On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 54 .518 --
Blue Jays 57 57 .500 2.0
Red Sox 55 56 .495 2.5
Indians 56 58 .491 3.0
Brewers 56 59 .487 3.5
Yankees 53 61 .465 6.0
Tigers 41 73 .360 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 45 .602 --
Athletics 69 46 .600 0.0
Royals 62 51 .549 6.0
Rangers 60 53 .531 8.0
Twins 57 57 .500 11.5
Mariners 55 59 .482 13.5
White Sox 48 66 .421 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 49 .574 --
Expos 63 51 .553 2.5
Mets 62 52 .544 3.5
Cardinals 59 53 .527 5.5
Pirates 48 65 .425 17.0
Phillies 46 68 .404 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 49 .574 --
Astros 63 52 .548 3.0
Padres 58 57 .504 8.0
Reds 54 60 .474 11.5
Dodgers 54 61 .470 12.0
Braves 46 68 .404 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shawon Dunston 4
1 John Kruk 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
1 Dwight Smith 4
1 Robin Yount 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Henry Cotto 1
3 Darren Daulton 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joey Meyer 5
2 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Ricky Jordan 4
2 Kevin McReynolds 4
2 Ryne Sandberg 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gantner 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.62
2 Chuck Finley 1.50
3 Dave Dravecky 1.00
4 Greg Harris 0.88
5 Jose DeLeon 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Chuck Finley 12
3 Jose DeLeon 8
4 Greg Harris 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Mike Schooler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .342
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Will Clark .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 82
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 211
2 Mark Langston 173
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 148
5 Jose DeLeon 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 29
1 Mitch Williams 29
3 Doug Jones 27
3 Dan Plesac 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .457
2 Fred Manrique .452
3 Ryne Sandberg .435
4 Chris James .432
5 Brook Jacoby .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 9
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 Chili Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 18
2 Dale Murphy 16
2 Ryne Sandberg 16
4 Chili Davis 15
4 Charlie Hayes 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Howard Johnson 8
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Mike Devereaux 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Power 0.42
2 Mike Smithson 0.54
3 Marty Clary 0.64
4 Dennis Lamp 0.67
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 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Ken Howell 24
3 Chuck Cary 22
4 Kevin Ritz 21
5 Mark Portugal 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jay Howell 5
3 Mark Davis 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .411
2 Roberto Kelly .389
3 Wade Boggs .387
4 Chris James .383
5 Carney Lansford .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Ryne Sandberg 10
4 Joe Carter 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 29
2 Kent Hrbek 26
3 Chili Davis 24
3 Dale Murphy 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Howard Johnson 13
3 Vince Coleman 11
4 Jim Gantner 10
4 Gary Pettis 10

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 Storm Davis 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Sid Fernandez 44
2 Chuck Finley 44
4 Mark Langston 42
5 Bobby Witt 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Barry Larkin .327
5 Robin Yount .325

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 112
3 Pedro Guerrero 108
4 Will Clark 106
4 Don Mattingly 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Cecil Espy 47
4 Tony Gwynn 44
4 2 others 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 Orel Hershiser 22
1 Dave Stewart 22
3 Mark Langston 20
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 234
3 Jose DeLeon 213
4 Frank Viola 211
5 David Cone 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 Bobby Thigpen 34