On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 38 .563 --
Red Sox 43 42 .506 5.0
Yankees 45 44 .506 5.0
Blue Jays 43 46 .483 7.0
Brewers 42 47 .472 8.0
Indians 41 46 .471 8.0
Tigers 31 56 .356 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 34 .609 --
Athletics 53 37 .589 1.5
Royals 50 39 .562 4.0
Rangers 48 40 .545 5.5
Mariners 44 44 .500 9.5
Twins 41 48 .461 13.0
White Sox 34 56 .378 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 51 38 .573 --
Cubs 48 40 .545 2.5
Mets 46 40 .535 3.5
Cardinals 45 40 .529 4.0
Pirates 37 48 .435 12.0
Phillies 34 53 .391 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 37 .584 --
Astros 50 40 .556 2.5
Reds 44 45 .494 8.0
Padres 43 47 .478 9.5
Dodgers 41 48 .461 11.0
Braves 37 52 .416 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 6
2 Bill Pecota 5
3 Jim Eisenreich 4
3 Danny Tartabull 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Pecota 3
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brad Komminsk 5
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 George Brett 4
2 Bill Pecota 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Eisenreich 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.67
2 John Smoltz 1.75
3 Bryn Smith 1.12
4 Brian Holman 1.00
5 Tom Browning 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 16
2 Bryn Smith 9
3 Tom Browning 8
4 Charlie Hough 7
4 John Smoltz 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .350
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Kirby Puckett .338
4 Lonnie Smith .336
5 2 tied .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Rob Deer 22
2 Howard Johnson 22
4 Bo Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 83
2 Will Clark 65
2 Ruben Sierra 65
4 Julio Franco 64
5 Mark McGwire 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 39
2 Rickey Henderson 36
3 Gerald Young 31
4 Cecil Espy 29
5 Tony Gwynn 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.04
2 John Smoltz 2.11
3 Mike Morgan 2.21
4 Mike Moore 2.22
5 Chuck Finley 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
3 Ed Whitson 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 148
2 Mark Langston 131
3 Roger Clemens 130
4 Frank Viola 124
5 John Smoltz 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 23
2 John Franco 22
2 Doug Jones 22
2 Dan Plesac 22
2 Mitch Williams 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .512
2 Phil Bradley .510
3 Kevin Romine .450
4 Keith Moreland .415
5 Ozzie Guillen .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
2 Lonnie Smith 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Jesse Barfield 13
2 Kevin Mitchell 13
4 Phil Bradley 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Roberto Kelly 6
2 Steve Sax 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 Jim Eisenreich 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.47
2 Mark Langston 0.53
3 Scott Bankhead 0.55
4 Mark Grant 0.67
5 Ken Howell 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Andy Hawkins 3
2 Greg Maddux 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 25
2 Bret Saberhagen 24
3 Frank Viola 21
4 Nolan Ryan 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 4
1 Bill Landrum 4
1 Mike Schooler 4
1 Dave Smith 4
1 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .420
2 Jose Oquendo .381
3 Alfredo Griffin .376
4 Brian Downing .371
5 Kevin Romine .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 9
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Gary Gaetti 8
3 Jack Howell 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 26
2 Cal Ripken 22
3 Gary Gaetti 21
3 Howard Johnson 21
3 Kevin Mitchell 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Paul Molitor 10
3 Gary Pettis 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 0.69
2 John Smoltz 1.39
3 Larry McWilliams 1.47
4 Nolan Ryan 1.64
5 Bryn Smith 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 5
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 47
2 Nolan Ryan 41
3 Roger Clemens 40
3 Chuck Finley 40
3 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 11
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Gregg Olson 8
2 Dan Plesac 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Kirby Puckett .349
4 Julio Franco .320
5 Barry Larkin .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Bo Jackson 35
5 Mark McGwire 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
2 Mark McGwire 110
3 Ruben Sierra 107
4 Will Clark 106
5 Don Mattingly 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 49
5 Steve Sax 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.06
2 Orel Hershiser 2.17
3 Doug Drabek 2.17
4 John Cerutti 2.20
5 Danny Darwin 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Allan Anderson 20
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 Roger Clemens 235
3 Mark Langston 233
4 Frank Viola 213
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 35
4 Dennis Eckersley 33
4 Jeff Reardon 33