On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 19 .486 --
Red Sox 17 18 .486 0.0
Indians 17 19 .472 0.5
Orioles 15 19 .441 1.5
Brewers 15 21 .417 2.5
Blue Jays 14 24 .368 4.5
Tigers 13 23 .361 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 13 .658 --
Athletics 25 13 .658 0.0
Royals 25 13 .658 0.0
Rangers 20 15 .571 3.5
Mariners 21 18 .538 4.5
Twins 16 20 .444 8.0
White Sox 16 22 .421 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 15 .571 --
Cardinals 19 17 .528 1.5
Cubs 19 18 .514 2.0
Expos 20 19 .513 2.0
Phillies 16 20 .444 4.5
Pirates 15 21 .417 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 16 .568 --
Giants 20 18 .526 1.5
Padres 20 21 .488 3.0
Astros 18 19 .486 3.0
Dodgers 17 18 .486 3.0
Braves 18 21 .462 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Rob Deer 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Atlee Hammaker 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Stillwell 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Bill Doran 5
3 Johnny Ray 4
3 Kurt Stillwell 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Walt Weiss 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Kramer 1.50
2 Jose DeLeon 0.75
3 Brian Holman 0.67
4 Atlee Hammaker 0.60
4 Scott Sanderson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 6
1 Brian Holman 6
1 David Wells 6
4 Mike Maddux 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Duane Ward 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .371
2 Will Clark .355
3 Carney Lansford .343
4 Kirby Puckett .331
5 Rafael Palmeiro .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 12
2 Bo Jackson 10
3 Rob Deer 9
4 Glenn Braggs 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
2 Julio Franco 30
2 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Will Clark 28
4 4 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 18
1 Tony Gwynn 18
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Vince Coleman 16
4 Devon White 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.77
2 Mike Bielecki 1.05
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.06
4 Jose Rijo 1.43
5 Orel Hershiser 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Jeff Ballard 6
2 Jose DeLeon 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
2 John Smoltz 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mark Langston 57
3 Roger Clemens 55
3 Dwight Gooden 55
5 2 tied 49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .477
2 Carney Lansford .422
3 Ron Kittle .413
4 Pedro Guerrero .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Glenn Braggs 4
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Howard Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 16
2 Ivan Calderon 14
3 Harold Baines 13
3 Kevin Mitchell 13
3 Johnny Ray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 10
2 Ozzie Guillen 7
3 Donell Nixon 6
4 Kevin Bass 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Howell 0.00
2 Mike Bielecki 0.39
3 Rick Reuschel 0.41
4 Mike Morgan 0.66
5 Dan Quisenberry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Eric King 3
1 Jeff Montgomery 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Hill 22
2 Kevin Gross 21
2 Frank Viola 21
4 Dwight Gooden 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .373
2 Rafael Palmeiro .366
3 Carney Lansford .355
4 Cal Ripken .354
5 Terry Steinbach .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
2 Glenn Braggs 7
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 24
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
3 Fred McGriff 21
3 Paul O'Neill 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Cecil Espy 12
2 Lonnie Smith 12
2 Devon White 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.50
2 Mike Bielecki 0.75
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.16
4 Eric King 1.33
5 Mike Moore 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Mark Langston 38
3 Frank Viola 37
4 Jose DeLeon 36
4 John Smoltz 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 John Franco 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Steve Farr 8
3 Mike Schooler 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .358
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Tony Gwynn .320
5 Julio Franco .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Mark McGwire 30
4 Eddie Murray 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kirby Puckett 116
3 Will Clark 112
4 Dwight Evans 109
5 Ruben Sierra 108

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 Orel Hershiser 2.06
2 Jose Rijo 2.07
3 David Cone 2.44
4 John Tudor 2.48
5 Mark Gubicza 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Tom Browning 20
2 Danny Jackson 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 253
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 223
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Mark Davis 37