On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 80 67 .544 --
Orioles 79 69 .534 1.5
Brewers 74 73 .503 6.0
Red Sox 70 76 .479 9.5
Indians 67 79 .459 12.5
Yankees 67 80 .456 13.0
Tigers 56 92 .378 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 57 .607 --
Royals 85 61 .582 3.5
Angels 84 61 .579 4.0
Rangers 74 71 .510 14.0
Twins 74 72 .507 14.5
Mariners 64 81 .441 24.0
White Sox 61 84 .421 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 63 .568 --
Cardinals 77 68 .531 5.5
Mets 77 68 .531 5.5
Expos 76 70 .521 7.0
Pirates 66 79 .455 16.5
Phillies 59 86 .407 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 62 .578 --
Padres 79 68 .537 6.0
Astros 78 69 .531 7.0
Reds 70 77 .476 15.0
Dodgers 69 78 .469 16.0
Braves 58 89 .395 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Oddibe McDowell 4
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Mark Lemke 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 6
2 Mark Lemke 3
3 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Todd Benzinger 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rod Nichols 1.67
2 Kevin Ritz 0.86
3 Tom Glavine 0.60
4 Mark Guthrie 0.57
4 Mike Scott 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Mark Guthrie 1
1 Mike Jeffcoat 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Norm Charlton 10
1 Rod Nichols 10
3 Tim Leary 6
3 Kevin Ritz 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Kipper 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .341
2 Tony Gwynn .339
3 Carney Lansford .338
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 Wade Boggs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 118
2 Ruben Sierra 108
3 Will Clark 107
4 Pedro Guerrero 106
5 Don Mattingly 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Vince Coleman 61
3 Devon White 44
4 Cecil Espy 41
4 Steve Sax 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.35
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.41
4 John Smiley 2.48
5 Mike Moore 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 20
2 Bret Saberhagen 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
4 Joe Magrane 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 277
2 Mark Langston 215
3 Roger Clemens 202
4 Frank Viola 195
5 Jose DeLeon 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 39
2 Jeff Russell 34
3 Mitch Williams 33
4 John Franco 30
4 4 others tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .460
2 Willie Randolph .452
3 Don Mattingly .435
4 Hubie Brooks .425
4 Dion James .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Bo Jackson 5
3 Bobby Bonilla 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 15
1 Ruben Sierra 15
3 Bo Jackson 14
3 Matt Williams 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 7
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Lance Johnson 6
4 Paul O'Neill 5
4 Devon White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 0.35
2 Pat Combs 0.69
3 Willie Fraser 0.75
4 Eric King 0.86
4 Kevin Ritz 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Camacho 3
1 Scott Garrelts 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Roger Clemens 29
3 Bret Saberhagen 25
4 Tim Leary 23
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 7
2 Jeff Russell 4
2 Mike Schooler 4
4 Bill Landrum 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .387
2 Paul Molitor .377
3 Jody Reed .377
4 Roberto Alomar .362
5 Gregg Jefferies .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Bo Jackson 8
2 Howard Johnson 8
2 Ryne Sandberg 8
2 Matt Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 30
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Jack Clark 25
3 Pedro Guerrero 25
3 Bo Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Devon White 12
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Juan Samuel 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 0.90
2 Jose DeLeon 1.28
3 Scott Garrelts 1.41
4 Buddy Black 1.41
5 Bob Knepper 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
3 Storm Davis 5
3 Mark Gubicza 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Roger Clemens 44
3 Andy Benes 40
3 Sid Fernandez 40
3 Frank Viola 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Mark Davis 9
2 Jeff Russell 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 2 tied 7