On This Day

Sunday, October 8, 1989

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1989 Playoffs

San Francisco leads series 3 - 1

Chicago Cubs 4
San Francisco Giants 6
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Oakland wins series 4 - 1

Oakland Athletics 4
Toronto Blue Jays 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 3
2 George Bell 2
2 Shawon Dunston 2
2 Tony Fernandez 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1
1 Luis Salazar 1
1 Matt Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 4
2 Mark Grace 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Nelson Liriano 1
2 Donell Nixon 1
2 Dwight Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 0.50
2 Dave Stewart 0.38
3 Greg Maddux 0.25
4 Scott Garrelts 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 4
2 Dave Stewart 3
3 Jim Acker 2
3 Scott Garrelts 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .643
2 Will Clark .556
3 Kevin Mitchell .421
4 Rickey Henderson .400
4 Luis Salazar .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Dave Parker 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 9
2 Mark Grace 8
3 Kevin Mitchell 7
4 Will Clark 6
5 Rickey Henderson 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Tony Fernandez 5
3 Nelson Liriano 3
4 Carney Lansford 2
4 Tony Phillips 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.00
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
3 Jim Acker 1.42
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.59
5 Kelly Downs 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 2
2 Kelly Downs 1
2 Scott Garrelts 1
2 Jimmy Key 1
2 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 10
2 Dave Stewart 9
3 Scott Garrelts 8
4 Kelly Downs 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Steve Bedrosian 2
3 Doug Jones 1

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

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

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

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