1989 New York Yankees

74-87 • .460 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1989 New York Yankees went 74-87 (.460) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 792, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Don Mattingly (23 HR, 113 RBI) and Andy Hawkins (15-15, 4.80 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

74 Wins
87 Losses
.460 Win %
5th Rank
698 R 792 RA
Diff -94

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698 Runs Scored
792 Runs Allowed
-94 Run Diff
2,196K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .331 2% above the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .391 2% above the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.50 16% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 698 equal to the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,196,200
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Avg per Game 27,113

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Randy Velarde 0.340 2 Steve Sax 0.315 3 Luis Polonia 0.313 4 Don Mattingly 0.303 5 Roberto Kelly 0.302

Home Runs

1 Don Mattingly 23 2 Jesse Barfield 18 3 Steve Balboni 17 4 Mel Hall 17 5 Bob Geren 9

RBI

1 Don Mattingly 113 2 Steve Sax 63 3 Steve Balboni 59 4 Mel Hall 58 5 Jesse Barfield 56
1989 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Sax 158 651 88 205 26 3 5 63 52 44 43 0.315
Don Mattingly 158 631 79 191 37 2 23 113 51 30 3 0.303
Alvaro Espinoza 146 503 51 142 23 1 0 41 14 60 3 0.282
Jesse Barfield 129 441 71 106 19 1 18 56 82 122 5 0.240
Roberto Kelly 137 441 65 133 18 3 9 48 41 89 35 0.302
Mel Hall 113 361 54 94 9 0 17 58 21 37 0 0.260
Don Slaught 117 350 34 88 21 3 5 38 30 57 1 0.251
Steve Balboni 110 300 33 71 12 2 17 59 25 67 0 0.237
Rickey Henderson 65 235 41 58 13 1 3 22 56 29 25 0.247
Luis Polonia 66 227 39 71 11 2 2 29 16 29 9 0.313
Mike Pagliarulo 74 223 19 44 10 0 4 16 19 43 1 0.197
Bob Geren 65 205 26 59 5 1 9 27 12 44 0 0.288
Ken Phelps 86 185 26 46 3 0 7 29 27 47 0 0.249
Tom Brookens 66 168 14 38 6 0 4 14 11 27 1 0.226
Wayne Tolleson 80 140 16 23 5 2 1 9 16 23 5 0.164
Randy Velarde 33 100 12 34 4 2 2 11 7 14 0 0.340
Bob Brower 26 69 9 16 3 0 2 3 6 11 3 0.232
Deion Sanders 14 47 7 11 2 0 2 7 3 8 1 0.234
Mike Blowers 13 38 2 10 0 0 0 3 3 13 0 0.263
Hensley Meulens 8 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.179
Jamie Quirk 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.083
Brian Dorsett 8 22 3 8 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.364
Hal Morris 15 18 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.278
Gary Ward 8 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.294
Marcus Lawton 10 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.214
Stan Jefferson 10 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0.083
Steve Kiefer 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Greg Cadaret 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Davidson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eiland 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Guetterman 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hawkins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Jones 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaPoint 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Leiter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance McCullers 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Mmahat 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Mohorcic 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Nielsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Parker 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Schulze 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Lee Guetterman 2.45 2 Dave Righetti 3.00 3 Chuck Cary 3.26 4 Clay Parker 3.68 5 Eric Plunk 3.69

Wins

1 Andy Hawkins 15 2 Eric Plunk 7 3 Dave LaPoint 6 4 Walt Terrell 6 5 Greg Cadaret 5

Strikeouts

1 Andy Hawkins 98 2 Lance McCullers 82 3 Chuck Cary 79 4 Greg Cadaret 66 5 Eric Plunk 61
1989 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Hawkins 15 15 4.80 34 34 0 208.1 238 111 76 98
Clay Parker 4 5 3.68 22 17 0 120.0 123 49 31 53
Dave LaPoint 6 9 5.62 20 20 0 113.2 146 71 45 51
Lee Guetterman 5 5 2.45 70 0 13 103.0 98 28 26 51
Chuck Cary 4 4 3.26 22 11 0 99.1 78 36 29 79
Greg Cadaret 5 5 4.58 20 13 0 92.1 109 47 38 66
Lance McCullers 4 3 4.57 52 1 3 84.2 83 43 37 82
Walt Terrell 6 5 5.20 13 13 0 83.0 102 48 24 30
Eric Plunk 7 5 3.69 27 7 0 75.2 65 31 52 61
Dave Righetti 2 6 3.00 55 0 25 69.0 73 23 26 51
Tommy John 2 7 5.80 10 10 0 63.2 87 41 22 18
Dale Mohorcic 2 1 4.99 32 0 2 57.2 65 32 18 24
Richard Dotson 2 5 5.57 11 9 0 51.2 69 32 17 14
John Candelaria 3 3 5.14 10 6 0 49.0 49 28 12 37
Jimmy Jones 2 1 5.25 11 6 0 48.0 56 28 16 25
Dave Eiland 1 3 5.77 6 6 0 34.1 44 22 13 11
Al Leiter 1 2 6.08 4 4 0 26.2 23 18 21 22
Rich Gossage 1 0 3.77 11 0 1 14.1 14 6 3 6
Don Schulze 1 1 4.09 2 2 0 11.0 12 5 5 5
Kevin Mmahat 0 2 12.91 4 2 0 7.2 13 11 8 3
Bob Davidson 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 0
Scott Nielsen 1 0 13.50 2 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (49)

Steve Balboni Jesse Barfield Mike Blowers Tom Brookens Bob Brower Greg Cadaret John Candelaria Chuck Cary Bob Davidson Brian Dorsett Richard Dotson Dave Eiland +37 more

49 players

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The 1989 New York Yankees in brief

The 1989 New York Yankees won 74 games and lost 87, ending up 5th in the AL East. With 698 runs scored and 792 given up, the 1989 differential was -94. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 1989 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 4.50 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The home park, Yankee Stadium II, recorded 2,196,200 in attendance, about 27,113 a game.

Don Mattingly led the club in home runs with 23. Steve Sax collected the most hits, 205. Andy Hawkins led the pitchers with 15 wins. Dave Righetti saved 25 games. In all, the roster shows 49 players. The 1988 season and the 1990 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 New York Yankees

What was the 1989 New York Yankees record?
The 1989 New York Yankees finished 74-87 (.460 win pct).
Who led the 1989 New York Yankees in home runs?
Don Mattingly led the 1989 New York Yankees with 23 home runs.
What was the 1989 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1989 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1989 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1989 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 New York Yankees play?
The 1989 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1989 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Mattingly (23 HR, 113 RBI) and Andy Hawkins (15-15, 4.80 ERA).
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