On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 59 .520 --
Brewers 65 61 .516 0.5
Blue Jays 63 61 .508 1.5
Red Sox 58 64 .475 5.5
Indians 58 66 .468 6.5
Yankees 56 68 .452 8.5
Tigers 47 77 .379 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 48 .607 --
Athletics 75 49 .605 --
Royals 70 53 .569 4.5
Rangers 65 57 .533 9.0
Twins 60 63 .488 14.5
Mariners 57 66 .463 17.5
White Sox 52 72 .419 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 53 .573 --
Mets 68 55 .553 2.5
Expos 68 56 .548 3.0
Cardinals 66 57 .537 4.5
Pirates 52 71 .423 18.5
Phillies 50 73 .407 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 53 .573 --
Astros 69 55 .556 2.0
Padres 61 63 .492 10.0
Dodgers 58 66 .468 13.0
Reds 58 66 .468 13.0
Braves 50 74 .403 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 3
1 Daryl Boston 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Bo Jackson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Bass 5
2 Ernie Riles 4
3 Jack Clark 3
3 Bo Jackson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Gonzalez 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Billy Bates 1
2 Mike Bielecki 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirk McCaskill 1.40
2 Buddy Black 1.33
3 Scott Garrelts 1.00
4 Rick Reed 0.83
4 Ed Whitson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Holman 7
1 Kirk McCaskill 7
3 Sid Fernandez 6
3 Pete Harnisch 6
3 Mike Scott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Tony Fossas 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Will Clark .339
3 Wade Boggs .338
4 Carney Lansford .333
4 Kirby Puckett .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 105
2 Will Clark 90
3 Ruben Sierra 87
4 Julio Franco 85
5 Joe Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 59
2 Vince Coleman 56
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 38
5 Steve Sax 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.30
2 Scott Garrelts 2.31
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 Mike Moore 16
2 Dave Stewart 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .431
2 George Bell .429
3 Jim Eisenreich .413
4 Kevin Bass .410
5 Lance Johnson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 8
2 Eric Davis 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Matt Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 17
2 George Bell 16
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
4 Eric Davis 15
4 Ryne Sandberg 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Cecil Espy 8
4 Gary Pettis 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 0.00
2 John Farrell 0.53
3 Scott Terry 0.69
4 Jeff Parrett 0.71
5 Mike Moore 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 4
2 Mike Bielecki 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 David Cone 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Pete Harnisch 26
3 David Cone 22
4 Jose DeLeon 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .403
2 Wade Boggs .385
3 Robin Yount .368
4 George Bell .364
5 Will Clark .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 12
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Glenn Davis 10
4 Nick Esasky 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 28
1 Nick Esasky 28
1 Ricky Jordan 28
4 Alvin Davis 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Gary Pettis 13
4 Howard Johnson 12
5 Cecil Espy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.93
2 Scott Garrelts 1.04
3 Dennis Lamp 1.17
4 Ron Robinson 1.26
5 Mark Langston 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
3 Allan Anderson 5
3 Mike Bielecki 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Bobby Witt 43
4 Mike Moore 40
5 Dave Stewart 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jay Howell 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
2 Randy Myers 8
2 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Barry Larkin .333
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Will Clark .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 113
2 Will Clark 111
3 Pedro Guerrero 110
4 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Robin Yount 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Tony Gwynn 45
4 Steve Sax 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.92
2 Mark Langston 2.17
3 Scott Garrelts 2.18
4 Chris Bosio 2.37
5 Mike Moore 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 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 Roger Clemens 214
3 Jose DeLeon 214
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

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