On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 57 .551 --
Blue Jays 66 63 .512 5.0
Tigers 60 68 .469 10.5
Orioles 59 67 .468 10.5
Indians 59 68 .465 11.0
Brewers 59 68 .465 11.0
Yankees 54 73 .425 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 48 .622 --
White Sox 73 53 .579 5.5
Rangers 66 62 .516 13.5
Royals 64 63 .504 15.0
Angels 64 65 .496 16.0
Mariners 62 66 .484 17.5
Twins 57 71 .445 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 53 .583 --
Mets 70 55 .560 3.0
Expos 66 61 .520 8.0
Cubs 60 66 .476 13.5
Phillies 59 66 .472 14.0
Cardinals 58 69 .457 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 53 .579 --
Dodgers 67 60 .528 6.5
Giants 66 61 .520 7.5
Padres 60 66 .476 13.0
Astros 57 71 .445 17.0
Braves 49 78 .386 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Bip Roberts 4
3 Gene Larkin 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Chris James 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 5
2 Gene Larkin 4
3 Devon White 3
4 Chris James 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 Nelson Liriano 1
1 Bip Roberts 1
1 Steve Sax 1
1 Gary Sheffield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.11
2 Allan Anderson 0.83
2 Mike Boddicker 0.83
4 Melido Perez 0.82
5 Chuck Finley 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 10
2 Melido Perez 9
3 Chuck Finley 7
4 Allan Anderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .343
2 Willie McGee .337
3 Dave Magadan .334
4 Rickey Henderson .321
5 Rafael Palmeiro .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Bobby Bonilla 30
5 Ryne Sandberg 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 108
2 Joe Carter 97
2 Matt Williams 97
4 Barry Bonds 92
5 Bobby Bonilla 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 73
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Eric Yelding 49
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 1.88
2 Roger Clemens 1.95
3 Ed Whitson 2.35
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Chuck Finley 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 21
2 Roger Clemens 19
3 Dave Stewart 17
4 Doug Drabek 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 189
2 Ramon Martinez 188
3 David Cone 174
4 Bobby Witt 171
5 Nolan Ryan 170

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 Cecil Fielder .432
2 Chris James .420
3 Tony Phillips .417
4 Franklin Stubbs .408
5 Alvin Davis .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Cecil Fielder 6
4 David Justice 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 17
2 Bobby Bonilla 16
3 Alan Trammell 15
4 Mark Grace 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Roberto Kelly 7
4 Alex Cole 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.00
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
3 Roger Clemens 0.36
4 Steve Olin 0.50
5 Ed Whitson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Mark Langston 24
4 Sid Fernandez 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Jay Howell 5
3 Dan Plesac 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .427
2 Chris James .388
3 Fred McGriff .373
4 Andy Van Slyke .371
5 Bobby Bonilla .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Cecil Fielder 9
5 Kevin Maas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 27
2 George Brett 26
2 David Justice 26
4 Cecil Fielder 25
4 Mark Grace 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 21
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Roberto Kelly 10
4 Eric Yelding 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hartley 0.72
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Ed Whitson 0.92
4 Norm Charlton 1.39
5 Steve Farr 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Tom Candiotti 46
4 Randy Johnson 45
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .347
2 Willie McGee .332
3 Dave Magadan .327
4 Alan Trammell .319
5 George Brett .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Cecil Fielder 41
4 Bobby Bonilla 36
5 Kevin Mitchell 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 121
1 Matt Williams 121
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Bobby Bonilla 108
4 2 others tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 52
5 Tim Raines 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.35
3 Ed Whitson 2.43
4 Chuck Finley 2.55
5 Dave Stieb 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dave Stewart 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 246
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 228
4 David Cone 219
5 Bobby Witt 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 35