On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 80 64 .556 --
Orioles 79 67 .541 2.0
Brewers 73 72 .503 7.5
Red Sox 70 74 .486 10.0
Yankees 67 78 .462 13.5
Indians 65 78 .455 14.5
Tigers 55 90 .379 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 56 .608 --
Royals 83 60 .580 4.0
Angels 82 61 .573 5.0
Rangers 73 69 .514 13.5
Twins 71 72 .497 16.0
Mariners 62 81 .434 25.0
White Sox 59 84 .413 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 63 .563 --
Cardinals 77 66 .538 3.5
Mets 76 67 .531 4.5
Expos 76 68 .528 5.0
Pirates 64 79 .448 16.5
Phillies 58 85 .406 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 61 .576 --
Padres 77 67 .535 6.0
Astros 76 68 .528 7.0
Reds 70 74 .486 13.0
Dodgers 68 76 .472 15.0
Braves 56 88 .389 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 4
1 Lenny Harris 4
1 John Shelby 4
4 Shawon Dunston 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 Kent Hrbek 1
1 Darrin Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 Cal Ripken 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 Bill Doran 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Garrelts 1.40
2 Larry McWilliams 1.33
3 Greg Maddux 1.17
4 Neal Heaton 1.00
5 John Dopson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 8
2 Scott Garrelts 7
2 Greg Maddux 7
4 Tim Belcher 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .340
2 Carney Lansford .340
3 Kirby Puckett .337
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Wade Boggs .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 34
4 Glenn Davis 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 116
2 Ruben Sierra 107
3 Will Clark 105
4 Pedro Guerrero 104
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 60
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 John Smiley 2.48
5 Mike Moore 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 264
2 Mark Langston 215
3 Roger Clemens 202
4 Frank Viola 186
5 Jose DeLeon 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 33
4 John Franco 30
4 Doug Jones 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .471
2 Hubie Brooks .458
3 Carney Lansford .449
4 Harold Reynolds .423
5 Ellis Burks .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Mel Hall 5
2 Bo Jackson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 18
2 Jose Canseco 17
3 Pedro Guerrero 16
4 Bo Jackson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Lance Johnson 6
1 Lloyd Moseby 6
4 Brett Butler 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.47
2 Buddy Black 0.53
3 Eric King 0.64
4 Pat Combs 0.69
5 Jose DeLeon 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 29
2 Sid Fernandez 22
3 John Farrell 21
3 Mark Langston 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 8
2 Bill Landrum 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
4 Gregg Olson 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .382
2 Carney Lansford .371
3 Carlos Martinez .369
4 Jody Reed .366
5 Brian Harper .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 9
2 Bobby Bonilla 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Cal Ripken 8
2 Matt Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 32
2 Jose Canseco 27
2 Pedro Guerrero 27
4 Bo Jackson 26
5 Jack Clark 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Lance Johnson 11
2 Devon White 11
4 Juan Samuel 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.61
2 Scott Garrelts 1.41
3 Jose DeLeon 1.41
4 Bob Welch 1.58
5 Eric King 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 David Cone 45
2 Mark Gubicza 45
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Sid Fernandez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
4 Bill Landrum 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .344
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Tony Gwynn .338
4 Will Clark .338
5 Carney Lansford .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 37
3 Glenn Davis 35
4 Bo Jackson 34
4 Howard Johnson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 120
2 Ruben Sierra 119
3 Will Clark 116
4 Pedro Guerrero 115
4 Robin Yount 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 80
2 Vince Coleman 70
3 Cecil Espy 47
4 Steve Sax 46
5 Tony Gwynn 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.99
2 Scott Garrelts 2.12
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.53
4 Mark Langston 2.55
5 Mike Moore 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Mark Langston 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 281
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Roger Clemens 224
4 Jose DeLeon 210
5 2 tied 203

Saves

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