On This Day

Sunday, April 30, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 12 .500 --
Orioles 12 12 .500 0.0
Red Sox 10 12 .455 1.0
Brewers 10 12 .455 1.0
Indians 9 13 .409 2.0
Tigers 8 14 .364 3.0
Blue Jays 9 16 .360 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 5 .773 --
Athletics 18 8 .692 1.0
Royals 16 8 .667 2.0
Angels 15 10 .600 3.5
Twins 10 12 .455 7.0
Mariners 11 15 .423 8.0
White Sox 8 16 .333 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 9 .591 --
Mets 12 10 .545 1.0
Expos 13 11 .542 1.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 1.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 2.5
Pirates 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 13 9 .591 --
Padres 14 12 .538 1.0
Giants 12 12 .500 2.0
Dodgers 11 13 .458 3.0
Astros 11 14 .440 3.5
Braves 10 15 .400 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 Mickey Hatcher 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Steve Carter 1
2 Dave Clark 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 4
2 Steve Carter 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 Von Hayes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
1 Gerald Young 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.57
2 Roy Smith 1.40
3 Mike Scott 1.20
4 Scott Bankhead 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Scott Bankhead 8
3 Roy Smith 7
3 Mike Witt 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .400
2 Von Hayes .382
3 Will Clark .375
3 Kelly Gruber .375
5 Alvin Davis .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 8
2 Glenn Davis 7
2 Von Hayes 7
2 Jeffrey Leonard 7
2 Fred McGriff 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 25
2 Julio Franco 23
3 Von Hayes 22
4 Bo Jackson 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Cecil Espy 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Devon White 11
5 Otis Nixon 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirk McCaskill 0.74
2 Jose Rijo 0.87
3 Mike Morgan 1.08
4 Chris Bosio 1.37
5 John Cerutti 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Allan Anderson 4
3 Chris Bosio 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Roger Clemens 40
3 Mark Langston 39
4 Mike Scott 38
5 Rick Sutcliffe 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 John Franco 8
4 Mitch Williams 7
5 Tim Burke 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .400
2 Eddie Murray .396
3 Lenny Dykstra .395
4 Tony Phillips .383
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 5
2 Glenn Davis 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Tim Raines 15
3 Fred McGriff 14
4 Gary Gaetti 13
4 Bo Jackson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 8
2 Cecil Espy 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Steve Sax 7
2 Devon White 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.53
2 Chris Bosio 0.60
3 Mike Morgan 0.63
4 Jamie Moyer 0.71
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Scott Bankhead 20
2 Tim Belcher 20
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 6
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Tim Burke 5
4 John Franco 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .365
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Mike Greenwell .321
4 Tony Gwynn .318
5 Alan Trammell .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Jose Canseco 35
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 122
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Dwight Evans 114
4 Will Clark 113
5 Ruben Sierra 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 90
2 Vince Coleman 82
3 Gerald Young 63
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.01
2 Orel Hershiser 2.32
3 David Cone 2.33
4 Allan Anderson 2.38
5 John Tudor 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 22
2 Tom Browning 21
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 271
2 Nolan Ryan 232
3 Mark Langston 221
4 David Cone 217
5 Jose DeLeon 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
1 John Franco 44
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Mark Davis 36