On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 21 .500 --
Yankees 20 22 .476 1.0
Red Sox 19 21 .475 1.0
Orioles 19 21 .475 1.0
Brewers 17 24 .415 3.5
Blue Jays 17 26 .395 4.5
Tigers 16 25 .390 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 14 .674 --
Angels 28 15 .651 1.0
Royals 25 18 .581 4.0
Rangers 23 18 .561 5.0
Mariners 23 21 .523 6.5
Twins 20 22 .476 8.5
White Sox 17 26 .395 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 18 .550 --
Cubs 23 19 .548 --
Cardinals 22 19 .537 0.5
Expos 21 22 .488 2.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 5.0
Pirates 16 24 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 18 .561 --
Giants 23 19 .548 0.5
Padres 23 22 .511 2.0
Dodgers 20 20 .500 2.5
Astros 21 22 .488 3.0
Braves 19 24 .442 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Devereaux 3
1 Oddibe McDowell 3
1 Mark Salas 3
4 Phil Bradley 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Pete Incaviglia 1
1 Brook Jacoby 1
1 Oddibe McDowell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Smith 3
2 Mike Devereaux 2
2 Pete Incaviglia 2
2 Brook Jacoby 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Schmidt 1.50
2 Allan Anderson 1.00
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.62
4 Charlie Hough 0.57
5 Steve Rosenberg 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave Schmidt 1
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Anderson 6
2 Charlie Leibrandt 5
3 Jeff Bittiger 4
3 Charlie Hough 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .372
2 Carney Lansford .353
3 Harold Baines .340
4 Alvin Davis .336
5 Kirby Puckett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Rob Deer 10
2 Bo Jackson 10
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Julio Franco 36
3 Alvin Davis 33
3 Paul O'Neill 33
5 Will Clark 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.22
2 Jose Rijo 1.57
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.70
4 Mike Bielecki 1.75
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 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 Roger Clemens 65
3 Mark Langston 60
4 Jose DeLeon 58
4 2 others tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Mark Davis 13
2 John Franco 13
4 Mike Schooler 11
4 Mitch Williams 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nelson Liriano .462
2 Carney Lansford .419
3 Will Clark .413
4 Luis Polonia .405
4 Kurt Stillwell .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
1 Devon White 4
4 George Bell 3
4 14 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 13
2 Dave Henderson 12
3 Ivan Calderon 11
3 Joe Carter 11
3 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 7
2 Al Newman 6
2 Tim Raines 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Guetterman 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.54
3 Tim Belcher 0.60
4 John Smoltz 0.72
5 Orel Hershiser 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
4 Jeff Ballard 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 26
2 Jose Rijo 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Bret Saberhagen 21
5 Sid Fernandez 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Farr 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .391
2 Will Clark .381
3 Luis Polonia .370
4 Nelson Liriano .363
5 Terry Steinbach .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Ron Kittle 7
2 Mickey Tettleton 7
2 Lou Whitaker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 24
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Kevin Mitchell 23
4 Fred McGriff 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 12
2 Ozzie Guillen 10
2 Lonnie Smith 10
2 Devon White 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.86
2 Mike Scott 0.90
3 Mike Morgan 1.27
4 Mike Moore 1.30
5 Chuck Finley 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 Chuck Finley 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Frank Viola 44
3 Roger Clemens 42
4 David Cone 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .359
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Julio Franco .319
5 Tony Gwynn .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Glenn Davis 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 119
1 Kirby Puckett 119
3 Will Clark 113
3 Dwight Evans 113
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 79
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Cecil Espy 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.05
2 Orel Hershiser 2.08
3 Tim Belcher 2.37
4 David Cone 2.50
5 Mark Gubicza 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 21
2 Dave Stewart 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 254
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 David Cone 222
4 Mark Langston 213
5 Jose DeLeon 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 37