On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 76 63 .547 --
Orioles 75 64 .540 1.0
Red Sox 70 69 .504 6.0
Brewers 68 72 .486 8.5
Yankees 64 76 .457 12.5
Indians 63 75 .457 12.5
Tigers 52 89 .369 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 55 .604 --
Royals 80 58 .580 3.5
Angels 79 59 .572 4.5
Rangers 70 66 .515 12.5
Twins 70 68 .507 13.5
Mariners 61 76 .445 22.0
White Sox 58 80 .420 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 61 .558 --
Cardinals 75 62 .547 1.5
Expos 74 64 .536 3.0
Mets 73 64 .533 3.5
Pirates 60 77 .438 16.5
Phillies 55 82 .401 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 59 .572 --
Astros 73 65 .529 6.0
Padres 73 65 .529 6.0
Reds 67 71 .486 12.0
Dodgers 65 73 .471 14.0
Braves 55 83 .399 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Larkin 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Castillo 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 5
2 Deion Sanders 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alvaro Espinoza 1
1 Ozzie Guillen 1
1 Glenallen Hill 1
1 Gary Redus 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.80
2 Roger Clemens 1.00
2 Sid Fernandez 1.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.00
5 John Farrell 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mark Grant 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Farrell 10
2 John Smoltz 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
4 Pascual Perez 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Gregg Olson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Will Clark .339
4 Carney Lansford .338
5 Wade Boggs .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 32
4 Glenn Davis 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 101
3 Will Clark 98
4 Nick Esasky 97
5 Pedro Guerrero 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
3 Steve Sax 41
5 Tony Gwynn 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.26
2 Orel Hershiser 2.35
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.52
4 John Smiley 2.54
5 Chuck Finley 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Joe Magrane 18
2 Mike Scott 18
4 Bret Saberhagen 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Mark Langston 203
3 Roger Clemens 194
4 Frank Viola 180
5 Jose DeLeon 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 36
2 Jeff Russell 32
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Quinones .500
2 Jody Reed .476
3 Gary Redus .433
4 Roberto Alomar .400
4 Carlos Martinez .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 6
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 18
1 Jack Clark 18
3 Ellis Burks 16
3 Nick Esasky 16
3 Matt Williams 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Julio Franco 5
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 Brad Komminsk 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Tim Belcher 0.00
1 Brian Dubois 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
5 Mark Gubicza 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 David Cone 24
4 Mark Gubicza 23
5 Frank Viola 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Mark Davis 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
3 Jeff Reardon 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .369
2 Mookie Wilson .367
3 Jerry Browne .366
4 Frank White .366
5 Tony Gwynn .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
3 Jack Clark 9
4 Joe Carter 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 29
1 Matt Williams 29
3 Jack Clark 28
3 Nick Esasky 28
3 Pedro Guerrero 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 10
2 Carney Lansford 10
2 Mookie Wilson 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 1.20
2 Marty Clary 1.33
3 Jimmy Key 1.65
3 Dennis Lamp 1.65
5 Tom Browning 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Mark Gubicza 5
4 Joe Magrane 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 David Cone 46
2 Sid Fernandez 46
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Mark Gubicza 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .348
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Will Clark .336
5 Lonnie Smith .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Howard Johnson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
2 Ruben Sierra 117
3 Will Clark 115
4 Pedro Guerrero 113
5 Robin Yount 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Steve Sax 48
5 Tony Gwynn 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.21
3 Mark Langston 2.47
4 Mike Moore 2.60
5 Tim Belcher 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Joe Magrane 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Jose DeLeon 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Mark Langston 241
3 Roger Clemens 221
4 Jose DeLeon 220
5 David Cone 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 John Franco 38
3 Doug Jones 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 Jeff Reardon 35