1989 Baltimore Orioles

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1989 Baltimore Orioles went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 686, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Mickey Tettleton (26 HR, 65 RBI) and Jeff Ballard (18-8, 3.43 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
708 R 686 RA
Diff +22

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708 Runs Scored
686 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
2,539K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% below the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .326 equal to the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .378 1% below the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.00 3% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 708 2% above the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,539,245
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Avg per Game 31,348

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Joe Orsulak 0.285 2 Tim Hulett 0.278 3 Phil Bradley 0.277 4 Randy Milligan 0.268 5 Mike Devereaux 0.266

Home Runs

1 Mickey Tettleton 26 2 Cal Ripken 21 3 Craig Worthington 15 4 Randy Milligan 12 5 Phil Bradley 11

RBI

1 Cal Ripken 93 2 Craig Worthington 70 3 Mickey Tettleton 65 4 Phil Bradley 55 5 Joe Orsulak 55
1989 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 162 646 80 166 30 0 21 93 57 72 3 0.257
Phil Bradley 144 545 83 151 23 10 11 55 70 103 20 0.277
Craig Worthington 145 497 57 123 23 0 15 70 61 114 1 0.247
Mickey Tettleton 117 411 72 106 21 2 26 65 73 117 3 0.258
Mike Devereaux 122 391 55 104 14 3 8 46 36 60 22 0.266
Joe Orsulak 123 390 59 111 22 5 7 55 41 35 5 0.285
Randy Milligan 124 365 56 98 23 5 12 45 74 75 9 0.268
Billy Ripken 115 318 31 76 11 2 2 26 22 53 1 0.239
Larry Sheets 102 304 33 74 12 1 7 33 26 58 1 0.243
Bob Melvin 85 278 22 67 10 1 1 32 15 53 1 0.241
Brady Anderson 94 266 44 55 12 2 4 16 43 45 16 0.207
Jim Traber 86 234 14 49 8 0 4 26 19 41 4 0.209
Steve Finley 81 217 35 54 5 2 2 25 15 30 17 0.249
Rene Gonzales 71 166 16 36 4 0 1 11 12 30 5 0.217
Stan Jefferson 35 127 19 33 7 0 4 20 4 22 9 0.260
Keith Moreland 33 107 11 23 4 0 1 10 4 12 0 0.215
Tim Hulett 33 97 12 27 5 0 3 18 10 17 0 0.278
Jamie Quirk 25 51 5 11 2 0 0 9 9 11 0 0.216
Francisco Melendez 9 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.273
Chris Hoiles 6 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Butch Davis 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Juan Bell 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Jeff Ballard 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Bautista 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Harnisch 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hickey 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Holton 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben McDonald 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Milacki 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Schilling 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Schu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smith 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Thurmond 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Tibbs 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Weston 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Williamson 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Gregg Olson 1.69 2 Jay Tibbs 2.82 3 Kevin Hickey 2.92 4 Mark Williamson 2.93 5 Jeff Ballard 3.43

Wins

1 Jeff Ballard 18 2 Bob Milacki 14 3 Dave Schmidt 10 4 Mark Williamson 10 5 Pete Harnisch 5

Strikeouts

1 Bob Milacki 113 2 Gregg Olson 90 3 Pete Harnisch 70 4 Jeff Ballard 62 5 Mark Williamson 55
1989 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Milacki 14 12 3.74 37 36 0 243.0 233 101 88 113
Jeff Ballard 18 8 3.43 35 35 0 215.1 240 82 57 62
Dave Schmidt 10 13 5.69 38 26 0 156.2 196 99 36 46
Brian Holton 5 7 4.02 39 12 0 116.1 140 52 39 51
Mark Williamson 10 5 2.93 65 0 9 107.1 105 35 30 55
Pete Harnisch 5 9 4.62 18 17 0 103.1 97 53 64 70
Mark Thurmond 2 4 3.90 49 2 4 90.0 102 39 17 34
Dave Johnson 4 7 4.23 14 14 0 89.1 90 42 28 26
Gregg Olson 5 2 1.69 64 0 27 85.0 57 16 46 90
Jose Bautista 3 4 5.31 15 10 0 78.0 84 46 15 30
Jay Tibbs 5 0 2.82 10 8 0 54.1 62 17 20 30
Kevin Hickey 2 3 2.92 51 0 2 49.1 38 16 23 28
Mike Smith 2 0 7.65 13 1 0 20.0 25 17 14 12
Mickey Weston 1 0 5.54 7 0 1 13.0 18 8 2 7
Mark Huismann 0 0 6.35 8 0 1 11.1 13 8 0 13
Curt Schilling 0 1 6.23 5 1 0 8.2 10 6 3 6
Ben McDonald 1 0 8.59 6 0 0 7.1 8 7 4 3

👥 Roster (40)

Brady Anderson Jeff Ballard Jose Bautista Juan Bell Phil Bradley Butch Davis Mike Devereaux Steve Finley Rene Gonzales Pete Harnisch Kevin Hickey Chris Hoiles +28 more

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The 1989 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The record for the 1989 Baltimore Orioles reads 87 wins and 75 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. With 708 runs scored and 686 given up, the 1989 differential was +22. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .251, 3% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 4.00 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The 1989 Baltimore Orioles outscored the average club by 2% (708 against 695).

Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 2,539,245 for the year. For power, Mickey Tettleton led the way with 26 homers. Cal Ripken led in RBI with 93. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jeff Ballard (18). The strikeout leader was Bob Milacki with 113. The saves leader was Gregg Olson with 27.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1989 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1989 Baltimore Orioles finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Mickey Tettleton led the 1989 Baltimore Orioles with 26 home runs.
What was the 1989 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1989 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1989 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1989 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Tettleton (26 HR, 65 RBI) and Jeff Ballard (18-8, 3.43 ERA).
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