On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 14 .533 --
Indians 15 14 .517 0.5
Yankees 15 16 .484 1.5
Brewers 14 15 .483 1.5
Orioles 13 17 .433 3.0
Blue Jays 11 20 .355 5.5
Tigers 9 20 .310 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 10 .688 --
Angels 20 11 .645 1.5
Rangers 19 11 .633 2.0
Royals 18 12 .600 3.0
Mariners 17 16 .515 5.5
Twins 12 18 .400 9.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 13 .567 --
Cardinals 16 13 .552 0.5
Mets 16 13 .552 0.5
Expos 16 16 .500 2.0
Phillies 13 16 .448 3.5
Pirates 12 19 .387 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 13 .567 --
Giants 16 15 .516 1.5
Padres 17 16 .515 1.5
Dodgers 15 16 .484 2.5
Braves 15 17 .469 3.0
Astros 14 17 .452 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Sierra 4
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 Geno Petralli 3
2 Terry Steinbach 3
2 Walt Weiss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Pete Incaviglia 1
1 Tim Raines 1
1 Craig Worthington 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Stone 4
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Junior Felix 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Newman 2
1 Chris Sabo 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Kal Daniels 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 1.80
2 Kevin Gross 1.40
3 Mike Moore 0.83
4 Mike Boddicker 0.57
5 Chuck Finley 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 9
2 Kevin Gross 7
3 Andy Hawkins 6
4 Mike Moore 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kelly Gruber .356
2 Will Clark .355
3 Harold Baines .353
4 Von Hayes .347
5 Tom Herr .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Bo Jackson 9
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 Jeffrey Leonard 8
3 Mark McGwire 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Julio Franco 30
3 Andres Galarraga 26
4 Von Hayes 25
4 Jeffrey Leonard 25

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 Jose Rijo 1.43
4 Ken Hill 1.45
5 Tom Glavine 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Chris Bosio 5
2 Jose DeLeon 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Dwight Gooden 44
5 Pete Smith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
2 John Franco 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Mitch Williams 10
5 5 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .422
2 Harold Baines .405
3 Ken Griffey .405
4 Julio Franco .404
5 Eddie Murray .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Mark McGwire 5
3 Glenn Braggs 4
3 Ellis Burks 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 15
2 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Paul O'Neill 14
2 Tim Raines 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 8
2 Kevin Bass 6
2 Cecil Espy 6
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.43
2 Rick Reuschel 0.44
3 Mike Flanagan 0.52
4 John Farrell 0.54
5 Mike Bielecki 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Scott Bankhead 23
3 Mark Langston 21
3 Greg Swindell 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Mark Davis 5
2 Mike Schooler 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Mitch Williams 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince Coleman .364
2 Alvin Davis .362
3 Harold Baines .360
3 Brook Jacoby .360
5 Pete O'Brien .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 9
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Glenn Davis 7
3 Von Hayes 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 30
2 Julio Franco 26
3 Andres Galarraga 25
4 Jeffrey Leonard 24
5 Cory Snyder 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 16
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Ozzie Guillen 11
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.70
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.98
3 Mike Bielecki 1.26
4 Ken Hill 1.45
5 Jose Rijo 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Chris Bosio 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 46
2 Roger Clemens 45
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Pete Smith 43
5 Bruce Hurst 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
4 Mitch Williams 8
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Kirby Puckett .362
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Julio Franco .322
5 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 34
4 Mark McGwire 33
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 127
2 Kirby Puckett 122
3 Will Clark 114
4 Dwight Evans 112
5 Ruben Sierra 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 59
3 Gerald Young 59
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.09
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 David Cone 2.36
4 Mark Gubicza 2.47
5 John Tudor 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 21
1 Orel Hershiser 21
3 David Cone 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 273
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 220
3 Mark Langston 220
5 Jose DeLeon 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 41
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 38