On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 56 .513 --
Red Sox 57 57 .500 1.5
Blue Jays 58 58 .500 1.5
Brewers 58 60 .492 2.5
Indians 57 60 .487 3.0
Yankees 54 62 .466 5.5
Tigers 42 74 .362 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 46 .607 --
Angels 68 47 .591 2.0
Royals 63 52 .548 7.0
Rangers 61 54 .530 9.0
Twins 58 58 .500 12.5
Mariners 56 60 .483 14.5
White Sox 49 67 .422 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 49 .581 --
Expos 65 51 .560 2.5
Mets 63 53 .543 4.5
Cardinals 60 54 .526 6.5
Pirates 48 67 .417 19.0
Phillies 46 70 .397 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 50 .573 --
Astros 64 53 .547 3.0
Padres 59 59 .500 8.5
Reds 55 61 .474 11.5
Dodgers 55 62 .470 12.0
Braves 48 69 .410 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 4
1 Oddibe McDowell 4
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 David Cone 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawon Dunston 6
2 Nick Esasky 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Mark McGwire 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Rolando Roomes 2
4 Dave Bergman 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Gross 2.25
2 Jim Deshaies 1.67
3 Mark Gubicza 1.25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.20
5 David Cone 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Deshaies 10
1 Mark Gubicza 10
3 Kevin Gross 9
4 David Cone 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .345
2 Tony Gwynn .343
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Will Clark .336
5 Wade Boggs .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 27
3 Howard Johnson 27
5 5 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 102
2 Julio Franco 84
2 Ruben Sierra 84
4 Will Clark 83
5 Don Mattingly 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Vince Coleman 52
3 Tony Gwynn 36
4 Cecil Espy 35
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.35
2 Mike Moore 2.38
3 John Cerutti 2.39
4 Orel Hershiser 2.40
5 Scott Garrelts 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 15
4 Orel Hershiser 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Mark Langston 177
3 Roger Clemens 158
4 Frank Viola 155
5 Jose DeLeon 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 30
1 Mitch Williams 30
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .500
2 Fred Manrique .457
3 John Kruk .447
4 Brook Jacoby .431
5 Jeff Kunkel .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 10
2 Eric Davis 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Nick Esasky 6
3 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 19
2 Ryne Sandberg 18
3 Eric Davis 15
3 Don Mattingly 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Tim Raines 7
4 Mike Devereaux 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Cerutti 0.50
2 Tom Gordon 0.56
2 Dennis Lamp 0.56
4 Tom Candiotti 0.59
5 Allan Anderson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Mike Bielecki 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Chuck Cary 22
3 Chris Bosio 21
4 Ken Howell 20
4 Mark Portugal 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .418
2 Robin Yount .414
3 Carney Lansford .374
4 Danny Tartabull .372
5 Chris James .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 12
2 Glenn Davis 11
2 Fred McGriff 11
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 30
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Nick Esasky 26
3 Kent Hrbek 26
5 Joe Carter 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 13
2 Howard Johnson 13
4 Roberto Kelly 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.47
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 John Cerutti 1.46
4 Mark Portugal 1.60
5 Mark Langston 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Mike Bielecki 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Sid Fernandez 44
3 Chuck Finley 44
5 Tim Belcher 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Barry Larkin .330
5 Robin Yount .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Rob Deer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 114
3 Pedro Guerrero 109
4 Robin Yount 108
5 Will Clark 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Tony Gwynn 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.95
2 Scott Garrelts 2.19
3 John Cerutti 2.20
4 Mark Langston 2.22
5 Chris Bosio 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 270
2 Mark Langston 238
3 David Cone 218
4 Jose DeLeon 213
4 Frank Viola 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Mark Davis 39
2 Doug Jones 39
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 Mitch Williams 34