On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 22 .522 --
Red Sox 23 23 .500 1.0
Indians 23 26 .469 2.5
Yankees 22 26 .458 3.0
Brewers 21 27 .438 4.0
Tigers 20 28 .417 5.0
Blue Jays 20 29 .408 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 32 16 .667 --
Athletics 33 17 .660 --
Royals 30 19 .612 2.5
Rangers 27 20 .574 4.5
Mariners 24 27 .471 9.5
Twins 21 27 .438 11.0
White Sox 18 31 .367 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 21 .563 --
Expos 26 24 .520 2.0
Mets 24 23 .511 2.5
Cardinals 23 23 .500 3.0
Pirates 20 27 .426 6.5
Phillies 18 29 .383 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 21 .571 --
Reds 26 21 .553 1.0
Padres 27 25 .519 2.5
Dodgers 24 23 .511 3.0
Astros 25 24 .510 3.0
Braves 21 28 .429 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Jerry Browne 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Matt Nokes 4
3 Dick Schofield 3
4 Craig Biggio 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.67
2 Scott Sanderson 1.33
3 Nolan Ryan 0.91
4 Bruce Hurst 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Bruce Hurst 6
2 Tim Leary 6
2 Frank Wills 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .363
2 Rafael Palmeiro .359
3 Carney Lansford .355
4 Terry Steinbach .352
5 Harold Baines .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 14
2 Glenn Davis 12
2 Rob Deer 12
2 Bo Jackson 12
2 Mickey Tettleton 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 44
1 Kevin Mitchell 44
3 Will Clark 39
4 Pedro Guerrero 36
4 2 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Cecil Espy 20
2 Tony Gwynn 20
2 Devon White 20
2 Gerald Young 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.19
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.49
3 Mike Bielecki 1.63
4 Chuck Finley 1.83
5 Bryn Smith 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Jeff Ballard 8
2 Dave Stewart 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Mark Langston 72
3 Roger Clemens 68
4 Jose DeLeon 66
4 Dwight Gooden 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 16
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 .440
2 Ernie Whitt .438
3 Mike Davis .429
4 Terry Steinbach .423
5 Terry Francona .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brook Jacoby 5
1 Lance Parrish 5
1 Mickey Tettleton 5
4 Randy Bush 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 14
2 Will Clark 13
2 Ernie Whitt 13
4 Randy Bush 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 9
2 Roberto Alomar 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Devon White 7
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Kramer 0.00
1 Scott Terry 0.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.47
4 Chuck Finley 0.50
5 Dennis Martinez 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Atlee Hammaker 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Jose DeLeon 24
3 Mike Morgan 22
4 Ron Darling 20
5 7 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Jeff Russell 5
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Dan Plesac 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .395
2 Rafael Palmeiro .393
3 Carney Lansford .392
4 Keith Moreland .378
5 Harold Baines .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Brook Jacoby 8
2 Mickey Tettleton 8
4 Rob Deer 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 23
1 Julio Franco 23
1 Ron Kittle 23
1 Johnny Ray 23
5 Will Clark 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 13
2 Tony Gwynn 12
3 Roberto Alomar 10
4 Vince Coleman 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.84
2 Mike Morgan 1.27
3 Chuck Finley 1.37
4 Mike Bielecki 1.48
5 Joe Magrane 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 6
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 Chuck Finley 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Frank Viola 43
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Ron Darling 38
4 Ken Hill 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 10
2 Steve Farr 7
2 John Franco 7
2 Jay Howell 7
5 9 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .355
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Julio Franco .321
5 Tony Gwynn .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 119
2 Will Clark 117
3 Kirby Puckett 115
4 Dwight Evans 109
5 Ruben Sierra 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 79
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Gerald Young 59
5 Ozzie Smith 47

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 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Danny Jackson 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 252
2 Nolan Ryan 244
3 Mark Langston 220
4 David Cone 216
5 Jose DeLeon 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Mark Davis 39
4 Jeff Reardon 38
5 Doug Jones 37