6 players were tied for the best batting average on August 19, 1989, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Greg Gagne, Greg Harris and Dave Magadan.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Gagne | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | G. Harris | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | D. Magadan | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 |
| 4 | | R. Morman | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | J. Orsulak | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | J. Youngblood | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 | | J. Barfield | .750 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
| 8 | | S. Buechele | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | G. Davis | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.500 | 2.300 |
| 10 | | M. Grace | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 2.250 | 3.000 |
| 11 | | J. Ray | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 12 | | L. Walker | .750 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 13 | | P. Bradley | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 14 | | J. Buhner | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 15 | | C. Davis | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 16 | | D. Evans | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | .667 | 1.500 |
| 17 | | T. Gregg | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 18 | | T. Raines | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 19 | | V. Coleman | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 20 | | J. Eisenreich | .600 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 1.400 | 2.067 |
| 21 | | L. Johnson | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 22 | | T. Pendleton | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.400 | 2.000 |
| 23 | | G. Petralli | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 24 | | K. Stillwell | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 |
| 25 | | F. White | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .800 | 1.400 |
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