On This Day

Wednesday, April 19, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 6 6 .500 --
Orioles 6 7 .462 0.5
Brewers 6 7 .462 0.5
Yankees 6 8 .429 1.0
Indians 5 7 .417 1.0
Blue Jays 6 9 .400 1.5
Tigers 3 8 .273 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 2 .857 --
Athletics 10 6 .625 3.0
Angels 9 6 .600 3.5
Twins 7 5 .583 4.0
Royals 8 6 .571 4.0
White Sox 6 8 .429 6.0
Mariners 5 10 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 8 5 .615 --
Expos 9 6 .600 0.0
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.0
Pirates 6 8 .429 2.5
Cardinals 5 7 .417 2.5
Mets 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 6 .600 --
Reds 8 6 .571 0.5
Braves 8 7 .533 1.0
Padres 8 8 .500 1.5
Dodgers 7 8 .467 2.0
Astros 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Esasky 4
2 Darnell Coles 3
3 Wally Backman 2
3 Harold Baines 2
3 37 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Nick Esasky 1
1 Tom Foley 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 4
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Bo Jackson 3
2 Lee Mazzilli 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark McLemore 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 1.17
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Mark Langston 0.89
4 Scott Sanderson 0.83
5 Dennis Martinez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .500
2 Kelly Gruber .411
3 Pete O'Brien .405
4 Mitch Webster .400
5 Brett Butler .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Darren Daulton 4
2 Rob Deer 4
2 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 19
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
3 Julio Franco 15
3 Kelly Gruber 15
3 Von Hayes 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Cecil Espy 11
3 Vince Coleman 8
4 George Brett 7
4 Roberto Kelly 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Mahler 0.41
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.44
3 Kevin Brown 0.55
4 Danny Darwin 0.59
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Kirk McCaskill 3
2 Jamie Moyer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 John Candelaria 23
3 Roger Clemens 23
3 Bruce Hurst 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 7
2 Mitch Williams 6
3 John Franco 5
4 Joe Boever 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Kirby Puckett .367
3 Mike Greenwell .326
4 Tony Gwynn .320
5 Kent Hrbek .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Fred McGriff 36
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 Gary Gaetti 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 125
2 Mike Greenwell 118
3 Dwight Evans 113
4 Will Clark 111
5 Jose Canseco 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Vince Coleman 85
3 Gerald Young 64
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Otis Nixon 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.15
2 David Cone 2.18
3 John Tudor 2.32
4 Allan Anderson 2.34
5 Orel Hershiser 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Danny Jackson 22
2 Dave Stewart 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 281
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Nolan Ryan 226
4 David Cone 211
5 Jose DeLeon 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 John Franco 42
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 38
5 2 tied 34