On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 12 .625 --
Red Sox 18 15 .545 2.5
Blue Jays 20 17 .541 2.5
Indians 18 16 .529 3.0
Orioles 15 20 .429 6.5
Yankees 13 19 .406 7.0
Tigers 15 22 .405 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 11 .676 --
White Sox 20 11 .645 1.5
Twins 19 15 .559 4.0
Mariners 18 19 .486 6.5
Rangers 15 20 .429 8.5
Angels 14 22 .389 10.0
Royals 12 21 .364 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 12 .657 --
Phillies 19 15 .559 3.5
Expos 18 18 .500 5.5
Mets 16 18 .471 6.5
Cardinals 16 19 .457 7.0
Cubs 16 19 .457 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 8 .750 --
Dodgers 18 17 .514 7.5
Padres 17 18 .486 8.5
Giants 15 20 .429 10.5
Astros 13 22 .371 12.5
Braves 12 21 .364 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
1 Mickey Tettleton 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Dempsey 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Pat Borders 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
1 Mike Macfarlane 4
1 David Segui 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
5 Andre Dawson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.33
2 Tim Drummond 0.86
3 Erik Hanson 0.70
4 Dave Johnson 0.62
4 2 others tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 7
2 Tim Drummond 6
3 Jim Abbott 5
3 Tim Belcher 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .393
2 Ken Griffey .368
3 Barry Larkin .362
4 Roberto Alomar .356
5 Ozzie Guillen .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 15
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Andre Dawson 11
3 Mark McGwire 11
5 Kelly Gruber 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Andre Dawson 35
3 Kelly Gruber 32
4 Bobby Bonilla 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
1 Juan Samuel 18
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Tim Raines 14
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Cook 1.46
2 Frank Viola 1.66
3 Bob Welch 1.71
4 Buddy Black 1.83
5 Mark Gardner 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 7
2 Jack Armstrong 6
2 Doug Drabek 6
2 Neal Heaton 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 61
2 Frank Viola 57
3 Nolan Ryan 54
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Ramon Martinez 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 13
2 Mike Schooler 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Bobby Thigpen 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .457
2 Lenny Dykstra .457
2 Ozzie Guillen .457
4 Cecil Fielder .447
5 Roberto Alomar .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Cecil Fielder 8
3 Andre Dawson 6
4 Tim Wallach 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 17
2 Jose Canseco 15
2 Andre Dawson 15
2 Tim Wallach 15
5 Candy Maldonado 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 7
2 Barry Larkin 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Brett Butler 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Mathews 0.00
2 Paul Gibson 0.59
3 Oil Can Boyd 0.60
4 Jim Acker 0.67
5 Bob Walk 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Jones 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Norm Charlton 3
2 Brian Holman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Ramon Martinez 21
3 Mark Gardner 20
3 Jose Rijo 20
5 Bobby Witt 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Mike Schooler 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .378
2 Jose Uribe .377
3 Lenny Dykstra .375
4 Mariano Duncan .373
5 Chris Sabo .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 14
2 Jose Canseco 12
3 Andre Dawson 10
4 Kelly Gruber 8
4 Mark McGwire 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 33
2 Andre Dawson 31
3 Joe Carter 26
4 Kelly Gruber 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Tim Raines 11
3 Juan Samuel 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 1.29
2 Tom Glavine 1.47
3 Doug Drabek 1.49
4 Dennis Cook 1.66
5 Bob Welch 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Brian Holman 5
1 Frank Viola 5
4 Jack Armstrong 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 54
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Frank Viola 41
4 Ramon Martinez 40
5 Tim Leary 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 11
2 Mike Schooler 9
3 Dan Plesac 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Kirby Puckett .333
3 Wade Boggs .331
4 Carney Lansford .325
5 Roberto Alomar .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Joe Carter 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Howard Johnson 34
4 Fred McGriff 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 116
2 Pedro Guerrero 114
2 Ruben Sierra 114
4 Will Clark 111
5 Joe Carter 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 67
3 Juan Samuel 55
4 Gary Pettis 50
5 Tim Raines 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.24
2 Chuck Finley 2.53
3 Pascual Perez 2.56
4 Bruce Hurst 2.59
5 Bob Welch 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Bret Saberhagen 22
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doug Drabek 19
4 Dave Stieb 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 292
2 Roger Clemens 223
3 Frank Viola 219
4 Mark Langston 213
5 Tim Belcher 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 38
1 Jeff Russell 38
1 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 Mark Davis 36
5 Mike Schooler 35