On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 15 .516 --
Indians 15 15 .500 0.5
Yankees 16 16 .500 0.5
Brewers 14 16 .467 1.5
Orioles 13 17 .433 2.5
Blue Jays 11 21 .344 5.5
Tigers 9 21 .300 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 10 .688 --
Angels 21 11 .656 1.0
Royals 19 12 .613 2.5
Rangers 19 12 .613 2.5
Mariners 18 16 .529 5.0
Twins 13 18 .419 8.5
White Sox 13 19 .406 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 13 .567 --
Mets 17 13 .567 0.0
Cubs 17 14 .548 0.5
Expos 17 16 .515 1.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 4.0
Pirates 12 19 .387 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 14 .548 --
Giants 17 15 .531 0.5
Padres 17 17 .500 1.5
Braves 16 17 .485 2.0
Dodgers 15 16 .484 2.0
Astros 14 18 .438 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Dave Gallagher 3
1 Ron Kittle 3
1 Ryne Sandberg 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Wallace Johnson 1
1 Ron Kittle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 3
1 Steve Lyons 3
3 Jesse Barfield 2
3 Jeff Blauser 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Gerald Perry 2
2 Terry Puhl 2
4 Randy Bush 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erik Hanson 1.50
2 Don Carman 1.00
2 Sid Fernandez 1.00
2 Danny Jackson 1.00
2 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Carman 7
1 Danny Jackson 7
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
4 Sid Fernandez 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .354
2 Harold Baines .346
3 Tom Herr .341
4 Kelly Gruber .341
5 Pete O'Brien .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Julio Franco 30
3 Jeffrey Leonard 27
4 Andres Galarraga 26
4 Von Hayes 26

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 1.69
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 5 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 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Bass .400
2 Julio Franco .392
3 Pedro Guerrero .391
3 Brook Jacoby .391
5 Eddie Murray .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Ron Kittle 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
4 Glenn Braggs 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 15
1 Ron Kittle 15
3 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Paul O'Neill 14
3 Tim Raines 14

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 John Farrell 0.54
4 Mike Bielecki 0.56
5 Mike Maddux 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Scott Bankhead 23
3 Ken Hill 22
4 John Smoltz 21
4 Greg Swindell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Mike Schooler 6
3 Mark Davis 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vince Coleman .365
2 Harold Baines .352
2 Brook Jacoby .352
4 Alvin Davis .351
5 Will Clark .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Bo Jackson 8
2 Fred McGriff 8
4 Glenn Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 30
2 Julio Franco 26
3 Andres Galarraga 25
3 Jeffrey Leonard 25
5 Fred McGriff 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 15
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.70
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.98
3 Mike Moore 1.15
4 Jose Rijo 1.46
5 Ken Hill 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Pete Smith 43
3 Bruce Hurst 39
3 Mark Langston 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
4 Mitch Williams 8
5 Mike Schooler 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .363
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Mike Greenwell .329
4 Julio Franco .322
5 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
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 127
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Will Clark 115
4 Dwight Evans 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 57
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
1 Frank Viola 21
4 David Cone 20
4 Danny Jackson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 273
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 220
3 Mark Langston 220
5 Jose DeLeon 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 42
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 38