On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 22 .488 --
Red Sox 20 21 .488 0.0
Orioles 20 21 .488 0.0
Yankees 20 22 .476 0.5
Brewers 18 24 .429 2.5
Blue Jays 18 26 .409 3.5
Tigers 17 25 .405 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 15 .659 --
Angels 28 15 .651 0.5
Rangers 24 18 .571 4.0
Royals 25 19 .568 4.0
Mariners 23 22 .511 6.5
Twins 20 23 .465 8.5
White Sox 17 27 .386 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 19 .558 --
Mets 22 19 .537 1.0
Cardinals 22 20 .524 1.5
Expos 21 23 .477 3.5
Phillies 18 23 .439 5.0
Pirates 17 24 .415 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 18 .571 --
Giants 24 19 .558 0.5
Padres 24 22 .522 2.0
Dodgers 20 21 .488 3.5
Astros 21 23 .477 4.0
Braves 19 25 .432 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
1 Nick Esasky 3
1 Dave Gallagher 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 3
1 Bo Jackson 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
4 Wade Boggs 2
4 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Doug Dascenzo 1
1 Junior Felix 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Rawley 1.33
2 Ken Howell 1.20
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 John Smiley 1.00
5 Mike Trujillo 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Bob Milacki 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 9
2 Ken Howell 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Zane Smith 6
2 Mike Trujillo 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .373
2 Carney Lansford .365
3 Harold Baines .345
4 Alvin Davis .336
5 Rafael Palmeiro .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Rob Deer 11
2 Bo Jackson 11
4 Fred McGriff 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Julio Franco 39
3 Will Clark 33
3 Alvin Davis 33
3 Paul O'Neill 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 19
1 Tony Gwynn 19
1 Rickey Henderson 19
4 Vince Coleman 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 Rick Reuschel 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
3 Jeff Ballard 7
4 Chris Bosio 6
4 10 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Roger Clemens 65
3 Dwight Gooden 63
4 Mark Langston 60
5 3 tied 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .476
2 Nelson Liriano .447
3 Will Clark .417
4 Keith Moreland .404
5 Ron Kittle .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
2 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Mickey Tettleton 4
2 Devon White 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 12
1 Joe Carter 12
1 Rob Deer 12
1 Dave Henderson 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 8
2 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Tim Raines 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Belcher 0.60
1 Chuck Finley 0.60
3 John Smoltz 0.72
4 Rick Reuschel 0.74
5 Orel Hershiser 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
4 Jeff Ballard 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Frank Viola 26
3 Bret Saberhagen 21
4 Sid Fernandez 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Farr 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .418
2 Will Clark .381
3 Nelson Liriano .380
4 Rafael Palmeiro .366
5 Terry Steinbach .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Mickey Tettleton 8
3 Rob Deer 7
3 Howard Johnson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 24
2 Paul O'Neill 23
3 Joe Carter 22
3 Kevin Mitchell 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Ozzie Guillen 10
2 Lonnie Smith 10
4 Otis Nixon 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.91
2 Mike Morgan 1.27
3 Mike Moore 1.30
4 Chuck Finley 1.49
5 Orel Hershiser 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
3 Jeff Ballard 4
3 Tom Candiotti 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Frank Viola 44
3 Roger Clemens 42
4 Dwight Gooden 39
5 David Cone 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
4 Steve Farr 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .354
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Mike Greenwell .329
4 Julio Franco .320
5 Tony Gwynn .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Glenn Davis 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 116
1 Kirby Puckett 116
3 Will Clark 113
3 Dwight Evans 113
5 Ruben Sierra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 79
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Cecil Espy 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.05
2 Orel Hershiser 2.08
3 Tim Belcher 2.37
4 David Cone 2.53
5 Mark Gubicza 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Danny Jackson 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 Allan Anderson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 254
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 David Cone 216
4 Mark Langston 213
5 Jose DeLeon 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Jeff Reardon 42
4 Mark Davis 38
4 Doug Jones 38