1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1989 NPB season
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
	← 1988 1990 →

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

Regular season standings

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^[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

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]