On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 21 .512 --
Red Sox 22 22 .500 0.5
Yankees 21 24 .467 2.0
Indians 21 25 .457 2.5
Tigers 19 26 .422 4.0
Brewers 19 26 .422 4.0
Blue Jays 19 27 .413 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 16 .660 --
Angels 30 16 .652 0.5
Royals 27 19 .587 3.5
Rangers 25 19 .568 4.5
Mariners 24 24 .500 7.5
Twins 21 24 .467 9.0
White Sox 17 29 .370 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 20 .556 --
Mets 24 20 .545 0.5
Cardinals 23 21 .523 1.5
Expos 24 23 .511 2.0
Pirates 19 25 .432 5.5
Phillies 18 26 .409 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 18 .591 --
Giants 25 21 .543 2.0
Padres 25 24 .510 3.5
Dodgers 22 22 .500 4.0
Astros 22 24 .478 5.0
Braves 19 28 .404 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Scott Bradley 3
1 Junior Felix 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Yount 2
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 Scott Bradley 1
2 Glenn Davis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
3 Scott Bradley 3
3 Vance Law 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Junior Felix 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Garrelts 1.33
2 Todd Burns 1.00
2 Chuck Finley 1.00
4 John Smoltz 0.86
5 Scott Terry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Garrelts 8
2 Paul Gibson 6
2 John Smoltz 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .367
2 Will Clark .365
3 Rafael Palmeiro .345
4 Terry Steinbach .343
5 Harold Baines .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Rob Deer 12
2 Bo Jackson 12
4 Darryl Strawberry 11
4 Lou Whitaker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Julio Franco 42
3 Will Clark 34
3 Jeffrey Leonard 34
3 Ruben Sierra 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 20
1 Devon White 20
3 Cecil Espy 19
3 Rickey Henderson 19
5 Vince Coleman 18

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 Chuck Finley 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 8
1 Rick Reuschel 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 Ed Whitson 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Roger Clemens 68
3 Dwight Gooden 63
4 Frank Viola 62
5 Mark Langston 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 15
2 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 John Franco 14
4 Mitch Williams 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .438
2 Nelson Liriano .436
3 Carney Lansford .431
4 Keith Moreland .420
5 Barry Larkin .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 6
2 Brook Jacoby 5
3 Ken Griffey 4
3 Lance Parrish 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 15
2 Keith Moreland 14
3 Rob Deer 13
4 Joe Carter 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 7
1 Tony Gwynn 7
1 Devon White 7
4 Mark Grace 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Kramer 0.00
1 Scott Terry 0.00
3 Chuck Finley 0.38
4 Rick Reuschel 0.74
5 Todd Burns 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
2 Frank Viola 24
3 Kevin Gross 21
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Dwight Gooden 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Farr 4
2 Dan Plesac 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .413
2 Terry Steinbach .375
3 Rafael Palmeiro .373
4 Nelson Liriano .368
5 Lonnie Smith .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Brook Jacoby 8
2 Howard Johnson 8
2 Lou Whitaker 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 24
1 Johnny Ray 24
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Howard Johnson 22
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Devon White 12
3 Ozzie Guillen 10
3 Tim Raines 10
5 Lonnie Smith 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.60
2 Chuck Finley 1.19
3 Mike Morgan 1.34
4 Mike Bielecki 1.60
5 Mike Moore 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 5
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Ed Whitson 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Kevin Gross 40
2 Frank Viola 40
4 Dwight Gooden 39
5 John Smoltz 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 10
2 John Franco 9
3 Steve Farr 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 Jay Howell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .356
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Julio Franco .321
4 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 31
3 Glenn Davis 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 120
2 Kirby Puckett 117
3 Will Clark 112
4 Ruben Sierra 111
5 Dwight Evans 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Gerald Young 53
5 Cecil Espy 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.10
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 Bryn Smith 2.48
4 Scott Terry 2.52
5 David Cone 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Danny Jackson 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 252
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 David Cone 223
4 Mark Langston 208
5 Jose DeLeon 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mark Davis 39
3 Jeff Reardon 39
5 Doug Jones 37