On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 41 .564 --
Blue Jays 47 49 .490 7.0
Yankees 46 49 .484 7.5
Red Sox 44 47 .484 7.5
Indians 45 49 .479 8.0
Brewers 44 51 .463 9.5
Tigers 33 60 .355 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 38 .596 --
Athletics 57 39 .594 --
Royals 54 42 .563 3.0
Rangers 52 43 .547 4.5
Mariners 47 48 .495 9.5
Twins 45 50 .474 11.5
White Sox 39 56 .411 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 55 41 .573 --
Mets 51 43 .543 3.0
Cubs 51 44 .537 3.5
Cardinals 48 44 .522 5.0
Pirates 39 53 .424 14.0
Phillies 37 55 .402 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 38 .604 --
Astros 54 42 .563 4.0
Padres 47 50 .485 11.5
Reds 45 51 .469 13.0
Dodgers 44 52 .458 14.0
Braves 40 56 .417 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Junior Felix 4
1 Greg Gagne 4
3 Brian Downing 3
3 Alfredo Griffin 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 5
2 Pete Incaviglia 4
3 Greg Brock 3
3 Wally Joyner 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Martinez 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Mike Brumley 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Hetzel 1.40
2 Jose DeLeon 1.20
3 Tim Belcher 1.00
3 Kevin Gross 1.00
3 Mike Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 9
2 Mike Moore 8
3 Kevin Gross 7
3 Eric Hetzel 7
3 Teddy Higuera 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Kirby Puckett .340
4 Carney Lansford .333
4 Lonnie Smith .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Howard Johnson 25
2 Fred McGriff 25
4 Rob Deer 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 85
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 15
2 Dave Stewart 14
3 Mike Moore 13
3 Greg Swindell 13
3 Ed Whitson 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Roger Clemens 138
4 Frank Viola 135
5 Jose DeLeon 119

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 Ozzie Guillen .444
2 Terry Pendleton .438
3 Jose Oquendo .429
4 Robin Yount .422
5 Lance Parrish .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Glenn Davis 5
3 Pete Incaviglia 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 17
2 Joe Carter 15
3 Darryl Strawberry 14
4 Chris James 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 6
2 Julio Franco 5
2 Ozzie Guillen 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
2 Greg Swindell 0.56
3 Melido Perez 0.64
4 Scott Garrelts 0.66
5 Jim Deshaies 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Jeff Brantley 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
1 Ed Whitson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 30
2 Sid Fernandez 25
2 Frank Viola 25
4 Roger Clemens 21
4 David Cone 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 4
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Bobby Thigpen 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .409
2 Phil Bradley .387
3 Rickey Henderson .372
4 Brian Downing .368
5 Lonnie Smith .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 26
1 Fred McGriff 26
3 George Brett 23
4 Lonnie Smith 22
4 Robin Yount 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Roberto Kelly 12
4 Lenny Dykstra 9
4 Steve Sax 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Acker 1.32
2 Scott Bankhead 1.35
3 Sid Fernandez 1.40
4 Bryn Smith 1.49
5 Joe Magrane 1.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 54
2 Chuck Finley 46
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Frank Viola 44
5 Sid Fernandez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Joe Boever 7
2 Tim Burke 7
2 Doug Jones 7
2 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .351
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Julio Franco .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 39
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
4 Bo Jackson 35
5 Rob Deer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Will Clark 110
3 Ruben Sierra 108
4 Mike Greenwell 106
5 Mark McGwire 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Cecil Espy 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.08
2 Orel Hershiser 2.09
3 John Cerutti 2.24
4 Scott Garrelts 2.26
5 Mike Moore 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Greg Swindell 21
4 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 261
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 224
4 Frank Viola 220
5 Mike Moore 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 45
2 Mark Davis 36
2 Doug Jones 36
4 Tim Burke 33
4 2 others tied 33