On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 22 15 .595 --
Red Sox 20 18 .526 2.5
Blue Jays 21 21 .500 3.5
Indians 19 20 .487 4.0
Tigers 19 23 .452 5.5
Yankees 16 21 .432 6.0
Orioles 17 23 .425 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 12 .692 --
White Sox 22 14 .611 3.5
Twins 21 18 .538 6.0
Mariners 21 21 .500 7.5
Angels 18 23 .439 10.0
Rangers 17 23 .425 10.5
Royals 15 23 .395 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 16 .600 --
Phillies 22 16 .579 1.0
Expos 22 18 .550 2.0
Mets 19 19 .500 4.0
Cubs 19 21 .475 5.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 10 .722 --
Dodgers 20 20 .500 8.0
Padres 18 21 .462 9.5
Braves 15 22 .405 11.5
Giants 16 24 .400 12.0
Astros 15 25 .375 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Domingo Ramos 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Scott Fletcher 3
2 Kelly Gruber 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 2
1 Dave Henderson 2
1 Dan Pasqua 2
4 Jesse Barfield 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 4
1 Dan Pasqua 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Kal Daniels 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 4
2 Casey Candaele 2
2 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Leary 2.20
2 Erik Hanson 1.80
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.60
4 Brian Dubois 0.78
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 11
2 Erik Hanson 9
3 Oil Can Boyd 8
4 Brian Dubois 7
5 Bruce Hurst 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .404
2 Ken Griffey .366
3 Ozzie Guillen .347
4 Roberto Alomar .344
5 Edgar Martinez .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 17
2 Jose Canseco 15
3 Andre Dawson 13
4 Kelly Gruber 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 41
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Cecil Fielder 39
4 Kelly Gruber 36
5 Bobby Bonilla 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
1 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Juan Samuel 18
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Eric Yelding 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.64
2 Frank Viola 1.66
3 Jack Armstrong 1.86
4 Mark Gardner 1.90
5 Teddy Higuera 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 7
1 Neal Heaton 7
1 Dave Stewart 7
1 Frank Viola 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 64
2 Ramon Martinez 57
2 Frank Viola 57
4 Erik Hanson 55
5 2 tied 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 14
2 Mike Schooler 12
2 Bobby Thigpen 12
4 Rick Aguilera 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .460
2 Jim Eisenreich .439
3 Wally Joyner .438
4 Luis Rivera .419
5 Charlie Hayes .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
2 Andre Dawson 6
2 Tim Wallach 6
4 Will Clark 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 20
2 Andre Dawson 18
3 Tim Wallach 17
4 Kal Daniels 16
5 Barry Bonds 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Steve Sax 6
4 Ivan Calderon 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oil Can Boyd 0.38
2 Jim Acker 0.63
3 Les Lancaster 0.92
4 Bob Walk 0.95
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Norm Charlton 3
1 Ken Howell 3
1 Barry Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 26
2 Jose DeLeon 25
2 Ramon Martinez 25
4 Tim Leary 24
5 Erik Hanson 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .406
2 Cecil Fielder .385
3 Roberto Alomar .375
4 Dwight Smith .362
5 Ken Griffey .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 14
2 Jose Canseco 12
3 Andre Dawson 11
4 Tim Wallach 10
5 Kelly Gruber 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 33
2 Cecil Fielder 32
3 Andre Dawson 31
4 Tim Wallach 27
5 Kelly Gruber 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 11
2 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gary Pettis 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.46
2 Mark Gardner 1.50
3 Frank Viola 1.69
4 Bob Welch 1.72
5 Doug Drabek 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Kevin Gross 5
3 Jack Armstrong 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Jose DeLeon 43
3 Tim Leary 41
4 Ramon Martinez 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 10
1 Mike Schooler 10
3 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 Dan Plesac 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Wade Boggs .333
3 Kirby Puckett .331
4 Carney Lansford .320
5 Paul Molitor .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 41
2 Joe Carter 35
2 Howard Johnson 35
2 Mark McGwire 35
5 Ryne Sandberg 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 117
2 Pedro Guerrero 114
3 Ruben Sierra 113
4 Will Clark 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 77
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Juan Samuel 55
4 Gary Pettis 51
5 Tim Raines 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.20
2 Pascual Perez 2.52
3 Dave Stieb 2.57
4 Bob Welch 2.60
5 Chuck Finley 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 282
2 Roger Clemens 219
3 Mark Langston 217
4 Frank Viola 210
5 2 tied 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 40
2 Jeff Russell 38
3 Doug Jones 37
4 Mark Davis 36
5 2 tied 34