On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 13 .536 --
Yankees 15 14 .517 0.5
Indians 13 14 .481 1.5
Orioles 13 15 .464 2.0
Brewers 13 15 .464 2.0
Tigers 9 18 .333 5.5
Blue Jays 10 20 .333 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 10 .667 --
Rangers 18 10 .643 1.0
Angels 19 11 .633 1.0
Royals 18 11 .621 1.5
Mariners 16 15 .516 4.5
Twins 11 16 .407 7.5
White Sox 11 19 .367 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 11 .593 --
Cardinals 16 12 .571 0.5
Cubs 16 13 .552 1.0
Expos 15 15 .500 2.5
Phillies 12 16 .429 4.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 12 .571 --
Dodgers 15 15 .500 2.0
Giants 15 15 .500 2.0
Padres 16 16 .500 2.0
Braves 14 17 .452 3.5
Astros 13 16 .448 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Presley 4
1 Harold Reynolds 4
1 Andres Thomas 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
1 Joel Youngblood 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Darnell Coles 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Thomas 5
2 Jody Davis 4
2 Mark Parent 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.80
2 Jim Clancy 1.00
2 David Cone 1.00
2 Mike Smithson 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 9
2 David Cone 8
3 Scott Bankhead 7
3 Mark Gubicza 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 2
2 Mark Davis 1
2 John Franco 1
2 Willie Hernandez 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .368
2 Von Hayes .355
3 Pete O'Brien .347
4 Tom Herr .342
5 Kelly Gruber .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Bo Jackson 9
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 Jeffrey Leonard 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Julio Franco 29
3 Andres Galarraga 26
4 Jeffrey Leonard 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Vince Coleman 14
4 Otis Nixon 13
4 Devon White 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.69
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.03
3 Mike Bielecki 1.26
4 Ken Hill 1.45
5 Orel Hershiser 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Jose DeLeon 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Bruce Hurst 40
4 Rick Sutcliffe 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 12
2 John Franco 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Mitch Williams 9
5 5 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .463
2 Julio Franco .396
3 Kevin McReynolds .395
4 Pedro Guerrero .391
5 Will Clark .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
3 Ellis Burks 4
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 15
1 Kevin Mitchell 15
1 Paul O'Neill 15
4 Glenn Davis 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
1 Lonnie Smith 8
3 Von Hayes 7
4 Cecil Espy 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.40
2 Mike Bielecki 0.56
2 Orel Hershiser 0.56
4 Dwight Gooden 0.57
5 Mike Scott 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
3 Jim Abbott 2
3 Jeff Ballard 2
3 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
1 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Scott Bankhead 23
4 Mark Langston 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Mike Schooler 5
4 Mark Davis 4
4 Willie Hernandez 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .365
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Julio Franco .322
5 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Jose Canseco 34
4 Mark McGwire 33
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 123
3 Will Clark 114
4 Dwight Evans 112
5 Andres Galarraga 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
1 Rickey Henderson 83
3 Otis Nixon 59
3 Gerald Young 59
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.16
2 Orel Hershiser 2.23
3 David Cone 2.36
4 Mark Gubicza 2.47
5 John Tudor 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 21
1 Orel Hershiser 21
1 Frank Viola 21
4 David Cone 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 273
2 Nolan Ryan 232
3 David Cone 220
3 Mark Langston 220
5 Jose DeLeon 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 45
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 37