On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 46 .535 --
Blue Jays 50 51 .495 4.0
Indians 49 50 .495 4.0
Red Sox 47 49 .490 4.5
Brewers 48 53 .475 6.0
Yankees 47 53 .470 6.5
Tigers 34 65 .343 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 60 41 .594 1.5
Rangers 55 45 .550 6.0
Royals 55 46 .545 6.5
Twins 49 51 .490 12.0
Mariners 48 52 .480 13.0
White Sox 43 58 .426 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 59 42 .584 --
Cubs 55 45 .550 3.5
Mets 53 46 .535 5.0
Cardinals 51 46 .526 6.0
Pirates 44 55 .444 14.0
Phillies 38 60 .388 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 42 .588 --
Astros 58 44 .569 2.0
Padres 49 53 .480 11.0
Dodgers 48 55 .466 12.5
Reds 46 55 .455 13.5
Braves 42 60 .412 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Elster 3
1 Dave Gallagher 3
1 Jim Gantner 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Rob Deer 4
2 R. J. Reynolds 4
4 Jay Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jim Gantner 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 0.75
1 Tim Leary 0.75
3 Greg Harris 0.67
3 Ramon Martinez 0.67
5 Roy Smith 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Bob Kipper 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 6
1 Greg Harris 6
1 Tim Leary 6
4 Ramon Martinez 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bill Landrum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .344
2 Tony Gwynn .340
3 Barry Larkin .340
4 Lonnie Smith .330
5 Wade Boggs .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 26
3 Rob Deer 25
3 Howard Johnson 25
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 88
2 Julio Franco 73
3 Will Clark 72
4 Ruben Sierra 71
5 Joe Carter 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 44
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 30
4 2 others tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.03
2 John Smoltz 2.13
3 Mike Moore 2.26
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Bert Blyleven 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 16
2 Dave Stewart 14
2 Ed Whitson 14
4 Mike Moore 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 180
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Roger Clemens 143
4 Frank Viola 137
5 John Smoltz 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 25
1 Mitch Williams 25
3 Dan Plesac 24
4 John Franco 23
4 Doug Jones 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .436
2 Ozzie Guillen .417
3 Greg Briley .412
4 Barry Bonds .396
4 Kirby Puckett .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 7
2 Fred McGriff 6
3 Tom Brunansky 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 18
2 Joe Carter 16
2 Wally Joyner 16
4 Albert Belle 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 7
1 Howard Johnson 7
3 Lenny Dykstra 6
3 Juan Samuel 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
1 Tom Candiotti 0.00
1 Todd Frohwirth 0.00
4 Scott Garrelts 0.44
5 Ken Howell 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Ed Whitson 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 46 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mark Langston 31
3 Sid Fernandez 28
4 Tim Belcher 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Jay Howell 5
3 Tim Burke 4
3 Bill Landrum 4
5 11 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .429
2 Robin Yount .386
3 Ozzie Guillen .382
4 Kirby Puckett .372
5 Kevin Romine .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 Chili Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 24
2 Wally Joyner 23
2 Robin Yount 23
4 Joe Carter 22
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
1 Roberto Kelly 13
3 Howard Johnson 11
3 Steve Sax 11
5 Vince Coleman 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.72
2 Ken Howell 1.10
3 Bryn Smith 1.49
4 Andy Hawkins 1.52
5 Brian Holman 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 60
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Bret Saberhagen 38
3 Frank Viola 38
5 4 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 9
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Mitch Williams 7
4 Joe Boever 6
4 8 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Barry Larkin .324
5 Will Clark .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 107
3 Robin Yount 106
4 Will Clark 105
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 79
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Gerald Young 46
5 Cecil Espy 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.07
2 Scott Garrelts 2.10
3 Bryn Smith 2.12
4 John Cerutti 2.21
5 Mike Moore 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mike Scott 21
4 Mark Langston 20
4 Greg Swindell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 266
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Frank Viola 216
4 Roger Clemens 215
5 2 tied 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 43
2 Mark Davis 36
2 Doug Jones 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 34
5 Jeff Reardon 33