On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 57 .521 --
Blue Jays 61 59 .508 1.5
Brewers 62 60 .508 1.5
Indians 58 62 .483 4.5
Red Sox 57 61 .483 4.5
Yankees 55 65 .458 7.5
Tigers 44 76 .367 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 48 .600 --
Angels 71 48 .597 0.5
Royals 66 53 .555 5.5
Rangers 62 56 .525 9.0
Twins 59 61 .492 13.0
Mariners 57 62 .479 14.5
White Sox 51 69 .425 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 50 .583 --
Mets 66 53 .555 3.5
Expos 66 54 .550 4.0
Cardinals 64 55 .538 5.5
Pirates 51 68 .429 18.5
Phillies 49 70 .412 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 52 .567 --
Astros 65 55 .542 3.0
Padres 59 61 .492 9.0
Reds 56 63 .471 11.5
Dodgers 56 64 .467 12.0
Braves 48 73 .397 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Allanson 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Brook Jacoby 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Ricky Jordan 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
4 George Bell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 2.50
2 Mike Bielecki 2.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.14
4 Roger Clemens 0.88
5 Mark Langston 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Mike Bielecki 8
2 Pete Harnisch 8
2 Mark Langston 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Kirby Puckett .340
4 Will Clark .339
5 Alvin Davis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Howard Johnson 29
4 Glenn Davis 28
5 Darryl Strawberry 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 103
2 Ruben Sierra 85
3 Julio Franco 84
4 Will Clark 83
5 Pedro Guerrero 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
1 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Cecil Espy 39
4 Tony Gwynn 36
4 Steve Sax 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.36
2 Mike Moore 2.40
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 10 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Mark Langston 185
3 Roger Clemens 165
4 Jose DeLeon 155
4 Frank Viola 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 30
1 Mitch Williams 30
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Dan Plesac 28
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .431
2 Chris James .405
2 John Kruk .405
4 Wade Boggs .400
4 Roberto Kelly .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Matt Williams 6
4 Glenn Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 20
2 Pedro Guerrero 17
3 Eric Davis 16
4 Milt Thompson 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Cecil Espy 8
2 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Mike Felder 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.36
2 Storm Davis 0.38
3 Mauro Gozzo 0.69
3 Scott Terry 0.69
5 Mike LaCoss 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 4
1 Storm Davis 4
3 Allan Anderson 3
3 Tom Browning 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Sid Fernandez 22
2 Chuck Finley 22
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .415
2 Roberto Kelly .392
3 Robin Yount .389
4 Danny Tartabull .389
5 Alvin Davis .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
1 Glenn Davis 11
3 Fred McGriff 10
3 Dale Murphy 10
3 Ryne Sandberg 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 28
2 Kent Hrbek 27
2 Dale Murphy 27
4 Nick Esasky 25
4 Robin Yount 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 14
2 Howard Johnson 14
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.77
2 Jeff Parrett 0.98
3 Tom Candiotti 1.14
4 Mark Langston 1.29
5 John Smiley 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Chuck Finley 43
4 Jose DeLeon 42
5 Bobby Witt 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mitch Williams 8
4 Tom Henke 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Alvin Davis .331
5 Barry Larkin .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Rob Deer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Pedro Guerrero 112
3 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Robin Yount 108
5 Eric Davis 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 78
3 Cecil Espy 53
4 Steve Sax 47
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.82
2 Mark Langston 2.14
3 Scott Garrelts 2.22
4 Chris Bosio 2.28
5 Danny Darwin 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Jose DeLeon 218
4 Roger Clemens 214
5 Mark Gubicza 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
1 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 Bobby Thigpen 35