On This Day

Tuesday, September 26, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 86 72 .544 --
Orioles 85 73 .538 1.0
Red Sox 80 77 .510 5.5
Brewers 80 77 .510 5.5
Yankees 71 86 .452 14.5
Indians 71 86 .452 14.5
Tigers 58 100 .367 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 62 .605 --
Royals 90 67 .573 5.0
Angels 89 68 .567 6.0
Rangers 81 76 .516 14.0
Twins 78 80 .494 17.5
Mariners 70 87 .446 25.0
White Sox 67 90 .427 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 68 .570 --
Cardinals 85 73 .538 5.0
Mets 83 74 .529 6.5
Expos 81 77 .513 9.0
Pirates 73 84 .465 16.5
Phillies 63 95 .399 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 67 .576 --
Padres 87 71 .551 4.0
Astros 84 74 .532 7.0
Dodgers 75 83 .475 16.0
Reds 73 85 .462 18.0
Braves 62 96 .392 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Mike Felder 3
1 Gary Pettis 3
1 Dwight Smith 3
5 34 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Larkin 3
2 Mike Felder 2
2 Mike Greenwell 2
2 Kelly Gruber 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 Ozzie Guillen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 1.83
2 Sid Fernandez 1.50
2 Greg Swindell 1.50
4 Rick Aguilera 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 11
2 Sid Fernandez 9
3 Erik Hanson 7
3 Dennis Martinez 7
3 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .343
2 Carney Lansford .336
3 Will Clark .336
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Wade Boggs .332

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 115
4 Will Clark 110
5 Don Mattingly 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 65
3 Cecil Espy 44
3 Devon White 44
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.19
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 22
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Storm Davis 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Mark Langston 227
3 Roger Clemens 220
4 Frank Viola 203
5 Jose DeLeon 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 43
2 Jeff Russell 38
3 Mitch Williams 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 33
5 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Smith .545
2 Paul Molitor .500
3 Tom Herr .467
4 Bobby Bonilla .453
5 Tony Phillips .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
1 Benito Santiago 5
4 Craig Biggio 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 18
2 Kent Hrbek 15
3 Don Mattingly 13
4 Jose Canseco 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Carney Lansford 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank DiPino 0.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.28
3 Tim Belcher 0.50
4 Neal Heaton 0.56
5 Brad Arnsberg 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
2 Don August 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 29
2 Sid Fernandez 26
3 Andy Benes 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Bret Saberhagen 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Jeff Russell 4
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .457
2 Randy Velarde .382
3 Roberto Alomar .376
4 Kirby Puckett .376
5 Jody Reed .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 30
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Jack Clark 27
3 Pedro Guerrero 27
3 Ruben Sierra 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Tim Raines 12
3 Carney Lansford 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 Lance Johnson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.82
2 Buddy Black 0.87
3 Neal Heaton 1.20
4 Mark Knudson 1.48
5 Bruce Hurst 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Bob Milacki 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Sid Fernandez 48
3 Roger Clemens 47
4 Andy Benes 45
5 Bret Saberhagen 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 12
2 Jeff Russell 9
3 Bill Landrum 8
3 Mike Schooler 8
5 Lee Smith 7