On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 87 72 .547 --
Orioles 86 73 .541 1.0
Red Sox 80 78 .506 6.5
Brewers 80 78 .506 6.5
Yankees 72 86 .456 14.5
Indians 72 86 .456 14.5
Tigers 58 101 .365 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 62 .608 --
Royals 91 67 .576 5.0
Angels 89 69 .563 7.0
Rangers 81 77 .513 15.0
Twins 79 80 .497 17.5
Mariners 70 88 .443 26.0
White Sox 67 91 .424 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 91 68 .572 --
Cardinals 85 74 .535 6.0
Mets 83 75 .525 7.5
Expos 81 78 .509 10.0
Pirates 74 84 .468 16.5
Phillies 64 95 .403 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 68 .572 --
Padres 87 72 .547 4.0
Astros 84 75 .528 7.0
Dodgers 76 83 .478 15.0
Reds 74 85 .465 17.0
Braves 63 96 .396 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Oliver 4
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Ron Gant 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Gruber 4
1 Bo Jackson 4
3 Dan Gladden 3
3 Mickey Tettleton 3
3 Paul Zuvella 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Mitch Webster 2
3 Dann Bilardello 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Garrelts 2.33
2 Tim Belcher 2.20
3 Mike Moore 2.00
4 Randy Johnson 1.57
5 Ron Robinson 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 11
1 Randy Johnson 11
3 Scott Garrelts 7
3 Dave Stieb 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Pico 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .340
2 Carney Lansford .336
3 Will Clark .333
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Wade Boggs .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 47
2 Fred McGriff 36
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 34
4 Eric Davis 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 125
2 Ruben Sierra 118
3 Pedro Guerrero 115
4 Will Clark 110
5 Don Mattingly 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 65
3 Cecil Espy 44
3 Devon White 44
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.19
2 Scott Garrelts 2.28
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Mike Morgan 2.53
5 Chuck Finley 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 22
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Storm Davis 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 Mark Langston 227
3 Roger Clemens 220
4 Frank Viola 203
5 Tim Belcher 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 43
2 Jeff Russell 38
3 Mitch Williams 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 33
5 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Smith .486
2 Paul Molitor .480
3 Bobby Bonilla .442
4 Tom Herr .422
5 Tony Phillips .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
1 Benito Santiago 5
3 Craig Biggio 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 18
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Eric Davis 12
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Carney Lansford 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 Gary Pettis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank DiPino 0.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.28
3 Tim Belcher 0.33
4 Neal Heaton 0.56
5 Norm Charlton 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Milacki 4
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
3 Tim Belcher 3
3 Roger Clemens 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 29
2 Sid Fernandez 26
3 Tim Belcher 25
3 Andy Benes 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 4
1 Jeff Russell 4
1 Mike Schooler 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .453
2 Randy Velarde .382
3 Carney Lansford .373
4 Hubie Brooks .372
5 Oddibe McDowell .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Jack Clark 8
2 Benito Santiago 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Dwight Evans 30
3 Bo Jackson 28
4 Pedro Guerrero 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Tim Raines 12
3 Lance Johnson 11
3 Carney Lansford 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.82
2 Buddy Black 0.87
3 Neal Heaton 1.20
4 Bruce Hurst 1.38
5 Mark Knudson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 48
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Andy Benes 45
3 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Bret Saberhagen 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 12
2 Jeff Russell 9
3 Bill Landrum 8
3 Mike Schooler 8
5 2 tied 7