1989 Houston Astros

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1989 Houston Astros went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 647 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Glenn Davis (34 HR, 89 RBI) and Mike Scott (20-10, 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
647 R 669 RA
Diff -22

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647 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
-22 Run Diff
1,863K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 3% below the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .306 2% below the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .344 6% below the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.64 4% worse than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 647 1% above the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,863,215
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Avg per Game 22,722

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Kevin Bass 0.300 2 Alex Trevino 0.290 3 Terry Puhl 0.271 4 Glenn Davis 0.269 5 Craig Biggio 0.257

Home Runs

1 Glenn Davis 34 2 Craig Biggio 13 3 Ken Caminiti 10 4 Bill Doran 8 5 Rafael Ramirez 6

RBI

1 Glenn Davis 89 2 Ken Caminiti 72 3 Craig Biggio 60 4 Bill Doran 58 5 Rafael Ramirez 54
1989 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Caminiti 161 585 71 149 31 3 10 72 51 93 4 0.255
Glenn Davis 158 581 87 156 26 1 34 89 69 123 4 0.269
Rafael Ramirez 151 537 46 132 20 2 6 54 29 64 3 0.246
Gerald Young 146 533 71 124 17 3 0 38 74 60 34 0.233
Bill Doran 142 507 65 111 25 2 8 58 59 63 22 0.219
Craig Biggio 134 443 64 114 21 2 13 60 49 64 21 0.257
Billy Hatcher 108 395 49 90 15 3 3 44 30 53 22 0.228
Terry Puhl 121 354 41 96 25 4 0 27 45 39 9 0.271
Kevin Bass 87 313 42 94 19 4 5 44 29 44 11 0.300
Craig Reynolds 101 189 16 38 4 0 2 14 19 18 1 0.201
Alex Trevino 59 131 15 38 7 1 2 16 7 18 0 0.290
Glenn Wilson 28 102 8 22 6 0 2 15 5 14 0 0.216
Eric Yelding 70 90 19 21 2 0 0 9 7 19 11 0.233
Jim Deshaies 35 75 2 9 0 0 0 2 1 26 0 0.120
Greg Gross 60 75 2 15 0 0 0 4 11 6 0 0.200
Mike Scott 33 75 2 10 0 0 1 10 2 31 0 0.133
Mark Davidson 33 65 7 13 2 1 1 5 7 14 1 0.200
Eric Anthony 25 61 7 11 2 0 4 7 9 16 0 0.180
Alan Ashby 22 61 4 10 1 1 0 3 7 8 0 0.164
Louie Meadows 31 51 5 9 0 0 3 10 1 14 1 0.176
Jim Clancy 33 41 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.146
Steve Lombardozzi 21 37 5 8 3 1 1 3 4 9 0 0.216
Harry Spilman 32 36 7 10 3 0 0 3 7 2 0 0.278
Mark Portugal 20 34 3 7 3 0 1 2 1 6 0 0.206
Bob Knepper 22 31 3 7 4 0 1 3 6 6 0 0.226
Rick Rhoden 20 29 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.207
Bob Forsch 37 24 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.167
Danny Darwin 68 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.118
Carl Nichols 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.077
Dan Schatzeder 36 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ron Washington 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Jose Cano 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Juan Agosto 71 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Larry Andersen 60 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Dave Smith 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roger Mason 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Meyer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Larry Andersen 1.54 2 Danny Darwin 2.36 3 Dave Smith 2.64 4 Mark Portugal 2.75 5 Jim Deshaies 2.91

Wins

1 Mike Scott 20 2 Jim Deshaies 15 3 Danny Darwin 11 4 Jim Clancy 7 5 Mark Portugal 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Scott 172 2 Jim Deshaies 153 3 Danny Darwin 104 4 Jim Clancy 91 5 Mark Portugal 86
1989 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Scott 20 10 3.10 33 32 0 229.0 180 79 62 172
Jim Deshaies 15 10 2.91 34 34 0 225.2 180 73 79 153
Jim Clancy 7 14 5.08 33 26 0 147.0 155 83 66 91
Danny Darwin 11 4 2.36 68 0 7 122.0 92 32 33 104
Bob Knepper 4 10 5.89 22 20 0 113.0 135 74 60 45
Bob Forsch 4 5 5.32 37 15 0 108.1 133 64 46 40
Mark Portugal 7 1 2.75 20 15 0 108.0 91 33 37 86
Rick Rhoden 2 6 4.28 20 17 0 96.2 108 46 41 41
Larry Andersen 4 4 1.54 60 0 3 87.2 63 15 24 85
Juan Agosto 4 5 2.93 71 0 1 83.0 81 27 32 46
Dave Smith 3 4 2.64 52 0 25 58.0 49 17 19 31
Dan Schatzeder 4 1 4.45 36 0 1 56.2 64 28 28 46
Jose Cano 1 1 5.09 6 3 0 23.0 24 13 7 8
Brian Meyer 0 1 4.50 12 0 1 18.0 16 9 13 13
Roger Mason 0 0 20.25 2 0 0 1.1 2 3 2 3
Greg Gross 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1
Craig Reynolds 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Juan Agosto Larry Andersen Eric Anthony Alan Ashby Kevin Bass Craig Biggio Ken Caminiti Jose Cano Jim Clancy Danny Darwin Mark Davidson Glenn Davis +25 more

37 players

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The 1989 Houston Astros in brief

The 1989 Houston Astros finished 86-76, a .531 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL West. The Houston Astros scored 647 runs and allowed 669, a run differential of -22. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .238, 3% worse than the league's .246. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.50. The 647 runs scored compare with a league average of 639 per club, 1% more.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,863,215 fans came through the gates. Glenn Davis led the club in home runs with 34. On the mound, Mike Scott won 20 games to lead the staff. Dave Smith closed out 25 saves. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Houston Astros

What was the 1989 Houston Astros record?
The 1989 Houston Astros finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Houston Astros in home runs?
Glenn Davis led the 1989 Houston Astros with 34 home runs.
What was the 1989 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1989 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1989 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Houston Astros play?
The 1989 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1989 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Glenn Davis (34 HR, 89 RBI) and Mike Scott (20-10, 3.10 ERA).
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