On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 56 .521 --
Blue Jays 59 59 .500 2.5
Brewers 60 60 .500 2.5
Red Sox 57 59 .491 3.5
Indians 57 61 .483 4.5
Yankees 55 63 .466 6.5
Tigers 43 75 .364 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 47 .602 --
Angels 69 48 .590 1.5
Royals 64 53 .547 6.5
Rangers 61 55 .526 9.0
Twins 59 59 .500 12.0
Mariners 56 61 .479 14.5
White Sox 51 67 .432 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 50 .576 --
Expos 65 53 .551 3.0
Mets 64 53 .547 3.5
Cardinals 62 55 .530 5.5
Pirates 50 67 .427 17.5
Phillies 47 70 .402 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 51 .568 --
Astros 64 54 .542 3.0
Padres 59 59 .500 8.0
Reds 56 61 .479 10.5
Dodgers 56 62 .475 11.0
Braves 48 71 .403 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Coleman 4
1 Milt Thompson 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Stan Jefferson 1
1 Rance Mulliniks 1
1 Dan Pasqua 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Thompson 3
1 Craig Worthington 3
3 Bruce Benedict 2
3 Greg Brock 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.14
2 Jeff Peterek 0.80
3 Doug Drabek 0.71
4 Joe Magrane 0.67
5 Mike Boddicker 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Tony Fossas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Mike Boddicker 7
3 Joe Magrane 6
4 Doug Drabek 5
4 John Smoltz 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Roberto Kelly .341
4 Will Clark .337
5 Wade Boggs .337

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 Ruben Sierra 85
3 Julio Franco 84
4 Will Clark 83
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 53
3 Cecil Espy 37
4 Tony Gwynn 36
5 Steve Sax 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.36
2 Mike Moore 2.38
3 Orel Hershiser 2.41
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 Rick Reuschel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Joe Magrane 15
3 Mike Moore 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Mark Langston 177
3 Roger Clemens 158
4 Frank Viola 155
5 John Smoltz 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 30
1 Mitch Williams 30
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 Bobby Thigpen 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Manrique .471
2 Roberto Kelly .442
3 Chris James .425
4 Tony Gwynn .412
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 9
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Matt Williams 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 17
2 Nick Esasky 16
2 Ryne Sandberg 16
4 Eric Davis 15
4 Lou Whitaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Cecil Espy 6
2 Mike Felder 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.36
3 Dennis Lamp 0.59
4 Mauro Gozzo 0.69
5 Allan Anderson 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 21
2 Ken Howell 20
3 Dave Stewart 19
4 Jose DeLeon 18
4 6 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Jay Howell 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .412
2 Roberto Kelly .408
3 Danny Tartabull .394
4 Alvin Davis .385
5 Chris James .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 27
1 Dale Murphy 27
3 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Alvin Davis 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Roberto Kelly 11
4 Gary Pettis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.77
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Tom Candiotti 1.14
4 Dennis Lamp 1.65
5 Mark Langston 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Mike Bielecki 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Mitch Williams 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Alvin Davis .331
5 Barry Larkin .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Pedro Guerrero 112
3 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Robin Yount 108
5 Don Mattingly 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 79
2 Vince Coleman 78
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.97
2 Mark Langston 2.13
3 Scott Garrelts 2.20
4 Chris Bosio 2.28
5 Mike Moore 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 270
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Jose DeLeon 213
3 Frank Viola 213
5 2 tied 208

Saves

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