1989 in sports

Table of contents

1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cycling
6 Field Hockey
7 Figure Skating
8 Football (Soccer)
9 Football (American)
10 Canadian Football League
11 Golf
12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
13 Harness Racing
14 Ice Hockey
15 Skiing
16 Snooker
17 Tennis
18 General sporting events
19 Births
20 Deaths

Auto Racing

April 8 - One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his major-league debut with the California Angels, without spending a single day in the minor leagues. He went on to a 12-12 record for the season.
August 10 - Ten months after undergoing surgery for cancer in his pitching arm, San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky returns to the major leagues, winning his comeback 4-3.
August 15 - Dave Dravecky's comeback bid ends tragically when his pitching arm breaks in the sixth inning of his second start. Two years later, the cancer-stricken arm would be amputated.
August 24 - Following an investigation that he gambled on baseball, superstar player Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life.
World Series: Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 0 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Dave Stewart, Oakland

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime
NBA Finals:
- Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.

February 11 - In Grenoble, France, Rene Jacquot won a 12 round decision over Donald Curry to win the World Welterweight Championship

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May - The Masters - Nick Faldo
2. June - US Open - Curtis Strange
3. July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
4. August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at Montreal.
World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky

January 9 - Bill Terry, Major League Baseball player (1923-1936)
January 21 - Carl Furillo, Major League Baseball player (1946-1960)
February 17 - Lefty Gomez, New York Yankees pitcher (1930-1943)
February 10 - Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
March 18 - Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
April 12 - Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
June 17 - John Matuszak 38, NFL player with Oakland Raiders
June 22 - Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
July 18 - Donnie Moore 35, Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
August 13 - Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
August 18 - Bert Oosterbosch 32, cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
September 10 - Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
September 15 - Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
October 4 - Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
October 4 - Norman Yardley, English cricketer
November 13 - Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
December 25 - Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
December 26 - Doug Harvey, NHL superstar defenseman (1947-1969)