On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 40 .570 --
Yankees 46 48 .489 7.5
Red Sox 44 46 .489 7.5
Blue Jays 46 49 .484 8.0
Indians 45 48 .484 8.0
Brewers 43 51 .457 10.5
Tigers 33 59 .359 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 55 38 .591 --
Athletics 56 39 .589 --
Royals 53 42 .558 3.0
Rangers 51 43 .543 4.5
Mariners 47 47 .500 8.5
Twins 45 49 .479 10.5
White Sox 38 56 .404 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 54 41 .568 --
Cubs 51 43 .543 2.5
Mets 50 43 .538 3.0
Cardinals 47 44 .516 5.0
Pirates 38 52 .422 13.5
Phillies 37 54 .407 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 38 .600 --
Astros 53 42 .558 4.0
Padres 47 49 .490 10.5
Reds 45 50 .474 12.0
Dodgers 43 51 .457 13.5
Braves 40 55 .421 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Pendleton 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Wally Joyner 3
2 Brad Komminsk 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Briley 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Jeff Huson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike LaCoss 2.25
2 Nolan Ryan 2.20
3 Mark Langston 1.86
4 Chuck Finley 1.09
5 Greg Swindell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 13
2 Chuck Finley 12
3 Nolan Ryan 11
4 Mike LaCoss 9
5 Rick Aguilera 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dennis Powell 1
1 Kenny Rogers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .347
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Kirby Puckett .338
4 Carney Lansford .334
5 Will Clark .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 84
2 Will Clark 71
3 Julio Franco 69
4 Joe Carter 67
4 Ruben Sierra 67

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.07
2 Mike Moore 2.12
3 John Smoltz 2.13
4 Bert Blyleven 2.24
5 Orel Hershiser 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 14
1 Dave Stewart 14
3 Greg Swindell 13
3 Ed Whitson 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Roger Clemens 138
4 Frank Viola 135
5 John Smoltz 118

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 .458
2 Paul O'Neill .432
3 Carney Lansford .429
3 Terry Pendleton .429
5 Greg Briley .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Chris James 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 15
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Pete Incaviglia 13
2 Chris James 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Roberto Kelly 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 Juan Samuel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.00
2 Greg Swindell 0.56
3 Jim Deshaies 0.67
4 Ken Howell 0.71
5 Joe Boever 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Scott Bankhead 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 30
1 Nolan Ryan 30
3 Sid Fernandez 25
3 Frank Viola 25
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 4
1 Tom Henke 4
3 Tim Burke 3
3 Mark Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .411
2 Phil Bradley .398
3 Steve Lyons .366
4 Rickey Henderson .366
5 Howard Johnson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
2 Fred McGriff 9
3 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 Rob Deer 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 26
2 George Brett 25
3 Mark McGwire 23
4 Will Clark 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Roberto Kelly 11
4 Lenny Dykstra 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 1.35
2 Jim Acker 1.42
3 Bryn Smith 1.49
4 Joe Magrane 1.49
5 John Smoltz 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
1 Jeff Brantley 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
4 Mike Boddicker 5
4 Mark Langston 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 54
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Sid Fernandez 49
4 Chuck Finley 46
5 Frank Viola 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Gregg Olson 8
3 Joe Boever 7
3 Doug Jones 7
5 9 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Wade Boggs .344
3 Tony Gwynn .341
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Will Clark .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Bo Jackson 35
5 Rob Deer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Will Clark 112
3 Ruben Sierra 108
4 Mike Greenwell 106
4 Mark McGwire 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Ozzie Smith 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.08
2 Orel Hershiser 2.09
3 John Cerutti 2.25
4 Scott Garrelts 2.32
5 Danny Darwin 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Greg Swindell 21
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 261
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Frank Viola 220
5 David Cone 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 45
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 33
5 2 tied 32