On This Day

Tuesday, May 1, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 13 6 .684 --
Red Sox 12 8 .600 1.5
Blue Jays 13 9 .591 1.5
Indians 9 10 .474 4.0
Orioles 9 12 .429 5.0
Yankees 7 11 .389 5.5
Tigers 8 13 .381 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 5 .750 --
White Sox 11 6 .647 2.5
Rangers 11 10 .524 4.5
Angels 9 11 .450 6.0
Twins 8 12 .400 7.0
Mariners 8 13 .381 7.5
Royals 6 13 .316 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 7 .667 --
Phillies 11 9 .550 2.5
Expos 11 9 .550 2.5
Cardinals 10 11 .476 4.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.5
Mets 9 11 .450 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 13 4 .765 --
Dodgers 12 10 .545 3.5
Astros 9 11 .450 5.5
Padres 9 11 .450 5.5
Giants 8 13 .381 7.0
Braves 5 13 .278 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Bob Boone 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Lilliquist 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 Kal Daniels 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 4
2 Shawon Dunston 3
2 Gene Larkin 3
2 Lloyd Moseby 3
2 Greg Vaughn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 John Cangelosi 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 2.25
2 Derek Lilliquist 1.67
2 Melido Perez 1.67
4 Tim Belcher 1.50
4 Eric Hetzel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 10
2 Tim Belcher 9
2 Mark Gardner 9
4 Nolan Ryan 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .404
2 Benito Santiago .388
3 Kurt Stillwell .383
4 Chris Sabo .382
5 Tony Pena .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Cecil Fielder 7
1 Kelly Gruber 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 21
1 Pedro Guerrero 21
3 Kelly Gruber 20
4 Will Clark 19
4 Cecil Fielder 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Juan Samuel 11
4 Tim Raines 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Cook 0.66
2 Chuck Finley 0.96
2 John Tudor 0.96
4 Teddy Higuera 0.99
5 Bob Welch 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
2 Jack Armstrong 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Roger Clemens 34
3 Dwight Gooden 32
4 Melido Perez 30
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Roger McDowell 7
2 Dave Smith 7
4 Tim Burke 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .412
2 Todd Benzinger .410
2 Kurt Stillwell .410
4 Chris Sabo .405
5 Tony Pena .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 6
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Kelly Gruber 6
4 Pedro Guerrero 5
4 Mark McGwire 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 16
1 Pedro Guerrero 16
3 Joe Carter 15
4 Kelly Gruber 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Willie Wilson 6
3 Eric Yelding 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Filer 0.00
2 Dennis Cook 0.56
3 Dave Stewart 0.83
4 Doug Drabek 0.86
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Ramon Martinez 22
3 Melido Perez 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Roger McDowell 5
4 Tim Burke 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .336
2 Wade Boggs .336
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Kirby Puckett .330
5 Will Clark .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 45
2 Howard Johnson 37
3 Joe Carter 36
4 Mark McGwire 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 119
2 Ruben Sierra 116
3 Joe Carter 114
4 Don Mattingly 113
5 Will Clark 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Juan Samuel 49
4 Gary Pettis 47
5 Tim Raines 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.26
2 Scott Garrelts 2.36
3 Chuck Finley 2.36
4 Ed Whitson 2.51
5 Mark Langston 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 22
2 Greg Maddux 21
2 Dave Stewart 21
4 Dave Stieb 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 293
2 Roger Clemens 224
3 Mark Langston 215
4 Frank Viola 212
5 2 tied 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 37
1 Jeff Russell 37
3 Mike Schooler 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 Mitch Williams 35