On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 60 50 .545 --
Blue Jays 59 53 .527 2.0
Orioles 54 56 .491 6.0
Tigers 53 60 .469 8.5
Indians 51 60 .459 9.5
Brewers 47 62 .431 12.5
Yankees 46 64 .418 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 42 .625 --
White Sox 64 44 .593 4.0
Rangers 58 53 .523 11.5
Mariners 57 55 .509 13.0
Angels 53 59 .473 17.0
Royals 52 58 .473 17.0
Twins 52 60 .464 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 45 .587 --
Mets 63 45 .583 0.5
Expos 57 54 .514 8.0
Cubs 53 58 .477 12.0
Phillies 52 57 .477 12.0
Cardinals 51 61 .455 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 46 .578 --
Giants 59 51 .536 4.5
Dodgers 56 53 .514 7.0
Padres 51 59 .464 12.5
Astros 49 62 .441 15.0
Braves 41 68 .376 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
3 Phil Bradley 3
3 George Brett 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 1.43
1 Bobby Witt 1.43
3 Tim Leary 1.33
4 Ken Hill 1.00
4 Matt Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Steve Frey 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 10
1 Bobby Witt 10
3 Tim Leary 8
4 Bruce Hurst 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .351
2 Dave Magadan .338
3 Willie McGee .336
4 Andre Dawson .336
5 Rickey Henderson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 35
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 28
4 Kevin Mitchell 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 90
2 Joe Carter 89
3 Matt Williams 86
4 Barry Bonds 84
5 Jose Canseco 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 46
4 Barry Bonds 38
5 Otis Nixon 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.16
2 Chuck Finley 2.40
3 Frank Viola 2.48
4 John Tudor 2.49
5 Dave Stewart 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 18
2 Roger Clemens 16
3 Ramon Martinez 15
3 Dave Stewart 15
3 Frank Viola 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 174
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Bobby Witt 151
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Erik Hanson 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Bobby Thigpen 36
3 Doug Jones 29
4 Mike Schooler 28
5 Gregg Olson 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .463
2 Andy Van Slyke .452
3 Bill Doran .447
4 Eddie Murray .436
5 Rex Hudler .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Roberto Kelly 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 23
2 Eddie Murray 16
2 Cal Ripken 16
4 Jack Clark 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 13
2 Eric Yelding 8
3 Steve Sax 6
4 Phil Bradley 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 0.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.33
2 Dave Stewart 0.33
4 Bill Swift 0.50
5 Duane Ward 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 24
2 Erik Hanson 23
3 Tom Candiotti 22
3 Roger Clemens 22
3 David Cone 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Gregg Olson 5
4 Tom Henke 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .413
2 George Brett .396
3 Mark Grace .392
4 Willie McGee .387
5 Eddie Murray .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Jack Clark 8
3 David Justice 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 30
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 George Brett 24
3 Eddie Murray 24
3 Ruben Sierra 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 15
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Alex Cole 13
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.95
2 Bill Swift 1.11
3 Danny Darwin 1.25
4 John Tudor 1.41
5 Ben McDonald 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
3 Tom Bolton 5
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 48
1 Bobby Witt 48
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Ramon Martinez 43
5 John Smoltz 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Gregg Olson 9
2 Lee Smith 9
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .338
2 Brian Harper .329
3 Willie McGee .325
4 Jody Reed .321
5 Tony Gwynn .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Ryne Sandberg 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 128
2 Jose Canseco 125
3 Joe Carter 124
4 Pedro Guerrero 114
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Barry Bonds 51
3 Eric Yelding 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.28
2 Roger Clemens 2.32
3 Chuck Finley 2.51
4 Ed Whitson 2.64
5 Dave Stewart 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Dave Stieb 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 244
3 Ramon Martinez 225
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 48
2 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Gregg Olson 36
5 3 tied 34