On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 15 .531 --
Yankees 17 16 .515 0.5
Indians 15 17 .469 2.0
Orioles 15 17 .469 2.0
Brewers 14 18 .438 3.0
Blue Jays 12 22 .353 6.0
Tigers 11 21 .344 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 11 .676 --
Angels 21 13 .618 2.0
Royals 21 13 .618 2.0
Rangers 20 13 .606 2.5
Mariners 18 18 .500 6.0
Twins 14 18 .438 8.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 14 .576 --
Mets 18 14 .563 0.5
Cubs 17 16 .515 2.0
Expos 18 17 .514 2.0
Phillies 14 18 .438 4.5
Pirates 13 19 .406 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 15 .559 --
Reds 18 15 .545 0.5
Padres 18 19 .486 2.5
Braves 17 18 .486 2.5
Dodgers 15 17 .469 3.0
Astros 15 19 .441 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Kevin Elster 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Ricky Jordan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Rob Deer 3
2 Ruben Sierra 3
2 Mickey Tettleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 Glenn Davis 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Dwight Gooden 1.22
3 Ken Howell 1.00
4 Scott Bankhead 0.86
4 Bruce Hurst 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Ken Howell 7
3 Scott Bankhead 6
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Bruce Hurst 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .359
2 Carney Lansford .352
3 Will Clark .347
4 Vince Coleman .339
5 Tom Herr .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Julio Franco 30
3 Von Hayes 27
3 Jeffrey Leonard 27
3 Ruben Sierra 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 17
1 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Tony Gwynn 15
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 3 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 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 55
2 Dwight Gooden 55
4 Mark Langston 54
5 Bruce Hurst 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
2 John Franco 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Mitch Williams 10
5 Steve Farr 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .436
1 Carney Lansford .436
3 Brook Jacoby .409
4 Bobby Bonilla .405
5 Harold Baines .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Howard Johnson 5
3 Dave Clark 4
3 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Ron Kittle 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 15
2 Andres Galarraga 14
2 Howard Johnson 14
4 Tom Brunansky 13
4 Nick Esasky 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 7
2 Cecil Espy 6
2 Tim Raines 6
2 Chris Sabo 6
2 Lonnie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.62
3 Bert Blyleven 0.64
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.74
5 Ken Hill 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Mark Langston 23
3 Dwight Gooden 22
4 Scott Bankhead 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Steve Farr 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Mitch Williams 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .389
2 Harold Baines .360
3 Tony Phillips .355
4 Brook Jacoby .353
5 Vince Coleman .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Darryl Strawberry 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 28
2 Julio Franco 26
3 Andres Galarraga 24
4 Jeffrey Leonard 23
5 Ruben Sierra 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 14
2 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Otis Nixon 11

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 Roger Clemens 5
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Rick Mahler 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Roger Clemens 43
4 Dwight Gooden 40
5 Pete Smith 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 9
1 John Franco 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 Mitch Williams 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Kirby Puckett .356
3 Mike Greenwell .329
4 Julio Franco .321
5 Tony Gwynn .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 36
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Jose Canseco 33
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Glenn Davis 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 115
3 Will Clark 112
4 Ruben Sierra 109
5 Dwight Evans 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 56
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.12
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 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Frank Viola 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 263
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