On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 54 .538 --
Blue Jays 63 56 .529 1.0
Orioles 56 61 .479 7.0
Indians 56 63 .471 8.0
Tigers 55 66 .455 10.0
Brewers 52 65 .444 11.0
Yankees 47 70 .402 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 43 .639 --
White Sox 68 48 .586 6.5
Rangers 61 58 .513 15.0
Mariners 60 59 .504 16.0
Angels 59 60 .496 17.0
Royals 57 61 .483 18.5
Twins 55 64 .462 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 49 .585 --
Mets 66 50 .569 2.0
Expos 62 56 .525 7.0
Cubs 57 61 .483 12.0
Phillies 56 60 .483 12.0
Cardinals 55 64 .462 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 49 .581 --
Dodgers 61 57 .517 7.5
Giants 61 57 .517 7.5
Padres 55 62 .470 13.0
Astros 52 67 .437 17.0
Braves 44 74 .373 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mariano Duncan 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
1 Shawon Dunston 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawon Dunston 4
2 Kal Daniels 3
2 Cecil Fielder 3
2 Mark McGwire 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 4
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Clark 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 5.00
2 Bob Tewksbury 3.00
3 Mike Harkey 2.00
3 Dave Stieb 2.00
5 Greg Hibbard 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose de Jesus 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Mike Boddicker 9
3 Melido Perez 8
4 Tom Candiotti 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .346
2 Willie McGee .337
3 Dave Magadan .331
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Andre Dawson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 38
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 31
4 Fred McGriff 28
4 Ryne Sandberg 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 98
2 Joe Carter 96
3 Matt Williams 92
4 Barry Bonds 88
5 Kelly Gruber 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 62
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 48
4 Barry Bonds 42
5 Otis Nixon 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.06
2 Chuck Finley 2.24
3 Dave Stewart 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Ed Whitson 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 20
2 Roger Clemens 17
2 Dave Stewart 17
4 Chuck Finley 16
4 Dave Stieb 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 176
2 Roger Clemens 175
3 Nolan Ryan 165
4 Bobby Witt 162
5 2 tied 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 39
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Doug Jones 33
4 Mike Schooler 29
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .485
2 Gerald Perry .424
3 Geno Petralli .417
4 Chris James .414
5 Mariano Duncan .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 10
2 Rob Deer 5
2 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Von Hayes 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 20
2 Joe Carter 19
3 Mark Grace 16
3 Eddie Murray 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 11
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Ozzie Smith 6
3 Eric Yelding 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Boever 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.36
3 Dave Stewart 0.70
4 Norm Charlton 0.77
5 Mark Portugal 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Mike Harkey 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Ron Robinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 26
1 Bobby Witt 26
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
5 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .416
2 Brian Downing .386
2 Mariano Duncan .386
4 George Brett .384
5 Hal Morris .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Jose Canseco 10
3 Cecil Fielder 9
3 Kevin Maas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 33
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 George Brett 27
4 David Justice 25
4 Cal Ripken 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 19
2 Vince Coleman 15
2 Eric Yelding 15
4 Barry Bonds 14
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.91
2 John Tudor 1.08
3 Andy McGaffigan 1.24
4 Greg Maddux 1.28
5 Dave Stewart 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
1 Bob Welch 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 51
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 48
4 David Cone 46
5 Nolan Ryan 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Lee Smith 9
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 John Franco 8
4 Tom Henke 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .337
2 Willie McGee .326
3 Brian Harper .322
4 Jody Reed .322
5 Dave Magadan .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Cecil Fielder 38
4 Ryne Sandberg 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 123
2 Matt Williams 122
3 Joe Carter 120
4 George Bell 110
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 72
2 Rickey Henderson 71
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 51
5 Juan Samuel 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.23
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.24
3 Chuck Finley 2.33
4 Ed Whitson 2.51
5 Dave Stewart 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Dave Stewart 22
4 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 247
2 Roger Clemens 240
3 Ramon Martinez 222
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 37
5 Gregg Olson 36