On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 57 .565 --
Blue Jays 68 64 .515 6.5
Tigers 63 69 .477 11.5
Brewers 61 69 .469 12.5
Orioles 60 70 .462 13.5
Indians 59 72 .450 15.0
Yankees 56 75 .427 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 49 .626 --
White Sox 75 55 .577 6.5
Rangers 66 65 .504 16.0
Angels 66 66 .500 16.5
Royals 65 66 .496 17.0
Mariners 64 68 .485 18.5
Twins 59 73 .447 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 55 .577 --
Mets 74 55 .574 0.5
Expos 68 62 .523 7.0
Cubs 62 68 .477 13.0
Phillies 60 69 .465 14.5
Cardinals 60 71 .458 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 55 .577 --
Dodgers 70 61 .534 5.5
Giants 67 64 .511 8.5
Padres 60 69 .465 14.5
Astros 59 72 .450 16.5
Braves 51 80 .389 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Martinez 4
2 Jerry Browne 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Junior Felix 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Rivera 5
1 Luis Sojo 5
3 Delino DeShields 3
3 Felix Fermin 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 Mike Gallego 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.33
2 Greg Harris 1.20
3 Bob Welch 1.14
4 Norm Charlton 1.00
5 Mike Harkey 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 9
2 Greg Swindell 8
2 Bob Welch 8
4 Jose DeLeon 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Frey 1
1 Jeff Gray 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .342
2 Willie McGee .333
3 Dave Magadan .330
4 Rickey Henderson .329
5 Rafael Palmeiro .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Kevin Mitchell 31
4 Ryne Sandberg 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Joe Carter 98
2 Matt Williams 98
4 Barry Bonds 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 Roger Clemens 1.95
2 Ed Whitson 2.35
3 John Tudor 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.53
5 Frank Viola 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 17
3 Dave Stewart 17
3 Frank Viola 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Ramon Martinez 190
3 Nolan Ryan 181
4 David Cone 179
5 Dwight Gooden 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 45
2 Dennis Eckersley 40
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .409
2 Dave Parker .382
3 Mark Grace .380
4 Greg Gagne .375
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 6
2 Bobby Bonilla 5
2 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 5
2 Matt Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 16
2 Dave Parker 15
3 Luis Rivera 14
4 Bobby Bonilla 13
4 Kevin Mitchell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Kirk Gibson 7
2 Roberto Kelly 7
2 Bip Roberts 7
5 Shawon Dunston 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.43
2 Ed Whitson 0.51
3 Jimmy Key 0.90
4 Roger Clemens 1.08
4 Bob Tewksbury 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 David Cone 27
2 Sid Fernandez 27
4 Dwight Gooden 24
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Jeff Gray 6
3 Bryan Harvey 5
3 Dave Righetti 5
5 Craig Lefferts 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .398
2 Rex Hudler .378
3 Fred McGriff .371
4 George Brett .369
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 29
2 Joe Carter 26
2 Mark Grace 26
4 Cecil Fielder 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Alex Cole 19
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Shawon Dunston 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.86
2 Roger Clemens 1.09
3 Mike Boddicker 1.11
4 Norm Charlton 1.22
5 Mark Portugal 1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 48
2 David Cone 47
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Randy Johnson 41
4 Mark Langston 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 13
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 .344
2 Willie McGee .328
3 Dave Magadan .325
4 Alan Trammell .318
5 George Brett .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 42
1 Cecil Fielder 42
1 Mark McGwire 42
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Bobby Bonilla 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 120
2 Joe Carter 118
3 Jose Canseco 111
3 Cecil Fielder 111
5 Bobby Bonilla 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 66
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 52
5 Tim Raines 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.35
3 Ed Whitson 2.37
4 Chuck Finley 2.55
5 Doug Drabek 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 255
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 227
4 David Cone 219
5 Mark Langston 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 51
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34