On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 55 .534 --
Blue Jays 64 56 .533 --
Orioles 56 62 .475 7.0
Indians 56 64 .467 8.0
Tigers 56 66 .459 9.0
Brewers 52 66 .441 11.0
Yankees 48 70 .407 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 43 .642 --
White Sox 68 49 .581 7.5
Rangers 62 58 .517 15.0
Angels 60 60 .500 17.0
Mariners 60 60 .500 17.0
Royals 58 61 .487 18.5
Twins 55 65 .458 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 49 .588 --
Mets 67 50 .573 2.0
Expos 62 57 .521 8.0
Cubs 57 62 .479 13.0
Phillies 56 61 .479 13.0
Cardinals 55 65 .458 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 50 .576 --
Dodgers 62 57 .521 6.5
Giants 61 58 .513 7.5
Padres 56 62 .475 12.0
Astros 53 67 .442 16.0
Braves 45 74 .378 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Lemke 5
2 Brian McRae 4
2 Franklin Stubbs 4
4 Mark Grace 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Cecil Fielder 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Gregg 4
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Gary Green 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Otis Nixon 2
4 Joe Carter 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Key 1.75
2 David Cone 1.62
3 Chris Nabholz 1.40
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 John Barfield 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 David Cone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 13
2 Jimmy Key 7
2 Chris Nabholz 7
4 Allan Anderson 6
5 Kirk McCaskill 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .344
2 Willie McGee .340
3 Rickey Henderson .331
4 Dave Magadan .330
5 Andre Dawson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 39
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 99
2 Joe Carter 96
3 Matt Williams 93
4 Barry Bonds 90
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 65
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Eric Yelding 48
4 Barry Bonds 42
5 Otis Nixon 39

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 David Cone 165
3 Nolan Ryan 165
5 Bobby Witt 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 39
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Doug Jones 33
4 Mike Schooler 29
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .500
2 Tommy Gregg .424
3 Chris James .421
4 Mark Grace .415
5 Willie McGee .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 10
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Rob Deer 5
2 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Von Hayes 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 22
2 Joe Carter 18
3 Eddie Murray 16
4 George Brett 15
4 Mark Grace 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Harkey 0.35
2 Mike Boddicker 0.36
3 Dave Stewart 0.70
4 Norm Charlton 0.77
5 Matt Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Ron Robinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 26
1 Bobby Witt 26
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .437
2 Willie McGee .398
3 Brian Downing .386
4 George Brett .377
5 Mariano Duncan .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Kevin Maas 10
3 Cecil Fielder 9
4 Bobby Bonilla 8
4 Jose Canseco 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 33
2 Eddie Murray 30
3 David Justice 27
4 George Brett 26
5 Cal Ripken 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 20
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Eric Yelding 15
4 Barry Bonds 14
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.91
2 John Tudor 1.08
3 Greg Maddux 1.09
4 Andy McGaffigan 1.24
5 Dave Stewart 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Mike Harkey 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 59
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 48
4 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Bobby Witt 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .339
2 Willie McGee .329
3 Dave Magadan .322
4 Jody Reed .320
5 Brian Harper .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Cecil Fielder 39
4 Ryne Sandberg 36
5 Bobby Bonilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 124
2 Matt Williams 123
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Ruben Sierra 109
5 George Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 75
2 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 51
5 2 tied 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 24
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 David Cone 227
4 Ramon Martinez 222
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