On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 56 48 .538 --
Blue Jays 56 49 .533 0.5
Orioles 52 53 .495 4.5
Tigers 51 56 .477 6.5
Indians 48 56 .462 8.0
Brewers 45 58 .437 10.5
Yankees 40 63 .388 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 40 .623 --
White Sox 60 41 .594 3.5
Rangers 54 50 .519 11.0
Mariners 55 51 .519 11.0
Angels 51 55 .481 15.0
Twins 50 56 .472 16.0
Royals 48 56 .462 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 60 41 .594 --
Pirates 59 42 .584 1.0
Expos 55 50 .524 7.0
Phillies 50 51 .495 10.0
Cubs 48 57 .457 14.0
Cardinals 47 58 .448 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 42 .592 --
Giants 57 47 .548 4.5
Dodgers 52 51 .505 9.0
Padres 46 57 .447 15.0
Astros 44 61 .419 18.0
Braves 40 62 .392 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Kevin Maas 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Joe Carter 5
3 Lloyd Moseby 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Edgar Diaz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.00
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
1 Frank Viola 1.00
4 Brian Holman 0.62
5 Alex Fernandez 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Arnsberg 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Brian Holman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Frank Viola 7
2 Duane Ward 7
4 Kevin Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 2
2 Larry Andersen 1
2 Dennis Eckersley 1
2 Gregg Olson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .349
2 Andre Dawson .338
3 Rickey Henderson .336
4 Willie McGee .331
5 Barry Bonds .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Cecil Fielder 33
3 Mark McGwire 27
4 Darryl Strawberry 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 88
2 Matt Williams 84
3 Jose Canseco 82
4 Barry Bonds 77
4 2 others tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 57
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Eric Yelding 42
4 Barry Bonds 35
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.20
2 Frank Viola 2.28
3 Chuck Finley 2.29
4 Mark Gardner 2.34
5 John Tudor 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 17
2 Frank Viola 15
3 Roger Clemens 14
3 Chuck Finley 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 159
2 Roger Clemens 150
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Erik Hanson 139
5 Bobby Witt 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 34
2 Dennis Eckersley 33
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Mike Schooler 28
5 Gregg Olson 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .435
2 Eddie Murray .418
3 Mike Greenwell .411
4 Andre Dawson .405
5 Willie McGee .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Jack Clark 6
2 Kevin Maas 6
4 Bobby Bonilla 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 20
2 Cal Ripken 17
3 Lloyd Moseby 16
4 Larry Sheets 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Eric Yelding 9
3 Alex Cole 8
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.34
2 Roger Clemens 0.72
3 Danny Darwin 0.75
4 Mark Gardner 1.13
4 Bobby Witt 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Arnsberg 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Brian Holman 3
1 Dave Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 26
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Randy Johnson 24
4 Sid Fernandez 21
4 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Tom Henke 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .420
2 Willie McGee .383
3 Andre Dawson .380
4 Brian Harper .376
5 Eddie Murray .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 14
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 24
3 George Brett 23
3 Andres Galarraga 23
3 Rafael Palmeiro 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 14
2 Steve Sax 11
2 Eric Yelding 11
4 Vince Coleman 10
4 Howard Johnson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 1.00
3 Mark Gardner 1.35
4 Ben McDonald 1.39
4 David Wells 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
3 Tom Bolton 4
3 Danny Darwin 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 49
2 David Cone 46
3 Erik Hanson 41
4 Mark Gardner 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 10
2 John Franco 9
2 Tom Henke 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .335
2 Paul Molitor .324
3 Jody Reed .322
4 Willie McGee .320
5 Tony Gwynn .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Mark McGwire 41
3 Ryne Sandberg 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 39
5 Matt Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Matt Williams 127
3 Pedro Guerrero 117
4 Joe Carter 112
5 George Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
1 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Tim Raines 53
3 Juan Samuel 53
5 Barry Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
2 Roger Clemens 2.45
2 Chuck Finley 2.45
4 Dave Stieb 2.63
5 Ed Whitson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Roger Clemens 230
3 Ramon Martinez 224
4 David Cone 211
5 Bobby Witt 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 47
2 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Mike Schooler 40
4 Doug Jones 36
4 Gregg Olson 36