1989 Minnesota Twins season

The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80-82, fifth in the AL West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games, the seventh highest total in the American League.

1989 Minnesota Twins
80-82, fifth in the AL Western Division
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Carl Pohlad
General manager(s)Andy MacPhail
Manager(s)Tom Kelly
Local televisionWCCO-TV
Midwest Sports Channel
(Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer)
Local radio830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, John Gordon)
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Offseason

Regular season

Kirby Puckett tied a major league record when, on May 13, he hit four doubles in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was the thirty-fifth player to accomplish the feat.

When Jeff Reardon got his 30th save on September 14, he became the first major leaguer to reach 30 saves in five seasons.

Offense

Puckett led the AL in batting with a .339 average and hits with 215. Kirby hit 9 HR, drove in 85 runs, scored 75, and was rewarded with a Silver Slugger Award. Kent Hrbek hit .272 with 25 HR and 84 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 19 HR and 75 RBI. Al Newman led the team with 25 stolen bases.

Team Leaders
StatisticPlayerQuantity
HRKent Hrbek25
RBIKirby Puckett85
BAKirby Puckett.339*
RunsKirby Puckett75
*League leader

Pitching

Only two Twins had double digit wins: Allan Anderson (17-10) and Roy Smith (10-6). Frank Viola was 8-12 before being traded to the New York Mets on July 31. Reliever Jeff Reardon had 31 saves.

Team Leaders
StatisticPlayerQuantity
ERAFrank Viola3.79
WinsAllan Anderson17
SavesJeff Reardon31
StrikeoutsFrank Viola138

Defense

Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their fourth Gold Glove Award.

Season standings
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9963 0.611 — 54–27 45–36
Kansas City Royals 9270 0.568 7 55–26 37–44
California Angels 9171 0.562 8 52–29 39–42
Texas Rangers 8379 0.512 16 45–36 38–43
Minnesota Twins 8082 0.494 19 45–36 35–46
Seattle Mariners 7389 0.451 26 40–41 33–48
Chicago White Sox 6992 0.429 29½ 35–45 34–47

Record vs. opponents
1989 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —6–76–66–67–610–36–67–64–88–55–76–69–37–6
Boston 7–6—4–87–58–511–24–86–76–67–67–55–76–65–8
California 6–68–4—8–55–711–14–97–511–26–65–87–66–77–5
Chicago 6–65–75–8—7–54–86–710–25–85–65–87–63–101–11
Cleveland 6–75–87–55–7—5–88–43–105–79–42–106–67–55–8
Detroit 3–102–111–118–48–5—6–66–75–76–74–84–84–82–11
Kansas City 6–68–49–47–64–86–6—8–47–66–67–69–48–57–5
Milwaukee 6–77–65–72–1010–37–64–8—9–38–55–77–55–76–7
Minnesota 8–46–62–118–57–57–56–73–9—6–66–77–65–89–3
New York 5–86–76–66–54–97–66–65–86–6—3–98–45–77–6
Oakland 7–55–78–58–510–28–46–77–57–69–3—9–48–57–5
Seattle 6–67–56–76–76–68–44–95–76–74–84–9—6–75–7
Texas 3–96–67–610–35–78–45–87–58–57–55–87–6—5–7
Toronto 6–78–55–711–18–511–25–77–63–96–75–77–57–5—

Notable transactions

Roster
1989 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CBrian Harper126385125.325857
1BKent Hrbek109375102.2722584
2BWally Backman8729969.231126
3BGary Gaetti130498125.2511975
SSGreg Gagne149460125.272948
LFDan Gladden120461136.295846
CFKirby Puckett159635215.339985
RFRandy Bush141391103.2631454
DHJim Dwyer8822571.316323

Other batters
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Terry Jorgensen10234.17402
Paul Sorrento14215.23801
Vic Rodriguez6115.45500

Pitching

Starting pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Roy Smith32172.11063.9292
Shane Rawley271455125.2168

Other pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike Cook150105.0615
Lee Tunnell101006.007
Greg Booker60004.153

Awards and honors
  • Kirby Puckett – American League Batting Champion (.339)
  • Gary Gaetti – Gold Glove Award winner, third base
  • Kirby Puckett – Gold Glove Award winner, center field
  • Kirby Puckett – Silver Slugger Award, outfield

All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Phil Roof
AA Orlando Twins Southern League Ron Gardenhire
A Visalia Oaks California League Scott Ullger
A Kenosha Twins Midwest League Steve Liddle
Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith
Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Joel Lepel

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elizabethton[13]

References
  1. Eric Bullock at Baseball Reference
  2. "Bert Blyleven Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Randy Bush at Baseball Reference
  4. John Christensen at Baseball Reference
  5. Lee Tunnell at Baseball Reference
  6. "Keith Atherton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  7. Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference
  8. Chuck Knoblauch at Baseball Reference
  9. Denny Neagle at Baseball Reference
  10. Dan Masteller at Baseball Reference
  11. Dennis Hocking at Baseball Reference
  12. Greg Booker at Baseball Reference
  13. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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