On This Day

Thursday, July 6, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 35 .573 --
Yankees 42 41 .506 5.5
Red Sox 39 41 .488 7.0
Brewers 40 44 .476 8.0
Indians 39 43 .476 8.0
Blue Jays 39 45 .464 9.0
Tigers 31 51 .378 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 34 .600 --
Angels 49 33 .598 0.5
Royals 46 37 .554 4.0
Rangers 45 38 .542 5.0
Twins 41 43 .488 9.5
Mariners 40 43 .482 10.0
White Sox 32 53 .376 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 47 37 .560 --
Cubs 45 38 .542 1.5
Cardinals 42 38 .525 3.0
Mets 42 39 .519 3.5
Pirates 35 45 .438 10.0
Phillies 31 50 .383 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 34 .595 --
Astros 48 36 .571 2.0
Reds 44 40 .524 6.0
Padres 40 45 .471 10.5
Dodgers 39 45 .464 11.0
Braves 34 50 .405 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Trammell 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Quinones 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Brown 3
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Fred McGriff 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Kelly 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Lenny Dykstra 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.40
2 Mike Moore 2.00
3 John Smiley 1.00
4 Danny Jackson 0.80
5 Mike Boddicker 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 12
1 Nolan Ryan 12
3 John Smiley 8
4 Bruce Ruffin 6
4 Duane Ward 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Barry Larkin .350
3 Ruben Sierra .334
4 Kirby Puckett .333
4 Lonnie Smith .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 28
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
4 Bo Jackson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 76
2 Ruben Sierra 62
3 Julio Franco 61
4 Will Clark 60
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 38
2 Rickey Henderson 34
3 Gerald Young 31
4 Tony Gwynn 27
5 Cecil Espy 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.82
2 John Smoltz 2.09
3 Rick Reuschel 2.12
4 Bryn Smith 2.14
5 Bert Blyleven 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Dave Stewart 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
4 Mike Moore 11
4 Greg Swindell 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 148
2 Mark Langston 122
3 Roger Clemens 117
4 Frank Viola 110
5 Jose DeLeon 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 22
2 Mark Davis 21
2 Doug Jones 21
2 Dan Plesac 21
2 Mitch Williams 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alfredo Griffin .434
2 Bip Roberts .429
3 Steve Lyons .425
4 Brian Downing .417
5 George Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Rob Deer 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 B. J. Surhoff 13
1 Mickey Tettleton 13
4 Fred McGriff 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Roberto Kelly 7
4 Gerald Young 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.35
2 Bert Blyleven 0.66
3 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
4 Dave Stewart 0.72
5 Scott Bankhead 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Jeff Brantley 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Mark Langston 24
4 Chris Bosio 23
5 Mike Moore 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 7
2 Doug Jones 6
2 Mike Schooler 6
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alfredo Griffin .380
2 Tony Gwynn .376
3 Ruben Sierra .373
4 Barry Larkin .368
5 Wade Boggs .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
2 Rob Deer 9
2 Kevin Mitchell 9
4 Don Mattingly 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 26
1 Mark McGwire 26
3 Howard Johnson 23
4 Ruben Sierra 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Milt Thompson 11
4 Steve Sax 10
4 Jerome Walton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 0.99
2 Scott Bankhead 1.25
3 Tom Browning 1.42
4 Bryn Smith 1.66
5 Rick Reuschel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 48
1 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Mike Moore 40
5 Frank Viola 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 9
3 Dan Plesac 8
3 Jeff Russell 8
5 7 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Wade Boggs .352
3 Kirby Puckett .351
4 Julio Franco .324
5 Barry Larkin .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 39
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
3 Bo Jackson 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Mark McGwire 107
2 Ruben Sierra 107
4 Mike Greenwell 106
5 Will Clark 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Gerald Young 52
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 John Cerutti 2.17
3 Doug Drabek 2.22
4 Orel Hershiser 2.25
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Rick Reuschel 21
3 Allan Anderson 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 237
3 Mark Langston 230
4 Mike Moore 213
5 Jose DeLeon 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 50
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 34
3 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 Bobby Thigpen 34