On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 81 67 .547 --
Orioles 80 69 .537 1.5
Brewers 75 73 .507 6.0
Red Sox 71 76 .483 9.5
Indians 67 80 .456 13.5
Yankees 67 81 .453 14.0
Tigers 56 93 .376 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 58 .603 --
Angels 85 62 .578 3.5
Royals 85 62 .578 3.5
Twins 75 72 .510 13.5
Rangers 74 72 .507 14.0
Mariners 65 81 .445 23.0
White Sox 62 85 .422 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 63 .571 --
Mets 78 68 .534 5.5
Cardinals 78 69 .531 6.0
Expos 76 71 .517 8.0
Pirates 66 80 .452 17.5
Phillies 60 87 .408 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 63 .574 --
Padres 80 68 .541 5.0
Astros 79 69 .534 6.0
Dodgers 70 78 .473 15.0
Reds 70 78 .473 15.0
Braves 58 90 .392 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dickie Thon 5
2 John Kruk 4
2 Devon White 4
4 George Brett 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawon Dunston 4
2 Dave Bergman 3
2 Lenny Harris 3
2 Von Hayes 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Melido Perez 3.00
2 Erik Hanson 1.50
2 Ramon Martinez 1.50
4 David Cone 1.00
5 Roger Clemens 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Pat Combs 1
1 David Cone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 12
1 Melido Perez 12
3 Rick Sutcliffe 10
4 David Cone 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Drummond 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Will Clark .339
3 Kirby Puckett .336
4 Carney Lansford .336
5 Wade Boggs .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Glenn Davis 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Will Clark 108
2 Pedro Guerrero 108
2 Ruben Sierra 108
5 Don Mattingly 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 61
3 Devon White 44
4 Cecil Espy 41
4 Steve Sax 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.35
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.41
4 John Smiley 2.48
5 Chuck Finley 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 20
2 Bret Saberhagen 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
4 Joe Magrane 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 277
2 Mark Langston 215
3 Roger Clemens 209
4 Frank Viola 195
5 Jose DeLeon 184

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .471
2 Dickie Thon .444
3 Willie Randolph .435
4 Eric Davis .419
5 Harold Reynolds .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
3 Bobby Bonilla 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 17
2 Bo Jackson 15
2 Ruben Sierra 15
2 Matt Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 8
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Lance Johnson 6
4 Gregg Jefferies 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 0.35
2 Pat Combs 0.41
3 Kevin Ritz 0.64
4 Willie Fraser 0.71
5 Eric King 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Camacho 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Melido Perez 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Melido Perez 26
3 David Cone 24
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 Tim Leary 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 7
2 Gregg Olson 4
2 Jeff Russell 4
2 Mike Schooler 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .377
2 Roberto Alomar .368
3 Gregg Jefferies .363
4 Jody Reed .359
5 Dickie Thon .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 George Bell 8
2 Bo Jackson 8
2 Ryne Sandberg 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 31
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Pedro Guerrero 27
4 Bo Jackson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Devon White 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Juan Samuel 10
5 Brett Butler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.90
2 Neal Heaton 1.29
3 Jose DeLeon 1.33
4 Scott Garrelts 1.41
5 Buddy Black 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
3 Mark Gubicza 5
3 Jimmy Key 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 David Cone 46
4 Andy Benes 40
4 Frank Viola 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
4 Gregg Olson 8
4 Jeff Reardon 8