On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 43 .552 --
Blue Jays 48 50 .490 6.0
Indians 47 49 .490 6.0
Red Sox 45 48 .484 6.5
Yankees 46 51 .474 7.5
Brewers 45 52 .464 8.5
Tigers 33 62 .347 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 38 .604 --
Athletics 59 39 .602 --
Rangers 54 43 .557 4.5
Royals 54 44 .551 5.0
Mariners 48 49 .495 10.5
Twins 46 51 .474 12.5
White Sox 40 57 .412 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 57 41 .582 --
Mets 53 43 .552 3.0
Cubs 53 44 .546 3.5
Cardinals 50 44 .532 5.0
Pirates 40 55 .421 15.5
Phillies 37 58 .389 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 40 .592 --
Astros 57 42 .576 1.5
Padres 47 52 .475 11.5
Dodgers 46 53 .465 12.5
Reds 45 53 .459 13.0
Braves 40 58 .408 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damaso Garcia 4
1 Dion James 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Felix Fermin 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Fitzgerald 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Fitzgerald 5
1 Dion James 5
3 Albert Belle 4
3 Brad Komminsk 4
3 Randy Kutcher 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Johnson 2
2 Rafael Belliard 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Witt 1.83
2 Chuck Cary 1.75
3 Randy Johnson 1.50
3 Rick Reed 1.50
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bobby Witt 11
3 Chuck Cary 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .341
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .338
4 Mark Grace .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 32
2 Howard Johnson 25
2 Fred McGriff 25
4 Rob Deer 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 85
2 Will Clark 72
3 Julio Franco 70
3 Ruben Sierra 70
5 Joe Carter 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 41
2 Rickey Henderson 40
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 2.32
5 Mike Morgan 2.34

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 143
4 Frank Viola 137
5 2 tied 119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ozzie Guillen .459
2 Paul O'Neill .452
3 Greg Briley .425
4 Carney Lansford .417
5 Lance Parrish .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 17
2 Joe Carter 15
2 Brad Komminsk 15
4 Mark Grace 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 5
1 Ozzie Guillen 5
1 Rickey Henderson 5
1 Juan Samuel 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Holman 0.00
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
1 Jim Deshaies 0.00
1 Tom Candiotti 0.00
5 Greg Swindell 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Joe Magrane 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 30
2 Sid Fernandez 28
3 Bobby Witt 25
4 Frank Viola 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Mark Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .417
2 Robin Yount .371
3 Mark Grace .371
4 Phil Bradley .367
5 Rickey Henderson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 10
1 Fred McGriff 10
3 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 Rob Deer 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 24
1 Fred McGriff 24
3 Robin Yount 23
4 George Brett 22
4 Wally Joyner 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Roberto Kelly 12
4 Craig Biggio 9
4 Gary Pettis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Holman 0.81
2 Scott Bankhead 1.35
3 Sid Fernandez 1.44
4 Joe Magrane 1.49
5 Bryn Smith 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 6
1 Jeff Brantley 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
4 Danny Darwin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Dave Smith 8
4 Tim Burke 7
4 Bobby Thigpen 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Tony Gwynn .331
4 Barry Larkin .325
5 Will Clark .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
4 Rob Deer 35
4 Bo Jackson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Will Clark 110
2 Ruben Sierra 110
4 Mark McGwire 106
5 Mike Greenwell 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Gerald Young 48
5 Cecil Espy 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Bryn Smith 2.08
3 John Cerutti 2.21
4 Scott Garrelts 2.21
5 Danny Darwin 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Greg Swindell 21
4 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Roger Clemens 229
4 Frank Viola 216
5 Mike Moore 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 44
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 34
5 Bobby Thigpen 33