On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 64 .552 --
Orioles 78 66 .542 1.5
Brewers 72 72 .500 7.5
Red Sox 70 72 .493 8.5
Yankees 67 77 .465 12.5
Indians 65 77 .458 13.5
Tigers 54 90 .375 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 56 .606 --
Royals 82 59 .582 3.5
Angels 81 61 .570 5.0
Rangers 72 69 .511 13.5
Twins 70 71 .496 15.5
Mariners 61 80 .433 24.5
White Sox 59 82 .418 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 63 .556 --
Cardinals 77 64 .546 1.5
Expos 76 66 .535 3.0
Mets 75 66 .532 3.5
Pirates 62 79 .440 16.5
Phillies 57 84 .404 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 61 .570 --
Astros 76 66 .535 5.0
Padres 76 66 .535 5.0
Reds 69 73 .486 12.0
Dodgers 66 76 .465 15.0
Braves 56 86 .394 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Marquis Grissom 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
1 Joe Carter 2
3 Steve Buechele 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Lyons 4
2 Joe Carter 3
2 Bo Jackson 3
2 Lance Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 4
2 Gary Redus 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
2 Jerome Walton 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 2.00
2 Tim Leary 1.83
3 Dennis Martinez 1.75
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.50
5 Mike Scott 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 11
2 Rick Aguilera 7
2 Dennis Martinez 7
2 Mike Scott 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Dwayne Henry 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Bob Patterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .340
2 Will Clark .339
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Wade Boggs .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 34
4 Joe Carter 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 106
3 Will Clark 103
3 Pedro Guerrero 103
5 Nick Esasky 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Devon White 43
4 Cecil Espy 41
4 Steve Sax 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.31
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Moore 2.53
5 John Smiley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 19
1 Dave Stewart 19
3 Joe Magrane 18
3 Bret Saberhagen 18
5 Mike Moore 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 264
2 Mark Langston 207
3 Roger Clemens 194
4 Frank Viola 186
5 Jose DeLeon 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 31
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Reynolds .455
2 Luis Quinones .439
3 Hubie Brooks .429
3 Jody Reed .429
5 Carney Lansford .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Mel Hall 5
2 Bo Jackson 5
2 Matt Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 18
2 Jose Canseco 17
2 Pedro Guerrero 17
4 George Bell 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Gary Redus 6
3 Gregg Jefferies 5
3 Paul O'Neill 5
5 13 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
2 Mark Gubicza 0.47
3 Eric King 0.64
4 Jose DeLeon 0.71
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Bret Saberhagen 21
3 John Wetteland 21
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 8
2 Jeff Russell 6
3 Bill Landrum 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .388
2 Mookie Wilson .382
3 Pedro Guerrero .372
4 Carney Lansford .369
5 Roberto Alomar .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 11
2 Ryne Sandberg 10
3 Joe Carter 9
3 Bo Jackson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 32
2 Pedro Guerrero 30
3 Matt Williams 29
4 Bo Jackson 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Devon White 11
3 Barry Bonds 9
3 Lance Johnson 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.61
2 Scott Garrelts 1.19
3 Dave Stieb 1.36
4 Bob Welch 1.58
5 Dennis Lamp 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 David Cone 45
2 Mark Gubicza 45
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Jose DeLeon 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 10
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
1 Jeff Russell 10
4 Bill Landrum 8
4 Jeff Reardon 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .346
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Will Clark .338
5 Carney Lansford .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Glenn Davis 34
4 Bo Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
1 Ruben Sierra 120
3 Pedro Guerrero 118
4 Will Clark 116
5 Robin Yount 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Cecil Espy 48
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.92
2 Scott Garrelts 2.11
3 Mark Langston 2.49
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.53
5 Mike Moore 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 281
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Roger Clemens 221
4 David Cone 212
5 Jose DeLeon 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 40
2 John Franco 37
3 Doug Jones 36
4 Dennis Eckersley 35
5 2 tied 34