On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 8 .652 --
Blue Jays 16 11 .593 1.0
Red Sox 14 11 .560 2.0
Indians 13 12 .520 3.0
Orioles 11 15 .423 5.5
Yankees 10 14 .417 5.5
Tigers 9 18 .333 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 6 .760 --
White Sox 13 9 .591 4.5
Rangers 13 12 .520 6.0
Twins 12 12 .500 6.5
Mariners 12 15 .444 8.0
Angels 10 16 .385 9.5
Royals 8 16 .333 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 8 .680 --
Phillies 14 11 .560 3.0
Expos 14 12 .538 3.5
Mets 13 13 .500 4.5
Cubs 11 14 .440 6.0
Cardinals 10 16 .385 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 5 .783 --
Dodgers 14 12 .538 5.5
Padres 12 13 .480 7.0
Astros 11 15 .423 8.5
Braves 8 15 .348 10.0
Giants 9 17 .346 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Eric Yelding 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Daryl Boston 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 2
1 Jose Canseco 2
3 Mike Blowers 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Daryl Boston 3
3 B. J. Surhoff 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bo Jackson 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
3 Dave Collins 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Browning 0.75
2 Bruce Hurst 0.62
3 Bert Blyleven 0.50
3 Dave Stieb 0.50
3 Frank Viola 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Steve Frey 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Jeff Montgomery 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .397
2 Rickey Henderson .379
3 Ken Griffey .377
4 Benito Santiago .373
5 Lenny Dykstra .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 11
2 Kelly Gruber 10
3 Jose Canseco 8
4 Bobby Bonilla 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 27
2 Kelly Gruber 25
3 Bobby Bonilla 23
4 Joe Carter 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Juan Samuel 13
4 Tim Raines 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.05
2 Jack Armstrong 1.08
3 Mark Gardner 1.32
4 Mike Morgan 1.40
5 Dave Stewart 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
1 Frank Viola 6
3 Jack Armstrong 5
3 Kevin Brown 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 45
2 Roger Clemens 43
3 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Dwight Gooden 38
5 David Cone 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Doug Jones 9
3 Mike Schooler 8
3 Dave Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Williams .458
2 Jose Uribe .450
3 Barry Bonds .433
4 Fred McGriff .423
5 Brook Jacoby .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Kelly Gruber 7
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Shawon Dunston 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 20
2 Joe Carter 16
2 Matt Williams 16
4 Shawon Dunston 15
4 Kelly Gruber 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 6
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Vince Coleman 5
2 Ron Gant 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gardner 0.00
2 Frank Viola 0.44
3 Doug Drabek 0.90
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Kevin Gross 3
1 Mike Moore 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Melido Perez 22
4 Frank Viola 21
4 Bobby Witt 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Dan Plesac 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .333
2 Carney Lansford .329
3 Wade Boggs .329
4 Kirby Puckett .327
5 Will Clark .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Howard Johnson 37
3 Joe Carter 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 117
2 Pedro Guerrero 115
3 Joe Carter 112
3 Don Mattingly 112
5 Will Clark 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 65
3 Juan Samuel 51
4 Gary Pettis 50
5 Tim Raines 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.23
2 Chuck Finley 2.45
3 Pascual Perez 2.51
4 Greg Maddux 2.56
5 Bruce Hurst 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Bret Saberhagen 22
3 Dave Stewart 21
4 Dave Stieb 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 290
2 Roger Clemens 224
2 Frank Viola 224
4 Mark Langston 211
5 2 tied 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 37
1 Jeff Russell 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 Doug Jones 35
4 Mike Schooler 35