1989 Serie A

The 1989 Serie A was the 42nd Italian season. Grosseto won its second title but only 3 years after its first one. Grosseto was led on offense by C Dwight Lowry, SS John Cortese and LF Stefano Manzini while the staff was headlined by Rich Olsen (the league leader in wins) and Raffaele Gandolfi.

Regular Season Standings

Pool 1

1. Ronson Lenoir Rimini, 30-12 (Mgr: Rick Waits)
2. World Vision Parma, 27-15 (Carlos Guzmán)
3. Multitecnica Juventus Torino, 20-21
4. Caravantours San Marino, 18-24
5. Tosi Farmaceutici Novara, 15-26
6. BKV Milano, 12-30

Pool 2

1. Mamoli Robinetterie Grosseto, 32-10 (Vincenzo Luciani)
2. SCAC Nettun, 29-12 (Giampiero Faraone)
3. Caffe Meseta Bologna, 26-16
4. Rete 37 Firenze, 21-20
5. Bassetti Roma, 11-31
6. Fanton Casalecchio, 9-33

Playoffs

• Rimini def. Firenze, 4 games to 1
• Netutno def. Torino, 4 games to 0
• Grosseto def. San Marino, 4 games to 1
• Parma def. Bologna, 4 games to 3

• Rimini def. Nettuno, 4 games to 3
• Grosseto def. Parma, 4 games to 1

• 1989 Italian Series: Grosseto def. Rimini, 4 games to 2

Leaders

• AVG: Giuseppe Carelli, Rimini .426
• HR: Roberto Bianchi, Bologna 15
• RBI: Bianchi, 53
• ERA: Paolo Ceccaroli, Rimini 1.91
• Wins: Rich Olsen, Grosseto 11
• SO: Manny Sarmiento, Roma 110

Sources

• FIBS
• Batsweb.org