On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 54 .518 --
Blue Jays 57 57 .500 2.0
Indians 56 57 .496 2.5
Red Sox 55 56 .495 2.5
Brewers 55 59 .482 4.0
Yankees 53 61 .465 6.0
Tigers 41 72 .363 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 44 .607 --
Athletics 68 46 .596 1.0
Royals 62 51 .549 6.5
Rangers 59 53 .527 9.0
Twins 57 57 .500 12.0
Mariners 54 59 .478 14.5
White Sox 48 65 .425 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 48 .579 --
Expos 63 51 .553 3.0
Cardinals 59 51 .536 5.0
Mets 60 52 .536 5.0
Pirates 48 65 .425 17.5
Phillies 45 68 .398 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 49 .570 --
Astros 63 51 .553 2.0
Padres 57 57 .500 8.0
Reds 54 59 .478 10.5
Dodgers 54 61 .470 11.5
Braves 46 68 .404 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Nick Esasky 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Hamilton 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
4 Eric Anthony 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Kent Hrbek 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Nick Esasky 1
1 Tim Flannery 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Whitson 1.25
2 Mark Portugal 1.14
3 Don Robinson 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Portugal 8
2 Brian Holman 6
3 Dennis Cook 5
3 Kirk McCaskill 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .342
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Will Clark .337
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Fred McGriff 30
3 Glenn Davis 27
3 Howard Johnson 27
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 100
2 Will Clark 83
3 Ruben Sierra 81
4 Julio Franco 80
5 Don Mattingly 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 51
2 Vince Coleman 50
3 Tony Gwynn 34
4 Cecil Espy 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.35
2 John Cerutti 2.39
3 Orel Hershiser 2.40
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 Rick Reuschel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Orel Hershiser 14
3 Joe Magrane 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 198
2 Mark Langston 173
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 148
5 John Smoltz 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 29
1 Mitch Williams 29
3 Doug Jones 27
3 Dan Plesac 27
5 John Franco 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .429
1 Roberto Kelly .429
3 Ken Caminiti .422
4 Chris James .419
5 Chili Davis .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 7
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
4 Chili Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 21
2 Dale Murphy 20
3 Chili Davis 17
4 Don Mattingly 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 9
2 Howard Johnson 9
4 Gary Thurman 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Power 0.42
2 Mike Smithson 0.54
3 Dennis Lamp 0.55
4 Rob Murphy 0.66
5 Allan Anderson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Howell 24
2 Mike Scott 23
3 Chuck Cary 22
4 Kevin Ritz 21
5 Mark Portugal 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Jay Howell 5
4 Doug Jones 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .389
2 Robin Yount .388
3 Wade Boggs .387
4 Chris James .378
5 Carney Lansford .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
3 Joe Carter 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Kent Hrbek 26
3 Chili Davis 24
3 Dale Murphy 24
5 Glenn Davis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Howard Johnson 13
3 Vince Coleman 11
4 Roberto Kelly 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.47
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Ken Howell 1.41
4 John Cerutti 1.46
5 Mark Portugal 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
4 Allan Anderson 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Mark Langston 42
3 Bobby Witt 41
4 Tim Belcher 40
5 Sid Fernandez 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .331
4 Barry Larkin .328
5 Alvin Davis .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 Rob Deer 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Ruben Sierra 111
3 Will Clark 107
4 Pedro Guerrero 106
4 Don Mattingly 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Cecil Espy 47
4 Otis Nixon 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.02
2 John Cerutti 2.14
3 Scott Garrelts 2.19
4 Mark Langston 2.26
5 Chris Bosio 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Mark Langston 20
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 263
2 Mark Langston 234
3 Frank Viola 211
4 David Cone 210
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 34
4 Bobby Thigpen 34