1989 – San Diego’s Mark Davis becomes the 7th pitcher ever to save 40 games in a season by nailing down the Padres’ 5 – 1 win over the Reds. He will finish the season with 44 saves, one shy of Bruce Sutter’s National League record.

Jeff Reardon saves Minnesota’s 2 – 0 win over Toronto to become the first pitcher ever to record at least 30 saves in five consecutive seasons.

In St. Louis, the Cards draw just 1,519 – a stadium record – for a game with the Pirates.

Houston’s Mike Scott (20-8) becomes a 20-game winner for the first time by beating the Dodgers, 11 – 3. He is the first major league pitcher to reach that plateau this season.

The major league owners approve the sale of the Mariners to Jeff Smulyan and Michael Browning for $77 million, the highest price ever paid for an American League club.

1989 – Fay Vincent is elected baseball’s 8th commissioner, succeeding the late Bart Giamatti, whom he served as deputy commissioner.

Jack Morris, earning his 162nd win since the start of the 1980 season, beats the Tribe at Cleveland Stadium, 3-1. During the eighties, the Tiger right-hander compiles the most victories (162-119) during the decade, but will never finish higher than third place in the Cy Young Award balloting during the ten-year span.

Fay Vincent becomes baseball’s eighth commissioner, succeeding the late Bart Giamatti, who died of a heart attack 12 days ago. During the first year of his brief three-year tenure in office, the Waterbury, Connecticut native will oversee the postponement of this season’s World Series due to the Loma Prieta earthquake, the expulsion of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, and the owners’ lockout during spring training in 1990.

1989 – The Indians fire manager Doc Edwards and replace him for the remainder of the season with scout John Hart.

Cubs rookie Steve Wilson strikes out 10 batters in five innings, and relievers add eight more to help beat the Cards 4 – 1. Fellow rookie Dwight Smith contributes a 2-run home run. Chicago leads St. Louis by 2 1/2 games and Montreal by 4.