On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 15 .516 --
Yankees 16 16 .500 0.5
Indians 15 16 .484 1.0
Orioles 14 17 .452 2.0
Brewers 14 17 .452 2.0
Blue Jays 12 21 .364 5.0
Tigers 10 21 .323 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 11 .667 --
Angels 21 12 .636 1.0
Rangers 20 12 .625 1.5
Royals 20 13 .606 2.0
Mariners 18 17 .514 5.0
White Sox 14 19 .424 8.0
Twins 13 18 .419 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 13 .594 --
Mets 18 13 .581 0.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 2.0
Expos 18 16 .529 2.0
Phillies 13 18 .419 5.5
Pirates 12 19 .387 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 15 .545 --
Reds 17 15 .531 0.5
Braves 17 17 .500 1.5
Dodgers 15 16 .484 2.0
Padres 17 19 .472 2.5
Astros 14 19 .424 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Gant 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 Lonnie Smith 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lonnie Smith 1
1 Mickey Tettleton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 4
2 Mickey Tettleton 3
2 Andres Thomas 3
2 Milt Thompson 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Tony Gwynn 1
3 Kevin Seitzer 1
3 Frank White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.57
2 Mike Maddux 0.45
3 Mark Gubicza 0.33
4 Jose DeLeon 0.30
5 Tom Glavine 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Mike Maddux 5
3 Jose DeLeon 3
3 Mark Grant 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .366
2 Will Clark .359
3 Lonnie Smith .342
4 Vince Coleman .339
4 Carney Lansford .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 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Vince Coleman 14
4 Tony Gwynn 13
4 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.69
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.87
3 Mike Bielecki 1.26
4 Jose Rijo 1.43
5 Ken Hill 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
1 Jose DeLeon 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
4 Chris Bosio 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mark Langston 54
3 Roger Clemens 49
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 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .429
1 Brook Jacoby .429
3 Lonnie Smith .425
4 Carney Lansford .421
5 Andre Dawson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Mark McGwire 5
3 Dave Clark 4
3 Andres Galarraga 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 15
1 Ron Kittle 15
3 Andres Galarraga 14
4 Howard Johnson 13
4 Kevin Mitchell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 6
1 Ozzie Guillen 6
1 Tim Raines 6
1 Chris Sabo 6
1 Lonnie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.44
3 Kirk McCaskill 0.74
4 Ken Hill 0.77
5 Mike Bielecki 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
4 Jeff Ballard 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Mark Langston 23
3 John Smoltz 21
4 Ken Hill 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Mitch Williams 4
4 Tim Burke 3
4 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .368
2 Harold Baines .365
3 Julio Franco .362
4 Brook Jacoby .361
5 Will Clark .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Bo Jackson 8
3 Fred McGriff 7
3 Darryl Strawberry 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 29
2 Julio Franco 26
3 Andres Galarraga 25
4 Jeffrey Leonard 23
5 Fred McGriff 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 14
2 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.74
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.81
3 Mike Bielecki 0.93
4 Mike Moore 1.15
5 Eric King 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Jose DeLeon 39
4 Roger Clemens 37
5 Pete Smith 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 10
2 John Franco 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Mitch Williams 8
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Kirby Puckett .359
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Tony Gwynn .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Jose Canseco 33
3 Mark McGwire 33
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 115
3 Will Clark 114
4 Dwight Evans 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 76
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 55
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.09
2 Orel Hershiser 2.31
3 David Cone 2.39
4 John Tudor 2.53
5 Joe Magrane 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Tom Browning 20
2 Frank Viola 20
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 236
3 David Cone 216
4 Jose DeLeon 211
5 Mark Langston 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Jeff Reardon 42
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 38