1989 Montreal Expos

81-81 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1989 Montreal Expos went 81-81 (.500) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at Stade Olympique. Team leaders included Andres Galarraga (23 HR, 85 RBI) and Dennis Martinez (16-7, 3.18 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
632 R 630 RA
Diff +2

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632 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+2 Run Diff
1,789K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 equal to the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .319 2% above the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .361 1% below the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.48 equal to the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 632 1% below the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStade Olympique
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,789,073
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Avg per Game 22,087

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Tim Raines 0.286 2 Tim Wallach 0.277 3 Dave Martinez 0.274 4 Wallace Johnson 0.272 5 Damaso Garcia 0.271

Home Runs

1 Andres Galarraga 23 2 Hubie Brooks 14 3 Tim Wallach 13 4 Tim Raines 9 5 Mike Fitzgerald 7

RBI

1 Andres Galarraga 85 2 Tim Wallach 77 3 Hubie Brooks 70 4 Tim Raines 60 5 Mike Fitzgerald 42
1989 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tim Wallach 154 573 76 159 42 0 13 77 58 81 3 0.277
Andres Galarraga 152 572 76 147 30 1 23 85 48 158 12 0.257
Hubie Brooks 148 542 56 145 30 1 14 70 39 108 6 0.268
Tim Raines 145 517 76 148 29 6 9 60 93 48 41 0.286
Spike Owen 142 437 52 102 17 4 6 41 76 44 3 0.233
Tom Foley 122 375 34 86 19 2 7 39 45 53 2 0.229
Dave Martinez 126 361 41 99 16 7 3 27 27 57 23 0.274
Nelson Santovenia 97 304 30 76 14 1 5 31 24 37 2 0.250
Mike Fitzgerald 100 290 33 69 18 2 7 42 35 61 3 0.238
Otis Nixon 126 258 41 56 7 2 0 21 33 36 37 0.217
Damaso Garcia 80 203 26 55 9 1 3 18 15 20 5 0.271
Rex Hudler 92 155 21 38 7 0 6 13 6 23 15 0.245
Mike Aldrete 76 136 12 30 8 1 1 12 19 30 1 0.221
Wallace Johnson 85 114 9 31 3 1 2 17 7 12 1 0.272
Marquis Grissom 26 74 16 19 2 0 1 2 12 21 1 0.257
Jeff Huson 32 74 1 12 5 0 0 2 6 6 3 0.162
Dennis Martinez 34 72 5 9 0 0 0 3 5 19 1 0.125
Kevin Gross 31 64 5 9 2 0 0 1 6 32 0 0.141
Mark Langston 24 64 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 26 0 0.172
Bryn Smith 33 62 4 4 1 0 0 4 7 23 0 0.065
Pascual Perez 35 54 2 11 3 0 0 8 2 19 0 0.204
Larry Walker 20 47 4 8 0 0 0 4 5 13 1 0.170
Junior Noboa 21 44 3 10 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.227
Marty Pevey 13 41 2 9 1 1 0 3 0 8 0 0.220
Jim Dwyer 13 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.300
Brian Holman 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Randy Johnson 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Mark Gardner 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Gil Reyes 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Zane Smith 32 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Tim Burke 68 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Joe Hesketh 43 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Rich Thompson 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Gene Harris 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Andy McGaffigan 57 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Candelaria 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Frey 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brett Gideon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Zane Smith 1.50 2 Rich Thompson 2.18 3 Mark Langston 2.39 4 Tim Burke 2.55 5 Bryn Smith 2.84

Wins

1 Dennis Martinez 16 2 Mark Langston 12 3 Kevin Gross 11 4 Bryn Smith 10 5 Tim Burke 9

Strikeouts

1 Mark Langston 175 2 Kevin Gross 158 3 Pascual Perez 152 4 Dennis Martinez 142 5 Bryn Smith 129
1989 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Martinez 16 7 3.18 34 33 0 232.0 227 82 49 142
Bryn Smith 10 11 2.84 33 32 0 215.2 177 68 54 129
Kevin Gross 11 12 4.38 31 31 0 201.1 188 98 88 158
Pascual Perez 9 13 3.31 33 28 0 198.1 178 73 45 152
Mark Langston 12 9 2.39 24 24 0 176.2 138 47 93 175
Tim Burke 9 3 2.55 68 0 28 84.2 68 24 22 54
Andy McGaffigan 3 5 4.68 57 0 2 75.0 85 39 30 40
Joe Hesketh 6 4 5.77 43 0 3 48.1 54 31 26 44
Zane Smith 0 1 1.50 31 0 2 48.0 39 8 19 35
Rich Thompson 0 2 2.18 19 1 0 33.0 27 8 11 15
Brian Holman 1 2 4.83 10 3 0 31.2 34 17 15 23
Randy Johnson 0 4 6.67 7 6 0 29.2 29 22 26 26
Mark Gardner 0 3 5.13 7 4 0 26.1 26 15 11 21
Steve Frey 3 2 5.48 20 0 0 21.1 29 13 11 15
Gene Harris 1 1 4.95 11 0 0 20.0 16 11 10 11
John Candelaria 0 2 3.31 12 0 0 16.1 17 6 4 14
Brett Gideon 0 0 1.93 4 0 0 4.2 5 1 5 2
Urbano Lugo 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 4 3 0 3
Tim Wallach 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0
Tom Foley 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Mike Aldrete Hubie Brooks Tim Burke John Candelaria Jim Dwyer Mike Fitzgerald Tom Foley Steve Frey Andres Galarraga Damaso Garcia Mark Gardner Brett Gideon +27 more

39 players

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The 1989 Montreal Expos in brief

The record for the 1989 Montreal Expos reads 81 wins and 81 losses, good for 4th in the NL East. With 632 runs scored and 630 given up, the 1989 differential was +2. League clubs averaged 639 runs that year, so the Montreal Expos scored 1% fewer. The home park, Stade Olympique, recorded 1,789,073 in attendance, about 22,087 a game. For power, Andres Galarraga led the way with 23 homers.

The hits leader was Tim Wallach with 159. On the mound, Dennis Martinez won 16 games to lead the staff. Mark Langston struck out 175, the most on the club. Tim Burke saved 28 games. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1988 season and the 1990 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Montreal Expos

What was the 1989 Montreal Expos record?
The 1989 Montreal Expos finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Andres Galarraga led the 1989 Montreal Expos with 23 home runs.
What was the 1989 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1989 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 3.48.
Did the 1989 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Montreal Expos play?
The 1989 Montreal Expos played home games at Stade Olympique.
Who led the 1989 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andres Galarraga (23 HR, 85 RBI) and Dennis Martinez (16-7, 3.18 ERA).
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