On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 60 .565 --
Blue Jays 73 66 .525 5.5
Brewers 66 72 .478 12.0
Tigers 66 74 .471 13.0
Orioles 62 75 .453 15.5
Indians 61 78 .439 17.5
Yankees 57 81 .413 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 50 .638 --
White Sox 79 58 .577 8.5
Rangers 72 67 .518 16.5
Angels 69 70 .496 19.5
Mariners 68 71 .489 20.5
Royals 66 73 .475 22.5
Twins 65 75 .464 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 57 .590 --
Mets 78 60 .565 3.5
Expos 72 66 .522 9.5
Cubs 65 73 .471 16.5
Phillies 64 74 .464 17.5
Cardinals 63 76 .453 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 59 .572 --
Dodgers 73 66 .525 6.5
Giants 71 68 .511 8.5
Padres 63 75 .457 16.0
Astros 63 76 .453 16.5
Braves 58 81 .417 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
2 Eric Davis 3
2 Paul Faries 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kelly Gruber 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Matt Williams 2
4 Sid Bream 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Kevin McReynolds 3
1 Charlie O'Brien 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gantner 3
2 Eric Yelding 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 1.50
2 Dwight Gooden 1.43
3 Scott Sanderson 1.40
4 Nolan Ryan 1.33
5 Alex Fernandez 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 10
1 Dwight Gooden 10
3 Alex Fernandez 8
3 Nolan Ryan 8
5 Scott Sanderson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Julio Machado 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .340
2 Dave Magadan .332
3 Rickey Henderson .326
4 Willie McGee .325
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Ryne Sandberg 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 116
2 Matt Williams 107
3 Joe Carter 104
4 Bobby Bonilla 102
5 Barry Bonds 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Eric Yelding 54
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Danny Darwin 2.08
3 Ed Whitson 2.37
4 John Tudor 2.50
5 Chuck Finley 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 19
4 Dave Stewart 18
4 Dave Stieb 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 Nolan Ryan 197
3 David Cone 193
4 Ramon Martinez 192
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 42
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .431
2 Greg Gagne .424
3 Eddie Murray .400
4 Lonnie Smith .395
5 David Justice .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Ellis Burks 5
2 Kal Daniels 5
2 Ron Gant 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 17
2 Kent Hrbek 16
3 Ellis Burks 15
4 Bobby Bonilla 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 8
2 Steve Sax 6
2 Eric Yelding 6
4 Alex Cole 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 0.00
1 Zane Smith 0.00
1 Kirk McCaskill 0.00
1 Tim Crews 0.00
5 Mark Guthrie 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Chris Nabholz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Sid Fernandez 26
3 Melido Perez 24
3 Bobby Witt 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 Bryan Harvey 4
3 Rick Aguilera 3
3 Paul Assenmacher 3
3 10 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .408
2 George Brett .396
3 Alan Trammell .355
4 Shane Mack .352
5 Tim Wallach .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 28
1 David Justice 28
3 Cecil Fielder 26
3 Mike Greenwell 26
3 Mark McGwire 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Alex Cole 14
2 Bip Roberts 14
4 Kirk Gibson 12
5 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 1.13
2 Roger Clemens 1.37
3 Doug Drabek 1.39
4 Norm Charlton 1.43
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
1 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Bobby Witt 48
4 Sid Fernandez 47
4 Dwight Gooden 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 John Franco 7
2 Bryan Harvey 7
2 Craig Lefferts 7
5 7 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .339
2 George Brett .326
3 Dave Magadan .323
4 Lenny Dykstra .321
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Jose Canseco 41
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 Ryne Sandberg 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Joe Carter 116
2 Cecil Fielder 116
4 Bobby Bonilla 113
5 Barry Bonds 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Eric Yelding 56
4 Tim Raines 51
5 Barry Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.07
2 Ed Whitson 2.31
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.39
4 Chuck Finley 2.54
5 Doug Drabek 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 240
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Ramon Martinez 225
4 David Cone 222
5 Bobby Witt 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 33