On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 52 .514 --
Indians 54 54 .500 1.5
Blue Jays 54 55 .495 2.0
Red Sox 52 54 .491 2.5
Brewers 52 56 .481 3.5
Yankees 51 58 .468 5.0
Tigers 38 69 .355 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 42 .611 --
Athletics 66 43 .606 0.5
Royals 59 49 .546 7.0
Rangers 58 49 .542 7.5
Twins 54 55 .495 12.5
Mariners 51 57 .472 15.0
White Sox 46 63 .422 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 63 46 .578 --
Cubs 62 47 .569 1.0
Cardinals 56 49 .533 5.0
Mets 56 51 .523 6.0
Pirates 46 62 .426 16.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 46 .578 --
Astros 61 48 .560 2.0
Padres 54 55 .495 9.0
Dodgers 52 58 .473 11.5
Reds 51 57 .472 11.5
Braves 43 66 .394 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Mike Gallego 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 4
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
2 Ricky Jordan 3
2 Gene Larkin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 Cecil Espy 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 5.50
2 Don Robinson 1.00
3 Jerry Reuss 0.86
4 John Wetteland 0.83
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 11
2 Doug Drabek 6
2 Brian Holman 6
2 Jerry Reuss 6
2 Dave Stewart 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .340
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Alvin Davis .339
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Wade Boggs .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Fred McGriff 28
3 Howard Johnson 27
4 Rob Deer 25
5 Glenn Davis 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 94
2 Ruben Sierra 81
3 Julio Franco 79
4 Will Clark 78
5 Don Mattingly 74

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.25
2 Bert Blyleven 2.31
3 Scott Garrelts 2.42
4 Orel Hershiser 2.42
5 John Smoltz 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14
5 6 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
1 Mitch Williams 28
3 Doug Jones 26
4 John Franco 25
4 Dan Plesac 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Reed .457
2 Craig Biggio .429
2 Wade Boggs .429
4 Alvin Davis .423
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 6
1 Nick Esasky 6
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Jack Howell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 18
2 Dale Murphy 17
3 Chili Davis 16
3 Nick Esasky 16
5 Kent Hrbek 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
3 Gary Pettis 7
3 Tim Raines 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.36
2 Jeff Parrett 0.67
3 Willie Fraser 0.75
4 Pascual Perez 0.78
5 Jose DeLeon 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 26
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Mike Scott 23
4 Jose DeLeon 22
4 Bobby Witt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 Mitch Williams 5
2 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .396
2 Alvin Davis .391
3 Ozzie Guillen .380
4 Wade Boggs .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 Kent Hrbek 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 27
2 Nick Esasky 24
3 Kent Hrbek 23
3 Wally Joyner 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Howard Johnson 16
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 Chuck Cary 1.60
4 Mike Boddicker 1.77
5 Mark Langston 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
3 Mike Bielecki 4
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Bobby Witt 39
4 Chuck Finley 38
5 Tim Belcher 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Barry Larkin .330
5 Alvin Davis .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Rob Deer 36
2 Fred McGriff 36
4 Howard Johnson 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 116
2 Kevin Mitchell 114
3 Robin Yount 106
4 Don Mattingly 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Otis Nixon 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.15
2 Scott Garrelts 2.16
3 John Cerutti 2.17
4 Mike Moore 2.26
5 Mark Langston 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 261
2 Mark Langston 233
3 Jose DeLeon 212
4 Mike Moore 211
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 Dennis Eckersley 34