On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 56 .517 --
Brewers 59 60 .496 2.5
Blue Jays 58 59 .496 2.5
Red Sox 57 58 .496 2.5
Indians 57 61 .483 4.0
Yankees 55 62 .470 5.5
Tigers 43 74 .368 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 47 .602 --
Angels 69 47 .595 1.0
Royals 64 52 .552 6.0
Rangers 61 55 .526 9.0
Twins 58 59 .496 12.5
Mariners 56 61 .479 14.5
White Sox 50 67 .427 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 50 .576 --
Expos 65 52 .556 2.5
Mets 64 53 .547 3.5
Cardinals 60 55 .522 6.5
Pirates 49 67 .422 18.0
Phillies 47 70 .402 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 51 .568 --
Astros 64 54 .542 3.0
Padres 59 59 .500 8.0
Reds 56 61 .479 10.5
Dodgers 56 62 .475 11.0
Braves 48 69 .410 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Browne 3
1 Alvin Davis 3
1 Mike Devereaux 3
1 Cecil Espy 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Jerry Browne 3
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Brumley 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Cecil Espy 2
1 Stan Jefferson 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 0.82
2 Bert Blyleven 0.75
3 Rick Aguilera 0.71
4 Orel Hershiser 0.67
5 Tom Browning 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 9
2 Tom Browning 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Bobby Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Kirby Puckett .343
3 Roberto Kelly .341
4 Will Clark .337
5 Alvin Davis .336

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 85
3 Julio Franco 84
4 Will Clark 83
5 Don Mattingly 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 54
2 Rickey Henderson 53
3 Cecil Espy 37
4 Tony Gwynn 36
5 Steve Sax 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.36
2 Mike Moore 2.38
3 Orel Hershiser 2.41
4 Scott Garrelts 2.42
5 Rick Reuschel 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Mike Moore 15
4 Tom Gordon 14
4 5 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
1 Mitch Williams 30
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 3 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Manrique .459
2 Roberto Kelly .442
3 Chris James .419
4 Brook Jacoby .417
5 John Kruk .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 9
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Matt Williams 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 16
1 Pedro Guerrero 16
1 Ricky Jordan 16
1 Ryne Sandberg 16
5 Eric Davis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Mike Devereaux 6
2 Cecil Espy 6
2 Mike Felder 6
2 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.36
3 Dennis Lamp 0.49
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.56
5 Allan Anderson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Dave Stewart 25
3 Ken Howell 20
4 Chuck Finley 19
4 Dave Stieb 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .417
2 Roberto Kelly .400
3 Danny Tartabull .385
4 Chris James .382
5 Alvin Davis .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 12
2 Fred McGriff 11
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
4 Glenn Davis 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 28
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Alvin Davis 26
3 Nick Esasky 26
3 Kent Hrbek 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Roberto Kelly 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.00
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Tom Candiotti 1.14
4 Dennis Lamp 1.65
5 Mark Langston 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Sid Fernandez 44
3 Chuck Finley 44
3 Dave Stewart 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Mitch Williams 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Barry Larkin .331
5 Alvin Davis .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 38
1 Kevin Mitchell 38
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Rob Deer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Ruben Sierra 114
3 Pedro Guerrero 110
4 Robin Yount 107
5 Will Clark 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 79
2 Vince Coleman 77
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Tony Gwynn 45
4 Steve Sax 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.97
2 Scott Garrelts 2.19
3 Mark Langston 2.22
4 Chris Bosio 2.28
5 Mike Moore 2.39

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 270
2 Mark Langston 238
3 Jose DeLeon 213
3 Frank Viola 213
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Doug Jones 39
3 Mark Davis 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 2 tied 34