On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 34 .580 --
Yankees 41 41 .500 6.5
Brewers 40 43 .482 8.0
Red Sox 38 41 .481 8.0
Indians 39 43 .476 8.5
Blue Jays 38 45 .458 10.0
Tigers 31 50 .383 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 32 .605 --
Athletics 50 34 .595 0.5
Royals 46 36 .561 3.5
Rangers 44 38 .537 5.5
Twins 41 42 .494 9.0
Mariners 39 43 .476 10.5
White Sox 32 53 .376 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 47 37 .560 --
Cubs 44 38 .537 2.0
Mets 42 38 .525 3.0
Cardinals 41 38 .519 3.5
Pirates 35 44 .443 9.5
Phillies 30 50 .375 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 34 .590 --
Astros 48 36 .571 1.5
Reds 43 40 .518 6.0
Padres 40 44 .476 9.5
Dodgers 39 44 .470 10.0
Braves 34 49 .410 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 4
1 Luis Polonia 4
1 Steve Sax 4
4 George Bell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 George Brett 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Mark Grace 3
2 Brad Komminsk 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bo Jackson 3
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Roberto Kelly 2
4 Mark Carreon 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Mahler 1.50
2 Larry McWilliams 1.20
3 Charlie Hough 0.71
4 Chuck Finley 0.67
5 Andy Hawkins 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Costello 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Rick Mahler 6
1 Larry McWilliams 6
1 Gene Nelson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Paul Kilgus 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Barry Larkin .351
3 Lonnie Smith .338
4 Ruben Sierra .334
5 Kirby Puckett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 28
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 76
2 Julio Franco 61
2 Ruben Sierra 61
4 Will Clark 60
5 Bo Jackson 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 38
2 Rickey Henderson 33
3 Gerald Young 31
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 Greg Swindell 11
5 6 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 Doug Jones 21
2 Dan Plesac 21
5 Mitch Williams 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alfredo Griffin .434
2 Brian Downing .431
3 Bip Roberts .424
4 Steve Lyons .422
5 Kevin Romine .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Lonnie Smith 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonnie Smith 13
1 B. J. Surhoff 13
1 Mickey Tettleton 13
4 Carlton Fisk 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Gerald Young 6
4 Jim Eisenreich 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.35
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
3 Dave Stewart 0.72
4 Scott Bankhead 0.78
5 Bert Blyleven 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 27
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Chris Bosio 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 22
5 Rob Dibble 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 7
2 Doug Jones 6
3 Steve Bedrosian 5
3 Mike Schooler 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Alfredo Griffin .382
3 Ruben Sierra .378
4 Steve Sax .367
5 Lonnie Smith .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
2 Rob Deer 9
2 Kevin Mitchell 9
4 Don Mattingly 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 26
2 Howard Johnson 24
2 Mark McGwire 24
2 Mickey Tettleton 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Milt Thompson 12
3 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Otis Nixon 10
4 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 Scott Bankhead 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Greg Swindell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 48
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 Doug Jones 9
2 Dan Plesac 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Wade Boggs .348
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Bo Jackson 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Will Clark 107
2 Ruben Sierra 107
4 Mike Greenwell 106
5 Mark McGwire 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Gerald Young 52
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 John Cerutti 2.17
3 Doug Drabek 2.22
4 Orel Hershiser 2.29
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 239
2 Roger Clemens 237
3 Mark Langston 230
4 Jose DeLeon 211
5 Frank Viola 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 51
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 34
3 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 3 others tied 34