On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 59 .524 --
Brewers 65 62 .512 1.5
Blue Jays 63 61 .508 2.0
Red Sox 58 65 .472 6.5
Indians 58 66 .468 7.0
Yankees 57 68 .456 8.5
Tigers 47 78 .376 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 49 .608 --
Angels 74 49 .602 1.0
Royals 71 53 .573 4.5
Rangers 65 57 .533 9.5
Twins 60 63 .488 15.0
Mariners 57 66 .463 18.0
White Sox 52 72 .419 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 54 .568 --
Mets 69 55 .556 1.5
Expos 68 57 .544 3.0
Cardinals 66 57 .537 4.0
Pirates 52 71 .423 18.0
Phillies 50 74 .403 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 54 .568 --
Astros 69 55 .556 1.5
Padres 62 63 .496 9.0
Dodgers 59 66 .472 12.0
Reds 59 66 .472 12.0
Braves 50 74 .403 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Todd Benzinger 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 Gregg Jefferies 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Stan Jefferson 1
1 Mark McGwire 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
3 Jesse Barfield 2
3 George Brett 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Bo Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.43
2 Rick Sutcliffe 0.86
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.71
4 Dennis Rasmussen 0.67
4 Curt Young 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 10
2 Tim Belcher 6
2 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Curt Young 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Rick Luecken 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .340
2 Will Clark .338
3 Wade Boggs .337
4 Kirby Puckett .333
5 Carney Lansford .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 30
3 Howard Johnson 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 105
2 Will Clark 90
3 Ruben Sierra 87
4 Julio Franco 85
5 Joe Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Vince Coleman 56
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 38
5 Steve Sax 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.30
2 Scott Garrelts 2.31
3 Orel Hershiser 2.45
4 Bert Blyleven 2.46
5 Rick Reuschel 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Mark Langston 188
3 Roger Clemens 167
4 Jose DeLeon 158
4 Frank Viola 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 31
1 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Dan Plesac 28
3 Jeff Russell 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .432
2 Kurt Stillwell .423
3 Jim Eisenreich .413
4 Kevin Bass .410
4 Felix Fermin .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 9
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 Matt Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 16
1 Ryne Sandberg 16
3 George Bell 15
3 Pedro Guerrero 15
5 Joe Carter 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Cecil Espy 8
4 Carney Lansford 6
4 Gary Pettis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.00
2 John Farrell 0.53
3 Mike Moore 0.79
4 Ron Darling 1.09
5 Mike Jeffcoat 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Jose DeLeon 21
3 John Farrell 21
3 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Jeff Russell 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Bryan Harvey 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .403
2 Wade Boggs .380
3 Kurt Stillwell .379
4 George Bell .373
5 Will Clark .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Eric Davis 9
2 Glenn Davis 9
2 Nick Esasky 9
2 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 28
1 Nick Esasky 28
1 Ricky Jordan 28
4 Alvin Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Howard Johnson 12
3 Gary Pettis 12
5 Cecil Espy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.64
2 Dennis Lamp 1.17
3 Chris Bosio 1.39
4 Ted Power 1.51
5 Ron Darling 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
3 Allan Anderson 5
3 Mike Bielecki 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Bobby Witt 43
3 Jose DeLeon 39
3 Dave Stewart 39
5 Pete Harnisch 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Randy Myers 8
2 Jeff Russell 8
2 Mitch Williams 8
5 7 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Barry Larkin .333
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Will Clark .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Bo Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Pedro Guerrero 110
3 Will Clark 109
3 Ruben Sierra 109
5 Robin Yount 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.92
2 Scott Garrelts 2.19
3 Mark Langston 2.26
4 Chris Bosio 2.37
5 Mike Moore 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 216
4 Jose DeLeon 214
5 Mark Gubicza 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
2 Mark Davis 38
3 Doug Jones 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 Bobby Thigpen 34