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Events of Tuesday, August 8, 1989
Events of Tuesday, August 8, 1989
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MIN A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1
BAL A 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 x - 6 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Johnson (1-1)
LP: Aguilera (0-2)
SEA A 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 - 6 10 0
CAL A 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Reed (4-6)
LP: Minton (1-3)
SV: Schooler (22)
HR: Leonard 2 (18), Coles (9), Chili Davis (18)
OAK A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 1
CHI A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Honeycutt (2-1)
LP: Pall (4-3)
SV: Eckersley (22)
MIL A 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
DET A 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 5 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Robinson (2-2)
LP: August (9-11)
SV: Hernandez (13)
HR: Yount (14), Heath (9)
BOS A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
KC A 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 x - 8 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Gordon (13-4)
LP: Bolton (0-2)
CLE A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Candiotti (11-6)
LP: Cary (2-1)
SV: Jones (27)
HR: Snyder (12)
TEX A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
TOR A 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 x - 7 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Gozzo (1-0)
LP: Witt (9-10)
HR: McGriff (30), Liriano (3)
MON N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 x - 4 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Bielecki (12-5)
LP: Dennis Martinez (12-2)
SV: Lancaster (5)
HR: Fitzgerald (5), Walton (5), Sandberg (18), Grace (10)
ATL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
LA N 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 x - 10 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hershiser (14-8)
LP: Smoltz (11-10)
HR: L. Smith (17), Stubbs (4), Scioscia (5)
NY N 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 - 9 8 2
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Cone (9-5)
LP: Ruffin (3-6)
HR: Strawberry (24), Lyons (3)
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 7 1
PIT N 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 x - 7 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Walk (9-7)
LP: Hill (6-8)
HR: Guerrero (10)
HOU N 2 0 1 3 0 4 2 0 0 - 12 13 0
SD N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 4
BOX+PBP
WP: Clancy (6-9)
LP: Schulze (2-1)
HR: Biggio (9), Glenn Davis 2 (27), Caminiti (7)
CIN N 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 10 11 0
SF N 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 8 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Browning (10-10)
LP: Swan (0-2)
HR: Duncan (3), Quinones (7), Davis (22), Madison (1), Litton (4)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1989
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Chicago Cubs 113 65 48 0 .575 - 459 407
Montreal Expos 113 63 50 0 .558 2.0 466 430
St. Louis Cardinals 110 58 51 1 .532 5.0 430 413
New York Mets 111 59 52 0 .532 5.0 473 415
Pittsburgh Pirates 113 48 64 1 .429 16.5 435 473
Philadelphia Phillies 113 45 67 1 .402 19.5 441 502
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
San Francisco Giants 113 64 49 0 .566 - 492 418
Houston Astros 113 63 50 0 .558 1.0 467 460
San Diego Padres 113 56 57 0 .496 8.0 401 453
Cincinnati Reds 112 54 58 0 .482 9.5 438 473
Los Angeles Dodgers 114 54 60 0 .474 10.5 392 379
Atlanta Braves 114 45 68 1 .398 19.0 393 464
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 111 58 53 0 .523 - 505 480
Toronto Blue Jays 113 57 56 0 .504 2.0 510 472
Cleveland Indians 112 55 57 0 .491 3.5 427 443
Boston Red Sox 110 54 56 0 .491 3.5 523 513
Milwaukee Brewers 113 54 59 0 .478 5.0 484 488
New York Yankees 113 53 60 0 .469 6.0 500 562
Detroit Tigers 112 41 71 0 .366 17.5 431 559
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
California Angels 111 67 44 0 .604 - 491 378
Oakland Athletics 113 68 45 0 .602 - 475 415
Kansas City Royals 112 62 50 0 .554 5.5 472 450
Texas Rangers 111 58 53 0 .523 9.0 492 502
Minnesota Twins 113 56 57 0 .496 12.0 534 509
Seattle Mariners 112 54 58 0 .482 13.5 529 519
Chicago White Sox 112 47 65 0 .420 20.5 474 557
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Greg Garcia
Anthony Rizzo
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
TOR A Mauro Gozzo (23)
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