1989 American League Rookie of the Year Award
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The winner of the 1989 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Gregg Olson of the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Olson | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 0.971 (140) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 5 - 2 | 27 | 85.0 | 57 | 1 | 46 | 90 | 1.69 | ||
| Tom Gordon | Kansas City Royals | 67 | 0.479 (140) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 17 - 9 | 1 | 163.0 | 122 | 10 | 86 | 153 | 3.64 | ||
| Ken Griffey | Seattle Mariners | 21 | 0.150 (140) | 1 | 455 | 61 | 120 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 44 | 83 | 0.264 | 0.329 | 0.420 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Craig Worthington | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 0.114 (140) | 0 | 497 | 57 | 123 | 15 | 70 | 1 | 61 | 114 | 0.247 | 0.334 | 0.384 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Jim Abbott | California Angels | 10 | 0.071 (140) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 12 - 12 | 0 | 181.1 | 190 | 13 | 74 | 115 | 3.92 | ||
| Kevin Brown | Texas Rangers | 2 | 0.014 (140) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 12 - 9 | 0 | 191.0 | 167 | 10 | 70 | 104 | 3.35 | ||
| Preceded by 1988 | Rookie of the Year Award National 1989 | Succeeded by 1990 |

