On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 12 .520 --
Orioles 13 13 .500 0.5
Indians 12 13 .480 1.0
Yankees 12 14 .462 1.5
Brewers 11 14 .440 2.0
Blue Jays 10 17 .370 4.0
Tigers 8 17 .320 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 18 7 .720 --
Athletics 19 9 .679 0.5
Royals 17 9 .654 1.5
Angels 16 11 .593 3.0
Mariners 14 15 .483 6.0
Twins 10 15 .400 8.0
White Sox 10 17 .370 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 11 .560 --
Mets 14 11 .560 0.0
Expos 15 12 .556 0.0
Cubs 14 12 .538 0.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 3.0
Pirates 11 16 .407 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 14 13 .519 2.0
Padres 15 14 .517 2.0
Giants 13 14 .481 3.0
Astros 12 15 .444 4.0
Braves 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Gladden 4
2 Mike Greenwell 3
2 Johnny Ray 3
2 Cory Snyder 3
2 Darryl Strawberry 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Cerone 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Kevin Mitchell 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Eisenreich 2
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.12
2 Kevin Gross 0.89
3 Mike Flanagan 0.80
4 Tom Candiotti 0.75
4 Erik Hanson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Kevin Gross 8
3 Tom Candiotti 6
3 Erik Hanson 6
3 Jose Rijo 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Logan Easley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .382
2 Kelly Gruber .375
3 Von Hayes .366
4 Alvin Davis .355
5 Will Clark .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Glenn Davis 8
2 Bo Jackson 8
2 Jeffrey Leonard 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 30
2 Julio Franco 24
2 Jeffrey Leonard 24
4 Andres Galarraga 23
4 Von Hayes 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 14
1 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Vince Coleman 13
4 Devon White 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirk McCaskill 0.74
2 Mike Morgan 0.82
3 John Cerutti 1.41
4 Jeff Ballard 1.46
5 Orel Hershiser 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Roger Clemens 40
3 Mark Langston 39
4 Jose DeLeon 38
4 Mike Scott 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 John Franco 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Mitch Williams 8
5 Tim Burke 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .467
2 Ken Griffey .426
3 Kevin McReynolds .409
4 Brook Jacoby .396
5 Julio Franco .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
4 Ellis Burks 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 16
2 Jeffrey Leonard 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Glenn Davis 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 9
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Devon White 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose DeLeon 0.34
2 Mike Morgan 0.40
3 Eric King 0.69
4 Mike Moore 1.00
5 Nolan Ryan 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Jose DeLeon 21
3 Scott Bankhead 20
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Roger McDowell 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .365
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Mike Greenwell .325
4 Tony Gwynn .318
5 Julio Franco .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Jose Canseco 34
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 123
2 Mike Greenwell 122
3 Dwight Evans 118
4 Will Clark 112
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 82
3 Gerald Young 60
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 Ozzie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.16
2 Orel Hershiser 2.25
3 David Cone 2.33
4 John Tudor 2.47
5 Doug Drabek 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 271
2 Nolan Ryan 229
3 Mark Langston 221
4 David Cone 217
5 Jose DeLeon 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 44
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Mark Davis 36