On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 38 .578 --
Yankees 46 46 .500 7.0
Blue Jays 46 47 .495 7.5
Red Sox 43 45 .489 8.0
Indians 43 47 .478 9.0
Brewers 42 50 .457 11.0
Tigers 33 57 .367 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 38 .582 --
Athletics 54 39 .581 0.0
Royals 52 40 .565 1.5
Rangers 49 42 .538 4.0
Mariners 45 46 .495 8.0
Twins 44 48 .478 9.5
White Sox 37 56 .398 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 53 39 .576 --
Cubs 49 42 .538 3.5
Cardinals 46 42 .523 5.0
Mets 47 43 .522 5.0
Pirates 38 50 .432 13.0
Phillies 35 54 .393 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 37 .598 --
Astros 53 40 .570 2.5
Reds 45 47 .489 10.0
Padres 45 48 .484 10.5
Dodgers 42 50 .457 13.0
Braves 38 54 .413 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Hatcher 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Alex Trevino 4
2 Max Venable 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Wilson 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 George Brett 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 2
2 Mark Davidson 1
2 Lenny Dykstra 1
2 Junior Felix 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.67
2 Tom Candiotti 1.50
2 Jim Deshaies 1.50
4 Ken Howell 1.00
4 Pascual Perez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 2
2 Juan Berenguer 1
2 Jim Deshaies 1
2 Tom Gordon 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Ken Howell 8
3 Tom Glavine 7
4 Jim Deshaies 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 2
2 Tim Burke 1
2 Danny Darwin 1
2 Rich Gossage 1
2 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .346
2 Kirby Puckett .343
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Will Clark .338
5 Mark Grace .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Howard Johnson 24
3 Rob Deer 22
3 Fred McGriff 22
5 Bo Jackson 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 84
2 Will Clark 71
3 Julio Franco 66
3 Ruben Sierra 66
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 41
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 30
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.04
2 John Smoltz 2.11
3 Mike Moore 2.12
4 Mike Morgan 2.21
5 Doug Drabek 2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Mark Langston 139
3 Roger Clemens 130
4 Frank Viola 124
5 Jose DeLeon 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 24
2 John Franco 23
2 Mitch Williams 23
4 Doug Jones 22
4 Dan Plesac 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .511
2 Jose Oquendo .476
3 Andre Dawson .412
4 Ozzie Guillen .410
4 Lance Parrish .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
4 George Brett 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Brad Komminsk 13
4 Jesse Barfield 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Roberto Kelly 6
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 Lenny Dykstra 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hawkins 0.00
1 Danny Darwin 0.00
1 Mike Moore 0.00
4 Ken Howell 0.44
5 Dave Stieb 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Jeff Brantley 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Bret Saberhagen 24
3 Sid Fernandez 19
3 Tom Gordon 19
3 Nolan Ryan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Doug Jones 4
1 Bill Landrum 4
1 Duane Ward 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .421
2 Jose Oquendo .391
3 Kirby Puckett .387
4 Steve Sax .380
5 Howard Johnson .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Gary Gaetti 8
3 Fred McGriff 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 26
2 Will Clark 23
3 George Brett 22
3 Joe Carter 22
3 Howard Johnson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Juan Samuel 10
3 Steve Sax 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.17
2 Bryn Smith 1.27
3 John Smoltz 1.49
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.78
5 Mike Moore 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 48
2 Sid Fernandez 43
3 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Chuck Finley 39
5 Chris Bosio 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Gregg Olson 8
2 Mitch Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .344
3 Tony Gwynn .341
4 Will Clark .323
5 Barry Larkin .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 40
3 Mark McGwire 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Bo Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Will Clark 112
3 Mark McGwire 110
4 Ruben Sierra 108
5 Mike Greenwell 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Gerald Young 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.06
2 Orel Hershiser 2.16
3 Doug Drabek 2.21
4 John Cerutti 2.23
5 Danny Darwin 2.34

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 250
2 Mark Langston 233
3 Roger Clemens 219
4 Frank Viola 213
5 Jose DeLeon 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 33
5 3 tied 32