On This Day

Thursday, April 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 10 9 .526 --
Orioles 11 10 .524 0.0
Red Sox 9 10 .474 1.0
Yankees 9 12 .429 2.0
Blue Jays 9 13 .409 2.5
Tigers 7 12 .368 3.0
Indians 7 12 .368 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 4 .789 --
Athletics 16 7 .696 1.0
Royals 13 8 .619 3.0
Angels 12 10 .545 4.5
Twins 9 10 .474 6.0
Mariners 9 14 .391 8.0
White Sox 8 13 .381 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 9 .526 --
Mets 10 9 .526 0.0
Cubs 10 10 .500 0.5
Phillies 10 10 .500 0.5
Expos 10 11 .476 1.0
Pirates 8 13 .381 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 8 .579 --
Padres 13 10 .565 0.0
Dodgers 11 10 .524 1.0
Giants 11 10 .524 1.0
Astros 10 12 .455 2.5
Braves 10 12 .455 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
2 Dave Gallagher 3
2 Dave Henderson 3
2 Kevin Mitchell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Dave Henderson 1
2 Wally Joyner 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carmelo Martinez 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Mark McGwire 3
4 Scott Terry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Gallagher 2
1 Ozzie Guillen 2
3 Steve Finley 1
3 Luis Polonia 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.86
3 Pete Harnisch 0.57
4 John Dopson 0.56
4 Tommy John 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 John Dopson 5
2 Tommy John 5
4 Pete Harnisch 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .412
2 Will Clark .395
3 Von Hayes .391
4 Brett Butler .376
5 Kelly Gruber .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 7
1 Bo Jackson 7
1 Fred McGriff 7
4 Jeffrey Leonard 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Julio Franco 19
2 Von Hayes 19
4 Will Clark 18
4 Pedro Guerrero 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Cecil Espy 11
4 Devon White 9
5 6 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Ontiveros 0.90
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.99
3 Mike Morgan 1.08
3 Jose Rijo 1.08
5 Jeff Ballard 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 4
1 Jeff Ballard 4
1 Chris Bosio 4
1 Jose DeLeon 4
1 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Roger Clemens 34
2 Rick Sutcliffe 34
4 Dwight Gooden 33
5 Mike Scott 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 John Franco 6
3 Mitch Williams 6
5 9 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .419
2 Mike Gallego .417
3 Lenny Dykstra .400
3 Kelly Gruber .400
5 Eddie Murray .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Dave Henderson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 14
2 Bo Jackson 13
2 Kevin Mitchell 13
2 Dale Murphy 13
2 Matt Nokes 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Cecil Espy 7
2 Steve Sax 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.64
2 Tim Belcher 0.67
3 Chris Bosio 0.77
4 Mike Moore 0.83
5 Andy Hawkins 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 24
1 Pete Smith 24
3 Roger Clemens 22
3 Mark Langston 22
5 Mike Scott 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Jeff Robinson 4
4 Tim Burke 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Kirby Puckett .362
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Tony Gwynn .321
5 Alan Trammell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Jose Canseco 35
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 122
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Will Clark 115
4 Dwight Evans 114
5 Jose Canseco 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Vince Coleman 82
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.08
2 David Cone 2.15
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Allan Anderson 2.39
5 John Tudor 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
1 Frank Viola 22
3 Tom Browning 21
3 David Cone 21
3 Danny Jackson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 276
2 Nolan Ryan 230
3 Mark Langston 222
4 David Cone 221
5 Jose DeLeon 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 John Franco 42
3 Jeff Reardon 39
4 Doug Jones 37
5 Mark Davis 36