On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 34 .575 --
Yankees 40 41 .494 6.5
Brewers 40 43 .482 7.5
Red Sox 38 41 .481 7.5
Indians 38 43 .469 8.5
Blue Jays 38 44 .463 9.0
Tigers 31 49 .388 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 33 .602 --
Angels 48 32 .600 0.5
Royals 45 36 .556 4.0
Rangers 44 37 .543 5.0
Twins 41 41 .500 8.5
Mariners 38 43 .469 11.0
White Sox 32 52 .381 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 46 37 .554 --
Mets 42 37 .532 2.0
Cubs 43 38 .531 2.0
Cardinals 40 38 .513 3.5
Pirates 35 43 .449 8.5
Phillies 29 50 .367 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 34 .585 --
Astros 47 36 .566 1.5
Reds 43 39 .524 5.0
Padres 40 43 .482 8.5
Dodgers 39 43 .476 9.0
Braves 34 48 .415 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Blauser 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 2
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Jack Howell 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Bo Jackson 3
1 Terry Puhl 3
1 Cal Ripken 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Browne 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Browning 2.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.83
3 Mike Scott 1.17
4 Kevin Brown 1.00
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 11
2 Chris Bosio 8
3 Kevin Brown 7
3 Mike Scott 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Barry Larkin .353
3 Ruben Sierra .338
4 Julio Franco .337
5 Kirby Puckett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 27
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
4 Bo Jackson 20
4 Mickey Tettleton 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 75
2 Julio Franco 61
2 Ruben Sierra 61
4 Will Clark 59
5 3 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 38
2 Rickey Henderson 32
3 Gerald Young 30
4 Cecil Espy 26
4 Tony Gwynn 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.82
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 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
4 Jeff Ballard 10
4 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Mark Langston 122
3 Roger Clemens 117
4 Frank Viola 110
5 Jose DeLeon 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 22
2 Mark Davis 21
2 Dan Plesac 21
4 Doug Jones 20
4 Mitch Williams 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .448
2 Steve Lyons .447
3 Steve Jeltz .432
4 Tony Armas .421
5 Phil Bradley .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Dan Pasqua 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Pasqua 14
1 Mickey Tettleton 14
3 Harold Baines 13
3 Dave Parker 13
3 B. J. Surhoff 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Milt Thompson 6
4 Jim Eisenreich 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.35
2 Dave Stewart 0.72
3 Doug Bair 0.75
4 Scott Bankhead 0.78
5 Bert Blyleven 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 24
1 Mark Langston 24
3 Chris Bosio 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Doug Jones 5
4 John Franco 4
4 8 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .414
2 Ruben Sierra .393
3 Don Mattingly .376
4 Dan Gladden .373
5 Alfredo Griffin .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 27
2 Howard Johnson 24
2 Mickey Tettleton 24
4 Paul O'Neill 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Milt Thompson 12
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Otis Nixon 10
3 Jerome Walton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.25
2 Tom Browning 1.42
3 John Smoltz 1.66
4 Frank Viola 1.69
5 Rick Reuschel 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
4 Don August 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 42
2 Mark Langston 41
2 John Smoltz 41
4 Roger Clemens 39
4 Frank Viola 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
4 Doug Jones 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Wade Boggs .352
4 Julio Franco .328
5 Barry Larkin .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Bo Jackson 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 108
3 Mike Greenwell 107
4 Will Clark 106
5 Don Mattingly 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 51
5 Ozzie Smith 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 John Cerutti 2.21
3 Doug Drabek 2.22
4 Orel Hershiser 2.27
5 Jose Rijo 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Allan Anderson 21
2 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 245
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Mark Langston 230
4 Mike Moore 212
5 Jose DeLeon 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 51
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Dennis Eckersley 35
3 Jeff Reardon 35
5 3 tied 34