On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 43 32 .573 --
Yankees 37 39 .487 6.5
Blue Jays 37 40 .481 7.0
Brewers 37 41 .474 7.5
Indians 36 40 .474 7.5
Red Sox 35 39 .473 7.5
Tigers 29 46 .387 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 32 .590 --
Angels 44 31 .587 0.5
Royals 43 33 .566 2.0
Rangers 43 34 .558 2.5
Twins 40 38 .513 6.0
Mariners 36 42 .462 10.0
White Sox 30 49 .380 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 43 35 .551 --
Mets 39 35 .527 2.0
Cubs 40 37 .519 2.5
Cardinals 37 37 .500 4.0
Pirates 32 41 .438 8.5
Phillies 26 47 .356 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 31 .603 --
Astros 45 33 .577 2.0
Reds 41 36 .532 5.5
Padres 39 40 .494 8.5
Dodgers 37 40 .481 9.5
Braves 31 45 .408 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Darnell Coles 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Billy Hatcher 4
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 Ozzie Guillen 3
3 Greg Litton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Deer 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Dave Martinez 1
2 Paul Molitor 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Bankhead 1.33
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.20
3 Chris Bosio 1.00
4 Dennis Rasmussen 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Marty Clary 1
1 Steve Cummings 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Bosio 8
2 Ed Nunez 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Dennis Rasmussen 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Barry Larkin .362
3 Will Clark .343
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Julio Franco .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 25
2 Rob Deer 21
3 Howard Johnson 20
4 Bo Jackson 18
4 Mickey Tettleton 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 70
2 Ruben Sierra 61
3 Julio Franco 59
4 Will Clark 58
5 Jeffrey Leonard 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 34
2 Rickey Henderson 29
3 Gerald Young 28
4 Cecil Espy 26
4 Tony Gwynn 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.69
2 Rick Reuschel 2.10
3 Bryn Smith 2.19
4 Mike Moore 2.23
5 Doug Drabek 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 13
2 Rick Reuschel 12
2 Dave Stewart 12
4 Greg Swindell 10
4 Ed Whitson 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 128
2 Mark Langston 112
3 Roger Clemens 111
4 Frank Viola 103
5 Jose DeLeon 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 21
2 John Franco 20
3 Dan Plesac 19
4 Doug Jones 18
4 2 others tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .452
2 Tony Gwynn .451
3 Alfredo Griffin .441
4 Brian Downing .429
5 Randy Milligan .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
2 Gary Gaetti 6
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Jack Howell 5
3 Howard Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 16
2 Rob Deer 13
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
3 Kirby Puckett 12
3 B. J. Surhoff 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerome Walton 8
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Paul Molitor 7
2 Milt Thompson 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 0.64
2 Scott Scudder 0.67
3 Tony Fossas 0.71
4 Bob Kipper 0.73
5 Scott Bankhead 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 Jay Tibbs 3
1 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 23
2 Chris Bosio 22
2 Sid Fernandez 22
4 Tim Belcher 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 Dan Plesac 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .457
2 Barry Larkin .422
3 Ruben Sierra .381
4 Wade Boggs .380
5 Jim Dwyer .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 11
2 Howard Johnson 10
3 Rob Deer 9
4 Gary Gaetti 8
4 Don Mattingly 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Junior Felix 26
1 Don Mattingly 26
1 Kevin Mitchell 26
4 Ruben Sierra 25
5 Gary Gaetti 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Pettis 12
2 Milt Thompson 12
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Steve Sax 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.05
2 Jim Clancy 1.70
3 Dennis Cook 1.80
4 Orel Hershiser 1.84
5 Teddy Higuera 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 6
2 Greg Swindell 5
3 Allan Anderson 4
3 Don August 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 43
2 Tim Belcher 42
3 Mark Langston 40
3 Frank Tanana 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Doug Jones 8
3 Jeff Russell 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Kirby Puckett .351
4 Julio Franco .325
5 Barry Larkin .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 36
1 Kevin Mitchell 36
1 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Bo Jackson 34
4 Mark McGwire 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Mike Greenwell 108
2 Ruben Sierra 108
4 Will Clark 106
5 Eric Davis 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Gerald Young 50
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.11
2 Orel Hershiser 2.11
3 Doug Drabek 2.13
4 John Cerutti 2.33
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 249
2 Nolan Ryan 248
3 Mark Langston 224
4 Jose DeLeon 214
5 Mike Moore 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
3 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Jeff Reardon 36