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1989 Detroit Tigers
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkTiger Stadium
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersTom Monaghan
ManagersSparky Anderson
TelevisionWDIV-TV
(George Kell, Al Kaline)
PASS
(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)
RadioWJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)
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The Detroit Tigers' 1989 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers finished 59–103 and in last place in the AL East. It was the team's first losing season since 1977, the worst record in the Major Leagues, as well as (at the time) the franchise's second-worst season ever in terms of both losses (103) and win percentage (.364). It was also (at the time) the franchise's worst full 162-game season (those marks would be surpassed in 1996, 2003, and 2019).

Offseason

Regular season

In August, pitcher Charles Hudson, driving drunk, slammed his Mercury Cougar into a telephone pole in a Detroit suburb. He broke his left leg and his right knee needed reconstructive surgery. Hudson would later discuss how he began to drink as he struggled in his baseball career. He would not pitch in the major leagues again and the Tigers released him in November 1989.[7]

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 — 46‍–‍35 43‍–‍38
Baltimore Orioles 87 75 .537 2 47‍–‍34 40‍–‍41
Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 6 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 .500 8 45‍–‍36 36‍–‍45
New York Yankees 74 87 .460 14½ 41‍–‍40 33‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians 73 89 .451 16 41‍–‍40 32‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers 59 103 .364 30 38‍–‍43 21‍–‍60

Record vs. opponents

1989 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 6–7 6–6 6–6 7–6 10–3 6–6 7–6 4–8 8–5 5–7 6–6 9–3 7–6
Boston 7–6 — 4–8 7–5 8–5 11–2 4–8 6–7 6–6 7–6 7–5 5–7 6–6 5–8
California 6–6 8–4 — 8–5 5–7 11–1 4–9 7–5 11–2 6–6 5–8 7–6 6–7 7–5
Chicago 6–6 5–7 5–8 — 7–5 4–8 6–7 10–2 5–8 5–6 5–8 7–6 3–10 1–11
Cleveland 6–7 5–8 7–5 5–7 — 5–8 8–4 3–10 5–7 9–4 2–10 6–6 7–5 5–8
Detroit 3–10 2–11 1–11 8–4 8–5 — 6–6 6–7 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–8 4–8 2–11
Kansas City 6–6 8–4 9–4 7–6 4–8 6–6 — 8–4 7–6 6–6 7–6 9–4 8–5 7–5
Milwaukee 6–7 7–6 5–7 2–10 10–3 7–6 4–8 — 9–3 8–5 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–7
Minnesota 8–4 6–6 2–11 8–5 7–5 7–5 6–7 3–9 — 6–6 6–7 7–6 5–8 9–3
New York 5–8 6–7 6–6 6–5 4–9 7–6 6–6 5–8 6–6 — 3–9 8–4 5–7 7–6
Oakland 7–5 5–7 8–5 8–5 10–2 8–4 6–7 7–5 7–6 9–3 — 9–4 8–5 7–5
Seattle 6–6 7–5 6–7 6–7 6–6 8–4 4–9 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–9 — 6–7 5–7
Texas 3–9 6–6 7–6 10–3 5–7 8–4 5–8 7–5 8–5 7–5 5–8 7–6 — 5–7
Toronto 6–7 8–5 5–7 11–1 8–5 11–2 5–7 7–6 3–9 6–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1989 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Mike Heath 122 396 104 .263 10 43
1B Dave Bergman 137 385 103 .268 7 37
2B Lou Whitaker 148 509 128 .251 28 85
3B Rick Schu 98 266 57 .214 7 21
SS Alan Trammell 121 449 109 .243 5 43
LF Fred Lynn 117 353 85 .241 11 46
CF Gary Pettis 119 444 114 .257 1 18
RF Chet Lemon 127 414 98 .237 7 47
DH Keith Moreland 90 318 95 .299 5 35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Rob Richie 19 49 13 .265 1 10

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jeff Robinson 16 78 4 5 4.73 40

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League John Wockenfuss
AA London Tigers Eastern League Chris Chambliss
A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Johnny Lipon
A Fayetteville Generals South Atlantic League Gene Roof
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Rapids New York–Penn League Rick Magnante
Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Rubén Amaro, Sr.

[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Ray Knight at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bockura01.shtml
  3. ^ Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Tom Brookens at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Kenny Williams at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ John Harper (February 22, 1995). "A Crash-Course Cubbie". New York Daily News.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Tracy Jones at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/atherke01.shtml
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

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