On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 37 .565 --
Yankees 43 43 .500 5.5
Red Sox 41 42 .494 6.0
Brewers 42 45 .483 7.0
Blue Jays 42 45 .483 7.0
Indians 40 45 .471 8.0
Tigers 31 54 .365 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 33 .612 --
Athletics 52 36 .591 1.5
Royals 49 37 .570 3.5
Rangers 47 39 .547 5.5
Mariners 42 44 .488 10.5
Twins 41 46 .471 12.0
White Sox 32 56 .364 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 49 38 .563 --
Cubs 47 39 .547 1.5
Mets 45 39 .536 2.5
Cardinals 44 39 .530 3.0
Pirates 36 47 .434 11.0
Phillies 32 52 .381 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 36 .586 --
Astros 49 38 .563 2.0
Reds 44 43 .506 7.0
Padres 42 46 .477 9.5
Dodgers 40 47 .460 11.0
Braves 36 51 .414 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 5
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Rob Deer 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Damon Berryhill 4
3 Darnell Coles 3
3 Rob Deer 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Lance Blankenship 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.20
2 Mark Langston 1.12
3 Scott Bankhead 1.00
4 Bob Welch 0.83
5 Mike Witt 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 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 12
2 Mark Langston 9
3 Scott Bankhead 6
3 Charlie Hough 6
3 Jeff Parrett 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Lonnie Smith .343
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Kirby Puckett .336
5 Julio Franco .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 31
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
3 Bo Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 81
2 Ruben Sierra 65
3 Will Clark 64
4 Julio Franco 62
5 Bo Jackson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 39
2 Rickey Henderson 36
3 Gerald Young 31
4 Tony Gwynn 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.79
2 John Smoltz 2.10
3 Rick Reuschel 2.12
4 Bert Blyleven 2.15
5 Bryn Smith 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 148
2 Mark Langston 131
3 Roger Clemens 125
4 Frank Viola 117
5 Jose DeLeon 109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .491
2 Kevin Romine .476
3 Darnell Coles .450
4 Rickey Henderson .440
5 Jose Oquendo .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Fred McGriff 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Chili Davis 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Mickey Tettleton 13
4 Darnell Coles 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Roberto Kelly 8
3 Steve Sax 7
4 Tony Gwynn 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
2 Scott Bankhead 0.37
3 Jeff Montgomery 0.59
4 Frank DiPino 0.73
5 Randy McCament 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Don August 3
2 Scott Bankhead 3
2 Danny Darwin 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
1 Bret Saberhagen 29
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Chris Bosio 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 6
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Dan Plesac 5
2 Mike Schooler 5
5 9 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .421
2 Carlton Fisk .380
3 Brian Downing .379
4 Lonnie Smith .374
5 Don Mattingly .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Rob Deer 8
3 Gary Gaetti 8
3 Bo Jackson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 29
2 Don Mattingly 26
3 Howard Johnson 24
4 Nick Esasky 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
1 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Steve Sax 11
3 Milt Thompson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 0.99
2 John Smoltz 1.22
3 Mark Williamson 1.44
4 Nolan Ryan 1.64
5 Dave Stieb 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 Mark Langston 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 45
2 Mark Langston 42
3 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Roger Clemens 40
4 Chuck Finley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 9
2 Dan Plesac 9
4 Gregg Olson 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Wade Boggs .352
3 Kirby Puckett .349
4 Julio Franco .322
5 Barry Larkin .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Bo Jackson 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 122
2 Will Clark 108
2 Mark McGwire 108
2 Ruben Sierra 108
5 Mike Greenwell 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Steve Sax 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 2.07
2 Bryn Smith 2.14
3 John Cerutti 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.26
5 Danny Darwin 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Allan Anderson 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Mike Scott 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Mark Langston 233
4 Mike Moore 213
5 Jose DeLeon 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 49
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 35
4 Dennis Eckersley 33
4 2 others tied 33