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The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80–82, fifth in the American League West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games, the 7th highest total in the American League.
1989 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Record | 80–82 (.494) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Carl Pohlad | |
General managers | Andy MacPhail | |
Managers | Tom Kelly | |
Television | WCCO-TV Midwest Sports Channel (Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer) | |
Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon) | |
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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 consecutive seasons.
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.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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HR | Kent Hrbek | 25 |
RBI | Kirby Puckett | 85 |
BA | Kirby Puckett | .339* |
Runs | Kirby Puckett | 75 |
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.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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ERA | Frank Viola | 3.79 |
Wins | Allan Anderson | 17 |
Saves | Jeff Reardon | 31 |
Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 138 |
Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their fourth Gold Glove Award.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 54–27 | 45–36 |
Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7 | 55–26 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8 | 52–29 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Minnesota Twins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29½ | 35–45 | 34–47 |
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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 | — |
1989 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
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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 |
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C | Brian Harper | 126 | 385 | 125 | .325 | 8 | 57 |
1B | Kent Hrbek | 109 | 375 | 102 | .272 | 25 | 84 |
2B | Wally Backman | 87 | 299 | 69 | .231 | 1 | 26 |
3B | Gary Gaetti | 130 | 498 | 125 | .251 | 19 | 75 |
SS | Greg Gagne | 149 | 460 | 125 | .272 | 9 | 48 |
LF | Dan Gladden | 120 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 8 | 46 |
CF | Kirby Puckett | 159 | 635 | 215 | .339 | 9 | 85 |
RF | Randy Bush | 141 | 391 | 103 | .263 | 14 | 54 |
DH | Jim Dwyer | 88 | 225 | 71 | .316 | 3 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Al Newman | 141 | 446 | 113 | .253 | 0 | 38 |
Gene Larkin | 136 | 446 | 119 | .267 | 6 | 46 |
John Moses | 129 | 242 | 68 | .281 | 1 | 31 |
Tim Laudner | 100 | 239 | 53 | .222 | 6 | 27 |
Carmen Castillo | 94 | 218 | 56 | .257 | 8 | 33 |
Doug Baker | 43 | 78 | 23 | .295 | 0 | 9 |
Chip Hale | 28 | 67 | 14 | .209 | 0 | 4 |
Orlando Mercado | 19 | 38 | 4 | .105 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Jorgensen | 10 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
Paul Sorrento | 14 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
Lenny Webster | 14 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Vic Rodriguez | 6 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Olson | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Allan Anderson | 33 | 196.2 | 17 | 10 | 3.80 | 69 |
Frank Viola | 24 | 175.2 | 8 | 12 | 3.79 | 138 |
Roy Smith | 32 | 172.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.92 | 92 |
Shane Rawley | 27 | 145.0 | 5 | 12 | 5.21 | 68 |
Rick Aguilera | 11 | 75.2 | 3 | 5 | 3.21 | 57 |
Mike Dyer | 16 | 71.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.82 | 37 |
Kevin Tapani | 5 | 32.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Guthrie | 13 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.55 | 38 |
Francisco Oliveras | 12 | 55.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.53 | 24 |
David West | 10 | 39.1 | 3 | 2 | 6.41 | 31 |
Freddie Toliver | 7 | 29.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.76 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Reardon | 65 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 4.07 | 46 |
Gary Wayne | 60 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.30 | 41 |
Juan Berenguer | 56 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3.48 | 93 |
Germán González | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.66 | 25 |
Mike Cook | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 15 |
Randy St. Claire | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.24 | 14 |
Steve Shields | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.79 | 12 |
Lee Tunnell | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 7 |
Tim Drummond | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 9 |
Greg Booker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |
Dan Gladden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
John Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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