1889 in baseball

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	1880s
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	1870s
	1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875; 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870
	Early Years
	1869 • 1845-1868
	See also
	Major League Baseball; Minor league baseball; Negro league baseball; Japanese baseball;
	Sources
	Baseball Hall of Fame; Baseball Almanac; Baseball Library; Baseball Reference; National Pastime; Wikipedia; The Deadball Era;

The following are the baseball events of the year 1889 throughout the world.

Champions[]

January 15 - Lew Brown, 30, catcher for 1877 NL champion Boston Red Caps who batted .305 for 1878 Providence club
May 20 - Oscar Walker, 35, center fielder and first baseman who led American Association in home runs with 1882 St. Louis Browns