On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 57 .571 --
Blue Jays 70 64 .522 6.5
Tigers 64 70 .478 12.5
Brewers 63 69 .477 12.5
Orioles 60 72 .455 15.5
Indians 59 74 .444 17.0
Yankees 56 77 .421 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 50 .624 --
White Sox 76 56 .576 6.5
Rangers 67 66 .504 16.0
Angels 67 67 .500 16.5
Royals 66 67 .496 17.0
Mariners 65 69 .485 18.5
Twins 60 74 .448 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 55 .580 --
Pirates 76 56 .576 0.5
Expos 69 63 .523 7.5
Cubs 62 70 .470 14.5
Phillies 62 70 .470 14.5
Cardinals 60 73 .451 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 55 .583 --
Dodgers 71 62 .534 6.5
Giants 67 66 .504 10.5
Padres 61 71 .462 16.0
Astros 60 73 .451 17.5
Braves 53 80 .398 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Williams 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Kal Daniels 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kal Daniels 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 5
2 Kal Daniels 4
2 Mike Greenwell 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 2.25
2 Alex Fernandez 1.00
3 Chuck Finley 0.86
4 Buddy Black 0.83
5 John Smiley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 9
2 Alex Fernandez 7
3 Jose de Jesus 6
3 Chuck Finley 6
3 Jack Morris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .341
2 Dave Magadan .330
3 Willie McGee .329
4 Rickey Henderson .325
5 George Brett .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Fred McGriff 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Matt Williams 100
3 Joe Carter 99
4 Barry Bonds 97
5 Bobby Bonilla 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Eric Yelding 51
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.95
2 Danny Darwin 2.14
3 Ed Whitson 2.31
4 Chuck Finley 2.43
5 John Tudor 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 17
3 Chuck Finley 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Ramon Martinez 190
3 David Cone 181
3 Nolan Ryan 181
3 Bobby Witt 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 41
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gagne .438
2 Dave Parker .418
3 Bip Roberts .413
4 Brett Butler .407
5 Fred McGriff .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Kevin McReynolds 5
3 Kevin Mitchell 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 17
1 Mike Greenwell 17
3 Kevin Mitchell 15
3 Dave Parker 15
5 Luis Rivera 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Bip Roberts 8
3 Roberto Kelly 7
4 Shawon Dunston 6
4 Julio Franco 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.73
2 Steve Farr 0.73
4 Tom Gordon 1.04
5 Roger Clemens 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Roger Clemens 23
4 Mark Langston 22
4 Melido Perez 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .398
2 George Brett .388
3 Fred McGriff .387
4 Rex Hudler .384
5 Tim Wallach .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Cecil Fielder 9
3 Rob Deer 8
4 Bobby Bonilla 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 31
2 Ellis Burks 27
2 Mark Grace 27
4 George Brett 25
5 Mike Greenwell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Alex Cole 15
3 Shawon Dunston 11
3 Kirk Gibson 11
3 Bip Roberts 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.92
2 Roger Clemens 1.09
3 Mike Boddicker 1.16
4 Norm Charlton 1.22
5 Mark Portugal 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
2 Roger Clemens 48
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Sid Fernandez 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Dave Righetti 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .340
2 Willie McGee .326
3 Dave Magadan .323
4 George Brett .322
5 Ellis Burks .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 41
2 Mark McGwire 41
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 122
2 Joe Carter 115
3 Jose Canseco 111
3 Cecil Fielder 111
5 Bobby Bonilla 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 53
3 Eric Yelding 53
5 Tim Raines 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Ed Whitson 2.33
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.47
5 Doug Drabek 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 227
4 David Cone 221
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 52
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 3 tied 34