On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 24 .564 --
Indians 28 29 .491 4.0
Yankees 27 30 .474 5.0
Red Sox 26 29 .473 5.0
Brewers 27 31 .466 5.5
Blue Jays 24 33 .421 8.0
Tigers 23 34 .404 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 20 .655 --
Angels 36 20 .643 1.0
Royals 33 24 .579 4.5
Rangers 32 25 .561 5.5
Mariners 28 32 .467 11.0
Twins 26 31 .456 11.5
White Sox 21 38 .356 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 24 .579 --
Expos 31 28 .525 3.0
Mets 29 27 .518 3.5
Cardinals 27 28 .491 5.0
Pirates 21 34 .382 11.0
Phillies 21 34 .382 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 24 .579 --
Astros 34 25 .576 0.0
Giants 33 26 .559 1.0
Padres 30 31 .492 5.0
Dodgers 28 29 .491 5.0
Braves 24 34 .414 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Mike Devereaux 4
1 John Kruk 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
1 Curt Wilkerson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Steve Jeltz 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Jeltz 5
1 Ruben Sierra 5
3 Von Hayes 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Devereaux 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Bielecki 1.20
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Ron Darling 0.88
4 Kevin Gross 0.57
5 Dennis Cook 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Mike Bielecki 6
4 Dennis Cook 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jeff Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .363
2 Carney Lansford .356
3 Tony Gwynn .353
4 Will Clark .343
5 Rafael Palmeiro .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 22
2 Glenn Davis 14
2 Mickey Tettleton 14
2 Lou Whitaker 14
5 5 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 61
2 Julio Franco 50
3 Ruben Sierra 46
4 Will Clark 44
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
1 Cecil Espy 26
3 Rickey Henderson 23
4 Gerald Young 22
5 Devon White 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.47
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.69
3 Chuck Finley 1.88
4 Mike Moore 2.05
5 Jeff Ballard 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Mike Scott 10
2 Dave Stewart 10
4 Jeff Ballard 9
4 Ed Whitson 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 107
2 Mark Langston 89
3 Roger Clemens 85
4 Jose DeLeon 80
5 Frank Viola 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 17
1 John Franco 17
3 Dennis Eckersley 14
3 Mitch Williams 14
5 4 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .462
2 Barry Larkin .456
3 Willie Randolph .443
4 Dwight Smith .429
5 Rick Leach .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 Von Hayes 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 18
2 Eric Davis 15
3 Ruben Sierra 14
3 Robin Yount 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Cecil Espy 7
4 Ozzie Smith 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rob Dibble 0.69
1 Derek Lilliquist 0.69
3 Jim Acker 0.73
4 Mark Knudson 0.75
5 Greg Swindell 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 4
2 Mark Gubicza 3
2 Rick Reuschel 3
2 Greg Swindell 3
2 Ed Whitson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Tim Belcher 25
4 Jose DeLeon 22
5 Frank Tanana 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Dan Plesac 5
1 Jeff Russell 5
1 Dave Smith 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .421
2 Carney Lansford .403
3 Tony Gwynn .393
4 Ron Kittle .391
5 Dave Magadan .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Mickey Tettleton 9
3 Rob Deer 7
3 Ken Griffey 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 25
2 Ruben Sierra 24
3 Keith Moreland 23
4 Will Clark 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Gerald Young 12
3 Roberto Alomar 10
4 Cecil Espy 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 1.10
2 Derek Lilliquist 1.36
3 Jeff Ballard 1.60
4 Rick Reuschel 1.81
5 Don Robinson 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Mike Scott 6
3 Jeff Ballard 4
3 Buddy Black 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Frank Viola 47
3 Jose DeLeon 41
3 Mark Langston 41
5 Ron Darling 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 8
1 Dan Plesac 8
1 Jeff Russell 8
4 Tim Burke 7
4 Mike Schooler 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Julio Franco .325
5 Mike Greenwell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Kevin Mitchell 34
4 Glenn Davis 32
5 Mark McGwire 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 121
2 Will Clark 114
3 Kevin Mitchell 113
4 Dwight Evans 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 75
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Gerald Young 53
5 Cecil Espy 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.23
2 Bryn Smith 2.43
3 Allan Anderson 2.44
4 Doug Drabek 2.44
5 Mark Gubicza 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Danny Jackson 22
2 Rick Reuschel 22
2 Dave Stewart 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 251
2 Nolan Ryan 248
3 Mark Langston 222
4 Jose DeLeon 217
5 Mike Moore 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 40
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Jeff Reardon 37
5 Doug Jones 36