1989 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Warren Cromartie (YOM)
PL: Ralph Bryant (KIN)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
PL championsKintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-upOrix Braves
Japan Series
ChampionsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upKintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVPNorihiro Komada (YOM)
NPB seasons

The 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 40th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League[1] G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 84 44 2 .656 --
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 73 51 6 .589 9.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 68 59 3 .535 15.5
Yakult Swallows 130 55 72 3 .433 28.5
Hanshin Tigers 130 54 75 1 .419 30.5
Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 47 80 3 .370 36.5

Pacific League

Pacific League[2] G W L T Pct. GB
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 71 54 5 .568 --
Orix Braves 130 72 55 3 .567 0.0
Seibu Lions 130 69 53 8 .566 0.5
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 130 59 64 7 .480 11.0
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 54 73 3 .425 18.0
Lotte Orions 130 48 74 8 .393 21.5

Japan Series

Main article: 1989 Japan Series

CL Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Kintetsu Buffaloes (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 21 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Kintetsu Buffaloes – 4 Fujiidera Stadium 2:40 23,477[3] 
2 October 22 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Kintetsu Buffaloes – 6 Fujiidera Stadium 3:40 24,207[3] 
3 October 24 Kintetsu Buffaloes – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 0 Tokyo Dome 2:50 45,711[3] 
4 October 25 Kintetsu Buffaloes – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Tokyo Dome 3:05 45,825[3] 
5 October 26 Kintetsu Buffaloes – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 6 Tokyo Dome 3:01 45,717[3] 
6 October 28 Yomiuri Giants – 3, Kintetsu Buffaloes – 1 Fujiidera Stadium 3:31 23,030[3] 
7 October 29 Yomiuri Giants – 8, Kintetsu Buffaloes – 5 Fujiidera Stadium 3:11 23,091[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1989年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1989年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 1989年度日本シリーズ 試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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