1989 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1989
misc = 80-82, fifth in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
y4 = 1982
city = Minneapolis, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Carl Pohlad
managers = Tom Kelly
television = WCCO-TV
Midwest Sports Channel
(Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,John Gordon)|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

*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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blylebe01.shtml Bert Blyleven page on Baseball Reference] ]
*December 21, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chrisjo02.shtml John Christensen page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Offense

Kirby Puckett led the AL in batting with a .339 average and hits with 215. Kirby hit 9 HR, drove in 85 runs, and scored 75.
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.

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Kirby Puckett – American League Batting Champion (.339)

All-Star Game
* Gary Gaetti, Third Base, Reserve
* Kirby Puckett, Outfield, Starter

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1989.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]