On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 51 .519 --
Red Sox 52 52 .500 2.0
Blue Jays 53 54 .495 2.5
Indians 52 54 .491 3.0
Brewers 52 55 .486 3.5
Yankees 50 57 .467 5.5
Tigers 37 68 .352 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 42 .607 --
Angels 64 42 .604 0.5
Royals 58 48 .547 6.5
Rangers 57 48 .543 7.0
Twins 53 54 .495 12.0
Mariners 51 55 .481 13.5
White Sox 44 63 .411 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 63 44 .589 --
Cubs 60 47 .561 3.0
Cardinals 54 49 .524 7.0
Mets 55 50 .524 7.0
Pirates 45 61 .425 17.5
Phillies 43 63 .406 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 45 .579 --
Astros 61 46 .570 1.0
Padres 53 54 .495 9.0
Dodgers 50 58 .463 12.5
Reds 49 57 .462 12.5
Braves 43 64 .402 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Larkin 5
1 Kirby Puckett 5
3 Wade Boggs 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Billy Ripken 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Randy Milligan 4
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 Nick Esasky 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Mike Devereaux 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Howell 2.25
2 Chris Bosio 1.50
3 Tom Candiotti 1.00
3 Joe Price 1.00
5 Kevin Ritz 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Bosio 9
1 Ken Howell 9
1 Kevin Ritz 9
4 Tom Candiotti 8
4 Joe Price 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .344
2 Alvin Davis .341
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Tony Gwynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 28
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 79
3 Will Clark 76
4 Julio Franco 73
4 Don Mattingly 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 49
2 Vince Coleman 45
3 Tony Gwynn 33
3 Gerald Young 33
5 Cecil Espy 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.13
2 John Smoltz 2.20
3 Mike Moore 2.25
4 Bert Blyleven 2.31
5 Orel Hershiser 2.36

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 140
5 Jose DeLeon 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 27
1 Mitch Williams 27
3 John Franco 25
3 Dan Plesac 25
5 Doug Jones 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .471
2 Wade Boggs .466
3 Roberto Kelly .438
4 Robin Yount .423
5 Ken Caminiti .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 18
2 Pete Incaviglia 15
2 Dale Murphy 15
4 Nick Esasky 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Howard Johnson 10
3 Gary Pettis 7
4 Billy Hatcher 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.36
2 Mark Portugal 0.64
3 Jeff Parrett 0.73
4 Pascual Perez 0.78
5 Jose DeLeon 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Chris Bosio 28
2 Mark Langston 28
4 Tim Belcher 26
5 Mike Scott 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Jay Howell 4
3 Craig Lefferts 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .398
2 Wade Boggs .390
3 Jose Oquendo .379
4 Robin Yount .376
5 Kirby Puckett .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Jack Howell 8
2 Kent Hrbek 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 27
2 Wally Joyner 24
3 Alvin Davis 22
3 Nick Esasky 22
3 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Howard Johnson 15
3 Lenny Dykstra 11
3 Roberto Kelly 11
3 Gary Pettis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Mike Boddicker 1.10
4 Mark Langston 1.47
5 Ken Howell 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 John Cerutti 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 Chris Bosio 44
4 Tim Belcher 39
5 Bret Saberhagen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 7
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
1 Mitch Williams 7
4 Mark Davis 6
4 7 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Tony Gwynn .335
4 Alvin Davis .328
5 Barry Larkin .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 39
2 Kevin Mitchell 37
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 114
2 Kevin Mitchell 113
3 Robin Yount 109
4 Don Mattingly 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Cecil Espy 47
4 Otis Nixon 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

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

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 261
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Jose DeLeon 212
4 David Cone 211
4 Mike Moore 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Mark Davis 37
2 Doug Jones 37
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 34