On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 57 .525 --
Brewers 63 60 .512 1.5
Blue Jays 61 60 .504 2.5
Indians 58 63 .479 5.5
Red Sox 57 62 .479 5.5
Yankees 56 65 .463 7.5
Tigers 44 77 .364 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 48 .603 --
Angels 71 48 .597 1.0
Royals 67 53 .558 5.5
Rangers 62 57 .521 10.0
Twins 59 61 .492 13.5
Mariners 57 63 .475 15.5
White Sox 52 69 .430 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 50 .587 --
Mets 66 54 .550 4.5
Expos 66 55 .545 5.0
Cardinals 64 55 .538 6.0
Pirates 51 69 .425 19.5
Phillies 49 71 .408 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 52 .570 --
Astros 66 55 .545 3.0
Padres 60 61 .496 9.0
Dodgers 57 64 .471 12.0
Reds 56 64 .467 12.5
Braves 48 73 .397 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Jefferson 5
2 Will Clark 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Danny Heep 3
3 Mike Marshall 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Farrell 1.83
2 Greg Cadaret 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 0.88
4 Jim Deshaies 0.86
4 2 others tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Farrell 11
2 Greg Cadaret 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Chris Bosio 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Will Clark .342
3 Kirby Puckett .340
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Carney Lansford .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
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 105
2 Will Clark 87
3 Ruben Sierra 85
4 Julio Franco 84
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 11 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Mark Langston 185
3 Roger Clemens 165
4 Frank Viola 158
5 Jose DeLeon 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 31
2 Mark Davis 30
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Dan Plesac 28
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .426
2 Brook Jacoby .424
3 Chris James .404
4 Tony Gwynn .400
4 Danny Tartabull .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Kevin Mitchell 6
4 Glenn Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 21
2 Eric Davis 17
3 Pedro Guerrero 16
4 Kevin Mitchell 15
4 Milt Thompson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Cecil Espy 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Steve Sax 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.47
2 Mauro Gozzo 0.69
2 Scott Terry 0.69
4 Mike LaCoss 0.87
5 Dave Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 John Farrell 24
3 Bob Welch 23
4 Sid Fernandez 22
4 Chuck Finley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Jeff Russell 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .392
2 Roberto Kelly .392
3 Robin Yount .389
4 Danny Tartabull .378
5 2 tied .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Ryne Sandberg 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 29
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Nick Esasky 26
4 Alvin Davis 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.98
2 Dennis Lamp 1.24
3 Ron Robinson 1.26
4 Mark Langston 1.29
5 Tom Candiotti 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 6 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 11
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mitch Williams 8
4 Jay Howell 7
4 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Barry Larkin .334
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Robin Yount .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Rob Deer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Pedro Guerrero 112
3 Will Clark 108
3 Ruben Sierra 108
3 Robin Yount 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Cecil Espy 52
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 2.37
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 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Jose DeLeon 218
4 Roger Clemens 214
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 39
2 Mark Davis 38
2 John Franco 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 2 tied 34