On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 17 .500 --
Indians 17 17 .500 0.0
Yankees 17 18 .486 0.5
Orioles 15 19 .441 2.0
Brewers 15 19 .441 2.0
Blue Jays 12 24 .333 6.0
Tigers 11 23 .324 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 12 .667 --
Angels 23 13 .639 1.0
Royals 23 13 .639 1.0
Rangers 20 15 .571 3.5
Mariners 20 18 .526 5.0
Twins 16 18 .471 7.0
White Sox 16 20 .444 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 14 .588 --
Cardinals 19 16 .543 1.5
Expos 20 17 .541 1.5
Cubs 17 18 .486 3.5
Phillies 15 19 .441 5.0
Pirates 14 20 .412 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 15 .571 --
Giants 19 17 .528 1.5
Braves 18 19 .486 3.0
Astros 17 19 .472 3.5
Dodgers 16 18 .471 3.5
Padres 18 21 .462 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Kittle 4
1 Herm Winningham 4
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 Dan Gladden 3
3 Kirby Puckett 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Candy Maldonado 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 Tim Laudner 3
2 Pete O'Brien 3
2 Paul O'Neill 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 Mark Grace 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 2.75
2 Mike Scott 1.50
3 Orel Hershiser 1.17
3 Dennis Martinez 1.17
5 Mike Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 11
2 Orel Hershiser 7
2 Ken Hill 7
2 Dennis Martinez 7
2 Mike Moore 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .367
2 Will Clark .349
3 Carney Lansford .341
4 Lonnie Smith .341
5 Vince Coleman .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Bo Jackson 9
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 Rob Deer 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Julio Franco 30
2 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Jeffrey Leonard 28
4 Ruben Sierra 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 18
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Tony Gwynn 15
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 4 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 Orel Hershiser 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
1 Jose DeLeon 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 John Smoltz 6
1 Dave Stewart 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 55
2 Dwight Gooden 55
4 Mark Langston 54
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
1 John Franco 13
3 Dennis Eckersley 11
4 Mitch Williams 10
5 Steve Farr 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Valle .429
2 Harold Baines .422
3 Carney Lansford .415
4 Lonnie Smith .400
5 Ron Kittle .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
3 Dave Clark 4
3 Howard Johnson 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 19
2 Paul O'Neill 14
3 Alvin Davis 13
4 Todd Benzinger 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 7
2 Ellis Burks 6
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Donell Nixon 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.41
3 Mike Bielecki 0.56
4 Bert Blyleven 0.64
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Eric King 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Dwight Gooden 22
2 Ken Hill 22
4 Scott Bankhead 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Mike Schooler 6
3 Steve Farr 5
3 Jeff Reardon 5
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .394
2 Harold Baines .376
3 Brook Jacoby .365
4 Rafael Palmeiro .363
5 2 tied .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Ron Kittle 7
2 Darryl Strawberry 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 25
2 Andres Galarraga 24
2 Ron Kittle 24
4 Jeffrey Leonard 23
5 Paul O'Neill 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 14
2 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.74
2 Mike Bielecki 0.93
3 Kirk McCaskill 0.93
4 Orel Hershiser 1.32
5 Eric King 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 45
2 Frank Viola 41
3 Dwight Gooden 40
3 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Pete Smith 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
4 Tim Burke 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .361
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Julio Franco .318
5 Paul Molitor .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 36
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 33
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Eddie Murray 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 Kirby Puckett 119
3 Will Clark 111
4 Dwight Evans 109
4 Ruben Sierra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 54
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.04
2 Orel Hershiser 2.06
3 David Cone 2.44
4 John Tudor 2.48
5 Tim Belcher 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Tom Browning 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 263
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 223
4 Mark Langston 210
5 Mike Moore 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Mark Davis 38
4 Doug Jones 38