On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 49 .524 --
Blue Jays 52 53 .495 3.0
Red Sox 50 51 .495 3.0
Indians 51 53 .490 3.5
Brewers 51 54 .486 4.0
Yankees 49 55 .471 5.5
Tigers 36 67 .350 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 41 .606 --
Athletics 63 42 .600 0.5
Royals 57 47 .548 6.0
Rangers 56 47 .544 6.5
Twins 51 53 .490 12.0
Mariners 50 54 .481 13.0
White Sox 44 61 .419 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 61 44 .581 --
Cubs 59 46 .562 2.0
Cardinals 54 47 .535 5.0
Mets 53 50 .515 7.0
Pirates 45 59 .433 15.5
Phillies 42 62 .404 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 44 .581 --
Astros 60 45 .571 1.0
Padres 51 54 .486 10.0
Dodgers 49 57 .462 12.5
Reds 48 56 .462 12.5
Braves 43 62 .410 18.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alvin Davis 3
1 Shawon Dunston 3
1 Junior Ortiz 3
1 Domingo Ramos 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Smith 4
2 Steve Lake 3
2 Steve Sax 3
4 Greg Brock 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Howard Johnson 1
1 Nelson Liriano 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 1.33
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
3 Mike Witt 0.78
4 Teddy Higuera 0.71
5 Scott Bankhead 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Keith Comstock 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 8
2 Mike Witt 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Ron Darling 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .344
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Alvin Davis .336
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Will Clark .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 27
3 Howard Johnson 26
4 Rob Deer 25
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 89
2 Ruben Sierra 77
3 Will Clark 75
4 Julio Franco 73
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Vince Coleman 45
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 31
4 Tony Gwynn 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.13
2 John Smoltz 2.20
3 Mike Moore 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.36
5 Scott Garrelts 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 15
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 190
2 Mark Langston 167
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 138
5 Jose DeLeon 135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .462
2 Wade Boggs .431
3 Alvin Davis .429
4 Shawon Dunston .417
5 Willie Wilson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
3 Greg Briley 5
3 Greg Brock 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 18
2 Wally Joyner 17
3 Kent Hrbek 16
4 Mark Grace 15
4 Dale Murphy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Howard Johnson 8
3 Gary Pettis 7
4 Lenny Dykstra 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.39
2 Mark Portugal 0.60
3 Scott Garrelts 0.61
4 Kevin Gross 0.69
5 Jeff Parrett 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Les Lancaster 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Mark Langston 28
3 Tim Belcher 26
4 Mike Scott 23
4 Bobby Witt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .412
2 Robin Yount .396
3 Kirby Puckett .379
4 Alvin Davis .369
5 Willie Wilson .361

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 Wally Joyner 26
2 Pete Incaviglia 25
3 Mark Grace 24
3 Robin Yount 24
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Howard Johnson 12
3 Roberto Kelly 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 1.10
2 Mark Langston 1.47
3 Ken Howell 1.87
4 Bryn Smith 1.96
5 John Smoltz 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 55
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Tim Belcher 41
3 Mike Moore 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 8
2 Roger McDowell 7
2 Mitch Williams 7
4 Tim Burke 6
4 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Robin Yount .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 38
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Bo Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Ruben Sierra 112
3 Robin Yount 107
4 Will Clark 106
5 Mark McGwire 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Otis Nixon 49
4 Cecil Espy 46
5 Gerald Young 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.07
2 Scott Garrelts 2.10
3 Bryn Smith 2.21
4 Mike Moore 2.26
5 John Cerutti 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
2 Mike Scott 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 272
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Jose DeLeon 212
4 David Cone 211
4 Mike Moore 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 41
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 35
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 33