On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 59 .528 --
Blue Jays 64 61 .512 2.0
Brewers 65 63 .508 2.5
Red Sox 59 65 .476 6.5
Indians 59 66 .472 7.0
Yankees 57 69 .452 9.5
Tigers 47 79 .373 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 49 .611 --
Angels 74 50 .597 2.0
Royals 72 53 .576 4.5
Rangers 65 58 .528 10.5
Twins 60 64 .484 16.0
Mariners 57 67 .460 19.0
White Sox 53 72 .424 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 55 .563 --
Mets 69 56 .552 1.5
Expos 69 57 .548 2.0
Cardinals 67 57 .540 3.0
Pirates 53 71 .427 17.0
Phillies 51 74 .408 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 54 .571 --
Astros 69 56 .552 2.5
Padres 62 64 .492 10.0
Reds 60 66 .476 12.0
Dodgers 59 67 .468 13.0
Braves 50 75 .400 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Browne 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Pena 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Jefferson 2
1 Devon White 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Howell 2.33
2 Mark Gubicza 2.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.86
4 Frank Viola 1.57
5 Bob Welch 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Mauro Gozzo 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Frank Viola 11
3 Bob Welch 9
4 Mark Guthrie 8
5 Ken Howell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Will Clark .338
3 Kirby Puckett .337
4 Wade Boggs .335
5 Carney Lansford .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Glenn Davis 31
2 Fred McGriff 31
4 Howard Johnson 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 108
2 Will Clark 90
3 Ruben Sierra 87
4 Julio Franco 85
5 Joe Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Vince Coleman 56
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 38
4 Steve Sax 38

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 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 232
2 Mark Langston 188
3 Frank Viola 169
4 Roger Clemens 167
5 Jose DeLeon 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 Lance Johnson .439
2 Jerry Browne .422
3 George Bell .418
4 Tony Gwynn .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 8
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 17
2 George Bell 15
3 Joe Carter 14
3 Pedro Guerrero 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Cecil Espy 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
4 Phil Bradley 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
1 Tom McCarthy 0.00
4 Jeff Parrett 0.67
5 Mike Moore 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
1 Mauro Gozzo 4
3 Mike Bielecki 3
3 David Cone 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 John Farrell 24
3 David Cone 22
3 Rick Sutcliffe 22
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
5 Bryan Harvey 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .387
2 Alvaro Espinoza .373
3 Kurt Stillwell .368
4 Chili Davis .366
5 Shawon Dunston .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Glenn Davis 10
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Nick Esasky 9
3 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 29
1 Ricky Jordan 29
3 Chili Davis 27
3 Kent Hrbek 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Howard Johnson 12
4 Cecil Espy 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.65
2 Jeff Parrett 0.93
3 Chris Bosio 1.52
4 John Smiley 1.55
5 Ron Darling 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Bobby Witt 43
3 Jose DeLeon 39
3 Dave Stewart 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
2 Mitch Williams 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Barry Larkin .336
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Alvin Davis .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Bo Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Will Clark 109
2 Pedro Guerrero 109
2 Ruben Sierra 109
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.92
2 Scott Garrelts 2.19
3 Mark Langston 2.26
4 Chris Bosio 2.36
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 284
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Roger Clemens 216
4 Jose DeLeon 214
5 Frank Viola 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
2 Mark Davis 37
2 Doug Jones 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 Bobby Thigpen 34