On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 28 .588 --
Blue Jays 34 36 .486 7.0
Red Sox 32 34 .485 7.0
Yankees 33 36 .478 7.5
Indians 33 36 .478 7.5
Brewers 32 38 .457 9.0
Tigers 26 43 .377 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 27 .620 --
Royals 41 28 .594 2.0
Angels 39 29 .574 3.5
Rangers 38 31 .551 5.0
Twins 34 35 .493 9.0
Mariners 32 40 .444 12.5
White Sox 27 44 .380 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 30 .565 --
Mets 36 32 .529 2.5
Cardinals 35 32 .522 3.0
Expos 37 34 .521 3.0
Pirates 27 39 .409 10.5
Phillies 23 43 .348 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 28 .606 --
Astros 39 32 .549 4.0
Reds 37 32 .536 5.0
Dodgers 35 35 .500 7.5
Padres 35 38 .479 9.0
Braves 29 40 .420 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Benzinger 5
1 Geno Petralli 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
4 Jay Buhner 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
2 Jim Eisenreich 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.25
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.67
3 Tom Browning 1.20
4 Mike Moore 1.00
4 Bryn Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Tim Leary 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
2 Mike Moore 8
3 Tom Browning 6
3 Jim Clancy 6
3 John Smoltz 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Barry Larkin .354
3 Kirby Puckett .342
4 Carney Lansford .336
5 Alvin Davis .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Howard Johnson 19
3 Bo Jackson 17
3 Mickey Tettleton 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 66
2 Julio Franco 57
2 Ruben Sierra 57
4 Will Clark 51
5 Jeffrey Leonard 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 29
2 Cecil Espy 26
3 Rickey Henderson 25
3 Gerald Young 25
5 Devon White 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.55
2 Rick Reuschel 2.04
3 Mike Moore 2.15
4 John Smoltz 2.22
5 Bryn Smith 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
2 Mike Scott 11
2 Dave Stewart 11
4 Jeff Ballard 9
4 6 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Roger Clemens 106
3 Jose DeLeon 98
3 Mark Langston 98
5 John Smoltz 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 18
1 John Franco 18
1 Mitch Williams 18
4 Dan Plesac 17
5 Jeff Russell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Dwyer .486
2 Wade Boggs .415
3 Tony Fernandez .414
3 Kirby Puckett .414
5 Carlton Fisk .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 8
2 Harold Baines 6
3 Gary Gaetti 5
3 Mark McGwire 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 16
1 Don Mattingly 16
1 Ruben Sierra 16
4 George Bell 14
4 Gary Gaetti 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerome Walton 8
2 Gary Redus 7
2 Milt Thompson 7
4 Ozzie Smith 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Browning 0.00
2 Jim Clancy 0.43
3 Bob Ojeda 0.50
4 Teddy Higuera 0.69
4 Mark Williamson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Tom Henke 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 23
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Chuck Finley 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
2 Frank Tanana 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 4
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Craig Lefferts 4
1 Gregg Olson 4
1 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .431
2 Jim Dwyer .423
3 Barry Larkin .400
3 Dwight Smith .400
5 Wade Boggs .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
3 Mickey Tettleton 9
4 Don Mattingly 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 28
2 Don Mattingly 26
3 George Bell 25
3 Bo Jackson 25
5 Kevin Mitchell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 12
2 Vince Coleman 11
3 Gary Pettis 10
4 Gary Redus 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 1.13
2 Jim Clancy 1.16
3 Mark Williamson 1.42
4 Tom Browning 1.47
5 Teddy Higuera 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Dave Schmidt 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 John Smoltz 42
2 Frank Tanana 42
4 Tim Belcher 41
4 Roger Clemens 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Gregg Olson 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .357
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Alvin Davis .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Kevin Mitchell 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Mike Greenwell 114
3 Will Clark 111
4 Ruben Sierra 108
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 66
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.10
2 Doug Drabek 2.20
3 Orel Hershiser 2.22
4 Scott Garrelts 2.36
5 John Cerutti 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Mark Langston 219
4 Jose DeLeon 217
5 Mike Moore 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Doug Jones 36
4 Jeff Reardon 35
5 Mark Davis 34