1989 Detroit Tigers

59-103 • .364 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1989 Detroit Tigers went 59-103 (.364) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 617 runs, allowed 816, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Lou Whitaker (28 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Henneman (11-4, 3.70 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

59 Wins
103 Losses
.364 Win %
7th Rank
617 R 816 RA
Diff -199

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617 Runs Scored
816 Runs Allowed
-199 Run Diff
1,543K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .242 7% below the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .317 2% below the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .351 8% below the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.53 17% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 617 11% below the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,543,620
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Avg per Game 19,057

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Keith Moreland 0.299 2 Dave Bergman 0.268 3 Mike Heath 0.263 4 Tracy Jones 0.259 5 Gary Pettis 0.257

Home Runs

1 Lou Whitaker 28 2 Fred Lynn 11 3 Mike Heath 10 4 Matt Nokes 9 5 Gary Ward 9

RBI

1 Lou Whitaker 85 2 Chet Lemon 47 3 Fred Lynn 46 4 Mike Heath 43 5 Alan Trammell 43
1989 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Whitaker 148 509 77 128 21 1 28 85 89 59 6 0.251
Alan Trammell 121 449 54 109 20 3 5 43 45 45 10 0.243
Gary Pettis 119 444 77 114 8 6 1 18 84 106 43 0.257
Chet Lemon 127 414 45 98 19 2 7 47 46 71 1 0.237
Mike Heath 122 396 38 104 16 2 10 43 24 71 7 0.263
Dave Bergman 137 385 38 103 13 1 7 37 44 44 1 0.268
Fred Lynn 117 353 44 85 11 1 11 46 47 71 1 0.241
Keith Moreland 90 318 34 95 16 0 5 35 27 33 3 0.299
Gary Ward 105 275 24 69 10 2 9 29 21 54 1 0.251
Matt Nokes 87 268 15 67 10 0 9 39 17 37 1 0.250
Rick Schu 98 266 25 57 11 0 7 21 24 37 1 0.214
Ken Williams 94 258 29 53 5 1 6 23 18 63 9 0.205
Mike Brumley 92 212 33 42 5 2 1 11 14 45 8 0.198
Doug Strange 64 196 16 42 4 1 1 14 17 36 3 0.214
Tracy Jones 46 158 17 41 10 0 3 26 16 16 1 0.259
Pat Sheridan 50 120 16 29 3 0 3 15 17 21 4 0.242
Scott Lusader 40 103 15 26 4 0 1 8 9 21 3 0.252
Torey Lovullo 29 87 8 10 2 0 1 4 14 20 0 0.115
Al Pedrique 31 69 1 14 3 0 0 5 2 15 0 0.203
Chris Brown 17 57 3 11 3 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.193
Rob Richie 19 49 6 13 4 2 1 10 5 10 0 0.265
Matt Sinatro 13 25 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.120
Bill Bean 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Jeff Datz 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Doyle Alexander 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Beard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Bockus 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Dubois 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Gibson 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Henneman 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Holman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Hudson 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Nosek 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Nunez 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Palmer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Peña 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Ritz 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Robinson 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Schwabe 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Searcy 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trujillo 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Williams 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Brian Dubois 1.75 2 Frank Tanana 3.58 3 Frank Williams 3.64 4 Mike Henneman 3.70 5 Ed Nunez 4.17

Wins

1 Mike Henneman 11 2 Frank Tanana 10 3 Doyle Alexander 6 4 Jack Morris 6 5 Paul Gibson 4

Strikeouts

1 Frank Tanana 147 2 Jack Morris 115 3 Doyle Alexander 95 4 Paul Gibson 77 5 Mike Henneman 69
1989 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Tanana 10 14 3.58 33 33 0 223.2 227 89 74 147
Doyle Alexander 6 18 4.44 33 33 0 223.0 245 110 76 95
Jack Morris 6 14 4.86 24 24 0 170.1 189 92 59 115
Paul Gibson 4 8 4.64 45 13 0 132.0 129 68 57 77
Mike Henneman 11 4 3.70 60 0 8 90.0 84 37 51 69
Jeff Robinson 4 5 4.73 16 16 0 78.0 76 41 46 40
Kevin Ritz 4 6 4.38 12 12 0 74.0 75 36 44 56
Frank Williams 3 3 3.64 42 0 1 71.2 70 29 46 33
Charles Hudson 1 5 6.35 18 7 0 66.2 75 47 31 23
Ed Nunez 3 4 4.17 27 0 1 54.0 49 25 36 41
Mike Schwabe 2 4 6.04 13 4 0 44.2 58 30 16 13
Brian Dubois 0 4 1.75 6 5 1 36.0 29 7 17 13
Willie Hernandez 2 2 5.74 32 0 15 31.1 36 20 16 30
Mike Trujillo 1 2 5.96 8 4 0 25.2 35 17 13 13
Brad Havens 1 2 5.56 13 1 0 22.2 28 14 14 15
Steve Searcy 1 1 6.04 8 2 0 22.1 27 15 12 11
Ramon Peña 0 0 6.00 8 0 0 18.0 26 12 8 12
David Palmer 0 3 7.79 5 5 0 17.1 25 15 11 12
Shawn Holman 0 0 1.80 5 0 0 10.0 8 2 11 9
Dave Beard 0 2 5.06 2 1 0 5.1 9 3 2 1
Randy Bockus 0 0 5.06 2 0 0 5.1 7 3 2 2
Randy Nosek 0 2 13.50 2 2 0 5.1 7 8 10 4

👥 Roster (46)

Doyle Alexander Bill Bean Dave Beard Dave Bergman Randy Bockus Chris Brown Mike Brumley Jeff Datz Brian Dubois Paul Gibson Brad Havens Mike Heath +34 more

46 players

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The 1989 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1989 Detroit Tigers finished 59-103, a .364 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL East. With 617 runs scored and 816 given up, the 1989 differential was -199. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .242, 7% worse than the league's .260. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.53 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.89. Measured against the 695-run league average, the offense was 11% behind.

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,543,620 fans came through the gates. Lou Whitaker led the club in home runs with 28. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Henneman (11). Frank Tanana struck out 147, the most on the club. The saves leader was Willie Hernandez with 15.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1989 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1989 Detroit Tigers finished 59-103 (.364 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Lou Whitaker led the 1989 Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1989 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1989 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.53.
Did the 1989 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1989 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lou Whitaker (28 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Henneman (11-4, 3.70 ERA).
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