⭐ Division Winner

1989 Toronto Blue Jays

89-73 • .549 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays went 89-73 (.549) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 731 runs, allowed 651, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium /Skydome. Team leaders included Fred McGriff (36 HR, 92 RBI) and Dave Stieb (17-8, 3.35 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
1st Rank
731 R 651 RA
Diff +80

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⚡ Quick Stats

731 Runs Scored
651 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
2,628K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .323 1% below the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .397 4% above the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.58 8% better than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 731 5% above the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium /Skydome
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Home Games 55
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Total Attendance 2,628,122
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Avg per Game 47,784

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Mookie Wilson 0.298 2 George Bell 0.297 3 Kelly Gruber 0.290 4 Glenallen Hill 0.288 5 Fred McGriff 0.269

Home Runs

1 Fred McGriff 36 2 George Bell 18 3 Kelly Gruber 18 4 Tony Fernandez 11 5 Lloyd Moseby 11

RBI

1 George Bell 104 2 Fred McGriff 92 3 Kelly Gruber 73 4 Tony Fernandez 64 5 Nelson Liriano 53
1989 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Bell 153 613 88 182 41 2 18 104 33 60 4 0.297
Tony Fernandez 140 573 64 147 25 9 11 64 29 51 22 0.257
Fred McGriff 161 551 98 148 27 3 36 92 119 132 7 0.269
Kelly Gruber 135 545 83 158 24 4 18 73 30 60 10 0.290
Lloyd Moseby 135 502 72 111 25 3 11 43 56 101 24 0.221
Nelson Liriano 132 418 51 110 26 3 5 53 43 51 16 0.263
Junior Felix 110 415 62 107 14 8 9 46 33 101 18 0.258
Ernie Whitt 129 385 42 101 24 1 11 53 52 53 5 0.262
Manuel Lee 99 300 27 78 9 2 3 34 20 60 4 0.260
Rance Mulliniks 103 273 25 65 11 2 3 29 34 40 0 0.238
Pat Borders 94 241 22 62 11 1 3 29 11 45 2 0.257
Mookie Wilson 54 238 32 71 9 1 2 17 3 37 12 0.298
Bob Brenly 48 88 9 15 3 1 1 6 10 17 1 0.170
Jesse Barfield 21 80 8 16 4 0 5 11 5 28 0 0.200
Rob Ducey 41 76 5 16 4 0 0 7 9 25 2 0.211
Tom Lawless 59 70 20 16 1 0 0 3 7 12 12 0.229
Lee Mazzilli 28 66 12 15 3 0 4 11 17 16 2 0.227
Glenallen Hill 19 52 4 15 0 0 1 7 3 12 2 0.288
Greg Myers 17 44 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.114
Francisco Cabrera 3 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Alexis Infante 20 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.167
Ozzie Virgil 9 11 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 0.182
Kevin Batiste 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.250
John Olerud 6 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Jim Acker 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
DeWayne Buice 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Cummings 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mauro Gozzo 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Xavier Hernandez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Leiter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Musselman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Nunez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Sanchez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Stottlemyre 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Ward 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Tom Henke 1.92 2 David Wells 2.40 3 John Cerutti 3.07 4 Dave Stieb 3.35 5 Frank Wills 3.66

Wins

1 Dave Stieb 17 2 Jimmy Key 13 3 John Cerutti 11 4 Mike Flanagan 8 5 Tom Henke 8

Strikeouts

1 Duane Ward 122 2 Jimmy Key 118 3 Tom Henke 116 4 Dave Stieb 101 5 David Wells 78
1989 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmy Key 13 14 3.88 33 33 0 216.0 226 93 27 118
Dave Stieb 17 8 3.35 33 33 0 206.2 164 77 76 101
John Cerutti 11 11 3.07 33 31 0 205.1 214 70 53 69
Mike Flanagan 8 10 3.93 30 30 0 171.2 186 75 47 47
Todd Stottlemyre 7 7 3.88 27 18 0 127.2 137 55 44 63
Duane Ward 4 10 3.77 66 0 15 114.2 94 48 58 122
Tom Henke 8 3 1.92 64 0 20 89.0 66 19 25 116
David Wells 7 4 2.40 54 0 2 86.1 66 23 28 78
Frank Wills 3 1 3.66 24 4 0 71.1 65 29 30 41
Mauro Gozzo 4 1 4.83 9 3 0 31.2 35 17 9 10
Jim Acker 2 1 1.59 14 0 0 28.1 24 5 12 24
Xavier Hernandez 1 0 4.76 7 0 0 22.2 25 12 8 7
Steve Cummings 2 0 3.00 5 2 0 21.0 18 7 11 8
Tony Castillo 1 1 6.11 17 0 1 17.2 23 12 10 10
DeWayne Buice 1 0 5.82 7 0 0 17.0 13 11 13 10
Alex Sanchez 0 1 10.03 4 3 0 11.2 16 13 14 4
Jeff Musselman 0 1 10.64 5 3 0 11.0 19 13 9 3
Jose Nunez 0 0 2.53 6 1 0 10.2 8 3 2 14
Al Leiter 0 0 4.05 1 1 0 6.2 9 3 2 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to OAK 4-1

👥 Roster (43)

Jim Acker Jesse Barfield Kevin Batiste George Bell Pat Borders Bob Brenly DeWayne Buice Francisco Cabrera Tony Castillo John Cerutti Steve Cummings Rob Ducey +31 more

43 players

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The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

In 1989 the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 1st in the AL East. In 1989 the franchise took the division title. The Toronto Blue Jays scored 731 runs and allowed 651, a run differential of +80. Pitchers allowed 3.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. Exhibition Stadium /Skydome was home in 1989, drawing a total attendance of 2,628,122.

For power, Fred McGriff led the way with 36 homers. George Bell led in RBI with 104. Dave Stieb was the top winner, with 17 victories. Duane Ward struck out 122, the most on the club. Tom Henke saved 20 games. In the AL Championship Series, the Toronto Blue Jays lost to OAK 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Did the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays make the playoffs?
The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays finished first in their division.
Who led the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Fred McGriff led the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays with 36 home runs.
What was the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1989 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium /Skydome.
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