On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 21 .523 --
Red Sox 22 22 .500 1.0
Yankees 21 25 .457 3.0
Indians 21 26 .447 3.5
Brewers 20 26 .435 4.0
Tigers 19 27 .413 5.0
Blue Jays 19 28 .404 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 16 .667 --
Angels 30 16 .652 1.0
Royals 28 19 .596 3.5
Rangers 26 19 .578 4.5
Mariners 24 25 .490 8.5
Twins 21 25 .457 10.0
White Sox 18 29 .383 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Mets 24 21 .533 1.5
Cardinals 23 22 .511 2.5
Expos 24 24 .500 3.0
Pirates 19 26 .422 6.5
Phillies 18 27 .400 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 19 .578 --
Giants 26 21 .553 1.0
Padres 26 24 .520 2.5
Dodgers 23 22 .511 3.0
Astros 23 24 .489 4.0
Braves 20 28 .417 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Jim Eisenreich 3
1 Kirt Manwaring 3
1 Willie Randolph 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Steve Lake 1
1 Jeffrey Leonard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damon Berryhill 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Glenn Davis 2
1 Tim Flannery 2
1 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.50
2 Teddy Higuera 2.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.33
4 Tom Glavine 1.14
5 Kevin Brown 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Morgan 9
2 Jose DeLeon 8
2 Tom Glavine 8
2 Rick Sutcliffe 8
5 Kevin Brown 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .364
2 Carney Lansford .362
3 Terry Steinbach .350
4 Rafael Palmeiro .349
5 Harold Baines .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Rob Deer 12
2 Bo Jackson 12
4 Glenn Davis 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Julio Franco 42
3 Jeffrey Leonard 35
4 Will Clark 34
4 Ruben Sierra 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.19
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.70
3 Mike Bielecki 1.75
4 Chuck Finley 1.83
5 Bryn Smith 1.87

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 Jose DeLeon 66
4 Dwight Gooden 63
5 Frank Viola 62

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 .426
2 Nelson Liriano .419
3 Dave Magadan .417
3 Terry Steinbach .417
5 Barry Larkin .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Brook Jacoby 5
1 Mickey Tettleton 5
4 Ken Griffey 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 15
2 Ernie Whitt 13
3 Julio Franco 12
3 Dave Parker 12
3 Rey Quinones 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 8
2 Devon White 7
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Vince Coleman 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Kramer 0.00
1 Scott Terry 0.00
3 Chuck Finley 0.38
4 Rick Reuschel 0.57
5 Todd Burns 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Atlee Hammaker 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
2 Jose DeLeon 24
2 Frank Viola 24
4 Mike Morgan 22
5 Kevin Gross 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Dan Plesac 4
2 Jeff Russell 4
2 Mike Schooler 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .415
2 Terry Steinbach .387
3 Rafael Palmeiro .379
4 Nelson Liriano .377
5 Keith Moreland .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Brook Jacoby 8
2 Mickey Tettleton 8
2 Lou Whitaker 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 24
2 Julio Franco 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
4 Joe Carter 20
4 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 12
2 Devon White 11
3 Ozzie Guillen 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 Tim Raines 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.60
2 Mike Morgan 1.27
3 Chuck Finley 1.37
4 Mike Bielecki 1.60
5 Randy Kramer 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Ed Whitson 5
3 Jeff Ballard 4
3 Todd Burns 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Kevin Gross 40
2 Frank Viola 40
4 John Smoltz 38
5 Jose Rijo 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .354
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Tony Gwynn .321
5 Jose Canseco .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Glenn Davis 32
4 Jose Canseco 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 120
2 Kirby Puckett 117
3 Will Clark 112
4 Dwight Evans 110
5 Ruben Sierra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 77
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Gerald Young 54
5 Cecil Espy 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.25
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 Bryn Smith 2.46
4 Mark Gubicza 2.50
5 Scott Terry 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 252
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 David Cone 223
4 Jose DeLeon 215
5 Mark Langston 208

Saves

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