On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 60 .531 --
Blue Jays 66 61 .520 1.5
Brewers 65 64 .504 3.5
Indians 61 66 .480 6.5
Red Sox 60 65 .480 6.5
Yankees 58 71 .450 10.5
Tigers 47 81 .367 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 50 .609 --
Angels 75 51 .595 2.0
Royals 73 54 .575 4.5
Rangers 66 59 .528 10.5
Twins 62 64 .492 15.0
Mariners 57 69 .452 20.0
White Sox 53 74 .417 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 68 58 .540 2.5
Pirates 55 71 .437 15.5
Phillies 51 75 .405 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 54 .575 --
Astros 69 58 .543 4.0
Padres 63 64 .496 10.0
Reds 61 66 .480 12.0
Dodgers 60 67 .472 13.0
Braves 51 76 .402 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Sax 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Darnell Coles 3
2 Alvaro Espinoza 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Brian Harper 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Tim Hulett 3
1 John Orton 3
4 Jerry Browne 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Jack Daugherty 1
2 Junior Felix 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Magrane 2.00
2 Doug Drabek 1.00
3 Chuck Cary 0.83
4 Bert Blyleven 0.80
4 Dave Schmidt 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
3 Luis Aquino 5
3 Chuck Cary 5
3 Doug Drabek 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Gary Mielke 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Will Clark .337
3 Wade Boggs .335
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 Alvin Davis .331

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
2 Ruben Sierra 91
4 Julio Franco 86
4 Pedro Guerrero 86

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 Bert Blyleven 2.35
4 Orel Hershiser 2.36
5 Rick Reuschel 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 17
1 Mike Scott 17
1 Dave Stewart 17
4 Tom Gordon 16
4 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 30
4 Dan Plesac 28
4 Jeff Russell 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .434
2 Jerry Browne .423
3 Mookie Wilson .411
4 Tony Gwynn .400
4 Brian Harper .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 6
1 Matt Williams 6
3 George Bell 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 4
3 16 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 19
2 George Bell 16
3 Cal Ripken 14
3 Matt Williams 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Cecil Espy 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 Phil Bradley 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 Alejandro Pena 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 David Cone 25
2 Pete Harnisch 25
4 John Farrell 24
5 Tom Gordon 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .382
2 John Kruk .372
3 Wade Boggs .364
4 Will Clark .361
4 Brook Jacoby .361

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 Dale Murphy 26
5 Chili Davis 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Cecil Espy 11
3 Steve Sax 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.65
2 Jeff Parrett 1.08
3 John Smiley 1.55
4 Kirk McCaskill 1.60
5 Ron Darling 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 5 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 Mark Davis 7
3 Doug Jones 7
3 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Barry Larkin .337
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Will Clark .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Pedro Guerrero 111
4 Will Clark 109
5 George Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
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 2.20
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
2 Joe Magrane 20
5 Tom Browning 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 284
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 216
4 Jose DeLeon 214
5 Frank Viola 210

Saves

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