On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 21 .488 --
Yankees 20 22 .476 0.5
Red Sox 19 21 .475 0.5
Orioles 18 21 .462 1.0
Brewers 17 24 .415 3.0
Blue Jays 17 25 .405 3.5
Tigers 16 24 .400 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 14 .674 --
Angels 28 15 .651 1.0
Royals 25 17 .595 3.5
Rangers 22 18 .550 5.5
Mariners 23 21 .523 6.5
Twins 19 22 .463 9.0
White Sox 17 25 .405 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 18 .550 --
Cardinals 22 19 .537 0.5
Cubs 22 19 .537 0.5
Expos 21 22 .488 2.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 5.0
Pirates 16 24 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 18 .561 --
Giants 23 19 .548 0.5
Padres 23 22 .511 2.0
Dodgers 20 20 .500 2.5
Astros 21 21 .500 2.5
Braves 19 24 .442 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
1 Claudell Washington 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claudell Washington 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Schroeder 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Kent Anderson 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.80
2 Clay Parker 1.43
3 John Smoltz 1.20
4 Sid Fernandez 1.14
4 Bob Sebra 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 10
1 Clay Parker 10
3 Bryn Smith 9
4 Sid Fernandez 8
4 Bob Sebra 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .372
2 Carney Lansford .353
3 Harold Baines .350
4 Kirby Puckett .340
5 Alvin Davis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Rob Deer 10
2 Bo Jackson 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 10
2 Lou Whitaker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Julio Franco 35
3 Alvin Davis 33
3 Paul O'Neill 33
5 Will Clark 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.22
2 Jose Rijo 1.57
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.70
4 Mike Bielecki 1.75
5 Orel Hershiser 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Jeff Ballard 7
2 Rick Reuschel 7
4 Jose DeLeon 6
4 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Roger Clemens 65
3 Mark Langston 60
4 Jose DeLeon 58
4 2 others tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Mark Davis 13
2 John Franco 13
4 Mike Schooler 11
4 Mitch Williams 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nelson Liriano .472
2 Kurt Stillwell .417
3 Dave Gallagher .409
4 Carney Lansford .404
5 Luis Polonia .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
1 Devon White 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 14
2 Randy Bush 12
2 Joe Carter 12
2 Dave Henderson 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 7
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Al Newman 6
2 Tim Raines 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Guetterman 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.54
3 Tim Belcher 0.60
4 John Smoltz 0.72
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Bob Welch 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 26
2 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Jose Rijo 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .385
2 Will Clark .384
3 Luis Polonia .370
3 Terry Steinbach .370
5 Rafael Palmeiro .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Howard Johnson 8
3 Glenn Braggs 7
3 Ron Kittle 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 24
2 Alvin Davis 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Kevin Mitchell 23
5 Joe Carter 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 12
1 Devon White 12
3 Lonnie Smith 11
4 Ozzie Guillen 10
4 Bo Jackson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.86
2 Mike Scott 0.90
3 Mike Morgan 1.27
4 Mike Moore 1.30
5 Mike Bielecki 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 Jose DeLeon 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Frank Viola 44
3 Roger Clemens 42
4 Jose DeLeon 41
5 David Cone 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Mike Schooler 10
3 John Franco 8
4 Steve Farr 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .358
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Mike Greenwell .332
4 Julio Franco .320
5 Tony Gwynn .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Glenn Davis 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
2 Kirby Puckett 118
3 Dwight Evans 114
4 Will Clark 113
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
1 Rickey Henderson 80
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 52
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Jose Rijo 2.13
3 Tim Belcher 2.49
4 David Cone 2.50
5 Mark Gubicza 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 21
2 Dave Stewart 21
4 Danny Jackson 20
4 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 254
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 David Cone 222
4 Mark Langston 213
5 Jose DeLeon 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Doug Jones 40
5 Mark Davis 37