On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 52 .519 --
Indians 54 55 .495 2.5
Red Sox 53 54 .495 2.5
Blue Jays 54 56 .491 3.0
Brewers 53 56 .486 3.5
Yankees 52 58 .473 5.0
Tigers 38 70 .352 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 43 .606 --
Athletics 66 44 .600 0.5
Royals 59 50 .541 7.0
Rangers 58 50 .537 7.5
Twins 55 55 .500 11.5
Mariners 52 57 .477 14.0
White Sox 47 63 .427 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 47 .573 --
Expos 63 47 .573 0.0
Cardinals 56 50 .528 5.0
Mets 57 51 .528 5.0
Pirates 46 63 .422 16.5
Phillies 44 65 .404 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 46 .582 --
Astros 61 49 .555 3.0
Padres 55 55 .500 9.0
Dodgers 52 59 .468 12.5
Reds 51 58 .468 12.5
Braves 44 66 .400 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Damon Berryhill 3
2 Greg Brock 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darnell Coles 2
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 6
2 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Kent Hrbek 3
3 Ricky Jordan 3
3 Randy Kutcher 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 3
2 Mike Devereaux 2
2 Steve Sax 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Belcher 0.88
2 Teddy Higuera 0.83
2 Terry Mulholland 0.83
4 Bob Milacki 0.80
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Milacki 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Doyle Alexander 7
3 Tim Belcher 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .343
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Alvin Davis .338
4 Wade Boggs .337
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 94
2 Ruben Sierra 81
3 Julio Franco 80
4 Will Clark 79
5 Don Mattingly 75

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 Bert Blyleven 2.31
2 Scott Garrelts 2.42
3 Orel Hershiser 2.42
4 John Smoltz 2.43
5 Bryn Smith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14
5 7 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 198
2 Mark Langston 173
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Tim Belcher 141
5 Frank Viola 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 29
2 Mitch Williams 28
3 Doug Jones 26
4 John Franco 25
4 Dan Plesac 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .431
2 Alvin Davis .415
3 Kevin Elster .413
4 Chili Davis .412
5 2 tied .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 6
1 Nick Esasky 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
4 Jack Howell 5
4 Kent Hrbek 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
3 Tim Raines 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.36
2 Jeff Parrett 0.59
3 Willie Fraser 0.75
4 Pascual Perez 0.78
5 Ted Power 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Greg Maddux 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Tim Belcher 24
3 Mike Scott 23
4 Bobby Witt 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .396
2 Robin Yount .390
3 Wade Boggs .379
4 Kirby Puckett .371
5 Ozzie Guillen .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 9
1 Fred McGriff 9
3 Joe Carter 8
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Kent Hrbek 26
3 Darnell Coles 25
4 Nick Esasky 24
4 Wally Joyner 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Howard Johnson 15
3 Lenny Dykstra 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
5 Roberto Kelly 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Chuck Cary 1.60
4 Mark Langston 1.72
5 Mike Boddicker 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Mark Langston 51
3 Tim Belcher 44
4 Bobby Witt 39
5 Mike Moore 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
2 Mark Davis 8
2 Jay Howell 8
2 Mitch Williams 8
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Alvin Davis .331
5 Barry Larkin .330

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 105
5 Will Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Steve Sax 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.15
2 Scott Garrelts 2.16
3 John Cerutti 2.17
4 Mark Langston 2.30
5 Mike Moore 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 269
2 Mark Langston 239
3 Tim Belcher 209
3 Jose DeLeon 209
3 2 others tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Mark Davis 39
2 Doug Jones 39
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 2 tied 34