On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 39 .576 --
Yankees 46 47 .495 7.5
Blue Jays 46 48 .489 8.0
Red Sox 44 46 .489 8.0
Indians 44 48 .478 9.0
Brewers 43 51 .457 11.0
Tigers 33 58 .363 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 38 .587 --
Athletics 55 39 .585 0.0
Royals 53 41 .564 2.0
Rangers 50 43 .538 4.5
Mariners 46 47 .495 8.5
Twins 45 49 .479 10.0
White Sox 38 56 .404 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 53 41 .564 --
Cubs 50 43 .538 2.5
Mets 49 43 .533 3.0
Cardinals 46 44 .511 5.0
Pirates 38 52 .422 13.0
Phillies 37 54 .407 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 37 .606 --
Astros 53 42 .558 4.5
Padres 47 48 .495 10.5
Reds 45 49 .479 12.0
Dodgers 43 51 .457 14.0
Braves 40 54 .426 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ricky Jordan 5
2 Greg Brock 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 Darnell Coles 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Greg Briley 2
2 Glenn Davis 2
4 Albert Belle 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Scott Bradley 3
3 Chris James 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Jim Gantner 2
1 Tony Pena 2
4 Wade Boggs 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.00
2 Mike Bielecki 1.50
3 John Farrell 1.25
4 Ed Whitson 1.20
5 Chris Bosio 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Bosio 8
1 David Cone 8
3 Dennis Cook 7
3 John Smoltz 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .348
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Kirby Puckett .338
4 Will Clark .337
5 Lonnie Smith .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Howard Johnson 25
3 Rob Deer 23
4 Bo Jackson 22
4 Fred McGriff 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 84
2 Will Clark 71
3 Julio Franco 69
4 Joe Carter 67
5 Ruben Sierra 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 41
2 Rickey Henderson 39
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 30
4 Tony Gwynn 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 Mike Moore 2.12
3 John Smoltz 2.13
4 Bert Blyleven 2.24
5 Orel Hershiser 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
2 Ed Whitson 13
4 Mike Moore 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Mark Langston 139
3 Roger Clemens 138
4 Frank Viola 135
5 John Smoltz 118

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 Ozzie Guillen .459
2 Jose Oquendo .457
3 Paul O'Neill .432
4 Chris James .410
5 Lance Parrish .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Chris James 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 16
2 George Brett 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
4 Chris James 13
4 Brad Komminsk 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Roberto Kelly 7
3 Lenny Dykstra 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hawkins 0.00
1 Mike Moore 0.00
3 Jim Deshaies 0.67
3 Dave Stieb 0.67
5 Ken Howell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Ed Whitson 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 25
1 Frank Viola 25
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 David Cone 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 4
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Gregg Olson 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .400
2 Phil Bradley .385
3 Carlton Fisk .375
4 Darnell Coles .371
5 Brian Downing .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
2 Howard Johnson 9
3 Rob Deer 8
3 Fred McGriff 8
3 Kevin Mitchell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 26
2 George Brett 25
3 Mark McGwire 24
4 Howard Johnson 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Roberto Kelly 10
4 Lenny Dykstra 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.15
2 Jim Acker 1.42
3 Bryn Smith 1.49
4 Joe Magrane 1.56
5 John Smoltz 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 49
2 Frank Viola 44
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Gregg Olson 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Joe Boever 7
3 Doug Jones 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Wade Boggs .344
3 Tony Gwynn .343
4 Barry Larkin .324
5 Will Clark .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Will Clark 112
3 Mark McGwire 109
4 Ruben Sierra 107
5 Mike Greenwell 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Ozzie Smith 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.08
2 Orel Hershiser 2.09
3 John Cerutti 2.23
4 Scott Garrelts 2.31
5 Danny Darwin 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
3 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Mike Scott 20
3 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 Mark Langston 233
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Frank Viola 220
5 David Cone 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 45
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 33
4 Bobby Thigpen 33