⭐ Division Winner

1989 San Francisco Giants

92-70 • .568 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1989 San Francisco Giants went 92-70 (.568) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 600, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Kevin Mitchell (47 HR, 125 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (17-8, 2.94 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
1st Rank
699 R 600 RA
Diff +99

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699 Runs Scored
600 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
2,080K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .315 1% above the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .390 7% above the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.30 6% better than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 699 9% above the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,080,296
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Avg per Game 25,682

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Will Clark 0.333 2 Ken Oberkfell 0.319 3 Kevin Mitchell 0.291 4 Brett Butler 0.283 5 Ernie Riles 0.278

Home Runs

1 Kevin Mitchell 47 2 Will Clark 23 3 Matt Williams 18 4 Robby Thompson 13 5 Candy Maldonado 9

RBI

1 Kevin Mitchell 125 2 Will Clark 111 3 Robby Thompson 50 4 Matt Williams 50 5 Candy Maldonado 41
1989 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brett Butler 154 594 100 168 22 4 4 36 59 69 31 0.283
Will Clark 159 588 104 196 38 9 23 111 74 103 8 0.333
Robby Thompson 148 547 91 132 26 11 13 50 51 133 12 0.241
Kevin Mitchell 154 543 100 158 34 6 47 125 87 115 3 0.291
Jose Uribe 151 453 34 100 12 6 1 30 34 74 6 0.221
Terry Kennedy 125 355 19 85 15 0 5 34 35 56 1 0.239
Candy Maldonado 129 345 39 75 23 0 9 41 37 69 4 0.217
Ernie Riles 122 302 43 84 13 2 7 40 28 50 0 0.278
Matt Williams 84 292 31 59 18 1 18 50 14 72 1 0.202
Kirt Manwaring 85 200 14 42 4 2 0 18 11 28 2 0.210
Donell Nixon 95 166 23 44 2 0 1 15 11 30 10 0.265
Pat Sheridan 70 161 20 33 3 4 3 14 13 45 4 0.205
Greg Litton 71 143 12 36 5 3 4 17 7 29 0 0.252
Ken Oberkfell 83 116 17 37 5 1 2 15 8 8 0 0.319
Tracy Jones 40 97 5 18 4 0 0 12 5 14 2 0.186
Don Robinson 40 81 7 15 1 0 3 7 1 23 0 0.185
Scott Garrelts 32 66 3 9 0 2 0 2 3 30 1 0.136
Rick Reuschel 32 61 2 10 1 0 0 3 5 16 0 0.164
Ed Jurak 30 42 2 10 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0.238
Mike LaCoss 45 41 1 3 2 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.073
Chris Speier 28 37 7 9 4 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.243
Bill Bathe 30 32 3 9 1 0 0 6 0 7 0 0.281
Bob Brenly 12 22 2 4 2 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.182
Kelly Downs 18 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.091
Mike Laga 17 20 1 4 1 0 1 7 1 6 0 0.200
Jim Weaver 12 20 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 7 1 0.200
Atlee Hammaker 28 19 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.368
Mike Krukow 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.062
Jeff Brantley 59 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.083
Bob Knepper 13 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.083
Jim Steels 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.083
Trevor Wilson 14 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.250
Craig Lefferts 70 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Steve Bedrosian 40 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Mike Benjamin 14 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Dennis Cook 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Charlie Hayes 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dave Dravecky 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Randy McCament 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Terry Mulholland 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Price 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Russ Swan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stu Tate 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Scott Garrelts 2.28 2 Steve Bedrosian 2.65 3 Rich Gossage 2.68 4 Craig Lefferts 2.69 5 Rick Reuschel 2.94

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 17 2 Scott Garrelts 14 3 Don Robinson 12 4 Mike LaCoss 10 5 Jeff Brantley 7

Strikeouts

1 Scott Garrelts 119 2 Rick Reuschel 111 3 Don Robinson 96 4 Mike LaCoss 78 5 Craig Lefferts 71
1989 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 17 8 2.94 32 32 0 208.1 195 68 54 111
Don Robinson 12 11 3.43 34 32 0 197.0 184 75 37 96
Scott Garrelts 14 5 2.28 30 29 0 193.1 149 49 46 119
Mike LaCoss 10 10 3.17 45 18 6 150.1 143 53 65 78
Craig Lefferts 2 4 2.69 70 0 20 107.0 93 32 22 71
Jeff Brantley 7 1 4.07 59 1 0 97.1 101 44 37 69
Kelly Downs 4 8 4.79 18 15 0 82.2 82 44 26 49
Atlee Hammaker 6 6 3.76 28 9 0 76.2 78 32 23 30
Bob Knepper 3 2 3.46 13 6 0 52.0 55 20 15 19
Steve Bedrosian 1 4 2.65 40 0 17 51.0 35 15 22 34
Rich Gossage 2 1 2.68 31 0 4 43.2 32 13 27 24
Mike Krukow 4 3 3.98 8 8 0 43.0 37 19 18 18
Trevor Wilson 2 3 4.35 14 4 0 39.1 28 19 24 22
Randy McCament 1 1 3.93 25 0 0 36.2 32 16 23 12
Ernie Camacho 3 0 2.76 13 0 0 16.1 10 5 11 14
Dennis Cook 1 0 1.80 2 2 0 15.0 13 3 5 9
Joe Price 1 1 5.79 7 1 0 14.0 16 9 4 10
Dave Dravecky 2 0 3.46 2 2 0 13.0 8 5 4 5
Terry Mulholland 0 0 4.09 5 1 0 11.0 15 5 4 6
Russ Swan 0 2 10.80 2 2 0 6.2 11 8 4 2
Stu Tate 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 3 1 0 4

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SFN def. CHN 4-1
World Series
Lost to OAK 4-0

👥 Roster (45)

Bill Bathe Steve Bedrosian Mike Benjamin Jeff Brantley Bob Brenly Brett Butler Ernie Camacho Will Clark Dennis Cook Kelly Downs Dave Dravecky Scott Garrelts +33 more

45 players

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The 1989 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1989 San Francisco Giants reads 92 wins and 70 losses, good for 1st in the NL West. In 1989 the franchise won the pennant and took the division title. Runs came in at 699 scored against 600 allowed (+99). The team batting average of .249 was 1% above the 1989 league mark of .246. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.30 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50.

Attendance at Candlestick Park totaled 2,080,296 for the year. Kevin Mitchell led the club in home runs with 47. On the mound, Rick Reuschel won 17 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against CHN 4-1. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants lost to OAK 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1989 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1989 San Francisco Giants finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Did the 1989 San Francisco Giants make the playoffs?
The 1989 San Francisco Giants finished first in their division.
Who led the 1989 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Kevin Mitchell led the 1989 San Francisco Giants with 47 home runs.
What was the 1989 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1989 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1989 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1989 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1989 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
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