On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 62 .544 --
Orioles 73 63 .537 1.0
Red Sox 69 67 .507 5.0
Brewers 68 70 .493 7.0
Indians 63 72 .467 10.5
Yankees 61 76 .445 13.5
Tigers 49 89 .355 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 54 .603 --
Royals 79 56 .585 2.5
Angels 78 57 .578 3.5
Rangers 69 64 .519 11.5
Twins 68 67 .504 13.5
Mariners 60 75 .444 21.5
White Sox 57 78 .422 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 59 .563 --
Cardinals 73 61 .545 2.5
Mets 72 62 .537 3.5
Expos 72 63 .533 4.0
Pirates 58 76 .433 17.5
Phillies 54 80 .403 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 58 .570 --
Astros 72 63 .533 5.0
Padres 70 65 .519 7.0
Reds 66 69 .489 11.0
Dodgers 64 71 .474 13.0
Braves 54 81 .400 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dion James 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Mark Grace 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 4
1 Matt Williams 4
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 Bo Jackson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Howell 2.00
2 Dave Stewart 1.33
3 Roy Smith 1.14
4 Greg Cadaret 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Brian Holton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Greg Cadaret 9
3 Ken Howell 8
3 Roy Smith 8
3 Dave Stewart 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Wade Boggs .338
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Will Clark .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 35
3 Howard Johnson 32
4 Glenn Davis 31
5 Joe Carter 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 99
3 Will Clark 96
3 Nick Esasky 96
5 Pedro Guerrero 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.26
2 Orel Hershiser 2.32
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Moore 2.51
5 John Smiley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Joe Magrane 18
2 Mike Scott 18
4 Bret Saberhagen 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Mark Langston 203
3 Roger Clemens 186
4 Frank Viola 180
5 Jose DeLeon 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 33
2 Jeff Russell 31
2 Mitch Williams 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 John Franco 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .538
2 Greg Gagne .457
3 Julio Franco .422
4 Carlos Martinez .420
5 Luis Quinones .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Mark McGwire 5
3 Joe Carter 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 20
2 Ellis Burks 17
3 Nick Esasky 16
4 Ruben Sierra 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Ellis Burks 5
3 Julio Franco 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Dubois 0.00
2 Tim Belcher 0.35
3 Mark Gubicza 0.56
4 Orel Hershiser 0.60
5 3 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Dennis Martinez 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 Roger Clemens 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Lee Smith 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .400
2 Johnny Ray .375
3 Pedro Guerrero .374
4 Jim Eisenreich .374
5 Carlos Martinez .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 11
2 Matt Williams 10
3 Eric Davis 9
4 Joe Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 29
1 Ricky Jordan 29
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Jose Canseco 27
4 Eric Davis 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Devon White 11
4 Carney Lansford 10
4 Mookie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Acker 1.07
2 John Smiley 1.23
3 Marty Clary 1.33
4 Mark Gubicza 1.35
5 Dennis Lamp 1.53

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 64
2 Tom Gordon 46
3 Dave Stewart 42
4 Sid Fernandez 40
4 Frank Viola 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
1 Jeff Reardon 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Jeff Russell 9
5 Gregg Olson 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Barry Larkin .339
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Will Clark .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
4 Glenn Davis 35
5 Howard Johnson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
2 Ruben Sierra 116
3 Will Clark 113
4 Pedro Guerrero 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Steve Sax 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.84
2 Scott Garrelts 2.23
3 Mark Langston 2.39
4 Mike Moore 2.48
5 Bryn Smith 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Joe Magrane 21
3 Tom Browning 20
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 286
2 Mark Langston 249
3 Roger Clemens 220
4 Jose DeLeon 216
5 Frank Viola 210

Saves

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