On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 57 .555 --
Blue Jays 66 64 .508 6.0
Brewers 60 68 .469 11.0
Tigers 60 69 .465 11.5
Orioles 59 68 .465 11.5
Indians 59 69 .461 12.0
Yankees 55 73 .430 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 48 .625 --
White Sox 73 54 .575 6.5
Rangers 66 63 .512 14.5
Royals 64 64 .500 16.0
Angels 65 65 .500 16.0
Mariners 63 66 .488 17.5
Twins 58 71 .450 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 54 .578 --
Mets 71 55 .563 2.0
Expos 67 61 .523 7.0
Cubs 61 66 .480 12.5
Phillies 59 67 .468 14.0
Cardinals 58 70 .453 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 53 .583 --
Dodgers 68 60 .531 6.5
Giants 66 62 .516 8.5
Padres 60 67 .472 14.0
Astros 57 72 .442 18.0
Braves 50 78 .391 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Greg Olson 4
4 Hubie Brooks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Tim Raines 2
2 Gary Redus 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.75
2 Mark Gardner 2.20
3 Jose de Jesus 1.00
4 David Cone 0.83
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Comstock 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Tim Drummond 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 11
1 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Brian Holman 8
4 Jose de Jesus 7
4 Greg Maddux 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jeff Gray 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gary Wayne 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .340
2 Willie McGee .335
3 Dave Magadan .333
4 Rickey Henderson .323
5 Rafael Palmeiro .317

Home Runs

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

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 76
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Eric Yelding 50
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 Nolan Ryan 181
4 David Cone 179
5 Bobby Witt 171

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 .417
2 Brian McRae .394
2 Geno Petralli .394
4 Mark Grace .391
5 Darryl Hamilton .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Dave Parker 6
4 Cecil Fielder 5
4 Jeff King 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 17
2 Bobby Bonilla 16
3 Cecil Fielder 15
4 Mark Grace 13
4 Alan Trammell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Roberto Kelly 7
3 Bip Roberts 7
5 Otis Nixon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.00
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
3 Roger Clemens 0.36
4 Steve Olin 0.45
5 Greg Harris 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 35
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Mark Langston 24
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Jeff Gray 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .408
2 Fred McGriff .376
3 Bobby Bonilla .368
4 Chris James .368
5 Bill Doran .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 9
2 Rob Deer 9
2 Cecil Fielder 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 27
2 Joe Carter 26
3 Cecil Fielder 25
3 Mark Grace 25
5 George Brett 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 21
1 Vince Coleman 21
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Eric Yelding 11
5 Roberto Kelly 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.73
2 Ed Whitson 0.92
3 Mike Boddicker 1.11
4 Norm Charlton 1.39
5 Neal Heaton 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 47
1 David Cone 47
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Randy Johnson 45
5 Tom Candiotti 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 11
2 Craig Lefferts 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Bryan Harvey 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .343
2 Willie McGee .331
3 Dave Magadan .327
4 George Brett .321
5 Brian Harper .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 121
2 Matt Williams 120
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Dave Parker 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 53
3 Eric Yelding 53
5 Tim Raines 51

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 Stewart 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Bob Welch 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 224
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 Gregg Olson 35