On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1989

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1989 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1989

Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 --
Orioles 87 75 .537 2.0
Red Sox 83 79 .512 6.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 8.0
Yankees 74 87 .460 14.5
Indians 73 89 .451 16.0
Tigers 59 103 .364 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 63 .611 --
Royals 92 70 .568 7.0
Angels 91 71 .562 8.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 16.0
Twins 80 82 .494 19.0
Mariners 73 89 .451 26.0
White Sox 69 92 .429 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 69 .574 --
Mets 87 75 .537 6.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 7.0
Expos 81 81 .500 12.0
Pirates 74 88 .457 19.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 70 .568 --
Padres 89 73 .549 3.0
Astros 86 76 .531 6.0
Dodgers 77 83 .481 14.0
Reds 75 87 .463 17.0
Braves 63 97 .394 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Espy 4
2 Bill Bean 3
2 Francisco Cabrera 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Scott Coolbaugh 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Scott Coolbaugh 3
1 Francisco Melendez 3
1 Luis Rivera 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Mark Carreon 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Nunez 999.00
2 Greg Swindell 1.50
3 John Dopson 1.33
4 Richard Dotson 1.29
5 Jim Deshaies 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Combs 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Richard Dotson 9
1 Greg Swindell 9
3 Orel Hershiser 8
4 Pat Combs 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .339
2 Tony Gwynn .336
3 Carney Lansford .336
4 Will Clark .333
5 Wade Boggs .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 47
2 Howard Johnson 36
2 Fred McGriff 36
4 Joe Carter 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 125
2 Ruben Sierra 119
3 Pedro Guerrero 117
4 Don Mattingly 113
5 Will Clark 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 77
2 Vince Coleman 65
3 Cecil Espy 45
4 Devon White 44
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.16
2 Scott Garrelts 2.28
3 Orel Hershiser 2.31
4 Chuck Finley 2.57
5 Mike Moore 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 23
2 Dave Stewart 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Storm Davis 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Roger Clemens 230
4 Frank Viola 211
5 Jose DeLeon 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 44
2 Jeff Russell 38
3 Mitch Williams 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 34
5 3 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Smith .459
2 Tom Herr .447
3 Paul Molitor .423
4 Hubie Brooks .419
4 Ryne Sandberg .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Nick Esasky 4
2 Pete Incaviglia 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 19
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Hubie Brooks 12
3 Mark McGwire 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Roberto Alomar 6
3 Gary Pettis 6
3 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Davis 0.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.29
3 Tim Belcher 0.50
4 Bill Long 0.55
5 Bill Swift 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Sid Fernandez 3
2 Mike LaCoss 3
2 Bob Milacki 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 30
2 Sid Fernandez 29
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Bobby Witt 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Jeff Russell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .458
2 Dwight Smith .439
3 Hubie Brooks .389
4 Willie Randolph .370
5 Bobby Bonilla .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Gregg Jefferies 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Joe Carter 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 28
2 Pedro Guerrero 26
2 Bo Jackson 26
2 Ruben Sierra 26
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 12
3 Lance Johnson 11
3 Juan Samuel 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.98
2 Buddy Black 1.12
3 Greg Harris 1.38
4 Bruce Hurst 1.38
5 Tim Belcher 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Bob Milacki 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Sid Fernandez 48
2 Bret Saberhagen 48
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Mark Langston 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 12
2 Jeff Russell 8
2 Mike Schooler 8
4 Roger McDowell 7
5 6 tied 6