On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 59 49 .546 --
Blue Jays 58 52 .527 2.0
Orioles 53 55 .491 6.0
Tigers 52 59 .468 8.5
Indians 50 59 .459 9.5
Brewers 47 61 .435 12.0
Yankees 44 64 .407 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 41 .627 --
White Sox 64 42 .604 3.0
Rangers 57 52 .523 11.5
Mariners 57 53 .518 12.0
Angels 52 58 .473 17.0
Royals 50 58 .463 18.0
Twins 51 60 .459 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 43 .598 --
Mets 61 45 .575 2.5
Expos 55 54 .505 10.0
Phillies 52 55 .486 12.0
Cubs 52 57 .477 13.0
Cardinals 50 60 .455 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 44 .589 --
Giants 58 51 .532 6.0
Dodgers 54 53 .505 9.0
Padres 50 58 .463 13.5
Astros 49 61 .445 15.5
Braves 40 67 .374 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 5
1 Tommy Gregg 5
1 David Justice 5
4 Garry Templeton 4
4 Jeff Treadway 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 3
2 Sid Bream 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 5
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 John Olerud 3
2 Ruben Sierra 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Greg Briley 1
2 Mike Greenwell 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zane Smith 1.67
2 Jim Neidlinger 1.50
2 Mark Portugal 1.50
4 Jaime Navarro 1.20
5 Erik Hanson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Portugal 9
2 Erik Hanson 7
2 John Smiley 7
4 Mark Guthrie 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Edens 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .346
2 Andre Dawson .338
3 Willie McGee .333
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Rafael Palmeiro .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 35
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 28
4 Kevin Mitchell 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 90
2 Joe Carter 86
2 Matt Williams 86
4 Barry Bonds 82
4 Jose Canseco 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 46
4 Barry Bonds 37
5 Otis Nixon 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.14
2 Chuck Finley 2.40
3 Frank Viola 2.48
4 John Tudor 2.49
5 Dave Stewart 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 18
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Dave Stewart 15
2 Frank Viola 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 164
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Erik Hanson 146
5 Dwight Gooden 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
1 Bobby Thigpen 36
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Mike Schooler 28
5 Gregg Olson 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .478
2 Mike Greenwell .431
3 Billy Ripken .424
4 Bill Doran .418
4 Eddie Murray .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Maas 7
2 Roberto Kelly 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Jack Clark 5
3 David Justice 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 22
2 Cal Ripken 17
3 Eddie Murray 15
4 Sid Bream 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 12
2 Vince Coleman 10
2 Eric Yelding 10
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.33
1 Dave Stewart 0.33
3 Roger Clemens 0.34
4 Bill Swift 0.50
5 Andy McGaffigan 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Erik Hanson 23
2 Randy Johnson 23
4 Tom Candiotti 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Lee Smith 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Craig Lefferts 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .398
2 Willie McGee .384
3 George Brett .383
4 Eddie Murray .381
5 Bill Doran .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 13
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Jack Clark 8
4 Cecil Fielder 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Joe Carter 27
3 Barry Bonds 23
3 Rafael Palmeiro 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Alex Cole 12
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Rickey Henderson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.96
2 Bill Swift 1.11
3 Danny Darwin 1.25
4 John Tudor 1.41
5 Ben McDonald 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 6
2 Tom Bolton 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 47
2 Roger Clemens 43
2 David Cone 43
4 Erik Hanson 39
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Gregg Olson 9
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 John Franco 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .333
2 Jody Reed .325
3 Brian Harper .325
4 Willie McGee .323
5 Tony Gwynn .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Ryne Sandberg 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 128
2 Jose Canseco 125
3 Joe Carter 121
4 Pedro Guerrero 118
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Eric Yelding 51
4 Barry Bonds 50
4 Juan Samuel 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.28
2 Roger Clemens 2.31
3 Chuck Finley 2.51
4 Ed Whitson 2.64
5 Dave Stewart 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Dave Stieb 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Ramon Martinez 224
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 48
2 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Mike Schooler 40
4 Gregg Olson 35
5 2 tied 34