On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 53 .543 --
Blue Jays 62 56 .525 2.0
Orioles 56 60 .483 7.0
Indians 56 62 .475 8.0
Tigers 54 66 .450 11.0
Brewers 51 65 .440 12.0
Yankees 46 70 .397 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 43 .636 --
White Sox 67 47 .588 6.0
Rangers 60 57 .513 14.5
Mariners 60 58 .508 15.0
Angels 58 60 .492 17.0
Royals 57 60 .487 17.5
Twins 55 63 .466 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 49 .578 --
Mets 66 49 .574 0.5
Expos 62 55 .530 5.5
Cubs 56 61 .479 11.5
Phillies 55 60 .478 11.5
Cardinals 54 64 .458 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 47 .591 --
Dodgers 60 57 .513 9.0
Giants 60 57 .513 9.0
Padres 55 61 .474 13.5
Astros 52 66 .441 17.5
Braves 44 73 .376 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Cecil Fielder 4
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
4 Jeff King 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Mark Davidson 1
1 Cecil Fielder 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Von Hayes 3
2 Joe Carter 2
2 Will Clark 2
2 Darren Daulton 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Darryl Hamilton 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Alex Cole 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 0.75
2 Ed Whitson 0.56
3 Tim Belcher 0.50
3 Ron Darling 0.50
5 Joe Magrane 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Bob Kipper 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ed Whitson 5
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 Joe Magrane 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .350
2 Willie McGee .338
3 Dave Magadan .332
4 Andre Dawson .330
5 Rickey Henderson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 37
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 30
4 Ryne Sandberg 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 95
1 Cecil Fielder 95
3 Matt Williams 89
4 Barry Bonds 88
5 Kelly Gruber 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 62
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 48
4 Barry Bonds 38
5 Otis Nixon 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.06
2 Chuck Finley 2.36
3 Dave Stewart 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Ed Whitson 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 19
2 Roger Clemens 17
2 Dave Stewart 17
4 Doug Drabek 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 176
2 Roger Clemens 175
3 Bobby Witt 162
4 David Cone 152
4 Erik Hanson 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 38
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Doug Jones 33
4 Mike Schooler 29
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .515
2 Mariano Duncan .431
3 Gerald Perry .429
4 Bobby Bonilla .426
5 Mark Grace .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 10
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Von Hayes 5
2 Kevin Maas 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 23
2 David Justice 20
3 Eddie Murray 17
4 George Brett 14
4 Mark Grace 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 11
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Eric Yelding 6
4 Shawon Dunston 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Boever 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.56
3 Dave Stewart 0.70
4 Norm Charlton 0.77
5 Mark Portugal 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Ron Robinson 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 26
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Randy Johnson 24
4 David Cone 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Doug Jones 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .417
2 Mark Grace .412
3 Hal Morris .406
4 George Brett .400
5 Willie McGee .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Jose Canseco 10
3 Kevin Maas 9
4 Cecil Fielder 8
4 Mark McGwire 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 32
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 George Brett 26
4 David Justice 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 19
2 Eric Yelding 17
3 Vince Coleman 15
4 Barry Bonds 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.91
2 John Tudor 1.08
3 Andy McGaffigan 1.24
4 Greg Maddux 1.28
5 Dave Stewart 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
4 Tom Bolton 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 51
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 48
4 David Cone 46
5 Ramon Martinez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
4 Tom Henke 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .342
2 Willie McGee .327
3 Dave Magadan .323
4 Jody Reed .322
5 Brian Harper .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Cecil Fielder 37
4 Kevin Mitchell 36
4 Ryne Sandberg 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 123
2 Joe Carter 122
3 Matt Williams 119
4 George Bell 111
5 Ruben Sierra 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 72
1 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Juan Samuel 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.27
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
3 Chuck Finley 2.44
4 Ed Whitson 2.51
5 Dave Stewart 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 247
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 Ramon Martinez 222
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Doug Jones 38
3 Mike Schooler 38
5 Gregg Olson 36