On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 20 .487 --
Indians 19 21 .475 0.5
Orioles 18 20 .474 0.5
Yankees 19 22 .463 1.0
Brewers 17 23 .425 2.5
Blue Jays 16 25 .390 4.0
Tigers 15 24 .385 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 14 .667 --
Angels 27 15 .643 1.0
Royals 25 16 .610 2.5
Rangers 22 17 .564 4.5
Mariners 23 20 .535 5.5
Twins 18 22 .450 9.0
White Sox 17 24 .415 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 17 .564 --
Cubs 22 18 .550 0.5
Cardinals 21 19 .525 1.5
Expos 20 22 .476 3.5
Phillies 16 23 .410 6.0
Pirates 15 24 .385 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 18 .550 --
Giants 22 19 .537 0.5
Padres 23 21 .523 1.0
Dodgers 20 19 .513 1.5
Astros 21 20 .512 1.5
Braves 19 23 .452 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 4
1 Nelson Liriano 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
4 Randy Bush 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bush 2
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 8
2 Ernie Whitt 4
3 Greg Gagne 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Spiers 2
1 Andy Van Slyke 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 0.80
2 Orel Hershiser 0.78
3 John Farrell 0.62
4 Scott Terry 0.60
5 Bobby Witt 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Don August 1
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 7
2 Frank Tanana 6
2 Bobby Witt 6
4 John Farrell 5
4 Greg Harris 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .371
2 Carney Lansford .358
3 Harold Baines .353
4 Terry Steinbach .339
5 Alvin Davis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 13
2 Rob Deer 10
2 Bo Jackson 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 10
2 Lou Whitaker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Julio Franco 35
3 Alvin Davis 33
3 Paul O'Neill 33
5 Will Clark 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 19
2 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tony Gwynn 18
2 Rickey Henderson 18
5 Devon White 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.77
2 Mike Bielecki 1.05
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.06
4 Jose Rijo 1.57
5 Orel Hershiser 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Jeff Ballard 7
2 Rick Reuschel 7
4 Jose DeLeon 6
4 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Roger Clemens 59
3 Dwight Gooden 58
3 Frank Viola 58
5 Mark Langston 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
1 Dennis Eckersley 13
1 John Franco 13
4 Mike Schooler 11
4 Mitch Williams 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .458
2 Nelson Liriano .417
3 Keith Moreland .405
4 Terry Steinbach .400
4 Kurt Stillwell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Whitaker 5
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Howard Johnson 4
5 16 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 15
2 Andres Thomas 13
3 Harold Baines 12
3 Randy Bush 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 7
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Al Newman 6
2 Tim Raines 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Guetterman 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.40
3 Tim Belcher 0.60
4 Mike Bielecki 0.64
5 Mike Morgan 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 26
1 Frank Viola 26
3 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Jose Rijo 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Farr 4
2 John Franco 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .394
2 Terry Steinbach .391
3 Will Clark .383
4 Rafael Palmeiro .367
5 Jim Presley .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 8
1 Ron Kittle 8
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
1 Lou Whitaker 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 25
1 Ron Kittle 25
3 Paul O'Neill 24
4 Joe Carter 22
4 Kevin Mitchell 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 12
1 Devon White 12
3 Lonnie Smith 11
4 Vince Coleman 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.59
2 Mike Bielecki 0.75
3 Rick Reuschel 0.86
4 Mike Scott 1.17
5 Mike Moore 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 Jose DeLeon 4
2 Jim Deshaies 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Frank Viola 44
3 David Cone 38
4 Dwight Gooden 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 John Franco 8
4 Steve Farr 7
5 Mark Davis 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .357
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Mike Greenwell .333
4 Julio Franco .320
5 Tony Gwynn .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Mark McGwire 30
4 Eddie Murray 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
2 Kirby Puckett 118
3 Will Clark 114
4 Dwight Evans 113
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 79
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 53
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Jose Rijo 2.13
3 Tim Belcher 2.49
4 David Cone 2.50
5 Mark Gubicza 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 21
2 Dave Stewart 21
4 Danny Jackson 20
4 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 David Cone 222
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 37