On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 8 .500 --
Blue Jays 8 9 .471 0.5
Red Sox 7 8 .467 0.5
Indians 7 8 .467 0.5
Brewers 7 8 .467 0.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 2.0
Tigers 4 10 .286 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 4 .750 --
Athletics 12 6 .667 1.0
Twins 9 6 .600 2.5
Royals 10 7 .588 2.5
Angels 9 8 .529 3.5
White Sox 7 10 .412 5.5
Mariners 7 11 .389 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 9 7 .563 --
Phillies 9 7 .563 0.0
Cardinals 8 7 .533 0.5
Expos 9 9 .500 1.0
Mets 7 9 .438 2.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 7 .588 --
Reds 9 7 .563 0.5
Braves 9 9 .500 1.5
Padres 9 9 .500 1.5
Dodgers 8 9 .471 2.0
Astros 7 11 .389 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Trammell 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Jim Eisenreich 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 3
1 Terry Pendleton 3
3 Jeff Blauser 2
3 Will Clark 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Gerald Young 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric King 1.50
2 Erik Hanson 1.33
3 Sid Fernandez 0.83
4 Scott Garrelts 0.75
5 Rick Rhoden 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 8
2 Tom Candiotti 6
2 Scott Garrelts 6
2 Eric King 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roger McDowell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .426
1 Pete O'Brien .426
3 Milt Thompson .420
4 Brett Butler .403
5 Eddie Williams .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 21
2 Julio Franco 18
2 Pedro Guerrero 18
2 Von Hayes 18
5 Kelly Gruber 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Vince Coleman 11
2 Cecil Espy 11
4 George Brett 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirk McCaskill 0.44
2 Steve Ontiveros 0.90
3 Danny Darwin 0.96
4 Jose Rijo 1.08
5 Mike Morgan 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 4
1 Dave Stewart 4
1 Rick Sutcliffe 4
4 Jeff Ballard 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 28
2 Mark Langston 27
3 Bruce Hurst 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26
5 Orel Hershiser 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 8
2 Mitch Williams 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 John Franco 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Kirby Puckett .365
3 Mike Greenwell .324
4 Tony Gwynn .321
5 Kent Hrbek .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Fred McGriff 35
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 Gary Gaetti 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 124
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Will Clark 113
4 Dwight Evans 112
5 Jose Canseco 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Vince Coleman 86
3 Gerald Young 64
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Otis Nixon 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.08
2 David Cone 2.18
3 Allan Anderson 2.31
4 John Tudor 2.32
5 Orel Hershiser 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
1 Frank Viola 23
3 Danny Jackson 22
4 Dave Stewart 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 270
2 Mark Langston 228
3 Nolan Ryan 226
4 Jose DeLeon 216
5 David Cone 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 John Franco 42
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Mark Davis 35