On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 28 .563 --
Yankees 33 33 .500 4.0
Indians 32 34 .485 5.0
Red Sox 30 32 .484 5.0
Brewers 31 35 .470 6.0
Blue Jays 31 35 .470 6.0
Tigers 25 40 .385 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 25 .627 --
Angels 38 26 .594 2.5
Royals 39 27 .591 2.5
Rangers 36 30 .545 5.5
Twins 31 34 .477 10.0
Mariners 31 37 .456 11.5
White Sox 24 43 .358 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 30 .545 --
Expos 36 31 .537 0.5
Mets 34 30 .531 1.0
Cardinals 33 31 .516 2.0
Pirates 26 37 .413 8.5
Phillies 22 41 .349 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 28 .582 --
Astros 38 29 .567 1.0
Reds 37 29 .561 1.5
Dodgers 33 33 .500 5.5
Padres 33 36 .478 7.0
Braves 27 39 .409 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Gene Larkin 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 Mike Felder 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.50
2 Pete Smith 1.25
3 Pascual Perez 0.89
4 Mark Gubicza 0.88
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 8
2 Mark Gubicza 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Bob Ojeda 6
5 Pete Smith 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Bob Kipper 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .361
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Will Clark .335
4 Ruben Sierra .333
5 Carney Lansford .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Mickey Tettleton 16
3 Glenn Davis 15
3 Rob Deer 15
3 4 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 65
2 Julio Franco 56
3 Ruben Sierra 54
4 Will Clark 49
5 Pedro Guerrero 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Cecil Espy 26
3 Rickey Henderson 25
4 Gerald Young 24
5 Devon White 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.55
2 Rick Reuschel 2.18
3 Mike Moore 2.23
4 Chuck Finley 2.24
5 2 tied 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 115
2 Roger Clemens 102
3 Jose DeLeon 98
4 Mark Langston 91
5 Frank Viola 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 18
1 John Franco 18
3 Dan Plesac 16
3 Jeff Russell 16
3 Mitch Williams 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .466
2 Wade Boggs .446
3 Danny Heep .438
4 Ruben Sierra .433
5 Barry Larkin .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Ryne Sandberg 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 Howard Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 16
2 Don Mattingly 15
3 Jay Buhner 14
3 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Ryne Sandberg 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 6
1 Gary Pettis 6
1 Gary Redus 6
1 Ozzie Smith 6
1 Milt Thompson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 0.00
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Andy Hawkins 0.49
4 Larry Andersen 0.69
5 Gene Harris 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
2 John Smoltz 26
4 Frank Tanana 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 6
2 Dan Plesac 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .440
2 Dwight Smith .413
3 Tony Gwynn .408
4 Jim Dwyer .386
5 Wade Boggs .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 12
2 Mickey Tettleton 8
3 Randy Bush 7
3 Glenn Davis 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
2 Don Mattingly 26
2 Ruben Sierra 26
4 Kevin Mitchell 25
5 Julio Franco 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Gerald Young 12
3 Gary Pettis 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 0.95
2 Mark Williamson 1.35
3 Joe Magrane 1.45
4 Teddy Higuera 1.57
5 Jay Tibbs 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 5
2 Don August 4
2 Buddy Black 4
2 Jim Clancy 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Tim Belcher 44
3 Frank Tanana 44
5 Roger Clemens 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 11
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Doug Jones 8
5 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Tony Gwynn .344
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Kevin Mitchell 36
3 Fred McGriff 35
4 Mark McGwire 34
5 Bo Jackson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kevin Mitchell 115
3 Will Clark 110
3 Dwight Evans 110
3 Ruben Sierra 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 66
4 Gerald Young 53
5 Ozzie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.20
2 Doug Drabek 2.28
3 Bryn Smith 2.37
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 John Cerutti 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Danny Jackson 22
4 Rick Reuschel 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 253
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Jose DeLeon 226
4 Mark Langston 219
5 Mike Moore 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
3 Doug Jones 37
3 Jeff Reardon 37
5 Mark Davis 36