On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 89 72 .553 --
Orioles 86 75 .534 3.0
Red Sox 82 79 .509 7.0
Brewers 81 80 .503 8.0
Yankees 74 86 .463 14.5
Indians 72 89 .447 17.0
Tigers 58 103 .360 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 63 .609 --
Royals 92 69 .571 6.0
Angels 90 71 .559 8.0
Rangers 83 78 .516 15.0
Twins 80 81 .497 18.0
Mariners 72 89 .447 26.0
White Sox 69 91 .431 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 92 69 .571 --
Cardinals 86 75 .534 6.0
Mets 86 75 .534 6.0
Expos 81 80 .503 11.0
Pirates 74 87 .460 18.0
Phillies 66 95 .410 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 69 .571 --
Padres 88 73 .547 4.0
Astros 85 76 .528 7.0
Dodgers 76 83 .478 15.0
Reds 75 86 .466 17.0
Braves 63 96 .396 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Mark McGwire 3
1 Tony Pena 3
1 Phil Stephenson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Dann Bilardello 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Jim Eisenreich 3
1 Alvaro Espinoza 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 4.33
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.17
3 Kevin Tapani 1.50
4 Roger Clemens 1.00
5 Jimmy Key 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Cano 1
1 Mark Grant 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
1 Bret Saberhagen 13
3 Roger Clemens 10
4 Kevin Ritz 7
4 Bruce Ruffin 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Bill Long 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .338
2 Carney Lansford .338
3 Will Clark .334
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Wade Boggs .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 47
2 Howard Johnson 36
2 Fred McGriff 36
4 Joe Carter 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 125
2 Ruben Sierra 119
3 Pedro Guerrero 117
4 Don Mattingly 112
5 Will Clark 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 65
3 Cecil Espy 44
3 Devon White 44
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.16
2 Scott Garrelts 2.28
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Chuck Finley 2.57
5 Mike Moore 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 23
2 Dave Stewart 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Storm Davis 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Roger Clemens 230
4 Frank Viola 211
5 Jose DeLeon 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 43
2 Jeff Russell 38
3 Mitch Williams 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 34
5 2 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Smith .486
2 Paul Molitor .481
3 Tom Herr .447
4 Bobby Bonilla .431
5 Ryne Sandberg .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Nick Esasky 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 19
2 George Brett 12
2 Jose Canseco 12
4 Andre Dawson 11
4 8 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.29
2 Tim Belcher 0.33
3 Bill Long 0.55
3 Bill Swift 0.55
5 Frank DiPino 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
2 Tim Belcher 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Mike LaCoss 3
2 Bob Milacki 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 30
2 Sid Fernandez 26
3 Tim Belcher 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
4 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 4
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Roger McDowell 4
1 Jeff Russell 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .462
2 Hubie Brooks .384
3 Don Mattingly .372
4 Willie Randolph .370
5 Bobby Bonilla .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 9
2 Gregg Jefferies 8
2 Mark McGwire 8
2 Benito Santiago 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 27
2 Pedro Guerrero 26
2 Bo Jackson 26
2 Ruben Sierra 26
5 George Brett 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Lance Johnson 11
2 Tim Raines 11
2 Juan Samuel 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.86
2 Buddy Black 1.12
3 Bruce Hurst 1.38
4 Mark Knudson 1.40
5 Tim Belcher 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Bob Milacki 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Roger Clemens 57
3 Bret Saberhagen 55
4 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Mark Langston 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Jeff Russell 8
3 Mike Schooler 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 5 others tied 6