On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 21 14 .600 --
Red Sox 20 16 .556 1.5
Blue Jays 21 19 .525 2.5
Indians 19 18 .514 3.0
Tigers 18 22 .450 5.5
Orioles 16 22 .421 6.5
Yankees 14 21 .400 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 12 .676 --
White Sox 21 13 .618 2.5
Twins 21 16 .568 4.0
Mariners 20 20 .500 6.5
Rangers 16 22 .421 9.5
Angels 16 23 .410 10.0
Royals 13 23 .361 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 15 .605 --
Phillies 21 16 .568 1.5
Expos 20 18 .526 3.0
Mets 18 19 .486 4.5
Cubs 18 20 .474 5.0
Cardinals 17 21 .447 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 9 .743 --
Dodgers 19 19 .500 8.5
Padres 18 19 .486 9.0
Braves 15 21 .417 11.5
Giants 15 23 .395 12.5
Astros 14 24 .368 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Henry Cotto 3
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
1 Brad Komminsk 3
1 R. J. Reynolds 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 George Brett 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Devon White 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Bill Doran 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.60
2 Teddy Higuera 1.00
3 Bob Welch 0.89
4 Jerry Kutzler 0.75
5 Todd Stottlemyre 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 8
1 Bob Welch 8
3 Jerry Kutzler 6
3 John Smoltz 6
3 Todd Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .405
2 Ken Griffey .369
3 Edgar Martinez .363
4 Ozzie Guillen .359
5 Roberto Alomar .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 16
2 Jose Canseco 14
3 Andre Dawson 13
4 Bobby Bonilla 11
4 Mark McGwire 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 41
2 Cecil Fielder 37
3 Bobby Bonilla 34
3 Jose Canseco 34
5 Kelly Gruber 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Juan Samuel 18
4 Tim Raines 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.64
2 Frank Viola 1.66
3 Buddy Black 1.83
4 Jack Armstrong 1.86
5 Teddy Higuera 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 7
1 Dave Stewart 7
1 Frank Viola 7
4 Mike Boddicker 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 64
2 Ramon Martinez 57
2 Frank Viola 57
4 Roger Clemens 54
4 Nolan Ryan 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 14
2 Rick Aguilera 11
2 Mike Schooler 11
2 Bobby Thigpen 11
5 4 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .469
2 Edgar Martinez .429
2 Andy Van Slyke .429
4 Wally Joyner .422
5 Dave Parker .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
3 Cecil Fielder 6
3 Tim Wallach 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 21
2 Jose Canseco 18
3 Tim Wallach 15
4 Kal Daniels 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 5
1 Vince Coleman 5
1 Rickey Henderson 5
1 Chris Sabo 5
1 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Mathews 0.00
2 Oil Can Boyd 0.60
3 Jim Acker 0.67
4 Les Lancaster 0.92
4 Bob Walk 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Norm Charlton 3
1 Barry Jones 3
1 Jeff Montgomery 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 26
2 Ramon Martinez 25
3 Mike Boddicker 20
3 Tom Glavine 20
5 John Smoltz 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Mike Henneman 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .402
2 Ken Griffey .384
3 Cecil Fielder .371
4 Gary Sheffield .370
5 Roberto Alomar .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 14
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Andre Dawson 12
4 Candy Maldonado 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 34
2 Cecil Fielder 32
3 Jose Canseco 28
4 Joe Carter 26
5 Matt Williams 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Juan Samuel 11
4 Gary Pettis 10
4 Tim Raines 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Black 1.29
2 Tom Glavine 1.41
3 Bob Welch 1.72
4 Doug Drabek 1.82
5 Mike Boddicker 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Kevin Gross 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Ramon Martinez 48
3 Frank Viola 41
4 Tim Leary 38
5 Nolan Ryan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 11
2 Mike Schooler 9
3 Mike Henneman 8
3 Dan Plesac 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .344
2 Kirby Puckett .332
3 Wade Boggs .332
4 Dwight Smith .327
5 Roberto Alomar .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 42
2 Joe Carter 35
2 Howard Johnson 35
2 Mark McGwire 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 117
2 Pedro Guerrero 115
3 Ruben Sierra 113
4 Will Clark 110
5 Joe Carter 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 77
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Juan Samuel 55
4 Gary Pettis 50
5 Tim Raines 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.25
2 Pascual Perez 2.52
3 Bruce Hurst 2.59
4 Bob Welch 2.60
5 Chuck Finley 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 22
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 282
2 Roger Clemens 225
3 Mark Langston 220
4 Frank Viola 210
5 Sid Fernandez 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 39
2 Doug Jones 38
2 Jeff Russell 38
4 Mark Davis 36
5 Gregg Olson 34