On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 38 .582 --
Yankees 46 46 .500 7.5
Blue Jays 46 48 .489 8.5
Red Sox 43 46 .483 9.0
Indians 43 48 .473 10.0
Brewers 42 51 .452 12.0
Tigers 33 58 .363 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 38 .587 --
Athletics 55 39 .585 --
Royals 53 40 .570 1.5
Rangers 50 42 .543 4.0
Mariners 45 47 .489 9.0
Twins 45 48 .484 9.5
White Sox 37 56 .398 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 53 40 .570 --
Cubs 49 43 .533 3.5
Mets 48 43 .527 4.0
Cardinals 46 43 .517 5.0
Pirates 38 51 .427 13.0
Phillies 36 54 .400 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 37 .602 --
Astros 53 41 .564 3.5
Padres 46 48 .489 10.5
Reds 45 48 .484 11.0
Dodgers 43 50 .462 13.0
Braves 39 54 .419 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Larkin 5
2 Chris James 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 Benito Santiago 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Chris James 5
3 Kirt Manwaring 4
3 Rolando Roomes 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.57
2 Sid Fernandez 1.50
3 Orel Hershiser 1.25
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Bobby Witt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 11
2 Roger Clemens 8
2 Bobby Witt 8
4 Mark Gubicza 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Gregg Olson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .346
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Will Clark .337
5 Lonnie Smith .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Howard Johnson 25
3 Rob Deer 23
4 Bo Jackson 22
4 Fred McGriff 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 84
2 Will Clark 71
3 Julio Franco 69
4 Ruben Sierra 66
5 Bo Jackson 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 41
2 Rickey Henderson 39
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 30
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.04
2 John Smoltz 2.11
3 Mike Moore 2.12
4 Mike Morgan 2.21
5 Bert Blyleven 2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 155
2 Mark Langston 139
3 Roger Clemens 138
4 Frank Viola 135
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 24
2 John Franco 23
2 Mitch Williams 23
4 Doug Jones 22
4 Dan Plesac 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .500
2 Ozzie Guillen .444
3 Phil Bradley .435
4 Andre Dawson .412
5 Lance Parrish .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Kent Hrbek 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
2 Mark McGwire 14
3 Brad Komminsk 13
4 Jesse Barfield 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Lenny Dykstra 6
2 Roberto Kelly 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hawkins 0.00
1 Mike Moore 0.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.47
4 Jim Deshaies 0.67
5 Ken Howell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Jeff Brantley 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 25
1 Frank Viola 25
3 Bret Saberhagen 24
4 Roger Clemens 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Gregg Olson 4
4 Joe Boever 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .404
2 Phil Bradley .400
3 Howard Johnson .385
4 Carlton Fisk .369
5 Steve Sax .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Fred McGriff 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 24
1 Howard Johnson 24
1 Mark McGwire 24
4 Robin Yount 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Juan Samuel 10
4 Lenny Dykstra 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.17
2 Bryn Smith 1.27
3 John Smoltz 1.49
4 Bert Blyleven 1.74
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 49
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Frank Viola 46
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Chuck Finley 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 10
2 Gregg Olson 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Doug Jones 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Tony Gwynn .342
4 Will Clark .322
5 Barry Larkin .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Bo Jackson 35
3 Mark McGwire 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Will Clark 112
3 Mark McGwire 110
4 Ruben Sierra 107
5 Mike Greenwell 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Ozzie Smith 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.06
2 Orel Hershiser 2.09
3 Doug Drabek 2.21
4 John Cerutti 2.23
5 Danny Darwin 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
3 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Mike Scott 20
3 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 Mark Langston 233
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Frank Viola 220
5 Jose DeLeon 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 46
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 33
5 3 tied 32