On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 55 .518 --
Blue Jays 57 58 .496 2.5
Red Sox 56 57 .496 2.5
Indians 57 59 .491 3.0
Brewers 57 60 .487 3.5
Yankees 54 61 .470 5.5
Tigers 41 74 .357 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 46 .603 --
Angels 68 46 .596 1.0
Royals 63 51 .553 6.0
Rangers 61 53 .535 8.0
Twins 57 58 .496 12.5
Mariners 55 60 .478 14.5
White Sox 49 66 .426 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 49 .578 --
Expos 64 51 .557 2.5
Mets 62 53 .539 4.5
Cardinals 60 53 .531 5.5
Pirates 48 66 .421 18.0
Phillies 46 69 .400 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 49 .578 --
Astros 63 53 .543 4.0
Padres 59 58 .504 8.5
Reds 55 60 .478 11.5
Dodgers 54 62 .466 13.0
Braves 47 69 .405 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 6
2 Ivan Calderon 4
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Roberto Kelly 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Steve Balboni 2
2 Greg Briley 2
2 Eric Davis 2
2 Matt Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 6
2 Joe Carter 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
4 Jack Clark 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mariano Duncan 2
1 Cecil Espy 2
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 1.75
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.50
3 John Farrell 1.11
4 Roger Clemens 1.00
4 Mike Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Farrell 10
2 Bret Saberhagen 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
3 Mike Moore 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .346
2 Roberto Kelly .343
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Will Clark .340
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 27
3 Howard Johnson 27
5 5 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 102
2 Ruben Sierra 84
3 Will Clark 83
4 Julio Franco 82
5 Don Mattingly 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 51
1 Rickey Henderson 51
3 Tony Gwynn 36
4 Cecil Espy 35
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.35
2 Mike Moore 2.38
3 John Cerutti 2.39
4 Orel Hershiser 2.40
5 Scott Garrelts 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 15
4 Orel Hershiser 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Mark Langston 177
3 Roger Clemens 158
4 Frank Viola 155
5 Jose DeLeon 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 30
2 Mitch Williams 29
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .471
2 Danny Tartabull .452
3 John Kruk .449
4 Ryne Sandberg .431
5 Will Clark .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 10
2 Eric Davis 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Matt Williams 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryne Sandberg 19
2 Eric Davis 15
2 Nick Esasky 15
2 Charlie Hayes 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Mike Felder 7
2 Tim Raines 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Power 0.42
2 Dennis Lamp 0.55
3 Tom Gordon 0.56
4 Allan Anderson 0.69
5 2 tied 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 Tom Candiotti 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Ken Howell 24
3 Chuck Cary 22
4 Kevin Ritz 21
5 Mark Portugal 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Mark Davis 5
3 Jay Howell 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .415
2 Robin Yount .402
3 Danny Tartabull .387
4 Chris James .376
5 Carney Lansford .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 12
2 Glenn Davis 11
2 Fred McGriff 11
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 30
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Joe Carter 25
5 Chili Davis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Howard Johnson 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Jim Gantner 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.47
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Ken Howell 1.41
4 John Cerutti 1.46
5 Mark Portugal 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Sid Fernandez 44
3 Chuck Finley 44
5 Tim Belcher 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 Mark Davis 8
5 Mitch Williams 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Barry Larkin .328
5 Alvin Davis .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 Rob Deer 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Ruben Sierra 114
3 Pedro Guerrero 110
4 Don Mattingly 107
4 Robin Yount 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Tony Gwynn 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.95
2 John Cerutti 2.14
3 Scott Garrelts 2.19
4 Mark Langston 2.22
5 Chris Bosio 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 238
3 Jose DeLeon 213
3 Frank Viola 213
5 David Cone 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Mark Davis 39
2 Doug Jones 39
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 Bobby Thigpen 34