On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 60 .542 --
Blue Jays 69 62 .527 2.0
Red Sox 65 65 .500 5.5
Brewers 66 67 .496 6.0
Indians 61 69 .469 9.5
Yankees 58 75 .436 14.0
Tigers 47 86 .353 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 52 .606 --
Angels 77 52 .597 1.5
Royals 75 55 .577 4.0
Rangers 67 61 .523 11.0
Twins 66 64 .508 13.0
Mariners 57 73 .438 22.0
White Sox 56 74 .431 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 57 .565 --
Cardinals 71 59 .546 2.5
Expos 71 60 .542 3.0
Mets 70 60 .538 3.5
Pirates 56 74 .431 17.5
Phillies 53 77 .408 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 57 .565 --
Astros 70 61 .534 4.0
Padres 67 64 .511 7.0
Reds 63 68 .481 11.0
Dodgers 62 69 .473 12.0
Braves 53 78 .405 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Steve Sax 4
3 Wally Backman 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Nick Esasky 1
2 Charlie Hayes 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 6
2 Charlie Hayes 4
3 Glenn Braggs 3
3 Nick Esasky 3
3 Mike Pagliarulo 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Dave Henderson 1
1 Gregg Jefferies 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.67
2 Andy Benes 0.80
3 Kevin Gross 0.70
4 Scott Scudder 0.67
5 Mike Boddicker 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Tom Filer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 8
2 Kevin Gross 7
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 Frank Viola 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .347
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Will Clark .338
4 Wade Boggs .335
5 Carney Lansford .333

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 94
3 Nick Esasky 93
4 Ruben Sierra 92
5 Pedro Guerrero 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 61
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Steve Sax 39
4 Devon White 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.31
2 Orel Hershiser 2.32
3 Bert Blyleven 2.35
4 Scott Garrelts 2.38
5 John Smiley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Joe Magrane 17
2 Mike Scott 17
4 Tom Gordon 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 243
2 Mark Langston 194
3 Frank Viola 174
4 Roger Clemens 173
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 32
2 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Jeff Russell 29
5 4 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .453
2 Greg Gagne .429
3 Carlos Martinez .423
4 Joe Orsulak .419
5 Jody Reed .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 17
2 Nick Esasky 16
3 Tom Brunansky 14
3 Andre Dawson 14
5 Ricky Jordan 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Devon White 7
4 Ellis Burks 6
4 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Mark Gubicza 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
5 Alejandro Pena 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Mauro Gozzo 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mike Boddicker 24
3 Tom Gordon 23
3 Greg Maddux 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Gregg Olson 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 John Kruk .376
3 George Bell .375
4 Pedro Guerrero .372
5 Jim Eisenreich .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Nick Esasky 10
2 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 35
2 Ricky Jordan 29
3 Pedro Guerrero 27
4 Jack Clark 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Devon White 11
4 Cecil Espy 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.08
2 Marty Clary 1.21
3 Dennis Lamp 1.29
4 John Smiley 1.45
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Joe Magrane 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Storm Davis 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Gordon 41
3 Greg Maddux 40
3 Dave Stewart 40
5 Jose DeLeon 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
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 Kirby Puckett .348
2 Wade Boggs .344
3 Barry Larkin .336
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Will Clark .326

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 Pedro Guerrero 113
3 Will Clark 112
4 Ruben Sierra 111
5 George Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 47
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.85
2 Scott Garrelts 2.27
3 Mark Langston 2.43
4 Mike Moore 2.44
5 Bryn Smith 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Mark Langston 20
2 Joe Magrane 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 216
3 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Mark Davis 37
3 Doug Jones 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36