On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 52 .523 --
Red Sox 54 54 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 55 56 .495 3.0
Indians 54 56 .491 3.5
Brewers 53 57 .482 4.5
Yankees 52 59 .468 6.0
Tigers 39 70 .358 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 43 .609 --
Athletics 67 44 .604 0.5
Royals 60 50 .545 7.0
Rangers 58 51 .532 8.5
Twins 55 56 .495 12.5
Mariners 52 58 .473 15.0
White Sox 47 64 .423 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 48 .568 --
Expos 63 48 .568 0.0
Cardinals 57 50 .533 4.0
Mets 58 51 .532 4.0
Pirates 47 63 .427 15.5
Phillies 44 66 .400 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 47 .577 --
Astros 62 49 .559 2.0
Padres 55 56 .495 9.0
Dodgers 53 59 .473 11.5
Reds 52 58 .473 11.5
Braves 44 67 .396 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manuel Lee 3
1 Luis Rivera 3
3 Ellis Burks 2
3 Dave Clark 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Shawon Dunston 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Abbott 1.12
2 Sid Fernandez 1.11
3 Jeff Robinson 0.71
4 Marty Clary 0.67
4 Kevin Gross 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 10
2 Jim Abbott 9
3 Kevin Brown 5
3 Pete Harnisch 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .342
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Wade Boggs .339
4 Alvin Davis .338
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Fred McGriff 29
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 Will Clark 80
3 Julio Franco 80
5 Don Mattingly 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Vince Coleman 48
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 John Kruk .441
2 Chili Davis .426
3 Wade Boggs .424
4 Roberto Kelly .420
5 Alvin Davis .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 19
2 Alvin Davis 17
2 Chili Davis 17
2 Don Mattingly 17
5 Nick Esasky 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Tim Raines 7
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.53
2 Mike Smithson 0.54
3 Dennis Lamp 0.55
4 Pascual Perez 0.56
5 Ted Power 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 2 others tied 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 Jay Howell 6
2 Mark Davis 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .396
2 Robin Yount .394
3 Roberto Kelly .378
4 Kirby Puckett .370
5 Wade Boggs .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Glenn Davis 8
2 Nick Esasky 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Kent Hrbek 24
2 Wally Joyner 24
4 Darnell Coles 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Howard Johnson 15
3 Vince Coleman 10
3 Lenny Dykstra 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Mike Boddicker 1.53
4 Chuck Cary 1.60
5 Kevin Gross 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 5
2 Scott Bankhead 4
2 Mike Bielecki 4
2 Bert Blyleven 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Tim Belcher 42
3 Sid Fernandez 42
5 Bobby Witt 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mark Davis 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 Mitch Williams 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Alvin Davis .330
5 Barry Larkin .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 37
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Howard Johnson 33
4 Darryl Strawberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
1 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Don Mattingly 106
4 Robin Yount 105
5 Will Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Otis Nixon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.03
2 Scott Garrelts 2.16
3 John Cerutti 2.17
4 Mark Langston 2.30
5 Danny Darwin 2.39

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 Mike Moore 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 41
2 Mark Davis 39
2 Doug Jones 39
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 Dennis Eckersley 34