On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 59 50 .541 --
Blue Jays 59 52 .532 1.0
Orioles 54 55 .495 5.0
Tigers 52 60 .464 8.5
Indians 51 59 .464 8.5
Brewers 47 62 .431 12.0
Yankees 45 64 .413 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 42 .622 --
White Sox 64 43 .598 3.0
Rangers 57 53 .518 11.5
Mariners 57 54 .514 12.0
Angels 53 58 .477 16.0
Royals 51 58 .468 17.0
Twins 52 60 .464 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 44 .593 --
Mets 62 45 .579 1.5
Expos 56 54 .509 9.0
Cubs 53 57 .482 12.0
Phillies 52 56 .481 12.0
Cardinals 50 61 .450 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 45 .583 --
Giants 59 51 .536 5.0
Dodgers 55 53 .509 8.0
Padres 50 59 .459 13.5
Astros 49 62 .441 15.5
Braves 41 67 .380 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Mark Grace 4
1 Rex Hudler 4
1 Tim Naehring 4
1 Mike Scioscia 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Pat Borders 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Blauser 3
1 Pat Borders 3
1 Gregg Jefferies 3
1 David Justice 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Gant 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.50
2 Tom Gordon 1.60
3 John Smoltz 1.00
4 Dennis Martinez 0.71
5 Dennis Rasmussen 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 10
2 John Smoltz 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
4 David Cone 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Mark Thurmond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .345
2 Andre Dawson .337
3 Willie McGee .333
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Rafael Palmeiro .328

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 87
3 Matt Williams 86
4 Barry Bonds 83
5 Jose Canseco 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 46
4 Barry Bonds 38
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 David Cone 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
1 Bobby Thigpen 36
3 Doug Jones 29
4 Mike Schooler 28
5 Gregg Olson 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .480
2 Andy Van Slyke .455
3 Mike Greenwell .423
4 Eddie Murray .418
5 Bill Doran .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 6
1 Roberto Kelly 6
1 Kevin Maas 6
4 Jose Canseco 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 22
2 Cal Ripken 17
3 Eddie Murray 15
4 Jack Clark 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 12
2 Eric Yelding 10
3 Steve Sax 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 0.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.33
2 Dave Stewart 0.33
4 Roger Clemens 0.34
5 Bill Swift 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Gregg Olson 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 Tom Henke 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .398
2 George Brett .383
3 Andre Dawson .383
4 Eddie Murray .381
5 Bill Doran .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Jack Clark 8
3 David Justice 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 28
1 Joe Carter 28
3 Rafael Palmeiro 23
3 Cal Ripken 23
3 Ruben Sierra 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Yelding 15
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Alex Cole 12
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.66
2 Bill Swift 1.11
3 Danny Darwin 1.25
4 John Tudor 1.41
5 Ramon Martinez 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 5
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 48
2 John Smoltz 42
3 Erik Hanson 39
4 Roger Clemens 38
4 Bobby Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Gregg Olson 9
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 Jeff Montgomery 8
4 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .335
2 Brian Harper .326
3 Jody Reed .324
4 Willie McGee .322
5 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 128
2 Jose Canseco 125
3 Joe Carter 122
4 Pedro Guerrero 117
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Barry Bonds 51
3 Eric Yelding 51
5 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 David Cone 219
4 Ramon Martinez 215
5 Bobby Witt 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 48
2 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Mike Schooler 40
4 Gregg Olson 36
5 Doug Jones 35