On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 78 64 .549 --
Orioles 77 66 .538 1.5
Brewers 71 72 .497 7.5
Red Sox 70 71 .496 7.5
Yankees 67 76 .469 11.5
Indians 65 76 .461 12.5
Tigers 54 89 .378 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 56 .603 --
Royals 81 59 .579 3.5
Angels 80 61 .567 5.0
Rangers 72 68 .514 12.5
Twins 70 70 .500 14.5
Mariners 61 79 .436 23.5
White Sox 58 82 .414 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 63 .553 --
Cardinals 77 63 .550 0.5
Mets 75 65 .536 2.5
Expos 75 66 .532 3.0
Pirates 61 79 .436 16.5
Phillies 57 83 .407 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 60 .574 --
Astros 75 66 .532 6.0
Padres 75 66 .532 6.0
Reds 69 72 .489 12.0
Dodgers 66 75 .468 15.0
Braves 55 86 .390 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Vince Coleman 3
3 Joe Girardi 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Greg Briley 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Kevin Elster 3
2 Ryne Sandberg 3
4 George Bell 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul O'Neill 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.60
2 Andy Benes 1.00
2 Mark Gubicza 1.00
4 Kevin Brown 0.89
5 Scott Scudder 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 8
1 Kevin Brown 8
3 Andy Benes 6
3 Kevin Gross 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .340
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Wade Boggs .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 33
4 Glenn Davis 31
4 Bo Jackson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Ruben Sierra 106
3 Will Clark 103
3 Pedro Guerrero 103
5 Nick Esasky 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 2.31
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 7 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 264
2 Mark Langston 207
3 Roger Clemens 194
4 Frank Viola 186
5 Jose DeLeon 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 38
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Quinones .474
2 Jody Reed .468
3 Harold Reynolds .442
4 Harold Baines .417
5 Ellis Burks .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Mel Hall 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Matt Williams 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 17
1 Pedro Guerrero 17
3 George Bell 16
3 Ellis Burks 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
2 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Gregg Jefferies 5
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 Paul O'Neill 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
2 Mark Gubicza 0.35
3 Jim Abbott 0.55
4 Eric King 0.64
5 Les Lancaster 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gubicza 4
2 Jeff Ballard 3
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Scott Garrelts 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Mark Gubicza 25
4 Andy Benes 20
4 Jose DeLeon 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 7
2 Jeff Russell 6
3 Bill Landrum 5
3 Gregg Olson 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .383
2 Pedro Guerrero .368
3 Roberto Alomar .363
4 Jody Reed .363
5 Will Clark .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 32
2 Pedro Guerrero 31
3 Matt Williams 30
4 Nick Esasky 28
5 Jack Clark 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Mookie Wilson 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
3 Vince Coleman 9
3 Lance Johnson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.61
2 Scott Garrelts 1.19
3 Bob Welch 1.58
4 Jimmy Key 1.65
5 Dennis Lamp 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Tom Browning 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mark Gubicza 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Mark Gubicza 45
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 David Cone 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 11
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
4 Bill Landrum 8
4 Jeff Reardon 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .347
2 Wade Boggs .345
3 Will Clark .338
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Harold Baines .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Glenn Davis 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 120
2 Kevin Mitchell 119
3 Pedro Guerrero 118
4 Will Clark 117
5 Robin Yount 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.92
2 Scott Garrelts 2.11
3 Mark Langston 2.49
4 Chuck Finley 2.66
5 Mike Moore 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Mark Langston 19
2 Joe Magrane 19
2 Mike Scott 19
2 Dave Stieb 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Roger Clemens 221
4 David Cone 208
4 2 others tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 John Franco 38
3 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34