On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 77 63 .550 --
Orioles 75 65 .536 2.0
Red Sox 70 70 .500 7.0
Brewers 69 72 .489 8.5
Yankees 65 76 .461 12.5
Indians 64 75 .460 12.5
Tigers 53 89 .373 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 55 .607 --
Royals 80 59 .576 4.5
Angels 79 60 .568 5.5
Rangers 71 66 .518 12.5
Twins 70 69 .504 14.5
Mariners 61 77 .442 23.0
White Sox 58 81 .417 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 62 .554 --
Cardinals 76 62 .551 0.5
Expos 75 64 .540 2.0
Mets 73 65 .529 3.5
Pirates 60 78 .435 16.5
Phillies 56 82 .406 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 59 .576 --
Padres 74 65 .532 6.0
Astros 73 66 .525 7.0
Reds 68 71 .489 12.0
Dodgers 65 74 .468 15.0
Braves 55 84 .396 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Paul Zuvella 4
3 Dann Bilardello 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Dann Bilardello 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 George Brett 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Darren Daulton 3
3 Andres Galarraga 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jerry Browne 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Deshaies 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.86
3 Derek Lilliquist 0.78
4 Chris Bosio 0.75
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Derek Lilliquist 7
2 Chris Bosio 6
2 Jim Deshaies 6
2 Frank Tanana 6
5 Tim Belcher 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Brian Dubois 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .341
2 Will Clark .340
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Carney Lansford .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 32
4 Glenn Davis 31
5 Bo Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 102
3 Will Clark 100
4 Nick Esasky 97
4 Pedro Guerrero 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Cecil Espy 41
3 Steve Sax 41
5 Tony Gwynn 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
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 6 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Mark Langston 207
3 Roger Clemens 194
4 Frank Viola 180
5 Jose DeLeon 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 37
2 Jeff Russell 33
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .488
2 Luis Quinones .473
3 Roberto Alomar .435
4 Dickie Thon .405
5 Harold Reynolds .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 6
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
4 Roberto Alomar 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 17
1 Jack Clark 17
1 Matt Williams 17
4 Ellis Burks 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 Brad Komminsk 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
2 Mark Gubicza 0.47
3 Eric King 0.64
4 Doug Bair 0.75
5 Marty Clary 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 David Cone 24
3 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 John Wetteland 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .370
2 Mookie Wilson .367
3 Will Clark .364
4 Frank White .360
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
3 Joe Carter 8
3 Jack Clark 8
3 Bo Jackson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 30
2 Pedro Guerrero 29
3 George Bell 28
3 Nick Esasky 28
5 Jack Clark 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Vince Coleman 10
2 Carney Lansford 10
2 Mookie Wilson 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 1.19
2 Mark Gubicza 1.20
3 Marty Clary 1.60
4 Jimmy Key 1.65
5 Dennis Lamp 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 David Cone 46
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Mark Gubicza 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Mark Davis 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .347
3 Will Clark .337
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Alvin Davis .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 119
2 Ruben Sierra 117
3 Will Clark 114
4 Pedro Guerrero 112
5 Robin Yount 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 70
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Steve Sax 47
5 Tony Gwynn 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.94
2 Scott Garrelts 2.15
3 Mark Langston 2.49
4 Mike Moore 2.60
5 Bryn Smith 2.68

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 245
3 Roger Clemens 221
4 Jose DeLeon 220
5 David Cone 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 40
2 John Franco 38
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Doug Jones 37
5 2 tied 34