On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 60 .559 --
Blue Jays 71 66 .518 5.5
Tigers 66 72 .478 11.0
Brewers 64 72 .471 12.0
Indians 61 76 .445 15.5
Orioles 60 75 .444 15.5
Yankees 57 79 .419 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 50 .632 --
White Sox 79 56 .585 6.5
Rangers 70 67 .511 16.5
Angels 69 68 .504 17.5
Mariners 68 69 .496 18.5
Royals 66 71 .482 20.5
Twins 63 75 .457 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 56 .591 --
Mets 77 59 .566 3.5
Expos 71 65 .522 9.5
Cubs 64 72 .471 16.5
Phillies 63 73 .463 17.5
Cardinals 62 75 .453 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 58 .574 --
Dodgers 72 65 .526 6.5
Giants 70 67 .511 8.5
Padres 63 73 .463 15.0
Astros 62 75 .453 16.5
Braves 56 81 .409 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Rafael Palmeiro 3
2 Devon White 3
5 34 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Candy Maldonado 5
2 Ruben Sierra 4
3 Julio Franco 3
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 2
1 Rex Hudler 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Dante Bichette 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Hartley 2.00
1 Randy Tomlin 2.00
3 Bruce Hurst 1.50
4 Bobby Witt 1.33
5 Jose Nunez 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 9
2 Eric Plunk 8
2 Bobby Witt 8
4 Jose Nunez 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .340
2 Dave Magadan .330
3 Rickey Henderson .329
4 Willie McGee .326
5 Rafael Palmeiro .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 44
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 34
4 Fred McGriff 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 114
2 Matt Williams 105
3 Joe Carter 102
4 Barry Bonds 101
4 Bobby Bonilla 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Barry Bonds 44
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Ed Whitson 2.31
3 Chuck Finley 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.50
5 Frank Viola 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 18
3 Dave Stewart 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 Ramon Martinez 192
3 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Bobby Witt 189
5 David Cone 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 41
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .400
2 Bill Doran .394
2 Gene Larkin .394
4 Eddie Murray .393
5 Fred McGriff .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 5
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Ron Gant 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 17
2 Bobby Bonilla 16
3 Ellis Burks 14
3 Kent Hrbek 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 8
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Lance Johnson 6
2 Steve Sax 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 0.53
2 Todd Stottlemyre 0.59
3 Steve Olin 0.71
4 Zane Smith 0.77
5 Bobby Witt 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Nabholz 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 Bobby Witt 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 26
2 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Bobby Witt 24
4 Roger Clemens 21
4 Bruce Hurst 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Jeff Gray 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .412
2 George Brett .396
3 Alan Trammell .369
4 Mark Grace .367
5 Tim Wallach .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 15
2 Cecil Fielder 10
3 Kal Daniels 9
4 Bobby Bonilla 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 34
2 Bobby Bonilla 27
3 Mike Greenwell 26
4 Cecil Fielder 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Alex Cole 14
3 Bip Roberts 13
4 Kirk Gibson 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.64
2 Tom Gordon 1.21
3 Mike Boddicker 1.36
4 Roger Clemens 1.37
5 Norm Charlton 1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 48
2 Sid Fernandez 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
4 David Cone 42
4 Mark Langston 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 13
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
4 John Franco 7
4 Bryan Harvey 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .331
2 George Brett .326
3 Dave Magadan .323
4 Lenny Dykstra .322
5 Rafael Palmeiro .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 44
2 Mark McGwire 41
3 Jose Canseco 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Bobby Bonilla 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 118
2 Joe Carter 116
3 Cecil Fielder 114
4 Bobby Bonilla 113
5 Barry Bonds 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Eric Yelding 54
4 Tim Raines 53
5 Barry Bonds 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.07
2 Ed Whitson 2.25
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.39
4 Chuck Finley 2.47
5 Doug Drabek 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Doug Drabek 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 240
2 Nolan Ryan 236
3 Ramon Martinez 225
4 Bobby Witt 214
5 David Cone 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 Dave Righetti 34