On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 81 68 .544 --
Blue Jays 81 68 .544 0.0
Tigers 72 77 .483 9.0
Brewers 69 79 .466 11.5
Indians 69 80 .463 12.0
Orioles 66 81 .449 14.0
Yankees 60 88 .405 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 54 .635 --
White Sox 86 62 .581 8.0
Rangers 78 70 .527 16.0
Angels 74 74 .500 20.0
Mariners 73 76 .490 21.5
Royals 69 79 .466 25.0
Twins 67 83 .447 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 64 .568 --
Mets 83 64 .565 0.5
Expos 79 68 .537 4.5
Cubs 71 76 .483 12.5
Phillies 68 79 .463 15.5
Cardinals 66 82 .446 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 64 .565 --
Dodgers 79 69 .534 4.5
Giants 76 72 .514 7.5
Padres 70 77 .476 13.0
Astros 67 81 .453 16.5
Braves 59 89 .399 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Calderon 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Mike Fitzgerald 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 4
2 Damon Berryhill 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Briley 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Erickson 1.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.75
3 Oil Can Boyd 0.67
3 Rich DeLucia 0.67
3 Charles Nagy 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 8
2 Chuck Finley 7
3 Rich DeLucia 6
3 Dave Stieb 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Gregg Olson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .331
2 Willie McGee .326
3 Rickey Henderson .325
4 George Brett .325
5 Eddie Murray .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Jose Canseco 37
2 Mark McGwire 37
4 Ryne Sandberg 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 120
2 Matt Williams 111
3 Joe Carter 110
4 Bobby Bonilla 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 61
3 Eric Yelding 57
4 Barry Bonds 48
5 Otis Nixon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Danny Darwin 2.22
3 Ed Whitson 2.39
4 Chuck Finley 2.39
5 John Tudor 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doug Drabek 19
4 Frank Viola 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 208
2 Ramon Martinez 207
3 David Cone 206
4 Roger Clemens 204
5 Bobby Witt 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 51
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Doug Jones 37
4 John Franco 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .500
2 Bill Doran .486
3 Eddie Murray .457
4 Kelly Gruber .444
5 Hal Morris .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 David Justice 5
1 Ryne Sandberg 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kal Daniels 20
2 Kelly Gruber 19
3 Bobby Bonilla 15
3 Ken Griffey 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Eric Yelding 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 0.00
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
3 Jose Rijo 0.72
4 Jimmy Key 0.75
5 Frank Viola 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kenny Rogers 4
2 Erik Hanson 3
2 Dennis Rasmussen 3
2 Ron Robinson 3
2 Dave Stewart 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Jose Rijo 26
3 David Cone 25
4 Chuck Finley 24
5 Erik Hanson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Doran .427
2 Eddie Murray .388
3 Luis Polonia .386
4 George Brett .380
5 Bip Roberts .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 9
2 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Ron Gant 8
2 Kevin McReynolds 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 29
2 Kevin Mitchell 26
2 Darryl Strawberry 26
4 Kal Daniels 25
5 Kelly Gruber 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Roberto Kelly 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.13
2 Bruce Hurst 1.15
3 Zane Smith 1.21
4 Roger Clemens 1.48
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
3 Doug Drabek 4
3 Erik Hanson 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Dwight Gooden 49
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Chuck Finley 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 Bryan Harvey 8
3 Jeff Gray 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
5 John Franco 6