On This Day

Thursday, October 5, 1989

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1989 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

San Francisco Giants 5
Chicago Cubs 9
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 3
1 Kevin Mitchell 3
1 Jerome Walton 3
4 Matt Williams 2
5 10 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 1
1 Robby Thompson 1
1 Matt Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 4
2 Mike Bielecki 2
2 Kevin Mitchell 2
2 Matt Williams 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Bielecki 0.43
2 Rick Reuschel 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Lancaster 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelly Downs 5
2 Mike Bielecki 3
3 Les Lancaster 2
4 Steve Bedrosian 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .750
2 Kevin Mitchell .538
3 Will Clark .500
3 Rickey Henderson .500
3 Jerome Walton .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 Mark Grace 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 6
1 Mark Grace 6
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
4 Matt Williams 4
5 Carney Lansford 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Tony Fernandez 2
2 Carney Lansford 2
2 Nelson Liriano 2
2 Tony Phillips 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Paul Kilgus 0.00
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Garrelts 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
4 Kelly Downs 5
5 Mike Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 --
Orioles 87 75 .537 2.0
Red Sox 83 79 .512 6.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 8.0
Yankees 74 87 .460 14.5
Indians 73 89 .451 16.0
Tigers 59 103 .364 30.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 63 .611 --
Royals 92 70 .568 7.0
Angels 91 71 .562 8.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 16.0
Twins 80 82 .494 19.0
Mariners 73 89 .451 26.0
White Sox 69 92 .429 29.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 69 .574 --
Mets 87 75 .537 6.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 7.0
Expos 81 81 .500 12.0
Pirates 74 88 .457 19.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 26.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 70 .568 --
Padres 89 73 .549 3.0
Astros 86 76 .531 6.0
Dodgers 77 83 .481 14.0
Reds 75 87 .463 17.0
Braves 63 97 .394 28.0