On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 30 .577 --
Blue Jays 36 37 .493 6.0
Yankees 35 37 .486 6.5
Red Sox 34 36 .486 6.5
Indians 34 38 .472 7.5
Brewers 34 40 .459 8.5
Tigers 27 44 .380 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 29 .608 --
Royals 42 30 .583 2.0
Angels 41 30 .577 2.5
Rangers 40 32 .556 4.0
Twins 36 37 .493 8.5
Mariners 33 41 .446 12.0
White Sox 29 46 .387 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 32 .556 --
Mets 38 32 .543 1.0
Expos 39 34 .534 1.5
Cardinals 36 34 .514 3.0
Pirates 28 41 .406 10.5
Phillies 24 45 .348 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 28 .616 --
Astros 41 32 .562 4.0
Reds 39 33 .542 5.5
Dodgers 36 36 .500 8.5
Padres 35 40 .467 11.0
Braves 29 43 .403 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Esasky 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Mel Hall 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 1.88
2 Wes Gardner 1.50
2 Dave Stewart 1.50
4 Charlie Hough 1.29
5 Kevin Gross 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 15
2 Charlie Hough 9
3 Wes Gardner 6
3 Kevin Gross 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .351
2 Tony Gwynn .351
3 Julio Franco .343
4 Will Clark .342
5 Ruben Sierra .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 24
2 Rob Deer 20
3 Howard Johnson 19
4 Bo Jackson 17
4 Mickey Tettleton 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 67
2 Ruben Sierra 60
3 Julio Franco 59
4 Will Clark 55
5 Gary Gaetti 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 34
2 Cecil Espy 26
2 Gerald Young 26
4 Rickey Henderson 25
4 Devon White 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.64
2 Rick Reuschel 2.04
3 Mike Moore 2.15
4 John Smoltz 2.22
5 Bryn Smith 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Mike Scott 12
1 Dave Stewart 12
4 Greg Swindell 10
5 7 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Roger Clemens 106
3 Mark Langston 102
4 Jose DeLeon 100
5 Frank Viola 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 19
2 Mark Davis 18
2 Mitch Williams 18
4 Dan Plesac 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alfredo Griffin .435
2 Jim Dwyer .421
3 Kelly Gruber .413
4 Don Mattingly .410
5 Carlton Fisk .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Gary Gaetti 7
3 Don Mattingly 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 Howard Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 19
1 Don Mattingly 19
3 Ivan Calderon 15
3 Nick Esasky 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Milt Thompson 8
1 Jerome Walton 8
4 Dan Gladden 6
4 Gary Pettis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Browning 0.00
1 Bruce Hurst 0.00
1 Luis Aquino 0.00
4 Jim Clancy 0.43
5 Nolan Ryan 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Crim 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Tom Henke 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 28
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Frank Viola 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Steve Farr 4
3 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .402
2 Jim Dwyer .389
3 Barry Larkin .384
4 Bob Boone .382
5 Willie Randolph .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
3 Don Mattingly 9
4 Rob Deer 8
4 Gary Gaetti 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 29
2 Ruben Sierra 28
3 Robin Yount 25
4 Junior Felix 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Gerald Young 13
3 Gary Pettis 10
3 Milt Thompson 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.16
2 Don Robinson 1.30
3 Todd Burns 1.37
4 Mark Gubicza 1.53
5 Scott Bankhead 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 6
1 Greg Swindell 6
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Don Robinson 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 44
2 Tim Belcher 42
2 Jose DeLeon 42
2 Chuck Finley 42
2 3 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
1 Dave Smith 9
4 Jeff Russell 8
4 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .354
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Julio Franco .323
5 Barry Larkin .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Kevin Mitchell 36
3 Fred McGriff 34
3 Mark McGwire 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Mike Greenwell 115
3 Ruben Sierra 111
4 Dwight Evans 109
5 Will Clark 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Gerald Young 51
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 2.10
2 Bryn Smith 2.15
3 Orel Hershiser 2.22
4 Scott Garrelts 2.26
5 Don Robinson 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Mark Langston 223
4 Jose DeLeon 219
5 Mike Moore 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Doug Jones 36
3 Jeff Reardon 36
5 Bobby Thigpen 35