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This article is about the 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1989 in baseball.
1989 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP CL: Warren Cromartie ( YOM)
PL: Ralph Bryant ( KIN)
League Postseason
CL champions Yomiuri Giants
  CL runners-up Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions Kintetsu Buffaloes
  PL runners-up Orix Braves
Japan Series
Champions Yomiuri Giants
  Runners-up Kintetsu Buffaloes
Finals MVP Norihiro 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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