On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 57 .537 --
Blue Jays 66 59 .528 1.0
Orioles 58 64 .475 7.5
Tigers 58 67 .464 9.0
Indians 57 66 .463 9.0
Brewers 56 67 .455 10.0
Yankees 52 71 .423 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 46 .629 --
White Sox 72 50 .590 5.0
Rangers 64 60 .516 14.0
Royals 62 62 .500 16.0
Angels 61 64 .488 17.5
Mariners 61 64 .488 17.5
Twins 55 69 .444 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 50 .597 --
Mets 69 53 .566 4.0
Expos 64 59 .520 9.5
Cubs 59 64 .480 14.5
Phillies 58 64 .475 15.0
Cardinals 57 67 .460 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 53 .569 --
Dodgers 65 59 .524 5.5
Giants 64 60 .516 6.5
Padres 58 64 .475 11.5
Astros 55 70 .440 16.0
Braves 47 77 .379 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Wilson 4
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 Jim Gantner 3
2 Jody Reed 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Ernie Riles 3
4 Barry Bonds 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 0.83
2 David Cone 0.82
3 Alex Fernandez 0.67
4 Tom Bolton 0.62
4 Brian Holman 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jaime Navarro 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
2 Alex Fernandez 6
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Tom Bolton 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .344
2 Dave Magadan .335
3 Willie McGee .335
4 Rickey Henderson .324
5 Andre Dawson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 39
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 32
4 Bobby Bonilla 29
4 Ryne Sandberg 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 102
2 Joe Carter 96
3 Matt Williams 93
4 Barry Bonds 92
5 Bobby Bonilla 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 71
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Eric Yelding 48
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.04
2 Ed Whitson 2.41
3 John Tudor 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.47
5 Dave Stewart 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 21
2 Roger Clemens 18
3 Dave Stewart 17
4 Doug Drabek 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 183
1 Ramon Martinez 183
3 David Cone 174
4 Nolan Ryan 170
5 Bobby Witt 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 42
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Doug Jones 34
4 Mike Schooler 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .425
1 Mookie Wilson .425
3 George Brett .414
4 Felix Fermin .412
5 Fred McGriff .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
1 Rob Deer 6
1 David Justice 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 18
2 David Justice 16
3 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 Mark Grace 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Alex Cole 9
3 Kirk Gibson 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 Lenny Dykstra 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lilliquist 0.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.34
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.72
4 Mike Hartley 0.75
5 Mike Boddicker 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 4
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Randy Johnson 3
2 Jack McDowell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Randy Johnson 24
3 Bobby Witt 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .441
2 Rex Hudler .389
3 Brian Downing .375
3 Fred McGriff .375
5 George Brett .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 13
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 9
4 Barry Bonds 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 32
2 George Brett 30
3 David Justice 29
4 Eddie Murray 27
5 Bobby Bonilla 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Alex Cole 21
3 Barry Bonds 12
3 Eric Yelding 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.68
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Ed Whitson 0.94
4 Bruce Hurst 1.17
5 Greg Maddux 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 57
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 47
4 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Bobby Witt 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Doug Jones 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .344
2 Willie McGee .327
3 Dave Magadan .326
4 George Brett .324
5 Jody Reed .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 44
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Cecil Fielder 39
4 Bobby Bonilla 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 122
2 Jose Canseco 120
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Bobby Bonilla 110
4 Ruben Sierra 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 51
5 Tim Raines 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.10
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.24
3 Ed Whitson 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.50
5 Dave Stieb 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dave Stewart 22
4 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 246
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 228
4 David Cone 227
5 Bobby Witt 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Doug Jones 38
4 Gregg Olson 38