On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 60 .538 --
Blue Jays 68 61 .527 1.5
Brewers 65 66 .496 5.5
Red Sox 63 65 .492 6.0
Indians 61 68 .473 8.5
Yankees 58 73 .443 12.5
Tigers 47 84 .359 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 52 .600 --
Angels 76 52 .594 1.0
Royals 75 54 .581 2.5
Rangers 67 60 .528 9.5
Twins 64 64 .500 13.0
Mariners 57 71 .445 20.0
White Sox 55 74 .426 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 57 .558 --
Cardinals 70 58 .547 1.5
Expos 70 59 .543 2.0
Mets 69 59 .539 2.5
Pirates 56 72 .438 15.5
Phillies 52 76 .406 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 55 .574 --
Astros 69 60 .535 5.0
Padres 65 64 .504 9.0
Reds 62 67 .481 12.0
Dodgers 61 68 .473 13.0
Braves 52 77 .403 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Oester 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Jerry Browne 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 2
1 Joe Orsulak 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marvell Wynne 4
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 Pat Borders 3
2 Joe Orsulak 3
2 Matt Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Garrelts 1.17
2 Tim Belcher 1.12
3 Steve Rosenberg 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
5 Ron Darling 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 9
2 Ron Darling 7
2 Scott Garrelts 7
4 Roger Clemens 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Will Clark .343
3 Kirby Puckett .335
4 Wade Boggs .333
5 Carney Lansford .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 33
3 Glenn Davis 31
3 Howard Johnson 31
5 Eric Davis 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 110
2 Will Clark 93
3 Ruben Sierra 91
4 Pedro Guerrero 88
5 Nick Esasky 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 61
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Devon White 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.31
2 Bert Blyleven 2.35
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Scott Garrelts 2.38
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 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 232
2 Mark Langston 194
3 Roger Clemens 173
4 Frank Viola 169
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 31
1 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Jeff Russell 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .446
2 Joe Orsulak .429
3 Jerry Browne .426
4 George Bell .411
5 Herm Winningham .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 4
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 17
2 Ricky Jordan 15
3 Tom Brunansky 14
3 Nick Esasky 14
5 Bobby Bonilla 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Mookie Wilson 9
3 Devon White 7
4 Ellis Burks 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
3 Mark Gubicza 0.72
4 Paul Gibson 0.73
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
1 Mark Gubicza 25
3 Tom Gordon 23
3 Tom Henke 23
5 Bobby Witt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Randy Myers 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .390
2 Will Clark .385
3 John Kruk .381
4 Jim Gantner .370
5 Pedro Guerrero .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Matt Williams 10
5 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 30
2 Ricky Jordan 28
3 Kent Hrbek 27
4 Eric Davis 25
4 Pedro Guerrero 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Cecil Espy 11
3 Devon White 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.05
2 Marty Clary 1.21
3 Dennis Lamp 1.27
4 John Smiley 1.45
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Storm Davis 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Jose DeLeon 39
2 Tom Gordon 39
4 David Cone 38
4 Bobby Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Jeff Russell 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .345
2 Barry Larkin .342
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Will Clark .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Howard Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Will Clark 111
3 Pedro Guerrero 111
5 George Bell 108

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 2.27
3 Chris Bosio 2.36
4 Bryn Smith 2.43
5 Mark Langston 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Mark Langston 20
2 Joe Magrane 20
5 Jose DeLeon 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 216
3 Jose DeLeon 216
5 2 tied 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 37
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36