On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 59 .532 --
Blue Jays 65 61 .516 2.0
Brewers 65 64 .504 3.5
Red Sox 60 65 .480 6.5
Indians 60 66 .476 7.0
Yankees 57 70 .449 10.5
Tigers 47 80 .370 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 49 .614 --
Angels 74 51 .592 3.0
Royals 73 53 .579 4.5
Rangers 65 59 .524 11.5
Twins 61 64 .488 16.0
Mariners 57 68 .456 20.0
White Sox 53 73 .421 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 56 .559 --
Mets 69 57 .548 1.5
Expos 69 58 .543 2.0
Cardinals 67 58 .536 3.0
Pirates 54 71 .432 16.0
Phillies 51 75 .405 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 54 .575 --
Astros 69 57 .548 3.5
Padres 63 64 .496 10.0
Reds 61 66 .480 12.0
Dodgers 60 67 .472 13.0
Braves 51 75 .405 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Harris 5
2 Greg Gagne 4
2 Joe Oliver 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Wally Joyner 3
2 Fred McGriff 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Brett Butler 2
3 Shawn Abner 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.60
2 David Cone 1.00
2 Orel Hershiser 1.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.00
5 Dave Stewart 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Marty Clary 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 8
1 Tom Gordon 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
4 Pascual Perez 7
4 Dave Stewart 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Will Clark .337
3 Wade Boggs .335
4 Kirby Puckett .333
5 Carney Lansford .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 33
3 Glenn Davis 31
4 Howard Johnson 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 108
2 Will Clark 91
3 Ruben Sierra 90
4 Julio Franco 85
5 Joe Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 38
4 Steve Sax 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.30
2 Scott Garrelts 2.31
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Rick Reuschel 2.39
5 Bert Blyleven 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
1 Dave Stewart 17
3 Tom Gordon 16
3 Joe Magrane 16
3 Mike Moore 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 232
2 Mark Langston 188
3 Frank Viola 169
4 Roger Clemens 167
5 Jose DeLeon 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 31
1 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 29
4 Dan Plesac 28
4 Jeff Russell 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Browne .438
2 George Bell .434
3 Felix Fermin .425
4 Jim Eisenreich .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
1 Matt Williams 7
3 Kevin Mitchell 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 Eric Davis 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 19
2 George Bell 15
2 Matt Williams 15
4 Joe Carter 14
4 Nick Esasky 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Cecil Espy 8
4 Phil Bradley 6
4 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
1 Rich Thompson 0.00
1 Tom McCarthy 0.00
5 Jeff Parrett 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 David Cone 25
3 John Farrell 24
4 Mike Boddicker 23
4 Tom Gordon 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .379
2 John Kruk .372
3 Brook Jacoby .370
4 Kurt Stillwell .366
5 Wade Boggs .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Glenn Davis 10
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Nick Esasky 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 31
2 Nick Esasky 29
2 Ricky Jordan 29
4 Chili Davis 26
4 Dale Murphy 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Cecil Espy 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.65
2 Jeff Parrett 1.00
3 Chris Bosio 1.52
4 John Smiley 1.55
5 Ron Darling 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 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 66
2 Dave Stewart 46
3 Jose DeLeon 39
3 Tom Gordon 39
5 David Cone 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Mitch Williams 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Kirby Puckett .343
3 Barry Larkin .334
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Will Clark .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 112
3 Will Clark 110
4 Pedro Guerrero 109
5 George Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.19
3 Mark Langston 2.26
4 Chris Bosio 2.36
5 Bryn Smith 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Mark Langston 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 284
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 216
4 Jose DeLeon 214
5 David Cone 211

Saves

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