On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 61 .541 --
Blue Jays 71 62 .534 1.0
Red Sox 67 66 .504 5.0
Brewers 66 69 .489 7.0
Indians 62 70 .470 9.5
Yankees 59 76 .437 14.0
Tigers 47 88 .348 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 53 .604 --
Angels 78 54 .591 2.0
Royals 77 55 .583 3.0
Rangers 68 62 .523 11.0
Twins 67 65 .508 13.0
Mariners 59 73 .447 21.0
White Sox 56 76 .424 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 58 .564 --
Cardinals 72 60 .545 2.5
Mets 72 60 .545 2.5
Expos 72 61 .541 3.0
Pirates 58 74 .439 16.5
Phillies 54 78 .409 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 58 .564 --
Astros 71 62 .534 4.0
Padres 68 65 .511 7.0
Reds 64 69 .481 11.0
Dodgers 62 71 .466 13.0
Braves 53 80 .398 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Smith 4
1 Gerald Young 4
3 Jim Eisenreich 3
3 Greg Gagne 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Mark Grace 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 4
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 8.00
2 Mike Scott 1.80
3 Jimmy Key 1.25
4 Mark Gubicza 1.17
5 Dennis Martinez 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 9
2 Jose DeLeon 8
2 Dennis Martinez 8
4 Jim Abbott 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .346
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Wade Boggs .339
4 Will Clark .337
5 Carney Lansford .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 35
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 96
3 Nick Esasky 95
4 Ruben Sierra 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.32
2 Scott Garrelts 2.38
3 Mike Moore 2.51
4 John Smiley 2.54
5 Chuck Finley 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 32
2 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 30
3 Jeff Russell 30
5 John Franco 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gagne .472
2 Jody Reed .405
3 Andy Allanson .400
3 Roberto Alomar .400
3 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 5
1 Jack Clark 5
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 18
1 Nick Esasky 18
3 George Bell 17
4 Ellis Burks 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Mookie Wilson 7
3 Devon White 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
3 Mark Gubicza 0.38
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.59
5 Alejandro Pena 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Tom Browning 3
2 Mark Gubicza 3
2 Jimmy Key 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Rob Dibble 23
2 Tom Gordon 23
2 Tom Henke 23
2 Dennis Martinez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .405
2 Tony Gwynn .392
3 George Bell .375
4 Wade Boggs .365
5 Carney Lansford .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Matt Williams 11
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Glenn Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 34
2 Ricky Jordan 28
3 Pedro Guerrero 27
4 Jose Canseco 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Devon White 11
4 Cecil Espy 10
4 Mookie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.07
2 Marty Clary 1.21
3 Dennis Lamp 1.24
4 John Smiley 1.45
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
5 Tom Gordon 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Jose DeLeon 47
3 Sid Fernandez 41
3 Tom Gordon 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .351
2 Wade Boggs .349
3 Barry Larkin .339
4 Tony Gwynn .335
5 Will Clark .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Howard Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Will Clark 114
3 Ruben Sierra 112
4 Pedro Guerrero 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Cecil Espy 50
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Steve Sax 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.85
2 Scott Garrelts 2.29
3 Mark Langston 2.39
4 Mike Moore 2.48
5 Bryn Smith 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Joe Magrane 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 216
3 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 41
2 Mark Davis 37
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Doug Jones 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36