On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 34 .564 --
Yankees 39 40 .494 5.5
Red Sox 38 39 .494 5.5
Brewers 38 43 .469 7.5
Blue Jays 37 43 .463 8.0
Indians 36 43 .456 8.5
Tigers 31 47 .397 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 49 32 .605 --
Angels 46 32 .590 1.5
Royals 44 35 .557 4.0
Rangers 44 35 .557 4.0
Twins 41 40 .506 8.0
Mariners 37 43 .463 11.5
White Sox 32 50 .390 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 45 36 .556 --
Mets 41 36 .532 2.0
Cubs 42 38 .525 2.5
Cardinals 39 38 .506 4.0
Pirates 33 43 .434 9.5
Phillies 28 49 .364 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 33 .593 --
Astros 46 35 .568 2.0
Reds 42 38 .525 5.5
Padres 40 42 .488 8.5
Dodgers 39 41 .488 8.5
Braves 33 47 .413 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Romine 5
2 Tom Foley 4
3 Mike Fitzgerald 3
3 Jim Gantner 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Dave Parker 4
2 Bryn Smith 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.75
2 Sid Fernandez 1.00
2 John Smoltz 1.00
4 Dennis Cook 0.86
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Dennis Cook 6
2 Sid Fernandez 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Donn Pall 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Barry Larkin .358
3 Will Clark .339
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Ruben Sierra .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 26
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
4 Mickey Tettleton 19
5 Bo Jackson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 74
2 Ruben Sierra 61
3 Julio Franco 60
4 Will Clark 59
5 2 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 37
2 Rickey Henderson 32
3 Gerald Young 29
4 Cecil Espy 26
4 Tony Gwynn 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.69
2 John Smoltz 2.09
3 Bryn Smith 2.14
4 Bert Blyleven 2.16
5 Rick Reuschel 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 13
2 Rick Reuschel 12
2 Dave Stewart 12
4 Jeff Ballard 10
4 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Roger Clemens 117
3 Mark Langston 112
4 Frank Viola 110
5 Jose DeLeon 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 21
1 John Franco 21
3 Mitch Williams 20
4 Dan Plesac 19
4 Jeff Russell 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .455
2 Howard Johnson .444
3 Jose Gonzalez .439
4 Alfredo Griffin .417
5 Paul Molitor .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 7
2 Rob Deer 6
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 17
2 Robin Yount 14
3 Harold Baines 13
3 Kirby Puckett 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Jerome Walton 7
4 Dan Gladden 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Landrum 0.00
1 Jeff Parrett 0.00
3 Tony Fossas 0.75
3 David West 0.75
5 2 tied 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 Frank Viola 3
1 Mike Witt 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 26
2 Sid Fernandez 24
3 Chris Bosio 22
4 Mark Langston 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
1 Bill Landrum 6
3 Lee Smith 5
4 Gregg Olson 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .434
2 Barry Larkin .393
3 Ruben Sierra .393
4 Wade Boggs .366
5 Lonnie Smith .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 12
2 Kevin Mitchell 11
3 Rob Deer 9
4 Harold Baines 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 27
2 Junior Felix 26
2 Kevin Mitchell 26
4 Don Mattingly 25
4 Ruben Sierra 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Milt Thompson 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Jerome Walton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.25
2 John Smoltz 1.66
3 Bert Blyleven 1.83
4 Dennis Cook 1.89
5 Frank Viola 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 6
2 Greg Swindell 5
3 Allan Anderson 4
3 Don August 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Frank Viola 45
3 Chuck Finley 43
4 John Smoltz 41
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 9
2 Bill Landrum 8
2 Dan Plesac 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 6 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Wade Boggs .353
4 Julio Franco .327
5 Barry Larkin .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Fred McGriff 36
2 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Bo Jackson 34
4 Mark McGwire 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Ruben Sierra 108
3 Mike Greenwell 107
4 Will Clark 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Gerald Young 51
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.09
2 Doug Drabek 2.20
3 Orel Hershiser 2.27
4 John Cerutti 2.33
5 Jose Rijo 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Mark Langston 220
4 Mike Moore 212
5 Jose DeLeon 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 35
3 Dennis Eckersley 35
3 Jeff Reardon 35