On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 51 .519 --
Indians 53 54 .495 2.5
Red Sox 52 53 .495 2.5
Blue Jays 53 55 .491 3.0
Brewers 52 55 .486 3.5
Yankees 51 57 .472 5.0
Tigers 38 68 .358 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 42 .607 --
Athletics 65 43 .602 0.5
Royals 59 48 .551 6.0
Rangers 57 49 .538 7.5
Twins 53 55 .491 12.5
Mariners 51 56 .477 14.0
White Sox 45 63 .417 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 63 45 .583 --
Cubs 61 47 .565 2.0
Cardinals 55 49 .529 6.0
Mets 55 51 .519 7.0
Pirates 46 61 .430 16.5
Phillies 43 64 .402 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 46 .574 --
Astros 61 47 .565 1.0
Padres 54 54 .500 8.0
Dodgers 51 58 .468 11.5
Reds 50 57 .467 11.5
Braves 43 65 .398 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Jeff Reed 4
1 Rolando Roomes 4
4 Ivan Calderon 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Damon Berryhill 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Kevin Elster 1
1 Nick Esasky 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Milt Thompson 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Kevin Elster 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Vince Coleman 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
4 Rafael Belliard 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.60
2 Bobby Witt 1.17
3 Chuck Cary 1.00
4 Greg Maddux 0.86
5 Dennis Martinez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 9
2 Tom Gordon 8
3 Orel Hershiser 7
3 John Smoltz 7
3 Bobby Witt 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .343
2 Kirby Puckett .342
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Wade Boggs .339
5 Tony Gwynn .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Fred McGriff 28
3 Howard Johnson 26
4 Rob Deer 25
5 Glenn Davis 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 93
2 Ruben Sierra 80
3 Will Clark 76
3 Julio Franco 76
5 Don Mattingly 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Vince Coleman 47
3 Tony Gwynn 34
4 Gerald Young 33
5 Cecil Espy 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.13
2 Mike Moore 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.31
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 Orel Hershiser 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 15
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 190
2 Mark Langston 167
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 140
5 John Smoltz 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 28
2 Mitch Williams 27
3 John Franco 25
3 Doug Jones 25
3 Dan Plesac 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .462
2 Wade Boggs .458
3 Craig Biggio .447
4 Roberto Kelly .438
5 Ken Caminiti .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Esasky 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Jack Howell 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 18
2 Nick Esasky 16
3 Pete Incaviglia 15
3 Dale Murphy 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Howard Johnson 10
3 Gary Pettis 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.36
2 Mark Portugal 0.64
3 Jeff Parrett 0.67
4 Pascual Perez 0.78
5 Jose DeLeon 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Mark Langston 28
3 Tim Belcher 26
4 Mike Scott 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Mark Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .402
2 Wade Boggs .400
3 Robin Yount .385
4 Ozzie Guillen .374
5 Jose Oquendo .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Glenn Davis 8
2 Nick Esasky 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
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 Luis Aquino 1.53
5 Chuck Cary 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
4 Scott Bankhead 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Chris Bosio 44
4 Bobby Witt 39
5 Bret Saberhagen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 8
2 Tim Burke 7
2 Mark Davis 7
2 Jay Howell 7
2 Mitch Williams 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Alvin Davis .332
5 Barry Larkin .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 37
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Glenn Davis 32
4 3 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 115
2 Kevin Mitchell 113
3 Robin Yount 108
4 Don Mattingly 106
5 Kirby Puckett 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 47
4 Otis Nixon 46
5 3 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.15
2 John Cerutti 2.17
3 Scott Garrelts 2.17
4 Bryn Smith 2.23
5 Mike Moore 2.26

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 261
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Jose DeLeon 212
4 Mike Moore 211
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Mark Davis 38
2 Doug Jones 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 34