On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 29 .586 --
Blue Jays 36 36 .500 6.0
Yankees 34 37 .479 7.5
Red Sox 32 36 .471 8.0
Brewers 34 39 .466 8.5
Indians 33 38 .465 8.5
Tigers 27 43 .386 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 29 .603 --
Royals 42 29 .592 1.0
Angels 40 30 .571 2.5
Rangers 40 31 .563 3.0
Twins 36 35 .507 7.0
Mariners 32 41 .438 12.0
White Sox 28 46 .378 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 31 .563 --
Mets 37 32 .536 2.0
Expos 38 34 .528 2.5
Cardinals 36 33 .522 3.0
Pirates 27 41 .397 11.5
Phillies 24 44 .353 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 28 .611 --
Astros 40 32 .556 4.0
Reds 39 32 .549 4.5
Dodgers 35 36 .493 8.5
Padres 35 39 .473 10.0
Braves 29 42 .408 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daryl Boston 4
1 Glenn Braggs 4
1 Junior Felix 4
1 Steve Lyons 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 3
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Dave Martinez 2
2 Dan Pasqua 2
2 Robin Yount 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 5
1 Robin Yount 5
3 Rob Deer 3
3 Mike Gallego 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Devon White 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Melido Perez 2.00
2 Frank Viola 1.00
3 Ken Howell 0.67
3 Joe Magrane 0.67
5 Chris Bosio 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 12
2 Tony Fossas 8
2 Frank Viola 8
4 Mike Bielecki 7
4 Chris Bosio 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Barry Larkin .353
3 Julio Franco .345
4 Carney Lansford .342
5 Will Clark .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Rob Deer 20
3 Howard Johnson 19
4 Bo Jackson 17
4 Mickey Tettleton 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 67
2 Ruben Sierra 59
3 Julio Franco 58
4 Gary Gaetti 54
5 Will Clark 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 32
2 Cecil Espy 26
2 Gerald Young 26
4 Rickey Henderson 25
4 Devon White 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.64
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 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Roger Clemens 106
3 Mark Langston 102
4 Jose DeLeon 100
5 Frank Viola 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 19
2 Mark Davis 18
2 Mitch Williams 18
4 Dan Plesac 17
5 Jeff Russell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Dwyer .485
2 Carlton Fisk .455
3 Kelly Gruber .435
4 Julio Franco .431
5 Garry Templeton .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Gary Gaetti 7
3 Howard Johnson 6
3 Don Mattingly 6
5 Mark McGwire 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 19
1 Don Mattingly 19
3 George Bell 14
3 Jay Buhner 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerome Walton 8
2 Milt Thompson 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Gary Pettis 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Browning 0.00
1 Luis Aquino 0.00
3 Jim Clancy 0.43
4 Nolan Ryan 0.57
5 John Smoltz 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Crim 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Tom Henke 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 23
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Frank Tanana 21
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Frank Viola 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Steve Farr 4
3 Craig Lefferts 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .427
2 Jim Dwyer .403
3 Barry Larkin .396
4 Willie Randolph .395
5 Dwight Smith .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
1 Don Mattingly 10
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
4 Rob Deer 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 30
2 Ruben Sierra 28
3 Gary Gaetti 26
4 Robin Yount 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Gerald Young 13
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 Todd Burns 1.37
4 Tom Browning 1.47
5 Mark Gubicza 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 42
1 Mark Langston 42
1 Nolan Ryan 42
1 John Smoltz 42
1 Frank Tanana 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Jeff Russell 8
3 Dave Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .356
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Tony Gwynn .349
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Mike Greenwell 111
3 Ruben Sierra 110
4 Will Clark 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 63
4 Gerald Young 51
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 2.10
2 Bryn Smith 2.15
3 Orel Hershiser 2.22
4 Scott Garrelts 2.26
5 Mark Gubicza 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
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 223
4 Jose DeLeon 219
5 Mike Moore 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Jeff Reardon 36
4 Doug Jones 35
5 2 tied 34