On This Day

Tuesday, July 25, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 44 .546 --
Blue Jays 50 50 .500 4.5
Indians 48 50 .490 5.5
Red Sox 46 48 .489 5.5
Yankees 47 52 .475 7.0
Brewers 46 53 .465 8.0
Tigers 34 63 .351 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 60 38 .612 --
Athletics 59 41 .590 2.0
Royals 54 45 .545 6.5
Rangers 54 45 .545 6.5
Mariners 48 51 .485 12.5
Twins 47 51 .480 13.0
White Sox 42 57 .424 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 59 41 .590 --
Cubs 55 44 .556 3.5
Mets 53 44 .546 4.5
Cardinals 50 46 .521 7.0
Pirates 42 55 .433 15.5
Phillies 37 60 .381 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 40 .600 --
Astros 57 43 .570 3.0
Padres 48 52 .480 12.0
Dodgers 47 54 .465 13.5
Reds 45 54 .455 14.5
Braves 40 60 .400 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Steve Sax 4
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 Dave Gallagher 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Abner 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 4
2 Shawn Abner 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
4 Wade Boggs 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 Junior Felix 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.56
2 Mark Langston 1.43
3 Tim Belcher 0.90
4 Don Carman 0.67
5 Dave Stewart 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 14
2 Mark Langston 10
3 Tim Belcher 9
3 Dave Stewart 9
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .342
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .338
4 Lonnie Smith .333
5 Will Clark .332

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 2 others tied 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
2 Ed Whitson 14
4 Mike Moore 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 180
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Roger Clemens 143
4 Frank Viola 137
5 John Smoltz 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 25
2 Mark Davis 24
3 John Franco 23
3 Doug Jones 23
3 Dan Plesac 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .429
2 Jose Oquendo .408
3 Greg Briley .404
4 Ozzie Guillen .390
5 Kirby Puckett .386

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 Juan Samuel 6
2 Craig Biggio 5
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Billy Hatcher 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
1 Jim Deshaies 0.00
1 Tom Candiotti 0.00
1 Todd Frohwirth 0.00
5 Melido Perez 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mark Langston 31
3 Sid Fernandez 28
4 Tim Belcher 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 Tim Burke 4
2 Jay Howell 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .421
2 Robin Yount .388
3 Kirby Puckett .380
4 Rickey Henderson .376
5 Mark Grace .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Joe Carter 8
4 Darryl Strawberry 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 25
2 Wally Joyner 23
3 Joe Carter 22
4 Mark McGwire 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Roberto Kelly 12
3 Steve Sax 11
4 Gary Pettis 9
4 Juan Samuel 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Howell 1.10
2 Mike Boddicker 1.41
3 Sid Fernandez 1.44
4 Bryn Smith 1.49
5 Brian Holman 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 60
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Sid Fernandez 46
4 Tim Belcher 40
5 Frank Viola 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Doug Jones 7
2 Mitch Williams 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 .347
3 Tony Gwynn .331
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Alvin Davis .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Rob Deer 35
5 Bo Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Ruben Sierra 108
3 Will Clark 107
4 Mike Greenwell 104
4 Mark McGwire 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 71
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Gerald Young 46
5 2 tied 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 Mike Moore 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Mark Langston 20
3 Mike Scott 20
3 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 266
2 Mark Langston 243
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 35
4 Jeff Reardon 34
4 Bobby Thigpen 34