1989 Minnesota Twins

80-82 • .494 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1989 Minnesota Twins went 80-82 (.494) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 740 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Kent Hrbek (25 HR, 84 RBI) and Allan Anderson (17-10, 3.80 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
5th Rank
740 R 738 RA
Diff +2

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⚡ Quick Stats

740 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
+2 Run Diff
2,279K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 6% above the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .334 3% above the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .401 5% above the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.28 10% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 740 6% above the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,279,508
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Avg per Game 28,142

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Kirby Puckett 0.339 2 Brian Harper 0.325 3 Jim Dwyer 0.316 4 Dan Gladden 0.295 5 Doug Baker 0.295

Home Runs

1 Kent Hrbek 25 2 Gary Gaetti 19 3 Randy Bush 14 4 Greg Gagne 9 5 Kirby Puckett 9

RBI

1 Kirby Puckett 85 2 Kent Hrbek 84 3 Gary Gaetti 75 4 Brian Harper 57 5 Randy Bush 54
1989 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kirby Puckett 159 635 75 215 45 4 9 85 41 59 11 0.339
Gary Gaetti 130 498 63 125 11 4 19 75 25 87 6 0.251
Dan Gladden 121 461 69 136 23 3 8 46 23 53 23 0.295
Greg Gagne 149 460 69 125 29 7 9 48 17 80 11 0.272
Gene Larkin 136 446 61 119 25 1 6 46 54 57 5 0.267
Al Newman 141 446 62 113 18 2 0 38 59 46 25 0.253
Randy Bush 141 391 60 103 17 4 14 54 48 73 5 0.263
Brian Harper 126 385 43 125 24 0 8 57 13 16 2 0.325
Kent Hrbek 109 375 59 102 17 0 25 84 53 35 3 0.272
Wally Backman 87 299 33 69 9 2 1 26 32 45 1 0.231
John Moses 129 242 33 68 12 3 1 31 19 23 14 0.281
Tim Laudner 100 239 24 53 11 1 6 27 25 65 1 0.222
Jim Dwyer 88 225 34 71 11 0 3 23 28 23 2 0.316
Carmelo Castillo 94 218 23 56 13 3 8 33 15 40 1 0.257
Doug Baker 43 78 17 23 5 1 0 9 9 18 0 0.295
Chip Hale 28 67 6 14 3 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.209
Orlando Mercado 19 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0.105
Terry Jorgensen 10 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.174
Paul Sorrento 14 21 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.238
Lenny Webster 14 20 3 6 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.300
Vic Rodriguez 6 11 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.455
Greg Olson 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Allan Anderson 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Aguilera 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Booker 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cook 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Drummond 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Dyer 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
German Gonzalez 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Guthrie 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Oliveras 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Shields 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Smith 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy St. Claire 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tapani 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddie Toliver 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Tunnell 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Wayne 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David West 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Rick Aguilera 3.21 2 Gary Wayne 3.30 3 Juan Berenguer 3.48 4 Frank Viola 3.79 5 Allan Anderson 3.80

Wins

1 Allan Anderson 17 2 Roy Smith 10 3 Juan Berenguer 9 4 Frank Viola 8 5 Shane Rawley 5

Strikeouts

1 Frank Viola 138 2 Juan Berenguer 93 3 Roy Smith 92 4 Allan Anderson 69 5 Shane Rawley 68
1989 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allan Anderson 17 10 3.80 33 33 0 196.2 214 83 53 69
Frank Viola 8 12 3.79 24 24 0 175.2 171 74 47 138
Roy Smith 10 6 3.92 32 26 1 172.1 180 75 51 92
Shane Rawley 5 12 5.21 27 25 0 145.0 167 84 60 68
Juan Berenguer 9 3 3.48 56 0 3 106.0 96 41 47 93
Rick Aguilera 3 5 3.21 11 11 0 75.2 71 27 17 57
Jeff Reardon 5 4 4.07 65 0 31 73.0 68 33 12 46
Mike Dyer 4 7 4.82 16 12 0 71.0 74 38 37 37
Gary Wayne 3 4 3.30 60 0 1 71.0 55 26 36 41
Mark Guthrie 2 4 4.55 13 8 0 57.1 66 29 21 38
Francisco Oliveras 3 4 4.53 12 8 0 55.2 64 28 15 24
David West 3 2 6.41 10 5 0 39.1 48 28 19 31
Kevin Tapani 2 2 3.86 5 5 0 32.2 34 14 8 21
German Gonzalez 3 2 4.66 22 0 0 29.0 32 15 11 25
Freddie Toliver 1 3 7.76 7 5 0 29.0 39 25 15 11
Randy St. Claire 1 0 5.24 14 0 1 22.1 19 13 10 14
Mike Cook 0 1 5.06 15 0 0 21.1 22 12 17 15
Steve Shields 0 1 7.79 11 0 0 17.1 28 15 6 12
Tim Drummond 0 0 3.86 8 0 1 16.1 16 7 8 9
Lee Tunnell 1 0 6.00 10 0 0 12.0 18 8 6 7
Greg Booker 0 0 4.15 6 0 0 8.2 11 4 2 3
Dan Gladden 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0
John Moses 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Rick Aguilera Allan Anderson Wally Backman Doug Baker Juan Berenguer Greg Booker Randy Bush Carmelo Castillo Mike Cook Tim Drummond Jim Dwyer Mike Dyer +31 more

43 players

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The 1989 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 1989 Minnesota Twins 5th in the AL West. With 740 runs scored and 738 given up, the 1989 differential was +2. Against a league average of .260, the 1989 Minnesota Twins batted .276. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The 740 runs scored compare with a league average of 695 per club, 6% more.

Home games were played at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, where 2,279,508 fans came through the gates. For power, Kent Hrbek led the way with 25 homers. The RBI leader was Kirby Puckett, with 85. The pitching staff's wins leader was Allan Anderson (17). The strikeout leader was Frank Viola with 138. The saves leader was Jeff Reardon with 31.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1989 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Kent Hrbek led the 1989 Minnesota Twins with 25 home runs.
What was the 1989 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1989 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1989 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1989 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1989 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kent Hrbek (25 HR, 84 RBI) and Allan Anderson (17-10, 3.80 ERA).
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