On This Day

Monday, August 7, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 53 .518 --
Blue Jays 56 56 .500 2.0
Red Sox 54 55 .495 2.5
Indians 54 57 .486 3.5
Brewers 54 58 .482 4.0
Yankees 53 59 .473 5.0
Tigers 40 71 .360 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 43 .609 --
Athletics 67 45 .598 1.0
Royals 61 50 .550 6.5
Rangers 58 52 .527 9.0
Twins 56 56 .500 12.0
Mariners 53 58 .477 14.5
White Sox 47 64 .423 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 48 .571 --
Expos 63 49 .563 1.0
Cardinals 58 50 .537 4.0
Mets 58 52 .527 5.0
Pirates 47 64 .423 16.5
Phillies 45 66 .405 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 48 .571 --
Astros 62 50 .554 2.0
Padres 56 56 .500 8.0
Reds 53 58 .477 10.5
Dodgers 53 60 .469 11.5
Braves 45 67 .402 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Jim Eisenreich 3
2 Chris James 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Whitaker 4
2 Jim Eisenreich 3
2 Luis Quinones 3
4 Marty Barrett 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Cadaret 1.50
1 Ramon Martinez 1.50
3 Ken Howell 1.43
4 Frank Viola 1.33
5 John Cerutti 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Tom Filer 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Howell 10
2 Ramon Martinez 9
3 Frank Viola 8
4 Wes Gardner 7
4 Bruce Hurst 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .342
2 Roberto Kelly .341
3 Wade Boggs .341
4 Barry Larkin .340
5 Alvin Davis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 34
2 Fred McGriff 29
3 Howard Johnson 27
4 Glenn Davis 25
4 2 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 94
2 Ruben Sierra 81
3 Will Clark 80
3 Julio Franco 80
5 Don Mattingly 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Vince Coleman 49
3 Tony Gwynn 34
4 Cecil Espy 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.31
2 John Cerutti 2.39
3 Scott Garrelts 2.42
4 Orel Hershiser 2.42
5 John Smoltz 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 14
3 Ed Whitson 14
5 8 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 198
2 Mark Langston 173
3 Roger Clemens 150
4 Frank Viola 148
5 Tim Belcher 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 29
2 Mitch Williams 28
3 Doug Jones 26
3 Dan Plesac 26
5 John Franco 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike LaValliere .485
2 Roberto Kelly .460
3 John Kruk .432
4 Chili Davis .431
5 Wade Boggs .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 6
2 Nick Esasky 5
2 Jack Howell 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 19
2 Don Mattingly 18
3 Chili Davis 16
4 Alvin Davis 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Howard Johnson 9
3 Vince Coleman 8
4 Tim Raines 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.00
2 Ted Power 0.42
3 Tom Candiotti 0.53
4 Mike Smithson 0.54
5 Dennis Lamp 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Tim Belcher 24
2 Ken Howell 24
4 Mike Scott 23
5 Chris Bosio 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .396
2 Alvin Davis .389
3 Robin Yount .385
4 Wade Boggs .371
5 Carney Lansford .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 9
1 Fred McGriff 9
3 Joe Carter 8
3 Nick Esasky 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Kent Hrbek 24
2 Wally Joyner 24
2 Don Mattingly 24
5 Darnell Coles 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
1 Howard Johnson 15
3 Vince Coleman 11
4 Juan Samuel 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Ken Howell 1.45
4 Mike Boddicker 1.53
5 Chuck Cary 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Joe Magrane 5
4 Scott Bankhead 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Tim Belcher 41
3 Ken Howell 41
5 Sid Fernandez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mark Davis 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Alvin Davis .331
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Barry Larkin .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Rob Deer 36
2 Fred McGriff 36
4 Glenn Davis 33
4 Darryl Strawberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 113
2 Kevin Mitchell 112
3 Don Mattingly 106
4 Robin Yount 105
5 Will Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Otis Nixon 45
4 Steve Sax 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.03
2 John Cerutti 2.11
3 Scott Garrelts 2.16
4 Mark Langston 2.30
5 Chris Bosio 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 263
2 Mark Langston 239
3 Frank Viola 211
4 Jose DeLeon 209
4 Mike Moore 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 41
2 Mark Davis 38
2 Doug Jones 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 34