On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 48 .529 --
Indians 51 52 .495 3.5
Blue Jays 51 53 .490 4.0
Red Sox 49 51 .490 4.0
Brewers 50 54 .481 5.0
Yankees 49 54 .476 5.5
Tigers 36 67 .350 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 40 .612 --
Athletics 62 42 .596 1.5
Royals 57 47 .548 6.5
Rangers 56 47 .544 7.0
Twins 51 53 .490 12.5
Mariners 49 54 .476 14.0
White Sox 44 60 .423 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 44 .577 --
Cubs 58 45 .563 1.5
Cardinals 53 47 .530 5.0
Mets 53 49 .520 6.0
Pirates 45 58 .437 14.5
Phillies 41 61 .402 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 44 .581 --
Astros 60 45 .571 1.0
Padres 51 54 .486 10.0
Dodgers 49 57 .462 12.5
Reds 48 56 .462 12.5
Braves 43 62 .410 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Greg Briley 3
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Greg Briley 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
2 Danny Tartabull 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Phil Bradley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.50
2 Mike Scott 1.12
3 Tim Belcher 1.00
3 Dave Stewart 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Mike Scott 9
3 Tim Belcher 8
4 Mike LaCoss 7
4 Bryn Smith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .344
2 Barry Larkin .340
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Will Clark .332
5 Lonnie Smith .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 33
2 Fred McGriff 27
3 Howard Johnson 26
4 Rob Deer 25
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 89
2 Ruben Sierra 77
3 Will Clark 75
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 2.13
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 17
2 Dave Stewart 15
3 Ed Whitson 14
4 Mike Moore 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 190
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 138
5 Tim Belcher 134

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 .434
2 Greg Briley .417
3 Mike Greenwell .404
4 Craig Biggio .400
4 Wade Boggs .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Incaviglia 7
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Fred McGriff 6
4 Greg Briley 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 22
2 Kent Hrbek 17
3 Wally Joyner 16
4 Dale Murphy 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Gary Pettis 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.39
2 Scott Garrelts 0.44
3 Mark Langston 0.50
4 Mark Portugal 0.60
5 Jose DeLeon 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Les Lancaster 3
1 Mike Scott 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Tim Belcher 33
3 Mark Langston 23
3 Mike Scott 23
3 Bobby Witt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Roger McDowell 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Jay Howell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .412
2 Robin Yount .392
3 Ozzie Guillen .378
4 Greg Briley .368
5 Kirby Puckett .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 26
2 Wally Joyner 25
3 Robin Yount 24
4 Mark Grace 23
5 4 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 1.11
2 Mark Langston 1.32
3 Jim Acker 1.42
4 Andy Hawkins 1.52
5 Ken Howell 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Mark Langston 50
3 Tim Belcher 41
4 Chuck Finley 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 8
1 Mitch Williams 8
3 Bill Landrum 7
3 Roger McDowell 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Tony Gwynn .332
4 Barry Larkin .327
5 Will Clark .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 38
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
3 Rob Deer 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 112
3 Will Clark 107
4 Robin Yount 106
5 Mark McGwire 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Otis Nixon 49
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 2.21
4 John Cerutti 2.28
5 Mike Moore 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mike Scott 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
4 Mark Langston 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 272
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Roger Clemens 222
4 Mike Moore 212
5 David Cone 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 42
2 Doug Jones 37
3 Mark Davis 35
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 33