On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 60 .542 --
Blue Jays 69 61 .531 1.5
Red Sox 64 65 .496 6.0
Brewers 65 67 .492 6.5
Indians 61 69 .469 9.5
Yankees 58 74 .439 13.5
Tigers 47 85 .356 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 52 .603 --
Angels 77 52 .597 1.0
Royals 75 55 .577 3.5
Rangers 67 61 .523 10.5
Twins 65 64 .504 13.0
Mariners 57 72 .442 21.0
White Sox 56 74 .431 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 57 .562 --
Expos 71 59 .546 2.0
Cardinals 70 59 .543 2.5
Mets 69 60 .535 3.5
Pirates 56 73 .434 16.5
Phillies 52 77 .403 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 56 .569 --
Astros 70 60 .538 4.0
Padres 66 64 .508 8.0
Reds 63 67 .485 11.0
Dodgers 62 68 .477 12.0
Braves 52 78 .400 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Mike Devereaux 3
1 Carlos Martinez 3
1 Bob Melvin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Kevin Elster 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 5
1 Andres Galarraga 5
1 Ron Karkovice 5
4 Ellis Burks 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Gregg 2
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 Julio Franco 1
2 Joe Girardi 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.22
2 Greg Hibbard 1.20
3 Tom Browning 1.00
3 Wes Gardner 1.00
3 Bryn Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Mark Guthrie 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Tom Browning 6
2 Greg Hibbard 6
2 Bob Milacki 6
2 Mike Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mark Grant 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Will Clark .340
3 Kirby Puckett .338
4 Wade Boggs .332
5 Carney Lansford .328

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 110
2 Will Clark 93
3 Ruben Sierra 92
4 Nick Esasky 90
5 Pedro Guerrero 88

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 Bert Blyleven 2.35
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Scott Garrelts 2.38
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 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 243
2 Mark Langston 194
3 Roger Clemens 173
4 Frank Viola 169
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 31
1 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Jeff Russell 29
5 3 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .462
2 Greg Gagne .429
3 Joe Orsulak .419
4 Jerry Browne .408
5 Carlos Martinez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 4
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 18
2 Ricky Jordan 15
3 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Todd Benzinger 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Devon White 7
4 Ellis Burks 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Mark Gubicza 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Bob Knepper 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Jeff Ballard 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Tom Gordon 28
3 Bobby Witt 22
4 Jose DeLeon 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .385
2 George Bell .385
3 John Kruk .379
4 Jim Eisenreich .371
5 Tony Gwynn .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 13
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Matt Williams 10
5 Nick Esasky 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 32
2 Ricky Jordan 28
3 George Bell 25
3 Eric Davis 25
3 Pedro Guerrero 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Cecil Espy 11
3 Devon White 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 1.05
2 Marty Clary 1.21
3 Dennis Lamp 1.27
4 John Smiley 1.45
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Joe Magrane 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Storm Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Gordon 41
3 Bob Welch 40
4 Jose DeLeon 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Jeff Russell 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .345
2 Wade Boggs .344
3 Barry Larkin .336
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Will Clark .327

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 118
2 Ruben Sierra 113
3 Will Clark 111
3 Pedro Guerrero 111
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.27
3 Mark Langston 2.43
4 Mike Moore 2.44
5 Bryn Smith 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 216
3 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Mark Gubicza 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Doug Jones 37
4 Mark Davis 36
4 Jeff Reardon 36