On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 62 .537 --
Blue Jays 72 62 .537 0.0
Red Sox 68 66 .507 4.0
Brewers 67 69 .493 6.0
Indians 63 70 .474 8.5
Yankees 59 76 .437 13.5
Tigers 47 89 .346 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 53 .604 --
Angels 78 55 .586 2.5
Royals 78 55 .586 2.5
Rangers 68 63 .519 11.5
Twins 68 65 .511 12.5
Mariners 59 74 .444 21.5
White Sox 56 77 .421 24.5

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 79 .406 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 58 .564 --
Astros 71 62 .534 4.0
Padres 69 65 .515 6.5
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 Jerry Browne 4
1 Jody Reed 4
3 Brook Jacoby 3
3 Kevin Seitzer 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Pete O'Brien 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Benito Santiago 3
1 Bill Spiers 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Jim Eisenreich 1
2 Brad Komminsk 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.44
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.40
3 Kevin Ritz 0.78
4 David West 0.75
5 John Farrell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 Mark Knudson 1
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 13
2 Kevin Ritz 7
2 Bret Saberhagen 7
4 David West 6
5 John Farrell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Grant 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .344
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Wade Boggs .338
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 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 110
2 Will Clark 96
2 Nick Esasky 96
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 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Moore 2.51
5 John Smiley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 18
1 Mike Scott 18
1 Dave Stewart 18
4 Bret Saberhagen 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 243
2 Mark Langston 194
3 Roger Clemens 186
4 Jose DeLeon 174
4 Frank Viola 174

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 Jody Reed .463
2 Greg Gagne .450
3 Joe Orsulak .424
4 Jerry Browne .417
5 Brad Komminsk .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 18
1 Jose Canseco 18
1 Nick Esasky 18
4 Ellis Burks 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Roberto Alomar 7
3 Devon White 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6
5 11 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Bill Krueger 0.00
3 Mark Gubicza 0.38
4 Tim Belcher 0.53
5 Marty Clary 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Tom Browning 3
2 Mark Gubicza 3
2 Jimmy Key 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Rob Dibble 23
2 Tom Gordon 23
2 Dennis Martinez 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .402
2 Tony Gwynn .381
3 George Bell .370
4 Brian Harper .367
5 Jerry Browne .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 11
1 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 35
2 Ricky Jordan 28
3 George Bell 26
3 Pedro Guerrero 26
5 Jose Canseco 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Devon White 11
4 Phil Bradley 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Clary 1.21
2 John Smiley 1.23
3 Dennis Lamp 1.24
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.58
5 Tom Browning 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
2 Tom Browning 6
2 Storm Davis 6
2 Joe Magrane 6
5 Tom Gordon 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Sid Fernandez 41
2 Tom Gordon 41
4 David Cone 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Jeff Russell 9
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .352
2 Wade Boggs .349
3 Barry Larkin .339
4 Tony Gwynn .333
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 116
2 Will Clark 113
3 Ruben Sierra 110
4 George Bell 109
4 2 others tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Steve Sax 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.84
2 Scott Garrelts 2.30
3 Mark Langston 2.39
4 Mike Moore 2.48
5 Bryn Smith 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Joe Magrane 21
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 220
4 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

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