On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 63 .540 --
Orioles 73 64 .533 1.0
Red Sox 69 68 .504 5.0
Brewers 68 71 .489 7.0
Indians 63 73 .463 10.5
Yankees 62 76 .449 12.5
Tigers 50 89 .360 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 54 .606 --
Royals 80 56 .588 2.5
Angels 78 58 .574 4.5
Rangers 69 65 .515 12.5
Twins 69 67 .507 13.5
Mariners 61 75 .449 21.5
White Sox 58 78 .426 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 60 .559 --
Cardinals 74 61 .548 1.5
Expos 73 63 .537 3.0
Mets 72 63 .533 3.5
Pirates 59 76 .437 16.5
Phillies 54 81 .400 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 58 .574 --
Astros 72 64 .529 6.0
Padres 71 65 .522 7.0
Reds 66 70 .485 12.0
Dodgers 64 72 .471 14.0
Braves 55 81 .404 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mattingly 4
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
3 Andy Allanson 1
3 Andy Benes 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Benito Santiago 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Carmelo Castillo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 3
2 Lance Blankenship 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 1.40
2 Melido Perez 0.89
3 Pete Smith 0.88
4 Andy Benes 0.86
5 Mark Portugal 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 8
2 Mark Gubicza 7
2 Pete Smith 7
4 Andy Benes 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .342
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Carney Lansford .338
4 Will Clark .337
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 114
2 Ruben Sierra 100
3 Will Clark 97
4 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 2.35
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 5 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 34
2 Jeff Russell 31
2 Mitch Williams 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .488
2 Greg Gagne .440
3 Luis Quinones .426
4 Pedro Guerrero .413
5 Julio Franco .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Matt Williams 5
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Bo Jackson 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 20
2 Ellis Burks 16
3 Nick Esasky 15
3 Ruben Sierra 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 7
2 Ellis Burks 5
2 Brett Butler 5
2 Julio Franco 5
2 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Dubois 0.00
2 Tim Belcher 0.35
3 Mark Gubicza 0.43
4 Eric King 0.64
4 Pascual Perez 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Mark Gubicza 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 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .376
2 Jim Eisenreich .375
3 Carlos Martinez .370
4 Pedro Guerrero .368
5 Carney Lansford .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 11
1 Matt Williams 11
3 Eric Davis 9
4 Joe Carter 8
4 Kevin McReynolds 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 29
2 Pedro Guerrero 28
3 George Bell 27
3 Jose Canseco 27
3 Nick Esasky 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Carney Lansford 11
2 Devon White 11
4 Vince Coleman 10
4 Mookie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 1.20
2 John Smiley 1.23
3 Marty Clary 1.33
4 Dennis Lamp 1.53
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Joe Magrane 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
5 Mark Gubicza 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Mark Gubicza 43
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 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Will Clark .331
5 Alvin Davis .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 38
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 117
3 Will Clark 114
4 Pedro Guerrero 112
5 Robin Yount 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Tony Gwynn 46
4 Steve Sax 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.23
3 Mark Langston 2.39
4 Mike Moore 2.49
5 Tim Belcher 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Joe Magrane 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 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 38
2 Mark Davis 37
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Doug Jones 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36