On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 57 .540 --
Blue Jays 66 60 .524 2.0
Orioles 59 64 .480 7.5
Tigers 58 68 .460 10.0
Indians 57 67 .460 10.0
Brewers 57 67 .460 10.0
Yankees 52 72 .419 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 46 .632 --
White Sox 73 50 .593 5.0
Rangers 65 60 .520 14.0
Royals 63 62 .504 16.0
Angels 61 65 .484 18.5
Mariners 61 65 .484 18.5
Twins 55 70 .440 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 51 .592 --
Mets 70 53 .569 3.0
Expos 64 60 .516 9.5
Cubs 59 65 .476 14.5
Phillies 58 65 .472 15.0
Cardinals 58 67 .464 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 53 .573 --
Dodgers 65 60 .520 6.5
Giants 65 60 .520 6.5
Padres 59 64 .480 11.5
Astros 55 71 .437 17.0
Braves 48 77 .384 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Calderon 4
1 Eric Davis 4
3 Chili Davis 3
3 Von Hayes 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Cal Ripken 3
2 Matt Williams 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Lance Johnson 2
2 Omar Vizquel 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 28 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.38
2 Doug Drabek 1.14
3 Steve Avery 1.00
3 Tim Leary 1.00
5 Wayne Edwards 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 John Barfield 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Tim Leary 10
3 Steve Avery 8
3 Doug Drabek 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Arnsberg 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jeff Gray 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .341
2 Dave Magadan .337
3 Willie McGee .336
4 Rickey Henderson .322
5 Rafael Palmeiro .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 103
2 Joe Carter 96
2 Matt Williams 96
4 Barry Bonds 92
5 Bobby Bonilla 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 72
2 Rickey Henderson 51
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 Ramon Martinez 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 174
4 Nolan Ryan 170
5 Dwight Gooden 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 43
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .442
2 Felix Fermin .417
2 Darryl Hamilton .417
4 Doug Dascenzo .412
5 Jim Gantner .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
1 Rob Deer 6
1 David Justice 6
4 Jeff King 5
4 Franklin Stubbs 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 17
2 Alan Trammell 16
3 Bobby Bonilla 15
3 George Brett 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Kirk Gibson 10
3 Alex Cole 8
4 Ozzie Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lilliquist 0.00
1 Jeff Gray 0.00
1 Steve Crawford 0.00
4 Ed Whitson 0.34
5 Roger Clemens 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Wayne Edwards 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Steve Avery 24
2 Randy Johnson 24
4 Mark Langston 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 John Franco 5
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Craig Lefferts 5
2 Dan Plesac 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .413
2 Mookie Wilson .388
3 Brian Downing .375
4 Andy Van Slyke .371
5 Fred McGriff .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Bobby Bonilla 9
2 Kevin Maas 9
4 Barry Bonds 8
4 Rob Deer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 31
2 George Brett 27
2 Eddie Murray 27
4 David Justice 26
5 Cal Ripken 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 21
2 Vince Coleman 20
3 Kirk Gibson 12
3 Eric Yelding 12
5 Ron Gant 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.68
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Ed Whitson 0.94
4 Dave Stewart 1.37
5 Bruce Hurst 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 47
4 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Tom Candiotti 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 11
2 Craig Lefferts 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 John Franco 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .344
2 Dave Magadan .330
3 Willie McGee .329
4 Jody Reed .321
5 George Brett .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 44
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Cecil Fielder 39
4 Bobby Bonilla 35
4 Kevin Mitchell 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 123
2 Jose Canseco 118
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Bobby Bonilla 109
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 80
2 Rickey Henderson 68
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 21
3 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 246
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 233
4 David Cone 219
5 Bobby Witt 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 51
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Doug Jones 37
4 Gregg Olson 37