1989 Minnesota Twins season

1989 Minnesota Twins
80-82, fifth in the AL Western Division
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (since 1982)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Pohlad
General manager(s)	Andy MacPhail
Manager(s)	Tom Kelly
Local television	WCCO-TV Midwest Sports Channel (Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon)
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The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80-82, fifth in the AL West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games, the seventh highest total in the American League.

Offseason

October 24, 1988: Eric Bullock, Tom Herr and Tom Nieto were traded by the Twins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shane Rawley and cash.^[1]
November 3, 1988: Bert Blyleven and Kevin Trudeau (minors) were traded by the Twins to the California Angels for Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors).^[2]
December 12, 1988: Randy Bush was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[3]
December 21, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Twins.^[4]
February 13, 1989: Lee Tunnell was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[5]
March 26, 1989: Keith Atherton was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Carmelo Castillo.^[6]

Regular season

Kirby Puckett tied a major league record when, on May 13, he hit four doubles in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was the thirty-fifth player to accomplish the feat.

When Jeff Reardon got his 30th save on September 14, he became the first major leaguer to reach 30 saves in five seasons.

Offense

Puckett led the AL in batting with a .339 average and hits with 215. Kirby hit 9 HR, drove in 85 runs, scored 75, and was rewarded with a Silver Slugger Award. Kent Hrbek hit .272 with 25 HR and 84 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 19 HR and 75 RBI. Al Newman led the team with 25 stolen bases.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Kent Hrbek	25
RBI	Kirby Puckett	85
BA	Kirby Puckett	.339*
Runs	Kirby Puckett	75

*League leader

Pitching

Only two Twins had double digit wins: Allan Anderson (17-10) and Roy Smith (10-6). Frank Viola was 8-12 before being traded to the New York Mets on July 31. Reliever Jeff Reardon had 31 saves.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Frank Viola	3.79
Wins	Allan Anderson	17
Saves	Jeff Reardon	31
Strikeouts	Frank Viola	138

Defense

Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their fourth Gold Glove Award.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	99	63	0.611	—	54–27	45–36
Kansas City Royals	92	70	0.568	7	55–26	37–44
California Angels	91	71	0.562	8	52–29	39–42
Texas Rangers	83	79	0.512	16	45–36	38–43
Minnesota Twins	80	82	0.494	19	45–36	35–46
Seattle Mariners	73	89	0.451	26	40–41	33–48
Chicago White Sox	69	92	0.429	29½	35–45	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1989 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–7	6–6	6–6	7–6	10–3	6–6	7–6	4–8	8–5	5–7	6–6	9–3	7–6
Boston	7–6	—	4–8	7–5	8–5	11–2	4–8	6–7	6–6	7–6	7–5	5–7	6–6	5–8
California	6–6	8–4	—	8–5	5–7	11–1	4–9	7–5	11–2	6–6	5–8	7–6	6–7	7–5
Chicago	6–6	5–7	5–8	—	7–5	4–8	6–7	10–2	5–8	5–6	5–8	7–6	3–10	1–11
Cleveland	6–7	5–8	7–5	5–7	—	5–8	8–4	3–10	5–7	9–4	2–10	6–6	7–5	5–8
Detroit	3–10	2–11	1–11	8–4	8–5	—	6–6	6–7	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	4–8	2–11
Kansas City	6–6	8–4	9–4	7–6	4–8	6–6	—	8–4	7–6	6–6	7–6	9–4	8–5	7–5
Milwaukee	6–7	7–6	5–7	2–10	10–3	7–6	4–8	—	9–3	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–7	6–7
Minnesota	8–4	6–6	2–11	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	3–9	—	6–6	6–7	7–6	5–8	9–3
New York	5–8	6–7	6–6	6–5	4–9	7–6	6–6	5–8	6–6	—	3–9	8–4	5–7	7–6
Oakland	7–5	5–7	8–5	8–5	10–2	8–4	6–7	7–5	7–6	9–3	—	9–4	8–5	7–5
Seattle	6–6	7–5	6–7	6–7	6–6	8–4	4–9	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	3–9	6–6	7–6	10–3	5–7	8–4	5–8	7–5	8–5	7–5	5–8	7–6	—	5–7
Toronto	6–7	8–5	5–7	11–1	8–5	11–2	5–7	7–6	3–9	6–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	—

Notable transactions

April 1, 1989: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[7]
June 5, 1989: 1989 Major League Baseball draft
- Chuck Knoblauch was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (25th pick). Player signed June 9, 1989.^[8]
- Denny Neagle was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round. Player signed June 22, 1989.^[9]
- Dan Masteller was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round.^[10]
- Denny Hocking was drafted by the Twins in the 52nd round. Player signed May 15, 1990.^[11]
June 29, 1989: Freddie Toliver was traded by the Twins to the San Diego Padres for Greg Booker.^[12]

Roster

1989 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

17 Rick Aguilera

49 Allan Anderson

40 Juan Berenguer

51 Greg Booker

33 Mike Cook

54 Tim Drummond

39 Mike Dyer

46 Germán González

53 Mark Guthrie

30 Francisco Oliveras

18 Shane Rawley

41 Jeff Reardon

36 Steve Shields

23 Roy Smith

38 Randy St. Claire

36 Kevin Tapani

31 Freddie Toliver

27 Lee Tunnell

16 Frank Viola

47 Gary Wayne

50 David West

Catchers

12 Brian Harper

15 Tim Laudner

4 Orlando Mercado

11 Greg Olson

52 Lenny Webster

Infielders

2 Wally Backman

21 Doug Baker

8 Gary Gaetti

7 Greg Gagne

58 Chip Hale

14 Kent Hrbek

56 Terry Jorgensen

9 Gene Larkin

26 Al Newman

20 Vic Rodriguez

55 Paul Sorrento

Outfielders

25 Randy Bush

22 Carmen Castillo

5 Jim Dwyer

32 Dan Gladden

1 John Moses

34 Kirby Puckett

Manager

10 Tom Kelly

Coaches

6 Tony Oliva

44 Rick Renick

43 Rick Stelmaszek

42 Dick Such

45 Wayne Terwilliger

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Harper, BrianBrian Harper	126	385	125	.325	8	57
1B	Hrbek, KentKent Hrbek	109	375	102	.272	25	84
2B	Backman, WallyWally Backman	87	299	69	.231	1	26
3B	Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti	130	498	125	.251	19	75
SS	Gagne, GregGreg Gagne	149	460	125	.272	9	48
LF	Gladden, DanDan Gladden	120	461	136	.295	8	46
CF	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett	159	635	215	.339	9	85
RF	Bush, RandyRandy Bush	141	391	103	.263	14	54
DH	Dwyer, JimJim Dwyer	88	225	71	.316	3	23

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
Jorgensen, TerryTerry Jorgensen	10	23	4	.174	2
Sorrento, PaulPaul Sorrento	14	21	5	.238	1
Rodriguez, VicVic Rodriguez	6	11	5	.455	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Smith, RoyRoy Smith	32	172.1	10	6	3.92	92
Rawley, ShaneShane Rawley	27	145	5	12	5.21	68

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Cook, MikeMike Cook	15	0	1	5.06	15
Tunnell, LeeLee Tunnell	10	1	0	6.00	7
Booker, GregGreg Booker	6	0	0	4.15	3

Awards and honors

Kirby Puckett – American League Batting Champion (.339)
Gary Gaetti – Gold Glove Award winner, third base
Kirby Puckett – Gold Glove Award winner, center field
Kirby Puckett – Silver Slugger Award, outfield

All-Star Game

Gary Gaetti, third base, Reserve
Kirby Puckett, outfield, Starter

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Phil Roof
AA	Orlando Twins	Southern League	Ron Gardenhire
A	Visalia Oaks	California League	Scott Ullger
A	Kenosha Twins	Midwest League	Steve Liddle
Rookie	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Ray Smith
Rookie	GCL Twins	Gulf Coast League	Joel Lepel

References

↑ Eric Bullock at Baseball Reference
↑ Bert Blyleven page on Baseball Reference
↑ Randy Bush at Baseball Reference
↑ John Christensen at Baseball Reference
↑ Lee Tunnell at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/atherke01.shtml
↑ Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference
↑ Chuck Knoblauch at Baseball Reference
↑ Denny Neagle at Baseball Reference
↑ Dan Masteller at Baseball Reference
↑ Dennis Hocking at Baseball Reference
↑ Greg Booker at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1989 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1989 All-Star Game 1989 World Series

Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Plant Field
Tinker Field
Hammond Stadium

Culture

Homer Hanky
Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"The Piranhas"
AL Central tie-breaker games
- 2008
- 2009
Damn Yankees

Important figures

Senators Hall of Famers	Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice

Wall of Fame members	Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola

Key personnel

Owner Jim Pohlad
President Dave St. Peter
Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
General manager Thad Levine
Manager Paul Molitor

World Series
championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (10)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010

Minor league affiliates

Triple-A: Rochester Red Wings
Double-A: Chattanooga Lookouts
A Adv.: Fort Myers Miracle
A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Rookie Adv.: Elizabethton Twins
Rookie: GCL Twins; DSL Twins

Seasons (117)

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1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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