1989 Cincinnati Reds

75-87 • .463 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1989 Cincinnati Reds went 75-87 (.463) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Eric Davis (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Tom Browning (15-12, 3.39 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
5th Rank
632 R 691 RA
Diff -59

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632 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
-59 Run Diff
1,979K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 equal to the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .309 1% below the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .370 1% above the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.73 7% worse than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 632 1% below the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,979,440
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Avg per Game 24,437

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Barry Larkin 0.342 2 Eric Davis 0.281 3 Paul O'Neill 0.276 4 Joe Oliver 0.272 5 Rolando Roomes 0.263

Home Runs

1 Eric Davis 34 2 Todd Benzinger 17 3 Paul O'Neill 15 4 Luis Quinones 12 5 Ken Griffey 8

RBI

1 Eric Davis 101 2 Todd Benzinger 76 3 Paul O'Neill 74 4 Barry Larkin 36 5 Luis Quinones 34
1989 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Todd Benzinger 161 628 79 154 28 3 17 76 44 120 3 0.245
Eric Davis 131 462 74 130 14 2 34 101 68 116 21 0.281
Paul O'Neill 117 428 49 118 24 2 15 74 46 64 20 0.276
Luis Quinones 97 340 43 83 13 4 12 34 25 46 2 0.244
Barry Larkin 97 325 47 111 14 4 4 36 20 23 10 0.342
Rolando Roomes 107 315 36 83 18 5 7 34 13 100 12 0.263
Ron Oester 109 305 23 75 15 0 1 14 32 47 1 0.246
Chris Sabo 82 304 40 79 21 1 6 29 25 33 14 0.260
Jeff Reed 102 287 16 64 11 0 3 23 34 46 0 0.223
Herm Winningham 115 251 40 63 11 3 3 13 24 50 14 0.251
Ken Griffey 106 236 26 62 8 3 8 30 29 42 4 0.263
Lenny Harris 61 188 17 42 4 0 2 11 9 20 10 0.223
Mariano Duncan 45 174 23 43 10 1 3 13 8 36 6 0.247
Joe Oliver 49 151 13 41 8 0 3 23 6 28 0 0.272
Kal Daniels 44 133 26 29 11 0 2 9 36 28 6 0.218
Bo Diaz 43 132 6 27 5 0 1 8 6 7 0 0.205
Jeff Richardson 53 125 10 21 4 0 2 11 10 23 1 0.168
Joel Youngblood 76 118 13 25 5 0 3 13 13 21 0 0.212
Dave Collins 78 106 12 25 4 0 0 7 10 17 3 0.236
Scotti Madison 40 98 13 17 7 0 1 7 8 9 0 0.173
Tom Browning 41 78 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 32 0 0.090
Rick Mahler 40 62 4 11 2 0 0 1 4 8 0 0.177
Manny Trillo 17 39 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.205
Jose Rijo 19 38 0 8 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 0.211
Danny Jackson 21 36 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 22 0 0.222
Marty Brown 16 30 2 5 1 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.167
Ron Robinson 15 28 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.214
Tim Leary 14 26 1 5 2 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.192
Scott Scudder 23 24 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 13 0 0.167
Terry McGriff 6 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.273
Jack Armstrong 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Rob Dibble 74 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Van Snider 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Norm Charlton 69 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Tim Birtsas 42 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.250
Skeeter Barnes 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Franco 60 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Kent Tekulve 37 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Mike Griffin 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Sebra 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rosario Rodriguez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Roesler 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Rob Dibble 2.09 2 Jose Rijo 2.84 3 Norm Charlton 2.93 4 John Franco 3.12 5 Ron Robinson 3.35

Wins

1 Tom Browning 15 2 Rob Dibble 10 3 Rick Mahler 9 4 Norm Charlton 8 5 Jose Rijo 7

Strikeouts

1 Rob Dibble 141 2 Tom Browning 118 3 Rick Mahler 102 4 Norm Charlton 98 5 Jose Rijo 86
1989 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Browning 15 12 3.39 37 37 0 249.2 241 94 64 118
Rick Mahler 9 13 3.83 40 31 0 220.2 242 94 51 102
Danny Jackson 6 11 5.60 20 20 0 115.2 122 72 57 70
Jose Rijo 7 6 2.84 19 19 0 111.0 101 35 48 86
Scott Scudder 4 9 4.49 23 17 0 100.1 91 50 61 66
Rob Dibble 10 5 2.09 74 0 2 99.0 62 23 39 141
Norm Charlton 8 3 2.93 69 0 0 95.1 67 31 40 98
Tim Leary 2 7 3.71 14 14 0 89.2 98 37 31 64
Ron Robinson 5 3 3.35 15 15 0 83.1 80 31 28 36
John Franco 4 8 3.12 60 0 32 80.2 77 28 36 60
Tim Birtsas 2 2 3.75 42 1 1 69.2 68 29 27 57
Kent Tekulve 0 3 5.02 37 0 1 52.0 56 29 23 31
Jack Armstrong 2 3 4.64 9 8 0 42.2 40 22 21 23
Mike Roesler 0 1 3.96 17 0 0 25.0 22 11 9 14
Bob Sebra 0 0 6.43 15 0 1 21.0 24 15 18 14
Mike Griffin 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 4.1 10 6 3 1
Rosario Rodriguez 1 1 4.15 7 0 0 4.1 3 2 3 0

👥 Roster (42)

Jack Armstrong Skeeter Barnes Todd Benzinger Tim Birtsas Marty Brown Tom Browning Norm Charlton Dave Collins Kal Daniels Eric Davis Bo Diaz Rob Dibble +30 more

42 players

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The 1989 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1989 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 75-87 mark (.463) and finished 5th in the NL West. The run column shows 632 for and 691 against. Pitchers allowed 3.73 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.50. League clubs averaged 639 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 1% fewer. Attendance at Riverfront Stadium totaled 1,979,440 for the year.

Eric Davis topped the Cincinnati Reds with 34 home runs. Todd Benzinger collected the most hits, 154. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Browning (15). Rob Dibble struck out 141, the most on the club. The saves leader was John Franco with 32. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1989 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1989 Cincinnati Reds finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Eric Davis led the 1989 Cincinnati Reds with 34 home runs.
What was the 1989 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1989 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1989 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1989 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Davis (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Tom Browning (15-12, 3.39 ERA).
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