On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 61 .538 --
Blue Jays 70 62 .530 1.0
Red Sox 67 65 .508 4.0
Brewers 66 68 .493 6.0
Indians 62 69 .473 8.5
Yankees 58 76 .433 14.0
Tigers 47 87 .351 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 52 .609 --
Angels 77 54 .588 3.0
Royals 76 55 .580 4.0
Rangers 68 61 .527 11.0
Twins 66 65 .504 14.0
Mariners 58 73 .443 22.0
White Sox 56 75 .427 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 57 .568 --
Cardinals 72 59 .550 2.5
Mets 71 60 .542 3.5
Expos 71 61 .538 4.0
Pirates 57 74 .435 17.5
Phillies 54 77 .412 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 58 .561 --
Astros 70 62 .530 4.0
Padres 68 64 .515 6.0
Reds 63 69 .477 11.0
Dodgers 62 70 .470 12.0
Braves 53 79 .402 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 Nick Esasky 4
3 Claudell Washington 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 3
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Oddibe McDowell 2
2 Fred McGriff 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Ramirez 7
2 Von Hayes 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Dwight Evans 5
5 Danny Heep 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Jay Bell 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Wetteland 1.43
2 Erik Hanson 1.00
3 David Cone 0.83
4 Greg Harris 0.67
5 Mike Bielecki 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Wetteland 10
2 Greg Harris 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Mike Bielecki 5
3 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Mike Schooler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .348
2 Wade Boggs .341
3 Kirby Puckett .339
4 Will Clark .337
5 Carney Lansford .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Glenn Davis 31
3 Howard Johnson 31
5 Eric Davis 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 110
2 Nick Esasky 95
3 Will Clark 94
4 Ruben Sierra 93
5 Pedro Guerrero 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 62
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 2.31
2 Orel Hershiser 2.32
3 Scott Garrelts 2.38
4 John Smiley 2.54
5 Chuck Finley 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Magrane 18
1 Dave Stewart 18
3 Mike Scott 17
4 Tom Gordon 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 243
2 Mark Langston 194
3 Frank Viola 174
4 Roger Clemens 173
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 32
2 Mitch Williams 31
3 Doug Jones 30
3 Jeff Russell 30
5 4 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Orsulak .455
2 Mookie Wilson .422
3 Greg Gagne .417
4 Jody Reed .400
5 Alvaro Espinoza .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 5
1 Jack Clark 5
1 Matt Williams 5
4 Tom Brunansky 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 18
2 George Bell 17
3 Jose Canseco 16
4 Tom Brunansky 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Mookie Wilson 8
3 Devon White 7
4 Juan Samuel 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Mark Gubicza 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Tom Gordon 23
2 Tom Henke 23
2 Greg Maddux 23
5 David Cone 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
4 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .398
2 Jim Eisenreich .387
3 Wade Boggs .380
4 George Bell .375
5 Will Clark .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 12
2 Matt Williams 11
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Glenn Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 34
2 Ricky Jordan 29
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Eric Davis 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Devon White 11
4 Cecil Espy 10
4 Mookie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 1.13
2 Marty Clary 1.21
3 John Smiley 1.45
4 Allan Anderson 1.59
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Tom Gordon 41
3 Dave Stewart 40
4 David Cone 39
4 Jose DeLeon 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Tony Gwynn .336
4 Barry Larkin .336
5 Will Clark .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Howard Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 117
2 Pedro Guerrero 114
3 Will Clark 112
3 Ruben Sierra 112
5 George Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Cecil Espy 51
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Steve Sax 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.85
2 Scott Garrelts 2.29
3 Mike Moore 2.31
4 Mark Langston 2.43
5 Bryn Smith 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Joe Magrane 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 Mark Langston 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 216
3 Jose DeLeon 216
5 David Cone 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 40
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Mark Davis 37
3 Doug Jones 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36