On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 60 .535 --
Blue Jays 67 61 .523 1.5
Brewers 65 65 .500 4.5
Red Sox 62 65 .488 6.0
Indians 61 67 .477 7.5
Yankees 58 72 .446 11.5
Tigers 47 83 .362 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 51 .605 --
Angels 76 51 .598 1.0
Royals 74 54 .578 3.5
Rangers 66 60 .524 10.5
Twins 63 64 .496 14.0
Mariners 57 70 .449 20.0
White Sox 54 74 .422 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 56 .563 --
Expos 70 58 .547 2.0
Cardinals 69 58 .543 2.5
Mets 69 58 .543 2.5
Pirates 56 71 .441 15.5
Phillies 52 75 .409 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 55 .570 --
Astros 69 59 .539 4.0
Padres 64 64 .500 9.0
Reds 61 67 .477 12.0
Dodgers 60 68 .469 13.0
Braves 51 77 .398 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jody Reed 6
2 Ellis Burks 4
2 Mike Greenwell 4
2 Gary Redus 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Foley 4
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Gary Redus 4
4 Brian Downing 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 3
2 Al Newman 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Key 2.00
2 Mike Dyer 1.40
3 Jose DeLeon 1.00
3 Mark Gubicza 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Mike Dyer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 8
2 Mike Dyer 7
3 Jimmy Key 6
3 Ed Whitson 6
3 Bobby Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Will Clark .339
3 Kirby Puckett .336
4 Wade Boggs .333
5 Carney Lansford .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 33
3 Glenn Davis 31
3 Howard Johnson 31
5 Eric Davis 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 108
2 Will Clark 91
2 Ruben Sierra 91
4 Julio Franco 86
4 Pedro Guerrero 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 61
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Devon White 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.31
2 Scott Garrelts 2.31
3 Bert Blyleven 2.35
4 Orel Hershiser 2.36
5 Rick Reuschel 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 232
2 Mark Langston 188
3 Frank Viola 169
4 Roger Clemens 167
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .436
2 Mookie Wilson .417
3 Lance Johnson .412
4 Jerry Browne .400
5 Gregg Jefferies .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Matt Williams 5
3 George Bell 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 4
3 15 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 16
2 Nick Esasky 15
2 Ricky Jordan 15
4 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Cal Ripken 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Cecil Espy 8
2 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 Devon White 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
1 Rich Thompson 0.00
4 Alejandro Pena 0.69
5 Mark Gubicza 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
1 Mark Gubicza 25
1 Pete Harnisch 25
4 John Farrell 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Randy Myers 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Tom Henke 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Bell .384
2 John Kruk .370
3 Alvaro Espinoza .365
4 Will Clark .364
5 Tony Gwynn .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 30
2 Nick Esasky 29
2 Ricky Jordan 29
4 Dale Murphy 27
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Cecil Espy 11
3 Devon White 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.01
2 Dennis Lamp 1.15
3 John Smiley 1.55
4 Kirk McCaskill 1.58
5 Allan Anderson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Storm Davis 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Jose DeLeon 47
3 Tom Gordon 39
4 David Cone 38
4 Bobby Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .345
2 Kirby Puckett .342
3 Barry Larkin .341
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Will Clark .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Howard Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Will Clark 109
3 Pedro Guerrero 109
5 George Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.20
3 Mark Langston 2.26
4 Chris Bosio 2.36
5 Bryn Smith 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Orel Hershiser 20
2 Mark Langston 20
2 Joe Magrane 20
5 Jose DeLeon 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 275
2 Mark Langston 238
3 Jose DeLeon 216
4 Mark Gubicza 212
5 2 tied 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 39
2 Doug Jones 38
3 Mark Davis 37
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
5 Jeff Reardon 35