On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 19 .486 --
Indians 18 20 .474 0.5
Orioles 17 19 .472 0.5
Yankees 18 21 .462 1.0
Brewers 16 22 .421 2.5
Blue Jays 14 25 .359 5.0
Tigers 13 24 .351 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 13 .675 --
Angels 26 14 .650 1.0
Royals 25 14 .641 1.5
Rangers 21 16 .568 4.5
Mariners 22 19 .537 5.5
Twins 17 21 .447 9.0
White Sox 17 22 .436 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 16 .568 --
Cardinals 20 18 .526 1.5
Cubs 20 18 .526 1.5
Expos 20 20 .500 2.5
Phillies 16 21 .432 5.0
Pirates 15 22 .405 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 16 .579 --
Giants 21 18 .538 1.5
Padres 21 21 .500 3.0
Astros 19 20 .487 3.5
Dodgers 18 19 .486 3.5
Braves 18 22 .450 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Sierra 4
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kunkel 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 3
2 Darnell Coles 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Jeff Kunkel 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Mike Devereaux 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.11
2 Chris Bosio 0.67
3 Greg Swindell 0.56
4 Bob Welch 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Chris Bosio 6
3 Greg Swindell 5
3 Bob Welch 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Mike Schooler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .367
2 Will Clark .359
3 Carney Lansford .347
4 Alvin Davis .338
5 Terry Steinbach .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 12
2 Bo Jackson 10
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Howard Johnson 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Julio Franco 33
3 Alvin Davis 32
4 Paul O'Neill 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 19
2 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tony Gwynn 18
2 Rickey Henderson 18
5 Devon White 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.77
2 Mike Bielecki 1.05
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.06
4 Jose Rijo 1.57
5 Orel Hershiser 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
1 Dave Stewart 7
3 Jeff Ballard 6
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Roger Clemens 59
3 Dwight Gooden 58
4 Mark Langston 57
5 Greg Swindell 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
1 John Franco 13
3 Dennis Eckersley 12
4 Mitch Williams 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Moreland .444
2 Carney Lansford .435
3 Harold Baines .429
3 Dave Valle .429
5 Ron Kittle .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 5
2 Glenn Braggs 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4
4 Steve Balboni 3
4 18 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 14
2 Ivan Calderon 13
2 Joe Carter 13
2 Ron Kittle 13
5 Andres Thomas 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 8
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Al Newman 6
2 Donell Nixon 6
2 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Bielecki 0.39
2 Rick Reuschel 0.40
3 Mike Morgan 0.66
4 Jeff Pico 0.67
5 Jim Deshaies 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Montgomery 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Bob Welch 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Ron Darling 23
2 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Ken Hill 22
4 Jose Rijo 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .391
2 Carney Lansford .380
3 Harold Baines .375
4 Cal Ripken .366
5 Pedro Guerrero .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 8
2 Glenn Braggs 7
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Ron Kittle 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 24
1 Ron Kittle 24
3 Joe Carter 21
3 Kevin Mitchell 21
3 Paul O'Neill 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Cecil Espy 12
2 Lonnie Smith 12
2 Devon White 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.50
2 Mike Bielecki 0.75
3 Eric King 0.92
4 Rick Reuschel 1.31
5 Mike Moore 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 5
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Jose DeLeon 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Roger Clemens 39
3 Mark Langston 38
4 Dwight Gooden 37
4 3 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Mike Schooler 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Steve Farr 8
3 John Franco 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .358
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Julio Franco .321
5 Tony Gwynn .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Fred McGriff 33
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 118
3 Will Clark 112
4 Dwight Evans 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 79
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 54
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.06
2 Jose Rijo 2.09
3 David Cone 2.51
4 Mark Gubicza 2.54
5 Sid Fernandez 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 235
3 Mark Langston 212
4 David Cone 211
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