On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 73 62 .541 --
Orioles 72 63 .533 1.0
Red Sox 68 67 .504 5.0
Brewers 68 69 .496 6.0
Indians 63 71 .470 9.5
Yankees 60 76 .441 13.5
Tigers 48 89 .350 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 54 .600 --
Royals 79 55 .590 1.5
Angels 78 56 .582 2.5
Rangers 68 64 .515 11.5
Twins 68 66 .507 12.5
Mariners 60 74 .448 20.5
White Sox 57 77 .425 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 59 .560 --
Cardinals 72 61 .541 2.5
Mets 72 61 .541 2.5
Expos 72 62 .537 3.0
Pirates 58 75 .436 16.5
Phillies 54 79 .406 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 58 .567 --
Astros 72 62 .537 4.0
Padres 69 65 .515 7.0
Reds 65 69 .485 11.0
Dodgers 63 71 .470 13.0
Braves 54 80 .403 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Harold Reynolds 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Daryl Boston 4
1 Glenallen Hill 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 3
2 Terry Pendleton 2
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.14
2 Ron Darling 0.90
2 Mark Langston 0.90
4 Scott Garrelts 0.80
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 9
1 Mark Langston 9
3 Frank Tanana 8
4 Chris Bosio 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Mike Stanton 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 .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Glenn Davis 31
3 Howard Johnson 31
5 Joe Carter 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Will Clark 96
2 Nick Esasky 96
4 Ruben Sierra 95
5 Pedro Guerrero 93

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 Scott Garrelts 2.26
2 Orel Hershiser 2.32
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 203
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 .500
2 Greg Gagne .465
3 Julio Franco .415
4 Pedro Guerrero .408
5 Joe Orsulak .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Jack Clark 5
3 George Bell 4
3 Todd Benzinger 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 19
2 Nick Esasky 17
3 George Bell 16
3 Todd Benzinger 16
3 Ellis Burks 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Dubois 0.00
1 Bill Krueger 0.00
3 Tim Belcher 0.35
4 Marty Clary 0.55
5 Mark Gubicza 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 28
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Dennis Martinez 23
5 David Cone 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .381
2 Jim Eisenreich .379
3 Brian Harper .371
4 Tony Gwynn .370
5 Jody Reed .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 11
2 Matt Williams 10
3 Eric Davis 9
4 Joe Carter 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 32
2 Pedro Guerrero 28
2 Ricky Jordan 28
4 George Bell 27
5 2 tied 26

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 Marty Clary 1.19
2 John Smiley 1.23
3 Dennis Lamp 1.40
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.69
5 Tom Browning 1.70

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 Tom Gordon 46
3 Sid Fernandez 40
4 David Cone 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Barry Larkin .339
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Will Clark .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
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 120
2 Will Clark 113
3 Ruben Sierra 112
4 Pedro Guerrero 111
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
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 2.23
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 249
3 Roger Clemens 220
4 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Mark Gubicza 205

Saves

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