On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 75 63 .543 --
Orioles 74 64 .536 1.0
Red Sox 70 68 .507 5.0
Brewers 68 71 .489 7.5
Indians 63 74 .460 11.5
Yankees 63 76 .453 12.5
Tigers 51 89 .364 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 55 .601 --
Royals 80 57 .584 2.5
Angels 78 59 .569 4.5
Rangers 70 65 .519 11.5
Twins 69 68 .504 13.5
Mariners 61 75 .449 21.0
White Sox 58 79 .423 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 60 .562 --
Cardinals 75 61 .551 1.5
Expos 73 64 .533 4.0
Mets 72 64 .529 4.5
Pirates 60 76 .441 16.5
Phillies 54 82 .397 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 58 .577 --
Astros 72 65 .526 7.0
Padres 72 65 .526 7.0
Reds 66 71 .482 13.0
Dodgers 65 72 .474 14.0
Braves 55 82 .401 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bip Roberts 4
1 Cory Snyder 4
3 Tom Barrett 3
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 7
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Brian Harper 3
2 Darrin Jackson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Alfredo Griffin 1
1 Lenny Harris 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 1.00
1 John Wetteland 1.00
3 Tim Leary 0.86
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Jose DeLeon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Brad Arnsberg 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
2 Tim Leary 6
2 John Wetteland 6
4 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Carney Lansford .339
4 Wade Boggs .339
5 Will Clark .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Fred McGriff 36
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 101
3 Will Clark 98
4 Nick Esasky 97
5 Pedro Guerrero 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Vince Coleman 57
3 Cecil Espy 41
4 Tony Gwynn 40
4 Steve Sax 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.26
2 Orel Hershiser 2.35
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.52
4 John Smiley 2.54
5 Chuck Finley 2.55

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 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 35
2 Jeff Russell 32
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .477
2 Luis Quinones .473
3 Julio Franco .432
4 Carlos Martinez .412
5 Kirby Puckett .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Jack Clark 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Matt Williams 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 18
1 Jose Canseco 18
1 Jack Clark 18
4 Nick Esasky 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Julio Franco 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Brian Dubois 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
4 Tim Belcher 0.35
5 Mark Gubicza 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Ron Darling 26
3 David Cone 24
4 Mark Gubicza 23
5 Frank Viola 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Jody Reed .372
3 Carney Lansford .370
4 Carlos Martinez .367
5 Pedro Guerrero .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 11
1 Matt Williams 11
3 Jack Clark 9
4 Joe Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 28
1 Jack Clark 28
1 Nick Esasky 28
1 Pedro Guerrero 28
5 Ellis Burks 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Carney Lansford 11
2 Devon White 11
4 Vince Coleman 10
4 2 others tied 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 Jimmy Key 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 David Cone 46
3 Jose DeLeon 43
3 Mark Gubicza 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Will Clark .333
5 Alvin Davis .321

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 115
4 Pedro Guerrero 113
5 Robin Yount 109

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.87
2 Scott Garrelts 2.21
3 Mark Langston 2.47
4 Mike Moore 2.60
5 Tim Belcher 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Joe Magrane 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Jose DeLeon 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Mark Langston 241
3 Roger Clemens 220
3 Jose DeLeon 220
5 David Cone 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 38
2 John Franco 37
2 Doug Jones 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 2 tied 35