On This Day

Saturday, October 7, 1989

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1989 Playoffs

San Francisco leads series 2 - 1

Chicago Cubs 4
San Francisco Giants 5
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Oakland Athletics 6
Toronto Blue Jays 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kelly Gruber 4
2 Brett Butler 2
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Will Clark 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Robby Thompson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Junior Felix 2
2 Robby Thompson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 Kelly Gruber 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1
1 Walt Weiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 0.44
2 Mike Flanagan 0.38
3 Mike LaCoss 0.29
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Robinson 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Duane Ward 3
4 Mike LaCoss 2
4 Rick Sutcliffe 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .727
2 Will Clark .500
2 Kevin Mitchell .500
4 Carney Lansford .455
5 Rickey Henderson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Dave Parker 2
1 Robby Thompson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 6
1 Mark Grace 6
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
4 Matt Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Tony Fernandez 3
3 Carney Lansford 2
3 Nelson Liriano 2
3 Tony Phillips 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.00
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
4 Jim Acker 2.08
5 Bob Welch 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Garrelts 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
4 Kelly Downs 5
4 Duane Ward 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 2
2 Steve Bedrosian 1
2 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