On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 12 .478 --
Orioles 11 12 .478 --
Red Sox 10 11 .476 --
Brewers 10 11 .476 --
Indians 9 12 .429 1.0
Blue Jays 9 15 .375 2.5
Tigers 7 14 .333 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 5 .762 --
Athletics 18 7 .720 --
Royals 15 8 .652 2.0
Angels 14 10 .583 3.5
Mariners 11 14 .440 7.0
Twins 9 12 .429 7.0
White Sox 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 9 .571 --
Mets 12 9 .571 --
Expos 12 11 .522 1.0
Cubs 11 11 .500 1.5
Phillies 11 11 .500 1.5
Pirates 9 14 .391 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 9 .571 --
Padres 14 11 .560 --
Giants 12 11 .522 1.0
Dodgers 11 12 .478 2.0
Astros 10 14 .417 3.5
Braves 10 14 .417 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howard Johnson 4
1 Ken Phelps 4
1 Kevin Seitzer 4
4 George Bell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Darrell Evans 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Jody Davis 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Chris James 4
1 Tim Raines 4
4 Jesse Barfield 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Pat Borders 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Maddux 1.33
2 Mike Bielecki 1.11
3 Jim Abbott 1.00
3 Ken Hill 1.00
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Bielecki 10
2 Jim Abbott 9
2 Wes Gardner 9
4 Mark Langston 8
5 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .408
2 Will Clark .381
3 Kelly Gruber .375
4 Von Hayes .370
5 Brett Butler .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 8
2 Glenn Davis 7
2 Jeffrey Leonard 7
2 Fred McGriff 7
5 Kevin Mitchell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 25
2 Julio Franco 23
3 Bo Jackson 20
4 Von Hayes 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Cecil Espy 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Devon White 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirk McCaskill 0.74
2 Jose Rijo 0.87
3 Mike Morgan 1.08
4 Jeff Ballard 1.20
5 Chris Bosio 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
2 Allan Anderson 4
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Chris Bosio 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 39
2 Nolan Ryan 38
3 Roger Clemens 34
3 Rick Sutcliffe 34
5 Dwight Gooden 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 John Franco 7
3 Mitch Williams 7
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .415
2 Pete O'Brien .400
3 Mark Grace .396
4 Rafael Palmeiro .395
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 6
2 Glenn Davis 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Jackson 16
2 Dale Murphy 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Fred McGriff 14
5 Gary Gaetti 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Cecil Espy 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8
4 Steve Sax 7
4 Devon White 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Belcher 0.00
2 Jose Rijo 0.53
3 Mike Morgan 0.63
4 Jamie Moyer 0.71
5 Larry McWilliams 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Smith 24
2 Wes Gardner 20
2 Mark Langston 20
4 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 6
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Tim Burke 4
3 John Franco 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Kirby Puckett .364
3 Mike Greenwell .322
4 Alan Trammell .317
5 Tony Gwynn .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Jose Canseco 35
4 Glenn Davis 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 122
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Dwight Evans 116
4 Will Clark 113
5 Ruben Sierra 105

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 2.01
2 David Cone 2.16
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Allan Anderson 2.38
5 John Tudor 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
1 Frank Viola 22
3 Tom Browning 21
3 Danny Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 276
2 Mark Langston 230
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 David Cone 220
5 Jose DeLeon 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 John Franco 43
3 Jeff Reardon 39
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Mark Davis 37