On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 59 .516 --
Blue Jays 63 60 .512 0.5
Brewers 64 61 .512 0.5
Red Sox 58 63 .479 4.5
Indians 58 65 .472 5.5
Yankees 56 67 .455 7.5
Tigers 46 77 .374 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 48 .603 --
Athletics 74 49 .602 0.0
Royals 69 53 .566 4.5
Rangers 64 57 .529 9.0
Twins 60 62 .492 13.5
Mariners 57 65 .467 16.5
White Sox 52 71 .423 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 52 .577 --
Mets 68 54 .557 2.5
Expos 68 55 .553 3.0
Cardinals 65 57 .533 5.5
Pirates 51 71 .418 19.5
Phillies 50 72 .410 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 53 .569 --
Astros 68 55 .553 2.0
Padres 60 63 .488 10.0
Reds 58 65 .472 12.0
Dodgers 57 66 .463 13.0
Braves 50 73 .407 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Grace 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Eisenreich 5
2 Chili Davis 4
2 Bo Jackson 4
4 Tim Wallach 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.50
2 Kelly Downs 1.00
2 Dennis Martinez 1.00
2 Terry Mulholland 1.00
5 Bobby Witt 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 10
2 Dennis Martinez 8
3 Mike Boddicker 6
3 Kelly Downs 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .342
2 Tony Gwynn .341
3 Wade Boggs .339
4 Kirby Puckett .336
5 Carney Lansford .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 30
4 Howard Johnson 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 105
2 Will Clark 90
3 Ruben Sierra 85
4 Joe Carter 84
4 Julio Franco 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 58
2 Vince Coleman 56
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 37
5 Steve Sax 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.40
2 Scott Garrelts 2.42
3 Orel Hershiser 2.45
4 Bert Blyleven 2.46
5 Rick Reuschel 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Joe Magrane 16
2 Dave Stewart 16
4 Tom Gordon 15
4 Mike Moore 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Mark Langston 185
3 Roger Clemens 165
4 Frank Viola 158
5 Jose DeLeon 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 31
2 Mark Davis 30
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Dan Plesac 28
3 Jeff Russell 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .434
2 Lance Johnson .417
3 John Kruk .415
4 George Bell .411
5 Felix Fermin .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 Ryne Sandberg 6
2 Matt Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 19
2 Eric Davis 15
2 Pedro Guerrero 15
4 George Bell 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Cecil Espy 8
2 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Carney Lansford 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 0.00
2 Scott Terry 0.69
3 Mike LaCoss 0.87
4 Dennis Lamp 1.00
5 Ron Darling 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 4
2 Mike Bielecki 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 David Cone 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 John Farrell 24
3 David Cone 22
3 Sid Fernandez 22
5 Bobby Witt 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Jeff Russell 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .412
2 Wade Boggs .392
3 Robin Yount .372
4 Danny Tartabull .370
5 Roberto Kelly .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 10
1 Glenn Davis 10
1 Ryne Sandberg 10
4 Nick Esasky 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 28
1 Nick Esasky 28
3 Ricky Jordan 27
4 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Dale Murphy 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 Cecil Espy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.94
2 Dennis Lamp 1.17
3 Ron Robinson 1.26
4 Mark Langston 1.29
5 John Smiley 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Dave Stewart 45
4 Chuck Finley 43
4 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Randy Myers 8
2 Jeff Russell 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8
2 Mitch Williams 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Barry Larkin .335
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Will Clark .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 37
4 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Pedro Guerrero 112
3 Will Clark 111
4 Robin Yount 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 52
4 Steve Sax 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.86
2 Mark Langston 2.17
3 Scott Garrelts 2.23
4 Chris Bosio 2.37
5 Danny Darwin 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
3 Mark Langston 20
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 240
3 Jose DeLeon 218
4 Roger Clemens 214
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 38
1 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 2 tied 34