1989 Cleveland Indians

73-89 • .451 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1989 Cleveland Indians went 73-89 (.451) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 604 runs, allowed 654, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Carter (35 HR, 105 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (13-10, 3.10 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

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
6th Rank
604 R 654 RA
Diff -50

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⚡ Quick Stats

604 Runs Scored
654 Runs Allowed
-50 Run Diff
1,285K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 6% below the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .310 5% below the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .365 5% below the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.65 6% better than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 604 13% below the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,285,635
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Avg per Game 15,872

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Dion James 0.306 2 Jerry Browne 0.299 3 Paul Zuvella 0.276 4 Brook Jacoby 0.272 5 Pete O'Brien 0.260

Home Runs

1 Joe Carter 35 2 Cory Snyder 18 3 Brook Jacoby 13 4 Pete O'Brien 12 5 Dave Clark 8

RBI

1 Joe Carter 105 2 Brook Jacoby 64 3 Cory Snyder 59 4 Pete O'Brien 55 5 Jerry Browne 45
1989 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 162 651 84 158 32 4 35 105 39 112 13 0.243
Jerry Browne 153 598 83 179 31 4 5 45 68 64 14 0.299
Pete O'Brien 155 554 75 144 24 1 12 55 83 48 3 0.260
Brook Jacoby 147 519 49 141 26 5 13 64 62 90 2 0.272
Cory Snyder 132 489 49 105 17 0 18 59 23 134 6 0.215
Felix Fermin 156 484 50 115 9 1 0 21 41 27 6 0.238
Andy Allanson 111 323 30 75 9 1 3 17 23 47 4 0.232
Dave Clark 102 253 21 60 12 0 8 29 30 63 0 0.237
Dion James 71 245 26 75 11 0 4 29 24 26 1 0.306
Oddibe McDowell 69 239 33 53 5 2 3 22 25 36 12 0.222
Albert Belle 62 218 22 49 8 4 7 37 12 55 2 0.225
Brad Komminsk 71 198 27 47 8 2 8 33 24 55 8 0.237
Joel Skinner 79 178 10 41 10 0 1 13 9 42 1 0.230
Luis Aguayo 47 97 7 17 4 1 1 8 7 19 0 0.175
Luis Medina 30 83 8 17 1 0 4 8 6 35 0 0.205
Mark Salas 30 77 4 17 4 1 2 7 5 13 0 0.221
Mike Young 32 59 2 11 0 0 1 5 6 13 1 0.186
Paul Zuvella 24 58 10 16 2 0 2 6 1 11 0 0.276
Dave Hengel 12 25 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.120
Beau Allred 13 24 0 6 3 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.250
Denny Gonzalez 8 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.294
Tommy Hinzo 18 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0.000
Danny Sheaffer 7 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.062
Pat Keedy 9 14 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.214
Mark Higgins 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.100
Tom Magrann 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Pete Dalena 5 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Neil Allen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Atherton 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Bailes 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Davis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Farrell 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Kaiser 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Nichols 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Olin 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Seanez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Skalski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Wickander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Wojna 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Jesse Orosco 2.08 2 Doug Jones 2.34 3 Tom Candiotti 3.10 4 Buddy Black 3.36 5 Greg Swindell 3.37

Wins

1 Tom Candiotti 13 2 Greg Swindell 13 3 Buddy Black 12 4 John Farrell 9 5 Doug Jones 7

Strikeouts

1 John Farrell 132 2 Greg Swindell 129 3 Tom Candiotti 124 4 Buddy Black 88 5 Jesse Orosco 79
1989 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Buddy Black 12 11 3.36 33 32 0 222.1 213 83 52 88
John Farrell 9 14 3.63 31 31 0 208.0 196 84 71 132
Tom Candiotti 13 10 3.10 31 31 0 206.0 188 71 55 124
Greg Swindell 13 6 3.37 28 28 0 184.1 170 69 51 129
Scott Bailes 5 9 4.28 34 11 0 113.2 116 54 29 47
Rich Yett 5 6 5.00 32 12 0 99.0 111 55 47 47
Doug Jones 7 10 2.34 59 0 32 80.2 76 21 13 65
Jesse Orosco 3 4 2.08 69 0 3 78.0 54 18 26 79
Rod Nichols 4 6 4.40 15 11 0 71.2 81 35 24 42
Keith Atherton 0 3 4.15 32 0 2 39.0 48 18 13 13
Steve Olin 1 4 3.75 25 0 1 36.0 35 15 14 24
Ed Wojna 0 1 4.09 9 3 0 33.0 31 15 14 10
Steve Davis 1 1 8.06 12 2 0 25.2 34 23 14 12
Tim Stoddard 0 0 2.95 14 0 0 21.1 25 7 7 12
Brad Havens 0 0 4.05 7 0 0 13.1 18 6 7 6
Joe Skalski 0 2 6.75 2 1 0 6.2 7 5 4 3
Rudy Seanez 0 0 3.60 5 0 0 5.0 1 2 4 7
Jeff Kaiser 0 1 7.36 6 0 0 3.2 5 3 5 4
Neil Allen 0 1 15.00 3 0 0 3.0 8 5 0 0
Kevin Wickander 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 6 1 2 0

👥 Roster (47)

Luis Aguayo Andy Allanson Neil Allen Beau Allred Keith Atherton Scott Bailes Albert Belle Buddy Black Jerry Browne Tom Candiotti Joe Carter Dave Clark +35 more

47 players

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The 1989 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1989 Cleveland Indians finished 73-89, a .451 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL East. Runs came in at 604 scored against 654 allowed (-50). The team batting average of .245 was 6% below the 1989 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 3.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The 604 runs scored compare with a league average of 695 per club, 13% fewer.

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,285,635 for the year. For power, Joe Carter led the way with 35 homers. The hits leader was Jerry Browne with 179. Greg Swindell was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was John Farrell with 132. The saves leader was Doug Jones with 32.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1989 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1989 Cleveland Indians finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Carter led the 1989 Cleveland Indians with 35 home runs.
What was the 1989 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1989 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Did the 1989 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1989 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Carter (35 HR, 105 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (13-10, 3.10 ERA).
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