Steve Smith San Diego Padres
Albuquerque Dukes 36 35 .507 Kevin Kennedy Los Angeles Dodgers
Phoenix Firebirds 36 36 .500 9 Wendell Kim San Francisco Giants
Tucson Toros 27 44 .380 17½ Bob Skinner Houston Astros

Final second-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Calgary Cannons 42 29 .592 -- Rich Morales Seattle Mariners
Tacoma Tigers 38 33 .535 4 Brad Fischer Oakland Athletics
Portland Beavers 36 36 .500 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Edmonton Trappers 33 39 .458 Tom Kotchman California Angels
Vancouver Canadians 32 39 .451 10 Marv Foley Chicago White Sox
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Albuquerque Dukes 44 27 .620 -- Kevin Kennedy Los Angeles Dodgers
Las Vegas Stars 38 34 .528 Steve Smith San Diego Padres
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 34 38 .472 10½ Mike Hargrove Cleveland Indians
Phoenix Firebirds 31 40 .437 13 Wendell Kim San Francisco Giants
Tucson Toros 29 42 .408 15 Bob Skinner Houston Astros

Overall standings[edit]

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Albuquerque Dukes 80 62 .563 -- Kevin Kennedy Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 78 64 .549 2 Mike Hargrove Cleveland Indians
Tacoma Tigers 77 66 .538 Brad Fischer Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas Stars 74 69 .517 Steve Smith San Diego Padres
Vancouver Canadians 73 69 .514 7 Marv Foley Chicago White Sox
Portland Beavers 72 72 .500 8 Phil Roof Minnesota Twins
Calgary Cannons 70 72 .493 10 Rich Morales Seattle Mariners
Phoenix Firebirds 67 76 .469 13½ Gordon Mackenzie San Francisco Giants
Edmonton Trappers 65 76 .461 15½ Tom Kotchman California Angels
Tucson Toros 56 86 .394 24 Bob Skinner Houston Astros

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
N1  Vancouver Canadians 3  
N2  Calgary Cannons 0  
    N1  Vancouver Canadians 3
  S2  Albuquerque Dukes 1
S1  Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2
S2  Albuquerque Dukes 3  

First Round[edit]

Vancouver vs. Calgary
Date Away Home
September 1 Calgary 0 Vancouver 4
September 2 Calgary 3 Vancouver 4
September 3 Vancouver 3 Calgary 0
Vancouver wins series 3-0
Albuquerque vs. Colorado Springs
Date Away Home
September 1 Colorado Springs 1 Albuquerque 3
September 2 Colorado Springs 10 Albuquerque 6
September 3 Albuquerque 5 Colorado Springs 7
September 4 Albuquerque 4 Colorado Springs 1
September 5 Albuquerque 6 Colorado Springs 4
Albuquerque wins series 3-2

Championship Finals[edit]

Albuquerque vs. Vancouver
Date Away Home
September 6 Albuquerque 0 Vancouver 8
September 7 Albuquerque 5 Vancouver 6
September 8 Vancouver 5 Albuquerque 6
September 9 Vancouver 11 Albuquerque 6
Vancouver wins series 3-1

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

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