MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, May 23, 1989
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 |
| W | John Smiley (5-1) |
| L | Zane Smith (1-7) |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 6 |
| W | Lee Smith (2-1) |
| L | Jerry Reed (3-3) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | Bob Milacki (2-4) |
| L | Bill Long (2-5) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 |
| W | Danny Jackson (3-7) |
| L | Matt Kinzer (0-1) |
| S | John Franco (14) |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 7 |
| W | Mike Trujillo (1-0) |
| L | Greg Swindell (4-1) |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 4 |
| W | Scott Sanderson (5-2) |
| L | Mike Scott (6-3) |
| S | Calvin Schiraldi (4) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| W | Ken Howell (5-2) |
| L | Fernando Valenzuela (0-4) |
| S | Steve Bedrosian (5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9 |
| W | Chris Bosio (6-3) |
| L | Bob Welch (6-3) |
| New York Mets | 2 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Eric Show (6-4) |
| L | Dwight Gooden (6-2) |
| S | Mark Davis (14) |
| Montreal Expos | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 |
| W | Rick Reuschel (8-2) |
| L | Brian Holman (1-2) |
| S | Mike LaCoss (5) |
| Kansas City Royals | 8 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 10 |
| W | Nolan Ryan (5-2) |
| L | Luis Aquino (3-1) |
| S | Jeff Russell (8) |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 |
| W | David Wells (2-2) |
| L | Juan Berenguer (2-2) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 29 | 15 | .659 | -- | 196 | 161 | .589 |
| CAL | 28 | 15 | .651 | 0.5 | 192 | 132 | .665 |
| TEX | 24 | 18 | .571 | 4.0 | 196 | 205 | .479 |
| KCR | 25 | 19 | .568 | 4.0 | 180 | 159 | .557 |
| SEA | 23 | 22 | .511 | 6.5 | 212 | 219 | .485 |
| BAL | 20 | 21 | .488 | 7.5 | 172 | 168 | .511 |
| BOS | 20 | 21 | .488 | 7.5 | 208 | 202 | .513 |
| CLE | 21 | 22 | .488 | 7.5 | 180 | 166 | .537 |
| NYY | 20 | 22 | .476 | 8.0 | 163 | 200 | .407 |
| MIN | 20 | 23 | .465 | 8.5 | 214 | 197 | .538 |
| MIL | 18 | 24 | .429 | 10.0 | 166 | 201 | .413 |
| TOR | 18 | 26 | .409 | 11.0 | 197 | 192 | .512 |
| DET | 17 | 25 | .405 | 11.0 | 151 | 183 | .413 |
| CHW | 17 | 27 | .386 | 12.0 | 189 | 231 | .409 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 24 | 18 | .571 | -- | 164 | 173 | .476 |
| SFG | 24 | 19 | .558 | 0.5 | 185 | 144 | .613 |
| CHC | 24 | 19 | .558 | 0.5 | 152 | 152 | .500 |
| NYM | 22 | 19 | .537 | 1.5 | 148 | 136 | .539 |
| STL | 22 | 20 | .524 | 2.0 | 163 | 149 | .541 |
| SDP | 24 | 22 | .522 | 2.0 | 153 | 173 | .444 |
| LAD | 20 | 21 | .488 | 3.5 | 130 | 118 | .544 |
| HOU | 21 | 23 | .477 | 4.0 | 174 | 180 | .484 |
| MON | 21 | 23 | .477 | 4.0 | 184 | 205 | .451 |
| PHI | 18 | 23 | .439 | 5.5 | 165 | 187 | .443 |
| ATL | 19 | 25 | .432 | 6.0 | 169 | 177 | .479 |
| PIT | 17 | 24 | .415 | 6.5 | 166 | 159 | .520 |
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