On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 47 .535 --
Indians 51 51 .500 3.5
Blue Jays 51 52 .495 4.0
Brewers 50 53 .485 5.0
Red Sox 48 51 .485 5.0
Yankees 48 54 .471 6.5
Tigers 36 66 .353 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 39 .618 --
Athletics 61 42 .592 2.5
Royals 56 47 .544 7.5
Rangers 55 47 .539 8.0
Twins 50 53 .485 13.5
Mariners 49 53 .480 14.0
White Sox 43 60 .417 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 43 .583 --
Cubs 57 45 .559 2.5
Cardinals 52 47 .525 6.0
Mets 53 48 .525 6.0
Pirates 45 57 .441 14.5
Phillies 40 61 .396 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 43 .587 --
Astros 59 45 .567 2.0
Padres 51 53 .490 10.0
Reds 48 55 .466 12.5
Dodgers 48 57 .457 13.5
Braves 42 62 .404 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Pettis 4
1 Dwight Smith 4
3 Damon Berryhill 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Damon Berryhill 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 5
1 Willie Wilson 5
3 Jack Clark 3
3 Nick Esasky 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Carney Lansford 2
2 John Moses 2
2 B. J. Surhoff 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Portugal 1.33
2 Chris Bosio 1.17
3 Ken Hill 0.83
4 Jack Morris 0.80
5 Steve Rosenberg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
1 Mark Portugal 8
3 Chris Bosio 7
3 Chuck Cary 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .346
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .335
4 Lonnie Smith .332
5 Alvin Davis .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 88
2 Will Clark 75
3 Ruben Sierra 74
4 Julio Franco 73
5 Joe Carter 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Vince Coleman 45
3 Gerald Young 33
4 Cecil Espy 31
4 Tony Gwynn 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 2.03
2 John Smoltz 2.20
3 Mike Moore 2.26
4 Orel Hershiser 2.36
5 Scott Garrelts 2.38

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 150
4 Frank Viola 138
5 John Smoltz 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 26
2 Mark Davis 25
3 John Franco 24
3 Doug Jones 24
3 Dan Plesac 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .481
2 Alvin Davis .413
3 Greg Briley .400
4 Kirby Puckett .397
5 Willie Wilson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Pete Incaviglia 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
4 Greg Brock 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 17
2 Wally Joyner 16
3 Albert Belle 15
3 Joe Carter 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Gary Pettis 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
2 Tom Candiotti 0.39
3 Scott Garrelts 0.44
4 Mike Bielecki 0.56
5 Juan Berenguer 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
3 Rick Aguilera 2
3 Scott Bankhead 2
3 46 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Mark Langston 31
3 Tim Belcher 25
3 Chuck Finley 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Roger McDowell 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .424
2 Robin Yount .412
3 Ozzie Guillen .409
4 Kirby Puckett .367
5 2 tied .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 Jack Howell 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 24
1 Robin Yount 24
3 Joe Carter 22
3 Mark Grace 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 11
2 Howard Johnson 11
2 Roberto Kelly 11
2 Gary Pettis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.72
2 Mark Langston 1.32
3 Jim Acker 1.42
4 Andy Hawkins 1.52
5 Bryn Smith 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Chris Bosio 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Mark Langston 50
3 Chris Bosio 43
4 Roger Clemens 39
4 Bobby Witt 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Bill Landrum 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
4 Jay Howell 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .347
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Tony Gwynn .332
4 Barry Larkin .327
5 Alvin Davis .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Ruben Sierra 110
3 Will Clark 108
4 Robin Yount 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Otis Nixon 50
4 Cecil Espy 46
4 Gerald Young 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.07
2 Scott Garrelts 2.10
3 Bryn Smith 2.14
4 John Cerutti 2.28
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 262
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 222
4 Jose DeLeon 212
4 Mike Moore 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 34
5 Jeff Reardon 33