On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 22 .542 --
Red Sox 24 24 .500 2.0
Indians 25 26 .490 2.5
Yankees 23 27 .460 4.0
Tigers 22 28 .440 5.0
Brewers 22 28 .440 5.0
Blue Jays 20 31 .392 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 33 17 .660 --
Athletics 34 18 .654 --
Royals 30 21 .588 3.5
Rangers 27 22 .551 5.5
Mariners 25 28 .472 9.5
Twins 23 27 .460 10.0
White Sox 18 33 .353 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 22 .560 --
Expos 27 25 .519 2.0
Mets 25 24 .510 2.5
Cardinals 23 25 .479 4.0
Pirates 21 28 .429 6.5
Phillies 18 31 .367 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 22 .569 --
Reds 27 22 .551 1.0
Padres 29 25 .537 1.5
Astros 27 24 .529 2.0
Dodgers 25 24 .510 3.0
Braves 22 29 .431 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 Pete O'Brien 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 4
2 Greg Brock 3
2 Jeffrey Leonard 3
2 Don Mattingly 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Steve Sax 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.25
3 Scott Garrelts 1.00
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
5 John Smoltz 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Bob Ojeda 8
3 Scott Garrelts 7
4 Jim Clancy 5
5 10 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .362
2 Carney Lansford .356
3 Rafael Palmeiro .349
4 Harold Baines .345
5 Terry Steinbach .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 15
2 Mickey Tettleton 13
2 Lou Whitaker 13
4 Glenn Davis 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 48
2 Julio Franco 44
3 Will Clark 42
4 Jeffrey Leonard 39
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
1 Rickey Henderson 22
3 Cecil Espy 21
4 Tony Gwynn 20
4 2 others tied 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 Mike Moore 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 9
1 Dave Stewart 9
3 Jeff Ballard 8
3 Ed Whitson 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Roger Clemens 78
3 Mark Langston 72
4 Jose DeLeon 70
5 Dwight Gooden 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 17
2 John Franco 15
3 Dennis Eckersley 14
4 Mitch Williams 13
5 Mike Schooler 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .444
2 Lance Parrish .441
3 Ernie Whitt .438
4 Glenn Wilson .432
5 Terry Steinbach .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Tettleton 6
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 Brook Jacoby 5
2 Dave Parker 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 14
1 Julio Franco 14
1 Ernie Whitt 14
4 Keith Moreland 13
4 Dave Parker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 8
2 Roberto Alomar 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
4 Rickey Henderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Williamson 0.00
2 Derek Lilliquist 0.43
3 Doyle Alexander 0.47
4 Chuck Finley 0.50
5 Bob Kipper 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Mike Henneman 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Tim Belcher 25
3 Roger Clemens 23
4 David Cone 22
4 Jose DeLeon 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Dan Plesac 5
1 Jeff Russell 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .406
2 Terry Steinbach .385
3 Keith Moreland .378
4 Rafael Palmeiro .376
5 Ron Kittle .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 25
2 Joe Carter 24
2 Will Clark 24
4 Kevin Mitchell 23
5 Johnny Ray 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 12
2 Gerald Young 11
3 Roberto Alomar 10
3 Vince Coleman 10
5 Devon White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.84
2 Mike Morgan 1.27
3 Derek Lilliquist 1.36
4 Chuck Finley 1.37
5 Mike Bielecki 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 6
2 Ed Whitson 5
3 Jim Abbott 4
3 Tom Candiotti 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 40
1 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Roger Clemens 38
4 David Cone 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 10
2 John Franco 7
2 Jay Howell 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
5 8 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .356
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Tony Gwynn .324
4 Mike Greenwell .324
5 Julio Franco .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 119
1 Mike Greenwell 119
3 Kirby Puckett 112
4 Dwight Evans 107
4 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 80
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Gerald Young 56
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.30
2 Orel Hershiser 2.38
3 Doug Drabek 2.47
4 Bryn Smith 2.48
5 Mark Gubicza 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Rick Reuschel 22
2 Dave Stewart 22
4 Danny Jackson 21
5 Tom Browning 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 253
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 David Cone 220
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Mark Davis 39
4 Doug Jones 37
4 Jeff Reardon 37