On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 85 71 .545 --
Orioles 84 72 .538 1.0
Brewers 79 76 .510 5.5
Red Sox 78 77 .503 6.5
Yankees 71 84 .458 13.5
Indians 71 85 .455 14.0
Tigers 57 99 .365 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 61 .606 --
Angels 89 67 .571 5.5
Royals 89 67 .571 5.5
Rangers 80 75 .516 14.0
Twins 77 79 .494 17.5
Mariners 69 87 .442 25.5
White Sox 66 89 .426 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 67 .571 --
Cardinals 85 71 .545 4.0
Mets 82 73 .529 6.5
Expos 80 76 .513 9.0
Pirates 71 84 .458 17.5
Phillies 62 94 .397 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 65 .583 --
Padres 86 70 .551 5.0
Astros 83 73 .532 8.0
Dodgers 73 83 .468 18.0
Reds 72 84 .462 19.0
Braves 61 95 .391 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Terry Pendleton 3
3 Kent Anderson 2
3 Wally Backman 2
3 44 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Kevin Elster 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 4
2 Joey Meyer 3
2 Darryl Strawberry 3
2 Robby Thompson 3
2 Matt Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Cary 2.00
1 David Cone 2.00
3 Mark Gardner 1.14
4 Andy Benes 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Cary 10
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Mark Gardner 8
4 Andy Benes 7
4 Scott Scudder 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .342
2 Carney Lansford .338
3 Will Clark .337
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Wade Boggs .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 47
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 34
4 Eric Davis 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 125
2 Ruben Sierra 118
3 Pedro Guerrero 114
4 Will Clark 109
5 Don Mattingly 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Devon White 44
4 Roberto Alomar 42
4 3 others tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.27
2 Scott Garrelts 2.32
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Mike Morgan 2.53
5 Chuck Finley 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 21
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Storm Davis 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Mark Langston 227
3 Roger Clemens 214
4 Frank Viola 203
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 42
2 Jeff Russell 37
3 Mitch Williams 35
4 Bobby Thigpen 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .489
2 Tom Herr .467
3 Tony Phillips .465
4 Shawon Dunston .442
5 Jay Bell .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
1 Mark McGwire 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 17
2 Dwight Evans 15
3 Eric Davis 14
4 Dave Parker 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Carney Lansford 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.39
3 Neal Heaton 0.53
4 Mark Knudson 0.61
5 Brad Arnsberg 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Don August 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 26
2 Andy Benes 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Norm Charlton 22
4 Ramon Martinez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .434
2 Jody Reed .394
3 Tony Phillips .375
4 Carney Lansford .374
5 Kirby Puckett .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Benito Santiago 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 28
1 Pedro Guerrero 28
3 Ruben Sierra 27
4 Jack Clark 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Carney Lansford 11
2 Tim Raines 11
4 Lance Johnson 10
4 Juan Samuel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.82
2 Neal Heaton 1.27
3 Buddy Black 1.31
4 Greg Harris 1.39
5 Dave Stieb 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Andy Benes 45
4 Sid Fernandez 44
5 Bret Saberhagen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Jeff Russell 9
3 Gregg Olson 7
3 Mike Schooler 7
3 2 others tied 7