On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 56 .525 --
Blue Jays 60 59 .504 2.5
Brewers 61 60 .504 2.5
Red Sox 57 60 .487 4.5
Indians 57 62 .479 5.5
Yankees 55 64 .462 7.5
Tigers 43 76 .361 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 47 .605 --
Angels 70 48 .593 1.5
Royals 65 53 .551 6.5
Rangers 61 56 .521 10.0
Twins 59 60 .496 13.0
Mariners 57 61 .483 14.5
White Sox 51 68 .429 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 50 .580 --
Mets 65 53 .551 3.5
Expos 65 54 .546 4.0
Cardinals 63 55 .534 5.5
Pirates 50 68 .424 18.5
Phillies 48 70 .407 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 51 .571 --
Astros 65 54 .546 3.0
Padres 59 60 .496 9.0
Reds 56 62 .475 11.5
Dodgers 56 63 .471 12.0
Braves 48 72 .400 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Fermin 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ricky Jordan 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Glenn Davis 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Thompson 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Ricky Jordan 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Kurt Stillwell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Junior Felix 1
1 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.33
3 Sid Fernandez 1.17
4 Rick Reed 0.75
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 10
2 Greg Maddux 8
3 Sid Fernandez 7
4 Chuck Finley 6
4 Mike Scott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Wade Boggs .339
4 Will Clark .339
5 Roberto Kelly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 28
3 Howard Johnson 28
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 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Cecil Espy 37
4 Tony Gwynn 36
4 Steve Sax 36

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 Joe Magrane 15
3 Mike Moore 15
5 7 tied 14

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 30
1 Mitch Williams 30
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 Bobby Thigpen 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .431
2 Fred Manrique .421
3 Chris James .419
4 Brian Harper .409
4 John Kruk .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
1 Matt Williams 7
3 Eric Davis 6
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Kevin McReynolds 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 17
2 Nick Esasky 16
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
4 Eric Davis 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Phil Bradley 6
3 Cecil Espy 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.36
2 Storm Davis 0.38
3 Ron Darling 0.50
4 John Smiley 0.67
5 Mauro Gozzo 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Mike Bielecki 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 23
2 Chuck Finley 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Ken Howell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Mark Davis 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Jay Howell 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Tartabull .403
2 Roberto Kelly .398
3 Wade Boggs .397
4 Robin Yount .389
5 Carney Lansford .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 11
1 Glenn Davis 11
3 Pete Incaviglia 10
3 Fred McGriff 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 27
1 Dale Murphy 27
3 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Ricky Jordan 25
4 Robin Yount 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 Roberto Kelly 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.77
2 Jeff Parrett 0.98
3 Scott Garrelts 1.04
4 Mark Langston 1.07
5 Tom Candiotti 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
3 Allan Anderson 5
3 Mike Bielecki 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Jose DeLeon 46
3 Chuck Finley 43
4 Tim Belcher 42
5 Bobby Witt 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Bobby Thigpen 10
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Mitch Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Barry Larkin .331
5 Alvin Davis .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Pedro Guerrero 111
3 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Robin Yount 108
5 3 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 78
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 47
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.82
2 Mark Langston 2.13
3 Scott Garrelts 2.20
4 Chris Bosio 2.28
5 Danny Darwin 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 20
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 270
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Jose DeLeon 218
4 Frank Viola 213
5 2 tied 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
2 Mark Davis 38
2 Doug Jones 38
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 Bobby Thigpen 35