On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 80 65 .552 --
Orioles 79 68 .537 2.0
Brewers 74 72 .507 6.5
Red Sox 70 75 .483 10.0
Yankees 67 79 .459 13.5
Indians 66 78 .458 13.5
Tigers 55 91 .377 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 57 .604 --
Royals 84 60 .583 3.0
Angels 83 61 .576 4.0
Rangers 73 70 .510 13.5
Twins 72 72 .500 15.0
Mariners 63 81 .438 24.0
White Sox 60 84 .417 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 63 .566 --
Cardinals 77 67 .535 4.5
Mets 76 68 .528 5.5
Expos 76 69 .524 6.0
Pirates 65 79 .451 16.5
Phillies 59 85 .410 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 62 .572 --
Padres 78 67 .538 5.0
Astros 76 69 .524 7.0
Reds 70 75 .483 13.0
Dodgers 69 76 .476 14.0
Braves 57 88 .393 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
3 Ivan Calderon 3
3 Kevin Elster 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.75
2 Mike Bielecki 1.40
3 Frank Viola 1.29
4 Rick Reuschel 1.25
5 Nolan Ryan 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Aldrich 1
1 Don August 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Ken Howell 9
2 Frank Viola 9
4 Fernando Valenzuela 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .341
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Wade Boggs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 34
4 Glenn Davis 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Ruben Sierra 107
3 Pedro Guerrero 106
4 Will Clark 105
5 Don Mattingly 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 60
3 Devon White 44
4 Cecil Espy 41
4 Steve Sax 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.31
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 John Smiley 2.48
5 Mike Moore 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 277
2 Mark Langston 215
3 Roger Clemens 202
4 Frank Viola 195
5 Jose DeLeon 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 33
4 John Franco 30
4 2 others tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Smith .433
2 Dion James .432
3 Paul Molitor .426
4 Harold Reynolds .426
5 Bip Roberts .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Mel Hall 5
2 Bo Jackson 5
2 Ryne Sandberg 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 18
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
2 Bo Jackson 16
4 Ruben Sierra 15
5 Robin Yount 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Brett Butler 6
1 Lance Johnson 6
1 Lloyd Moseby 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 0.35
2 Pat Combs 0.69
3 Jose DeLeon 0.71
4 Eric King 0.86
5 Scott Garrelts 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Roger Clemens 29
3 Sid Fernandez 22
4 John Farrell 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 7
2 Bill Landrum 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
4 Gregg Olson 4
4 Mike Schooler 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .398
2 Jody Reed .385
3 Roberto Alomar .367
4 Carlos Martinez .366
5 Frank White .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
1 Bo Jackson 9
3 Bobby Bonilla 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 8
3 Matt Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 31
2 Jose Canseco 29
2 Pedro Guerrero 29
4 Bo Jackson 27
5 Jack Clark 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Devon White 12
3 Lance Johnson 10
3 Juan Samuel 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.90
2 Scott Garrelts 1.41
3 Buddy Black 1.41
4 Jose DeLeon 1.41
5 Bob Knepper 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Roger Clemens 44
3 Sid Fernandez 40
3 Frank Viola 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
4 Bill Landrum 8
4 Gregg Olson 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .348
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Will Clark .339
4 Tony Gwynn .338
5 Carney Lansford .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 44
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Glenn Davis 35
4 Bo Jackson 34
4 Howard Johnson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 121
2 Pedro Guerrero 117
3 Will Clark 116
4 Ruben Sierra 115
5 Robin Yount 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 46
3 Steve Sax 46
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.99
2 Scott Garrelts 2.12
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.53
4 Mark Langston 2.55
5 Mike Moore 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Mark Langston 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 294
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Roger Clemens 224
4 Frank Viola 211
5 2 tied 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 40
2 John Franco 37
3 Dennis Eckersley 35
3 Doug Jones 35
5 Jeff Russell 34