On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 36 .571 --
Yankees 43 42 .506 5.5
Red Sox 40 42 .488 7.0
Brewers 41 45 .477 8.0
Blue Jays 41 45 .477 8.0
Indians 40 44 .476 8.0
Tigers 31 53 .369 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 33 .607 --
Athletics 51 36 .586 1.5
Royals 48 37 .565 3.5
Rangers 47 38 .553 4.5
Mariners 41 44 .482 10.5
Twins 41 45 .477 11.0
White Sox 32 55 .368 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 38 .558 --
Cubs 46 39 .541 1.5
Mets 44 39 .530 2.5
Cardinals 43 39 .524 3.0
Pirates 36 46 .439 10.0
Phillies 31 52 .373 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 35 .593 --
Astros 49 37 .570 2.0
Reds 44 42 .512 7.0
Padres 41 46 .471 10.5
Dodgers 40 46 .465 11.0
Braves 36 50 .419 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Hamilton 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Junior Felix 4
2 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Kevin Mitchell 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 Darryl Strawberry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
4 Jesse Barfield 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Howell 1.33
2 Jeff Robinson 1.00
3 David Cone 0.89
4 Bryn Smith 0.75
5 Jim Abbott 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 8
2 Jim Abbott 7
3 Mark Gubicza 5
3 Jeff Robinson 5
3 Dave Stewart 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Barry Larkin .341
3 Kirby Puckett .337
4 Lonnie Smith .336
5 Julio Franco .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 31
2 Howard Johnson 22
3 Rob Deer 21
3 Bo Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 80
2 Ruben Sierra 65
3 Will Clark 62
3 Julio Franco 62
5 Bo Jackson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 39
2 Rickey Henderson 35
3 Gerald Young 31
4 Cecil Espy 27
4 2 others tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 1.79
2 John Smoltz 2.10
3 Rick Reuschel 2.12
4 Bert Blyleven 2.15
5 Bryn Smith 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 148
2 Roger Clemens 125
3 Mark Langston 122
4 Frank Viola 117
5 Jose DeLeon 109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darnell Coles .444
2 Phil Bradley .442
3 Jose Oquendo .435
3 Kevin Romine .435
5 Rickey Henderson .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Fred McGriff 5
2 Lonnie Smith 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 13
1 Mickey Tettleton 13
3 Howard Johnson 12
3 Mark McGwire 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Roberto Kelly 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Otis Nixon 7
3 Steve Sax 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.00
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.55
3 Scott Bankhead 0.78
4 Jeff Robinson 0.95
5 Joe Magrane 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Don August 3
2 Scott Bankhead 3
2 Danny Darwin 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Jeff Montgomery 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 7
2 Doug Jones 6
2 Mike Schooler 6
4 Dan Plesac 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alfredo Griffin .382
2 Ruben Sierra .378
3 Phil Bradley .372
4 Carlton Fisk .368
5 Brian Downing .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Rob Deer 8
3 Bo Jackson 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 27
2 Mark McGwire 26
3 Howard Johnson 25
4 Ruben Sierra 24
5 Bo Jackson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Steve Sax 12
4 Gary Pettis 11
4 Milt Thompson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 1.22
2 Scott Bankhead 1.24
3 Mark Williamson 1.44
4 Joe Magrane 1.62
5 Rick Reuschel 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
4 Don August 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Roger Clemens 40
2 Chuck Finley 40
4 Frank Viola 38
5 Mark Gubicza 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Doug Jones 9
2 Dan Plesac 9
4 Gregg Olson 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Kirby Puckett .347
4 Julio Franco .326
5 Barry Larkin .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Bo Jackson 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Mark McGwire 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 121
2 Ruben Sierra 110
3 Will Clark 107
3 Mike Greenwell 107
3 Mark McGwire 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Gerald Young 52
5 Steve Sax 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.10
2 Doug Drabek 2.14
3 Orel Hershiser 2.25
4 John Cerutti 2.25
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Allan Anderson 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Mark Langston 224
4 Mike Moore 213
5 Jose DeLeon 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 49
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 34
3 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 Bobby Thigpen 34