On This Day

Thursday, April 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 10 9 .526 --
Orioles 11 10 .524 --
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 --
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 --
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