On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 82 67 .550 --
Orioles 81 69 .540 1.5
Brewers 76 73 .510 6.0
Red Sox 72 76 .486 9.5
Yankees 68 81 .456 14.0
Indians 67 81 .453 14.5
Tigers 56 94 .373 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 59 .599 --
Angels 85 63 .574 3.5
Royals 85 63 .574 3.5
Twins 76 72 .514 12.5
Rangers 74 73 .503 14.0
Mariners 65 82 .442 23.0
White Sox 63 85 .426 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 64 .568 --
Cardinals 78 69 .531 5.5
Mets 78 69 .531 5.5
Expos 77 71 .520 7.0
Pirates 67 80 .456 16.5
Phillies 60 87 .408 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 63 .574 --
Padres 80 68 .541 5.0
Astros 80 69 .537 5.5
Dodgers 71 78 .477 14.5
Reds 70 79 .470 15.5
Braves 58 91 .389 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 Spike Owen 3
1 Rafael Palmeiro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Dave Clark 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Spike Owen 4
3 Gary Redus 3
4 Dave Bergman 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Drew Denson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Belcher 2.25
2 Jim Deshaies 1.50
2 Pascual Perez 1.50
4 Derek Lilliquist 1.25
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Don August 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 9
2 Jim Deshaies 6
2 Pascual Perez 6
2 Ron Robinson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1
1 Gary Wayne 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Kirby Puckett .339
3 Will Clark .339
4 Carney Lansford .336
5 Wade Boggs .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 33
4 Glenn Davis 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Ruben Sierra 109
3 Will Clark 108
3 Pedro Guerrero 108
5 Don Mattingly 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
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 Chuck Finley 2.53
5 Mike Morgan 2.59

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 2 tied 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 33
4 Dan Plesac 31
4 Bobby Thigpen 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .480
2 Tony Phillips .452
3 Dickie Thon .444
4 Dion James .429
5 Willie Randolph .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 15
1 Kent Hrbek 15
1 Matt Williams 15
4 Bo Jackson 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 8
2 Brett Butler 5
2 Steve Finley 5
2 Carney Lansford 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 0.00
2 Pat Combs 0.41
3 Kevin Ritz 0.64
4 Jose DeLeon 0.92
5 Eric King 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Camacho 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Melido Perez 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 37 others 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 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .374
2 Jody Reed .366
3 Dickie Thon .363
4 Roberto Alomar .359
5 Harold Baines .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 29
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Pedro Guerrero 26
3 Bo Jackson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Devon White 11
3 Barry Bonds 9
3 Brett Butler 9
3 Juan Samuel 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 0.89
2 Eric King 0.96
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.29
4 Jose DeLeon 1.33
5 Neal Heaton 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 David Cone 46
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Andy Benes 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 9
1 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Gregg Olson 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Jeff Russell 8