On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 19 .486 --
Yankees 18 20 .474 0.5
Red Sox 17 19 .472 0.5
Orioles 16 19 .457 1.0
Brewers 16 21 .432 2.0
Blue Jays 14 25 .359 5.0
Tigers 13 24 .351 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 13 .667 --
Athletics 26 13 .667 0.0
Royals 25 14 .641 1.0
Rangers 20 16 .556 4.5
Mariners 21 19 .525 5.5
Twins 17 20 .459 8.0
White Sox 17 22 .436 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 16 .556 --
Cubs 20 18 .526 1.0
Cardinals 19 18 .514 1.5
Expos 20 20 .500 2.0
Phillies 16 21 .432 4.5
Pirates 15 22 .405 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 16 .579 --
Giants 21 18 .538 1.5
Dodgers 18 18 .500 3.0
Astros 19 19 .500 3.0
Padres 21 21 .500 3.0
Braves 18 22 .450 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Moreland 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
3 Brett Butler 3
3 Ivan Calderon 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Heath 2
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Dave Cochrane 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Darnell Coles 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 Terry Francona 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Henry Cotto 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 3.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.43
2 Jose Rijo 1.43
4 Ron Darling 1.33
5 Bruce Hurst 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 10
1 Jose Rijo 10
3 Ron Darling 8
3 Jack Morris 8
5 Bruce Hurst 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Shawn Hillegas 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .367
2 Will Clark .359
3 Carney Lansford .340
4 Alvin Davis .336
5 Kirby Puckett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 12
2 Bo Jackson 10
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Howard Johnson 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Julio Franco 32
3 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Alvin Davis 29
4 Jeffrey Leonard 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 18
1 Tony Gwynn 18
3 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Devon White 17
5 Vince Coleman 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.77
2 Mike Bielecki 1.05
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.06
4 Jose Rijo 1.57
5 Orel Hershiser 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
1 Dave Stewart 7
3 Jeff Ballard 6
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 John Smoltz 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 59
3 Mark Langston 57
4 Dwight Gooden 55
5 Bruce Hurst 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
1 John Franco 13
3 Dennis Eckersley 12
4 Mitch Williams 11
5 Steve Farr 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Moreland .444
2 Harold Baines .432
3 Carney Lansford .426
4 Dion James .414
5 Ron Kittle .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
3 Glenn Braggs 4
3 Rob Deer 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 14
2 Harold Baines 13
2 Ivan Calderon 13
2 Kevin Mitchell 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 9
2 Ozzie Guillen 7
3 Donell Nixon 6
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Devon White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Bielecki 0.39
2 Rick Reuschel 0.40
3 Mike Morgan 0.66
4 Jeff Pico 0.67
5 Jim Deshaies 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Montgomery 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 28
2 Ron Darling 23
3 Ken Hill 22
4 Kevin Gross 21
4 Frank Viola 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 6
2 Steve Farr 5
2 John Franco 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .388
2 Rafael Palmeiro .362
3 Harold Baines .357
4 Cal Ripken .356
5 Carney Lansford .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 8
2 Glenn Braggs 7
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Ron Kittle 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 24
2 Alvin Davis 21
2 Andres Galarraga 21
2 Kevin Mitchell 21
2 Paul O'Neill 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Lonnie Smith 12
2 Devon White 12
4 Cecil Espy 11
4 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.50
2 Mike Bielecki 0.75
3 Eric King 0.92
4 Kirk McCaskill 1.16
5 Rick Reuschel 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 5
2 Jeff Ballard 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Jose DeLeon 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 41
2 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Roger Clemens 39
4 Mark Langston 38
5 Frank Viola 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 John Franco 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Steve Farr 8
3 Mike Schooler 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .359
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Tony Gwynn .320
5 Julio Franco .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 32
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 Eddie Murray 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kirby Puckett 117
3 Will Clark 112
4 Dwight Evans 109
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Otis Nixon 60
4 Gerald Young 53
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.06
2 Jose Rijo 2.09
3 David Cone 2.44
4 John Tudor 2.48
5 Mark Gubicza 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Rick Reuschel 21
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 223
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Doug Jones 39
5 Mark Davis 37