On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 58 .567 --
Blue Jays 70 65 .519 6.5
Tigers 65 70 .481 11.5
Brewers 63 71 .470 13.0
Orioles 60 73 .451 15.5
Indians 59 75 .440 17.0
Yankees 56 78 .418 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 50 .627 --
White Sox 77 56 .579 6.5
Rangers 68 66 .507 16.0
Angels 68 67 .504 16.5
Royals 66 68 .493 18.0
Mariners 66 69 .489 18.5
Twins 62 74 .456 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 55 .583 --
Pirates 77 56 .579 0.5
Expos 70 63 .526 7.5
Cubs 62 71 .466 15.5
Phillies 62 71 .466 15.5
Cardinals 60 74 .448 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 56 .579 --
Dodgers 71 63 .530 6.5
Giants 68 66 .507 9.5
Padres 61 72 .459 16.0
Astros 61 73 .455 16.5
Braves 54 80 .403 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Mack 5
2 Casey Candaele 4
2 Brian Harper 4
2 Pedro Munoz 4
2 Kirby Puckett 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Mariano Duncan 1
1 Cecil Fielder 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Mack 6
2 Kevin McReynolds 4
3 Mariano Duncan 3
3 Terry Steinbach 3
3 Alan Trammell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Steve Buechele 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Doug Drabek 1.50
3 Mark Guthrie 1.25
3 Walt Terrell 1.25
5 Howard Farmer 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Wayne Edwards 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Tim Leary 7
3 Doug Drabek 6
4 Paul Abbott 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .342
2 Willie McGee .331
3 Dave Magadan .330
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 George Brett .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
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 112
2 Matt Williams 101
3 Joe Carter 99
4 Barry Bonds 97
5 Bobby Bonilla 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 55
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 18
4 Chuck Finley 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Ramon Martinez 190
3 Nolan Ryan 189
4 David Cone 181
4 Bobby Witt 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
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 Bip Roberts .449
2 Ellis Burks .421
3 Dave Parker .407
4 Mike Kingery .395
5 Fred McGriff .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Cecil Fielder 4
3 Ron Gant 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 18
2 Ellis Burks 17
3 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Dave Parker 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Roberto Kelly 8
2 Bip Roberts 8
4 Doug Dascenzo 6
4 Shawon Dunston 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.73
2 Dwight Gooden 0.79
3 Roger Clemens 1.00
4 Tom Gordon 1.04
5 Mark Guthrie 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Mark Langston 22
4 Melido Perez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Jeff Gray 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .396
2 George Brett .394
3 Rex Hudler .389
4 Mark Grace .376
5 Lonnie Smith .362

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 Mark Grace 25
2 Mike Greenwell 25
2 Howard Johnson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Alex Cole 14
3 Bip Roberts 12
4 Shawon Dunston 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.92
2 Roger Clemens 1.09
3 Mike Boddicker 1.16
4 Tom Gordon 1.21
5 Norm Charlton 1.22

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 Roger Clemens 48
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Dwight Gooden 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 13
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 John Franco 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .338
2 Willie McGee .326
3 George Brett .324
4 Ellis Burks .322
5 Dave Magadan .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Jose Canseco 40
2 Mark McGwire 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Joe Carter 115
3 Cecil Fielder 112
4 Jose Canseco 109
5 Bobby Bonilla 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 69
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 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Doug Drabek 21
4 Dave Stieb 20
4 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Nolan Ryan 236
3 Ramon Martinez 227
4 David Cone 221
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34