On This Day

Tuesday, June 20, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 28 .582 --
Red Sox 32 33 .492 6.0
Yankees 33 35 .485 6.5
Indians 33 35 .485 6.5
Blue Jays 33 36 .478 7.0
Brewers 32 37 .464 8.0
Tigers 26 42 .382 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 27 .614 --
Royals 40 28 .588 2.0
Angels 39 28 .582 2.5
Rangers 37 31 .544 5.0
Twins 33 35 .485 9.0
Mariners 32 39 .451 11.5
White Sox 26 44 .371 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 30 .559 --
Expos 37 33 .529 2.0
Cardinals 35 32 .522 2.5
Mets 35 32 .522 2.5
Pirates 27 38 .415 9.5
Phillies 23 43 .348 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 28 .600 --
Astros 39 31 .557 3.0
Reds 37 30 .552 3.5
Dodgers 34 35 .493 7.5
Padres 35 37 .486 8.0
Braves 27 40 .403 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Jim Dwyer 4
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
1 Howard Johnson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Fernandez 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Dan Pasqua 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Tim Raines 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Finley 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.25
2 Bruce Hurst 1.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 1.00
4 John Smiley 0.88
5 Nolan Ryan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 9
2 John Smiley 7
3 Mike Boddicker 6
3 Bruce Hurst 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Burns 1
1 John Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Paul Kilgus 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Barry Larkin .355
3 Carney Lansford .338
4 Kirby Puckett .336
5 Will Clark .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Howard Johnson 18
3 Bo Jackson 17
3 Mickey Tettleton 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 66
2 Ruben Sierra 57
3 Julio Franco 56
4 Will Clark 50
5 Jeffrey Leonard 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 29
2 Cecil Espy 26
3 Rickey Henderson 25
3 Gerald Young 25
5 Devon White 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.55
2 Rick Reuschel 2.18
3 Mike Moore 2.23
4 Scott Garrelts 2.26
5 Mike Scott 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 11
1 Mike Scott 11
1 Dave Stewart 11
4 Jeff Ballard 9
4 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Roger Clemens 102
3 Jose DeLeon 98
3 Mark Langston 98
5 Frank Viola 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 18
1 John Franco 18
3 Dan Plesac 17
3 Mitch Williams 17
5 Jeff Russell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Dwyer .457
2 Kelly Gruber .446
3 Barry Larkin .411
4 Wade Boggs .407
4 Tony Gwynn .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 7
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 17
2 Jay Buhner 15
2 Don Mattingly 15
4 Gary Gaetti 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerome Walton 8
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Gary Redus 7
2 Milt Thompson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 0.00
1 Bill Landrum 0.00
3 Tom Browning 0.38
4 Andy Hawkins 0.56
5 Mark Williamson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 Don Robinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 21
1 Nolan Ryan 21
1 Frank Tanana 21
4 Frank Viola 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Lefferts 5
1 Jeff Russell 5
3 Steve Farr 4
3 Jay Howell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .441
2 Barry Larkin .410
3 Jim Dwyer .400
3 Dwight Smith .400
5 Wade Boggs .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Howard Johnson 9
2 Mickey Tettleton 9
4 Glenn Davis 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 28
2 Eric Davis 26
3 Kevin Mitchell 25
4 George Bell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 12
2 Vince Coleman 11
3 Gary Pettis 10
4 Ozzie Smith 9
5 8 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 1.13
2 Mark Williamson 1.27
3 Teddy Higuera 1.57
4 Todd Burns 1.59
4 Jay Tibbs 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Dave Schmidt 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 50
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Roger Clemens 43
4 John Smoltz 42
4 Frank Tanana 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Craig Lefferts 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .355
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Kevin Mitchell 36
3 Fred McGriff 35
3 Mark McGwire 35
5 Bo Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 118
2 Kevin Mitchell 116
3 Will Clark 110
3 Ruben Sierra 110
5 Dwight Evans 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 66
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.12
2 Orel Hershiser 2.22
3 Doug Drabek 2.28
4 Scott Garrelts 2.36
5 John Cerutti 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 Roger Clemens 244
3 Jose DeLeon 226
3 Mark Langston 226
5 Mike Moore 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
3 Doug Jones 36
4 Mark Davis 35
4 Jeff Reardon 35