On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 51 .514 --
Red Sox 52 51 .505 1.0
Brewers 52 54 .491 2.5
Blue Jays 52 54 .491 2.5
Indians 51 54 .486 3.0
Yankees 49 56 .467 5.0
Tigers 36 68 .346 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 42 .604 --
Angels 63 42 .600 0.5
Royals 58 47 .552 5.5
Rangers 57 47 .548 6.0
Twins 52 53 .495 11.5
Mariners 51 54 .486 12.5
White Sox 44 62 .415 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 62 44 .585 --
Cubs 60 46 .566 2.0
Cardinals 54 48 .529 6.0
Mets 54 50 .519 7.0
Pirates 45 60 .429 16.5
Phillies 42 63 .400 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 44 .585 --
Astros 61 45 .575 1.0
Padres 52 54 .491 10.0
Dodgers 49 58 .458 13.5
Reds 48 57 .457 13.5
Braves 43 63 .406 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 6
2 Alvin Davis 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Nick Esasky 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Gary Thurman 2
3 Andy Allanson 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.50
2 Mike Dunne 1.00
2 Jaime Navarro 1.00
2 Steve Wilson 1.00
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Dunne 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Kevin Brown 6
3 Wes Gardner 6
3 Bret Saberhagen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .341
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Wade Boggs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 27
3 Howard Johnson 26
4 Rob Deer 25
5 Glenn Davis 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 90
2 Ruben Sierra 78
3 Will Clark 75
4 Julio Franco 73
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Vince Coleman 45
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Tony Gwynn 32
5 Cecil Espy 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 2.42

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 27
2 Mark Davis 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 John Franco 24
4 Doug Jones 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .462
2 Robin Yount .442
3 Shawon Dunston .429
4 Roberto Kelly .419
5 Wade Boggs .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 7
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
2 Dale Murphy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 18
2 Wally Joyner 15
2 Dale Murphy 15
4 Kent Hrbek 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Howard Johnson 9
3 Gary Pettis 7
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.53
2 Mark Portugal 0.60
3 Ted Power 0.66
4 Rob Murphy 0.73
4 Jeff Parrett 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 2 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 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Craig Lefferts 4
3 Roger McDowell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .400
2 Robin Yount .396
3 Jose Oquendo .385
4 Greg Briley .377
5 Shawon Dunston .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Kent Hrbek 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 26
2 Pete Incaviglia 25
2 Wally Joyner 25
4 Alvin Davis 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Howard Johnson 14
3 Roberto Kelly 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 1.04
2 Mike Boddicker 1.10
3 Mark Langston 1.47
4 Luis Aquino 1.53
5 Ken Howell 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 55
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Tim Belcher 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
1 Mitch Williams 7
3 Tim Burke 6
3 Tom Henke 6
3 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Barry Larkin .326
5 Alvin Davis .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 38
2 Kevin Mitchell 37
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
1 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Robin Yount 109
4 Will Clark 105
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.11
2 Scott Garrelts 2.17
3 Bryn Smith 2.21
4 Mike Moore 2.26
5 John Cerutti 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Mark Langston 21
2 Mike Scott 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
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 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 34