On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 78 63 .553 --
Orioles 77 65 .542 1.5
Red Sox 70 70 .500 7.5
Brewers 70 72 .493 8.5
Yankees 66 76 .465 12.5
Indians 64 76 .457 13.5
Tigers 53 89 .373 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 55 .607 --
Royals 80 59 .576 4.5
Angels 79 61 .564 6.0
Rangers 71 68 .511 13.5
Twins 70 69 .504 14.5
Mariners 61 78 .439 23.5
White Sox 58 81 .417 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 62 .557 --
Cardinals 76 63 .547 1.5
Expos 75 65 .536 3.0
Mets 74 65 .532 3.5
Pirates 61 78 .439 16.5
Phillies 56 83 .403 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 59 .579 --
Astros 74 66 .529 7.0
Padres 74 66 .529 7.0
Reds 68 72 .486 13.0
Dodgers 66 74 .471 15.0
Braves 55 85 .393 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Mike Devereaux 5
1 Steve Finley 5
4 Gregg Jefferies 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gregg Jefferies 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 Doug Dascenzo 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Devereaux 6
2 Gregg Jefferies 5
3 George Bell 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Finley 4
2 Barry Bonds 2
3 Juan Bell 1
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Bankhead 1.50
2 Ted Power 1.00
3 Bruce Hurst 0.80
3 Rick Reuschel 0.80
5 Nolan Ryan 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Scott Bankhead 6
2 Greg Cadaret 6
2 Fernando Valenzuela 6
2 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Mark Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .342
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Carney Lansford .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 33
4 Glenn Davis 31
5 Bo Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Ruben Sierra 104
3 Will Clark 103
4 Pedro Guerrero 98
5 Nick Esasky 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Cecil Espy 41
3 Steve Sax 41
5 Tony Gwynn 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
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 7 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 264
2 Mark Langston 207
3 Roger Clemens 194
4 Frank Viola 186
5 Jose DeLeon 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 37
2 Jeff Russell 33
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .488
2 Luis Quinones .453
3 Harold Reynolds .429
4 Kirby Puckett .415
5 Roberto Alomar .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Matt Williams 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 17
2 Ellis Burks 16
3 George Bell 15
3 Jose Canseco 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Rickey Henderson 5
1 Lance Johnson 5
4 Ellis Burks 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
2 Mark Gubicza 0.47
3 Jim Abbott 0.55
4 Eric King 0.64
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Mark Gubicza 19
4 Mark Langston 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 6
2 Bill Landrum 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Jeff Russell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .388
2 Jody Reed .372
3 Tony Gwynn .366
4 Will Clark .364
5 Roberto Alomar .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Ryne Sandberg 10
3 Joe Carter 8
3 Jack Clark 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 31
2 Matt Williams 30
3 Pedro Guerrero 29
4 Nick Esasky 28
5 Jack Clark 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Carney Lansford 10
2 Mookie Wilson 10
4 Vince Coleman 9
4 Lance Johnson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.73
2 Scott Garrelts 1.19
3 Bob Welch 1.58
4 Jimmy Key 1.65
5 Dennis Lamp 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Joe Magrane 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 David Cone 46
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Jose DeLeon 41
4 John Farrell 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .351
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Will Clark .338
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Harold Baines .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Howard Johnson 35
3 Darryl Strawberry 35
5 Glenn Davis 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 119
1 Ruben Sierra 119
3 Will Clark 117
4 Pedro Guerrero 113
5 Robin Yount 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 49
4 Steve Sax 47
5 Tony Gwynn 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.94
2 Scott Garrelts 2.11
3 Mark Langston 2.49
4 Mike Moore 2.60
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Joe Magrane 20
3 Mark Langston 19
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stieb 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Roger Clemens 221
4 David Cone 208
4 2 others tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 John Franco 38
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Doug Jones 37
5 2 tied 34