1989 California Angels

91-71 • .562 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1989 California Angels went 91-71 (.562) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Chili Davis (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-5, 2.73 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
3rd Rank
669 R 578 RA
Diff +91

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669 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
+91 Run Diff
2,644K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .310 5% below the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .385 1% above the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.28 16% better than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 669 4% below the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,644,233
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Avg per Game 32,644

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Max Venable 0.358 2 Johnny Ray 0.289 3 Brian Downing 0.283 4 Wally Joyner 0.282 5 Claudell Washington 0.273

Home Runs

1 Chili Davis 22 2 Jack Howell 20 3 Lance Parrish 17 4 Wally Joyner 16 5 Brian Downing 14

RBI

1 Chili Davis 90 2 Wally Joyner 79 3 Johnny Ray 62 4 Brian Downing 59 5 Devon White 56
1989 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Devon White 156 636 86 156 18 13 12 56 31 129 44 0.245
Wally Joyner 159 593 78 167 30 2 16 79 46 58 3 0.282
Chili Davis 154 560 81 152 24 1 22 90 61 109 3 0.271
Brian Downing 142 544 59 154 25 2 14 59 56 87 0 0.283
Johnny Ray 134 530 52 153 16 3 5 62 36 30 6 0.289
Jack Howell 144 474 56 108 19 4 20 52 52 125 0 0.228
Lance Parrish 124 433 48 103 12 1 17 50 42 104 1 0.238
Claudell Washington 110 418 53 114 18 4 13 42 27 84 13 0.273
Dick Schofield 91 302 42 69 11 2 4 26 28 47 9 0.228
Kent Anderson 86 223 27 51 6 1 0 17 17 42 1 0.229
Tony Armas 60 202 22 52 7 1 11 30 7 48 0 0.257
Dante Bichette 48 138 13 29 7 0 3 15 6 24 3 0.210
Bill Schroeder 41 138 16 28 2 0 6 15 3 44 0 0.203
Glenn Hoffman 48 104 9 22 3 0 1 3 3 13 0 0.212
Mark McLemore 32 103 12 25 3 1 0 14 7 19 6 0.243
Max Venable 20 53 7 19 4 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.358
John Orton 16 39 4 7 1 0 0 4 2 17 0 0.179
Bobby Rose 14 38 4 8 1 2 1 3 2 10 0 0.211
Jim Eppard 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
Ron Tingley 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Brian Brady 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Jim Abbott 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Clark 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sherman Corbett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Disarcina 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fetters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Finley 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Fraser 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Harvey 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vance Lovelace 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Minton 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Monteleone 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Bob McClure 1.55 2 Greg Minton 2.20 3 Chuck Finley 2.57 4 Bert Blyleven 2.73 5 Kirk McCaskill 2.93

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 17 2 Chuck Finley 16 3 Kirk McCaskill 15 4 Jim Abbott 12 5 Mike Witt 9

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Finley 156 2 Bert Blyleven 131 3 Mike Witt 123 4 Jim Abbott 115 5 Kirk McCaskill 107
1989 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 17 5 2.73 33 33 0 241.0 225 73 44 131
Mike Witt 9 15 4.54 33 33 0 220.0 252 111 48 123
Kirk McCaskill 15 10 2.93 32 32 0 212.0 202 69 59 107
Chuck Finley 16 9 2.57 29 29 0 199.2 171 57 82 156
Jim Abbott 12 12 3.92 29 29 0 181.1 190 79 74 115
Willie Fraser 4 7 3.24 44 0 2 91.2 80 33 23 46
Greg Minton 4 3 2.20 62 0 8 90.0 76 22 37 42
Bryan Harvey 3 3 3.44 51 0 25 55.0 36 21 41 78
Bob McClure 6 1 1.55 48 0 3 52.1 39 9 15 36
Dan Petry 3 2 5.47 19 4 0 51.0 53 31 23 21
Rich Monteleone 2 2 3.18 24 0 0 39.2 39 14 13 27
Terry Clark 0 2 4.91 4 2 0 11.0 13 6 3 7
Sherman Corbett 0 0 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 3 2 1 3
Mike Fetters 0 0 8.10 1 0 0 3.1 5 3 1 4
Vance Lovelace 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (37)

Jim Abbott Kent Anderson Tony Armas Dante Bichette Bert Blyleven Brian Brady Terry Clark Sherman Corbett Chili Davis Gary Disarcina Brian Downing Jim Eppard +25 more

37 players

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The 1989 California Angels in brief

In 1989 the California Angels posted a 91-71 mark (.562) and finished 3rd in the AL West. The California Angels scored 669 runs and allowed 578, a run differential of +91. At the plate the California Angels hit .256, 2% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 3.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The 669 runs scored compare with a league average of 695 per club, 4% fewer. Attendance at Anaheim Stadium totaled 2,644,233 for the year.

The home run leader was Chili Davis, who hit 22. Wally Joyner collected the most hits, 167. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bert Blyleven (17). The strikeout leader was Chuck Finley with 156. Bryan Harvey saved 25 games. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 California Angels

What was the 1989 California Angels record?
The 1989 California Angels finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1989 California Angels in home runs?
Chili Davis led the 1989 California Angels with 22 home runs.
What was the 1989 California Angels team ERA?
The 1989 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1989 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1989 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 California Angels play?
The 1989 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1989 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chili Davis (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-5, 2.73 ERA).
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