On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 46 .540 --
Indians 51 50 .505 3.5
Blue Jays 51 51 .500 4.0
Brewers 49 53 .480 6.0
Red Sox 47 51 .480 6.0
Yankees 47 54 .465 7.5
Tigers 35 66 .347 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 39 .614 --
Athletics 61 41 .598 1.5
Rangers 55 46 .545 7.0
Royals 55 47 .539 7.5
Twins 50 52 .490 12.5
Mariners 48 53 .475 14.0
White Sox 43 59 .422 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 59 43 .578 --
Cubs 56 45 .554 2.5
Cardinals 52 46 .531 5.0
Mets 53 47 .530 5.0
Pirates 45 56 .446 13.5
Phillies 39 61 .390 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 42 .592 --
Astros 58 45 .563 3.0
Padres 50 53 .485 11.0
Dodgers 48 56 .462 13.5
Reds 47 55 .461 13.5
Braves 42 61 .408 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Mike Brumley 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Allanson 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 4
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Greg Brock 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 3
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Lance Blankenship 1
2 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.33
2 Rod Nichols 1.00
2 Don Robinson 1.00
4 Pete Smith 0.88
5 Bob Welch 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Bruce Hurst 7
2 Rick Reed 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Bob Sebra 1
1 Mitch Williams 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .345
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Lonnie Smith .333
5 Will Clark .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 88
2 Will Clark 74
2 Ruben Sierra 74
4 Julio Franco 73
5 Joe Carter 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 45
2 Rickey Henderson 42
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.03
2 John Smoltz 2.13
3 Mike Moore 2.26
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Orel Hershiser 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 16
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 150
4 Frank Viola 138
5 John Smoltz 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 26
2 Mark Davis 25
3 Doug Jones 24
3 Dan Plesac 24
5 John Franco 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .463
2 Ozzie Guillen .426
3 Dave Bergman .406
4 Barry Bonds .400
5 Greg Briley .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 7
2 Fred McGriff 6
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Tom Brunansky 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brad Komminsk 17
2 Joe Carter 16
2 Pete Incaviglia 16
2 Wally Joyner 16
2 R. J. Reynolds 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 7
1 Howard Johnson 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Ozzie Guillen 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
2 Tom Candiotti 0.39
3 Scott Garrelts 0.44
4 Juan Berenguer 0.75
4 Jeff Montgomery 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
3 Rick Aguilera 2
3 Luis Aquino 2
3 46 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Bill Landrum 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
5 12 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .433
2 Ozzie Guillen .404
3 Robin Yount .396
4 Kirby Puckett .357
5 Jerry Browne .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 Jack Howell 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 25
2 Wally Joyner 24
3 Fred McGriff 23
4 Joe Carter 22
4 Brad Komminsk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
1 Roberto Kelly 13
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Howard Johnson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.72
2 Andy Hawkins 1.52
3 Bryn Smith 1.53
4 Mark Langston 1.65
5 John Smoltz 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 60
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Roger Clemens 39
3 Frank Viola 39
5 Bret Saberhagen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 8
1 Mitch Williams 8
3 Doug Jones 7
3 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 6 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .331
4 Barry Larkin .324
5 Will Clark .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 38
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Bo Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Ruben Sierra 110
3 Robin Yount 108
4 Will Clark 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 53
4 Cecil Espy 46
4 Gerald Young 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.07
2 Scott Garrelts 2.10
3 Bryn Smith 2.12
4 John Cerutti 2.28
5 Mike Moore 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mike Scott 21
4 Mark Langston 20
4 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 262
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 222
4 Jose DeLeon 212
4 Mike Moore 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 34
5 Jeff Reardon 33