On This Day

Sunday, May 7, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 13 .552 --
Indians 15 14 .517 1.0
Yankees 15 15 .500 1.5
Brewers 14 15 .483 2.0
Orioles 13 16 .448 3.0
Blue Jays 10 20 .333 6.5
Tigers 9 19 .321 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 10 .677 --
Angels 19 11 .633 1.5
Rangers 18 11 .621 2.0
Royals 18 12 .600 2.5
Mariners 17 15 .531 4.5
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.0
Twins 11 18 .379 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 12 .571 --
Cubs 17 13 .567 --
Cardinals 16 13 .552 0.5
Expos 15 16 .484 2.5
Phillies 13 16 .448 3.5
Pirates 12 19 .387 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 13 .552 --
Giants 16 15 .516 1.0
Padres 17 16 .515 1.0
Dodgers 15 16 .484 2.0
Braves 15 17 .469 2.5
Astros 14 16 .467 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brook Jacoby 4
1 Joel Skinner 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Clark 2
1 Tim Laudner 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Clark 5
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 4
2 Ozzie Guillen 2
2 Donell Nixon 2
4 Dave Gallagher 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Deshaies 1.17
2 Dwight Gooden 1.12
3 Pete Smith 1.00
4 Greg Swindell 0.75
5 Alex Madrid 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Pete Smith 8
3 Jim Deshaies 7
4 Greg Swindell 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dennis Powell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .355
2 Harold Baines .353
3 Alvin Davis .349
4 Von Hayes .347
5 Tom Herr .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Bo Jackson 9
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 Jeffrey Leonard 8
3 Mark McGwire 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
2 Julio Franco 30
3 Andres Galarraga 26
4 Von Hayes 25
4 Jeffrey Leonard 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Vince Coleman 14
4 Otis Nixon 13
4 Devon White 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.69
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.03
3 Ken Hill 1.45
4 Jose Rijo 1.70
5 Tom Glavine 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Chris Bosio 5
2 Jose DeLeon 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Dwight Gooden 44
5 Pete Smith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 John Franco 10
2 Mitch Williams 10
5 5 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .452
2 Julio Franco .417
3 Harold Baines .400
4 Brook Jacoby .396
5 Jim Presley .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
4 Glenn Braggs 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 15
1 Kevin Mitchell 15
3 Glenn Davis 14
3 Paul O'Neill 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
1 Lonnie Smith 8
3 Von Hayes 7
4 Cecil Espy 6
4 Ozzie Guillen 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.40
2 Mike Flanagan 0.52
3 Mike Bielecki 0.56
4 Mike Scott 0.64
5 Mike Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
1 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Scott Bankhead 23
4 Mark Langston 21
4 Greg Swindell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Mike Schooler 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .367
2 Vince Coleman .364
3 Alvin Davis .358
4 Brook Jacoby .356
5 Lonnie Smith .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 9
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Glenn Davis 7
3 Von Hayes 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 30
1 Kevin Mitchell 30
3 Andres Galarraga 26
4 Jeffrey Leonard 24
5 Cory Snyder 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 16
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
4 Ozzie Guillen 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.70
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.03
3 Mike Bielecki 1.26
4 Ken Hill 1.45
5 Jose Rijo 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Chris Bosio 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 46
2 Roger Clemens 45
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Pete Smith 43
5 Bruce Hurst 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Mitch Williams 9
4 John Franco 8
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .361
3 Mike Greenwell .326
4 Julio Franco .323
5 Tony Gwynn .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 34
2 Mark McGwire 34
5 Glenn Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Will Clark 114
4 Dwight Evans 112
5 Ruben Sierra 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 81
3 Otis Nixon 59
3 Gerald Young 59
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.16
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 David Cone 2.36
4 Mark Gubicza 2.47
5 John Tudor 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 21
1 Orel Hershiser 21
3 David Cone 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 273
2 Nolan Ryan 232
3 David Cone 220
3 Mark Langston 220
5 Jose DeLeon 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 45
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 38