The following are the baseball events of the year 1889 throughout the world.
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Champions[]
Major League Baseball final standings[]
National League final standings[]
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Giants | 83 | 43 | .659 | -- |
Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 45 | .648 | 1 |
Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 65 | .508 | 19 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 64 | .496 | 20.5 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 61 | 71 | .462 | 25 |
Cleveland Spiders | 61 | 72 | .459 | 25.5 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 59 | 75 | .440 | 28 |
Washington Nationals | 41 | 83 | .331 | 41 |
American Association final standings[]
American Association | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 93 | 44 | .679 | -- |
St. Louis Browns | 90 | 45 | .667 | 2 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 58 | .564 | 16 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 76 | 63 | .547 | 18 |
Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 65 | .519 | 22 |
Columbus Solons | 60 | 78 | .435 | 33.5 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 55 | 82 | .401 | 38 |
Louisville Colonels | 27 | 111 | .196 | 66.5 |
Events[]
Births[]
- January 22 - Amos Strunk
- March 5 - Jeff Tesreau
- April 13 - Claude Hendrix
- April 27 - Hy Myers
- July 13 - Stan Coveleski (d. 1984)
- July 16 - Shoeless Joe Jackson (d. 1951)
- July 28 - Bullet Joe Rogan (d. 1967)
- August 22 - Wally Schang
- August 24 - Hank Gowdy (d. 1966)
- September 5 - Bingo DeMoss
- September 18 - Heinie Groh (d. 1968)
- September 22 - Hooks Dauss
- September 28 - Jack Fournier
- October 5 - Jim Bagby
- October 25 - Smokey Joe Wood (d. 1985)
- October 26 - Tommy Griffith
- November 24 - George J. Burns
- December 10 - Jimmy Johnston
- February 20 - Sam Rice (d. 1974)
- July 30 - Casey Stengel (d. 1975)
Deaths[]
- January 15 - Lew Brown, 30, catcher for 1877 NL champion Boston Red Caps who batted .305 for 1878 Providence club
- May 20 - Oscar Walker, 35, center fielder and first baseman who led American Association in home runs with 1882 St. Louis Browns