On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 57 .558 --
Blue Jays 67 64 .511 6.0
Tigers 61 69 .469 11.5
Brewers 60 69 .465 12.0
Orioles 59 69 .461 12.5
Indians 59 70 .457 13.0
Yankees 56 73 .434 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 49 .620 --
White Sox 73 55 .570 6.5
Rangers 66 64 .508 14.5
Royals 65 64 .504 15.0
Angels 66 65 .504 15.0
Mariners 63 67 .485 17.5
Twins 59 71 .454 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 54 .581 --
Mets 72 55 .567 2.0
Expos 67 62 .519 8.0
Cubs 61 67 .477 13.5
Phillies 59 68 .465 15.0
Cardinals 59 70 .457 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 54 .578 --
Dodgers 69 60 .535 5.5
Giants 67 62 .519 7.5
Padres 60 68 .469 14.0
Astros 58 72 .446 17.0
Braves 50 79 .388 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Gwynn 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 Alvin Davis 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Chris Gwynn 5
3 Bo Jackson 4
3 Lance Parrish 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 3
1 Greg Gagne 3
3 Chuck Carr 1
3 Delino DeShields 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 2.50
2 Dwight Gooden 2.00
3 Dana Kiecker 1.50
4 Kevin Appier 1.00
4 Jimmy Key 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Portugal 9
2 Dwight Gooden 8
3 Jim Abbott 7
3 Anthony Telford 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 2 others tied 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 George Brett .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Bobby Bonilla 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 109
2 Barry Bonds 97
2 Joe Carter 97
2 Matt Williams 97
5 Bobby Bonilla 91

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 Doug Drabek 17
3 Dave Stewart 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 189
2 Ramon Martinez 188
3 Nolan Ryan 181
4 David Cone 179
5 Dwight Gooden 174

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 Mark Grace .435
2 Cecil Fielder .432
3 Alan Trammell .396
4 Vince Coleman .373
5 Darryl Hamilton .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Bobby Bonilla 5
3 Rob Deer 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Shawon Dunston 8
2 Bip Roberts 8
4 Kirk Gibson 7
4 Roberto Kelly 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.43
2 Roger Clemens 0.56
3 Greg Harris 0.57
4 Ed Whitson 0.67
5 Jimmy Key 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 David Cone 27
3 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Mark Langston 24
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Jeff Gray 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .417
2 Bobby Bonilla .384
3 Fred McGriff .376
4 Chris James .375
5 George Brett .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 27
2 Joe Carter 26
3 Cecil Fielder 25
4 Barry Bonds 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Alex Cole 19
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Shawon Dunston 11
4 2 others tied 11

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 Mark Portugal 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 6
1 Roger Clemens 6
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 Greg Maddux 5
3 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 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .346
2 Willie McGee .330
3 Dave Magadan .328
4 George Brett .323
5 Alan Trammell .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Mark McGwire 42
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 Bobby Bonilla 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 120
1 Matt Williams 120
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Bobby Bonilla 109
4 Cecil Fielder 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Tim Raines 52
4 Eric Yelding 52

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 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Bob Welch 23
3 Doug Drabek 21
4 Dave Stewart 20
4 Dave Stieb 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 44
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Doug Jones 36
5 Gregg Olson 35