On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 85 70 .548 --
Orioles 84 71 .542 1.0
Brewers 78 76 .506 6.5
Red Sox 77 77 .500 7.5
Yankees 70 84 .455 14.5
Indians 70 85 .452 15.0
Tigers 57 98 .368 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 61 .604 --
Angels 89 66 .574 4.5
Royals 88 67 .568 5.5
Rangers 79 75 .513 14.0
Twins 77 78 .497 16.5
Mariners 69 86 .445 24.5
White Sox 66 88 .429 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 88 67 .568 --
Cardinals 84 71 .542 4.0
Mets 82 72 .532 5.5
Expos 79 76 .510 9.0
Pirates 71 83 .461 16.5
Phillies 62 93 .400 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 65 .581 --
Padres 85 70 .548 5.0
Astros 83 72 .535 7.0
Dodgers 73 82 .471 17.0
Reds 72 83 .465 18.0
Braves 60 95 .387 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Browne 4
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Matt Nokes 4
4 George Bell 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 5
2 Albert Belle 4
2 Hubie Brooks 4
2 Paul O'Neill 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Dwight Smith 2
1 Mookie Wilson 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Bankhead 1.80
2 Calvin Schiraldi 1.00
3 Tom Candiotti 0.88
4 Paul Kilgus 0.80
5 Rick Reuschel 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Don August 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Bankhead 9
2 Mike Boddicker 7
2 Tom Candiotti 7
2 Mike Moore 7
2 Rick Reuschel 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .340
2 Will Clark .337
3 Carney Lansford .336
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Wade Boggs .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 46
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 34
4 Eric Davis 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 124
2 Ruben Sierra 116
3 Pedro Guerrero 114
4 Will Clark 109
5 Don Mattingly 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Devon White 44
4 Steve Sax 42
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.27
2 Scott Garrelts 2.32
3 Orel Hershiser 2.41
4 Mike Morgan 2.53
5 Chuck Finley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 21
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Jeff Ballard 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 279
2 Mark Langston 227
3 Roger Clemens 214
4 Frank Viola 203
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 41
2 Jeff Russell 37
3 Mitch Williams 35
4 Bobby Thigpen 33
5 Dan Plesac 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .553
2 Tony Phillips .500
3 Tom Herr .467
4 Shawon Dunston .426
5 Bobby Bonilla .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
4 Jose Canseco 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 17
2 Dwight Evans 15
3 Eric Davis 14
4 Greg Vaughn 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Brett Butler 7
2 Tim Raines 7
2 Juan Samuel 7
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 Neal Heaton 0.53
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.57
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.58
5 Mark Knudson 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Don August 3
2 Tim Belcher 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 27
2 Sid Fernandez 26
2 Bret Saberhagen 26
4 Norm Charlton 22
4 Ramon Martinez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4
2 Mitch Williams 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .436
2 Jody Reed .389
3 Tony Phillips .380
4 Roberto Alomar .378
5 Kirby Puckett .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Benito Santiago 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 31
2 Jose Canseco 27
3 Jack Clark 26
3 Ruben Sierra 26
5 Dwight Evans 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Lance Johnson 10
2 Tim Raines 10
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.82
2 Neal Heaton 1.23
3 Buddy Black 1.31
4 Greg Harris 1.39
5 Dave Stieb 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Jeff Ballard 5
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Scott Garrelts 5
2 Bob Milacki 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 47
1 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Melido Perez 41
4 Bret Saberhagen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 10
2 Jeff Russell 9
3 Gregg Olson 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
3 2 others tied 7