On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 36 .566 --
Yankees 42 42 .500 5.5
Red Sox 40 41 .494 6.0
Brewers 41 44 .482 7.0
Indians 40 43 .482 7.0
Blue Jays 40 45 .471 8.0
Tigers 31 52 .373 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 50 33 .602 --
Athletics 51 35 .593 0.5
Royals 47 37 .560 3.5
Rangers 46 38 .548 4.5
Twins 41 44 .482 10.0
Mariners 40 44 .476 10.5
White Sox 32 54 .372 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 37 .565 --
Cubs 46 38 .548 1.5
Cardinals 43 38 .531 3.0
Mets 43 39 .524 3.5
Pirates 36 45 .444 10.0
Phillies 31 51 .378 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 35 .588 --
Astros 48 37 .565 2.0
Reds 44 41 .518 6.0
Padres 40 46 .465 10.5
Dodgers 39 46 .459 11.0
Braves 35 50 .412 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Vance Law 3
1 Oddibe McDowell 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Borders 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Tom Foley 1
1 Mike Gallego 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Borders 4
2 Tom Foley 3
2 Kevin McReynolds 3
2 Ruben Sierra 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Harold Reynolds 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Greg Briley 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 1.50
2 Terry Leach 0.86
3 Roger Clemens 0.73
4 Jose DeLeon 0.67
4 Paul Gibson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Steve Cummings 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Frank Viola 7
3 Doug Drabek 6
3 Paul Gibson 6
3 Terry Leach 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Barry Larkin .345
3 Lonnie Smith .336
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 29
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
4 Bo Jackson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 77
2 Ruben Sierra 65
3 Julio Franco 61
4 Will Clark 60
5 Bo Jackson 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 38
2 Rickey Henderson 35
3 Gerald Young 31
4 Tony Gwynn 27
5 Cecil Espy 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.82
2 John Smoltz 2.10
3 Rick Reuschel 2.12
4 Bryn Smith 2.14
5 Bert Blyleven 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
4 Mike Moore 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 148
2 Roger Clemens 125
3 Mark Langston 122
4 Frank Viola 117
5 Jose DeLeon 109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .422
2 Alfredo Griffin .414
3 Kevin Romine .413
4 Keith Moreland .404
5 George Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
1 Lonnie Smith 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 Lonnie Smith 13
1 B. J. Surhoff 13
1 Mickey Tettleton 13
1 Robin Yount 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Roberto Kelly 8
4 Gary Pettis 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.00
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
3 Dave Stewart 0.72
4 Scott Bankhead 0.78
5 Larry McWilliams 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Jeff Brantley 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Frank Viola 26
4 Mark Langston 24
5 Chris Bosio 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 7
2 Doug Jones 6
2 Mike Schooler 6
4 Dan Plesac 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Steve Sax .375
3 Ruben Sierra .373
4 Alfredo Griffin .373
5 Wade Boggs .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
2 Rob Deer 9
3 Harold Baines 7
3 Gary Gaetti 7
3 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 26
2 Don Mattingly 25
3 Howard Johnson 24
3 Ruben Sierra 24
5 Bo Jackson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Steve Sax 11
3 Milt Thompson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 1.22
2 Scott Bankhead 1.24
3 Tom Browning 1.48
4 Joe Magrane 1.62
5 Bryn Smith 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 48
1 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Frank Viola 46
4 Mark Langston 41
5 Roger Clemens 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 9
2 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Russell 8
4 Mitch Williams 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Kirby Puckett .348
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Bo Jackson 35
4 Darryl Strawberry 34
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Ruben Sierra 110
3 Mike Greenwell 107
3 Mark McGwire 107
5 Will Clark 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 52
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 Doug Drabek 2.14
3 John Cerutti 2.17
4 Orel Hershiser 2.25
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Allan Anderson 20
2 Danny Jackson 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Mark Langston 224
4 Mike Moore 213
5 Jose DeLeon 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 34
3 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 Bobby Thigpen 34