On This Day

Monday, July 24, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 43 .552 --
Blue Jays 49 50 .495 5.5
Indians 48 49 .495 5.5
Red Sox 45 48 .484 6.5
Yankees 46 52 .469 8.0
Brewers 46 52 .469 8.0
Tigers 33 63 .344 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 59 38 .608 --
Athletics 59 40 .596 1.0
Royals 54 44 .551 5.5
Rangers 54 44 .551 5.5
Mariners 48 50 .490 11.5
Twins 46 51 .474 13.0
White Sox 41 57 .418 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 58 41 .586 --
Mets 53 43 .552 3.5
Cubs 54 44 .551 3.5
Cardinals 50 45 .526 6.0
Pirates 41 55 .427 15.5
Phillies 37 59 .385 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 40 .596 --
Astros 57 42 .576 2.0
Padres 47 52 .475 12.0
Dodgers 46 54 .460 13.5
Reds 45 53 .459 13.5
Braves 40 59 .404 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Shawon Dunston 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 4
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Bobby Bonilla 2
2 Kal Daniels 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 R. J. Reynolds 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 3.33
2 Mike Bielecki 1.00
2 Bryn Smith 1.00
4 Chris Bosio 0.80
5 Scott Terry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Mike Bielecki 6
2 John Farrell 6
2 Bryn Smith 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .341
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .338
4 Lonnie Smith .333
5 Mark Grace .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 26
3 Howard Johnson 25
4 Rob Deer 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 87
2 Will Clark 72
3 Julio Franco 70
3 Ruben Sierra 70
5 Joe Carter 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 41
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 30
4 Tony Gwynn 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.03
2 Mike Moore 2.12
3 John Smoltz 2.13
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 15
2 Dave Stewart 14
3 Mike Moore 13
3 Rick Reuschel 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Roger Clemens 143
4 Frank Viola 137
5 John Smoltz 128

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Briley .442
2 Carney Lansford .417
3 Robin Yount .413
4 Ozzie Guillen .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 7
2 Fred McGriff 6
3 Tom Brunansky 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 17
2 Joe Carter 16
3 Brad Komminsk 15
4 Fred McGriff 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 5
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Juan Samuel 5
4 Eric Davis 4
4 9 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
1 Jim Deshaies 0.00
1 Tom Candiotti 0.00
4 Joe Magrane 0.53
5 Greg Swindell 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
2 Rick Aguilera 2
2 Luis Aquino 2
2 Scott Bankhead 2
2 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Bobby Witt 25
3 John Smoltz 24
4 Mark Langston 21
5 Frank Viola 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .412
2 Phil Bradley .383
3 Rickey Henderson .380
4 Robin Yount .364
5 Kirby Puckett .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
1 Fred McGriff 11
3 Kevin Mitchell 9
4 Lonnie Smith 7
4 Darryl Strawberry 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 25
1 Fred McGriff 25
3 Wally Joyner 23
4 George Brett 21
4 Mark McGwire 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Roberto Kelly 12
3 Craig Biggio 9
3 Vince Coleman 9
3 Gary Pettis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Howell 1.10
2 Scott Bankhead 1.35
3 Sid Fernandez 1.44
4 Bryn Smith 1.49
5 Joe Magrane 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
1 Jeff Brantley 6
3 Joe Magrane 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 50
2 Sid Fernandez 46
2 Chuck Finley 46
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Frank Viola 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Doug Jones 8
3 Dave Smith 7
4 Joe Boever 6
4 7 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Tony Gwynn .328
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Will Clark .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
4 Rob Deer 35
5 Bo Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Will Clark 110
3 Ruben Sierra 108
4 Mike Greenwell 104
4 Mark McGwire 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Gerald Young 46
5 Cecil Espy 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Bryn Smith 2.12
3 John Cerutti 2.21
4 Scott Garrelts 2.25
5 Danny Darwin 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Greg Swindell 21
4 Rick Reuschel 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 229
4 Frank Viola 216
5 Mike Moore 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 44
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 34
5 Bobby Thigpen 33