On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 58 .521 --
Brewers 64 60 .516 0.5
Blue Jays 62 60 .508 1.5
Indians 58 64 .475 5.5
Red Sox 57 63 .475 5.5
Yankees 56 66 .459 7.5
Tigers 45 77 .369 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 48 .600 --
Athletics 73 49 .598 0.0
Royals 68 53 .562 4.5
Rangers 63 57 .525 9.0
Twins 60 61 .496 12.5
Mariners 57 64 .471 15.5
White Sox 52 70 .426 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 51 .582 --
Mets 67 54 .554 3.5
Expos 67 55 .549 4.0
Cardinals 64 57 .529 6.5
Pirates 51 70 .421 19.5
Phillies 49 72 .405 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 52 .574 --
Astros 67 55 .549 3.0
Padres 60 62 .492 10.0
Reds 58 64 .475 12.0
Dodgers 57 65 .467 13.0
Braves 49 73 .402 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Benzinger 5
2 George Bell 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 2
1 Tom Brunansky 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 7
2 George Bell 3
2 Steve Buechele 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oddibe McDowell 3
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.43
2 Andy Benes 1.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.00
2 Scott Scudder 1.00
5 David Cone 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Tom Filer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 David Cone 9
3 Scott Scudder 8
4 Andy Benes 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .345
2 Tony Gwynn .342
3 Kirby Puckett .339
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Carney Lansford .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Glenn Davis 29
3 Howard Johnson 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 105
2 Will Clark 90
3 Ruben Sierra 85
4 Julio Franco 84
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 56
1 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Cecil Espy 40
4 Tony Gwynn 36
4 Steve Sax 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.36
2 Mike Moore 2.40
3 Scott Garrelts 2.42
4 Orel Hershiser 2.45
5 Rick Reuschel 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 17
2 Dave Stewart 16
3 Tom Gordon 15
3 Joe Magrane 15
3 Mike Moore 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 219
2 Mark Langston 185
3 Roger Clemens 165
4 Frank Viola 158
5 Jose DeLeon 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 31
2 Mark Davis 30
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Dan Plesac 28
5 Jeff Russell 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .444
2 George Bell .436
3 John Kruk .429
4 Brook Jacoby .407
5 Al Newman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 8
2 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Matt Williams 6
4 Glenn Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 21
2 Eric Davis 16
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
4 Ryne Sandberg 15
4 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Cecil Espy 8
3 Mike Felder 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 0.00
2 Storm Davis 0.47
3 Scott Terry 0.69
4 Mike LaCoss 0.87
5 Dennis Lamp 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 David Cone 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 John Farrell 24
2 Dave Stewart 24
4 David Cone 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Jeff Russell 5
4 Bryan Harvey 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .431
2 Wade Boggs .394
3 Roberto Kelly .386
4 Robin Yount .381
5 Danny Tartabull .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 11
2 Eric Davis 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Ryne Sandberg 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 29
2 Nick Esasky 27
2 Dale Murphy 27
4 Kent Hrbek 26
5 Alvin Davis 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Howard Johnson 13
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Parrett 0.91
2 Dennis Lamp 1.17
3 Ron Robinson 1.26
4 Mark Langston 1.29
5 Chris Bosio 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
3 Allan Anderson 5
3 Chris Bosio 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Dave Stewart 45
4 David Cone 44
5 Chuck Finley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
3 Mitch Williams 8
4 Bryan Harvey 7
4 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Barry Larkin .337
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Robin Yount .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 40
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Glenn Davis 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Rob Deer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 115
2 Pedro Guerrero 112
3 Will Clark 111
4 Robin Yount 108
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 81
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Cecil Espy 53
4 Steve Sax 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.86
2 Mark Langston 2.14
3 Scott Garrelts 2.22
4 Chris Bosio 2.37
5 Danny Darwin 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Mark Langston 21
4 Allan Anderson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Mark Langston 243
3 Jose DeLeon 218
4 Roger Clemens 214
5 Frank Viola 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 39
2 John Franco 38
3 Mark Davis 37
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
5 2 tied 34