On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 38 .568 --
Red Sox 43 43 .500 6.0
Yankees 45 45 .500 6.0
Blue Jays 44 46 .489 7.0
Indians 42 46 .477 8.0
Brewers 42 48 .467 9.0
Tigers 31 57 .352 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 35 .602 --
Athletics 53 38 .582 1.5
Royals 51 39 .567 3.0
Rangers 48 41 .539 5.5
Mariners 45 44 .506 8.5
Twins 42 48 .467 12.0
White Sox 35 56 .385 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 51 39 .567 --
Mets 47 40 .540 2.5
Cubs 48 41 .539 2.5
Cardinals 46 40 .535 3.0
Pirates 37 49 .430 12.0
Phillies 34 54 .386 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 37 .589 --
Astros 51 40 .560 2.5
Reds 45 45 .500 8.0
Padres 44 47 .484 9.5
Dodgers 41 49 .456 12.0
Braves 37 53 .411 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Max Venable 4
4 Greg Briley 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Will Clark 4
3 Eric Davis 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 Danny Tartabull 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
3 Andy Allanson 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Swindell 1.67
2 Chuck Finley 0.78
3 Joe Magrane 0.67
3 Roy Smith 0.67
5 David Cone 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 10
2 Mark Langston 8
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .348
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Will Clark .339
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Lonnie Smith .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Rob Deer 22
2 Howard Johnson 22
4 Bo Jackson 21
4 Fred McGriff 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 83
2 Will Clark 69
3 Ruben Sierra 65
4 Julio Franco 64
5 Mark McGwire 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 39
2 Rickey Henderson 37
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 Doug Drabek 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
3 Greg Swindell 12
3 Ed Whitson 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Mark Langston 139
3 Roger Clemens 130
4 Frank Viola 124
5 John Smoltz 111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .510
2 Jose Oquendo .488
3 Lance Parrish .432
4 Keith Moreland .429
5 Kevin Romine .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Fred McGriff 4
2 Lance Parrish 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Jesse Barfield 13
3 Phil Bradley 12
3 George Brett 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Roberto Kelly 6
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 Jim Eisenreich 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hawkins 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.47
3 Ken Howell 0.69
4 Mark Grant 0.73
5 Mike Boddicker 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Scott Bankhead 3
2 Greg Maddux 3
2 Joe Magrane 3
2 Bruce Ruffin 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Sid Fernandez 25
3 Bret Saberhagen 24
4 Frank Viola 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 4
1 Dave Smith 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Duane Ward 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .408
2 Jose Oquendo .381
3 Mark Grace .375
3 Alfredo Griffin .375
5 Brian Downing .372

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 Joe Carter 22
2 Will Clark 22
4 Howard Johnson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Paul Molitor 10
3 Gary Pettis 10
3 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.17
2 John Smoltz 1.39
3 Bryn Smith 1.66
4 Greg Maddux 1.71
5 Larry McWilliams 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 48
2 Sid Fernandez 47
3 Roger Clemens 40
3 Nolan Ryan 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Gregg Olson 8
2 Dan Plesac 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Tony Gwynn .347
3 Wade Boggs .346
4 Will Clark .321
5 Barry Larkin .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
4 Bo Jackson 35
5 Mark McGwire 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
2 Will Clark 110
3 Mark McGwire 109
4 Ruben Sierra 107
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Ozzie Smith 47

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 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 253
2 Roger Clemens 235
3 Mark Langston 233
4 Frank Viola 213
5 Mike Moore 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 35
4 Jeff Reardon 34
5 Dennis Eckersley 33