On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 56 .537 --
Blue Jays 65 58 .528 1.0
Orioles 58 63 .479 7.0
Tigers 57 67 .460 9.5
Indians 56 66 .459 9.5
Brewers 55 66 .455 10.0
Yankees 51 70 .421 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 46 .626 --
White Sox 71 49 .592 4.5
Rangers 63 60 .512 14.0
Angels 61 62 .496 16.0
Mariners 61 62 .496 16.0
Royals 60 62 .492 16.5
Twins 55 68 .447 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 50 .590 --
Mets 68 52 .567 3.0
Expos 64 58 .525 8.0
Cubs 59 63 .484 13.0
Phillies 58 62 .483 13.0
Cardinals 57 66 .463 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 52 .570 --
Dodgers 63 59 .516 6.5
Giants 62 60 .508 7.5
Padres 58 63 .479 11.0
Astros 54 69 .439 16.0
Braves 46 76 .377 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Hatcher 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 Jim Gantner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
1 Mike Scioscia 4
3 Glenn Braggs 3
3 Jerry Browne 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 Julio Franco 2
2 Jim Gantner 2
2 Roberto Kelly 2
2 Jeff Schaefer 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.00
2 Chuck Cary 0.86
2 Ed Whitson 0.86
4 Mike Hartley 0.80
4 Randy Tomlin 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 8
2 Chuck Cary 6
2 Joe Hesketh 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
2 Ed Whitson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carman 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .344
2 Dave Magadan .338
3 Willie McGee .335
4 Rickey Henderson .325
5 Andre Dawson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 39
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 32
4 Ryne Sandberg 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 99
2 Joe Carter 96
3 Matt Williams 93
4 Barry Bonds 90
5 Bobby Bonilla 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Eric Yelding 48
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.04
2 Chuck Finley 2.24
3 Ed Whitson 2.41
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Dave Stewart 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 20
2 Roger Clemens 18
3 Dave Stewart 17
4 Doug Drabek 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 183
1 Ramon Martinez 183
3 David Cone 165
3 Nolan Ryan 165
3 Bobby Witt 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 41
2 Dennis Eckersley 38
3 Doug Jones 33
4 Mike Schooler 30
5 Gregg Olson 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .500
2 Felix Fermin .452
3 Rex Hudler .436
4 Fred McGriff .420
5 Mark Grace .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
2 Rob Deer 6
3 Bobby Bonilla 5
3 Cecil Fielder 5
3 Jeff King 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 24
2 George Brett 16
3 Mark Grace 15
3 Mark McGwire 15
5 Alan Trammell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Alex Cole 9
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Crawford 0.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.34
3 Mike Boddicker 0.50
4 Chuck Finley 0.56
5 Mike Hartley 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 26
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Randy Johnson 24
3 Mark Langston 24
3 Bobby Witt 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Craig Lefferts 5
4 John Franco 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .439
2 Rex Hudler .387
3 Brian Downing .383
4 Fred McGriff .373
5 George Brett .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 13
2 Kevin Maas 11
3 Bobby Bonilla 9
4 Cecil Fielder 8
4 Mark McGwire 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 33
2 David Justice 29
2 Eddie Murray 29
4 George Brett 28
5 Cal Ripken 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Alex Cole 21
3 Barry Bonds 15
4 Eric Yelding 14
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.68
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Ed Whitson 0.94
4 Bill Swift 1.11
5 Bruce Hurst 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Greg Maddux 6
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 Doug Drabek 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 50
2 David Cone 48
3 Randy Johnson 47
4 Bobby Witt 44
5 Ramon Martinez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Gregg Olson 8
2 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .341
2 Willie McGee .328
3 Dave Magadan .325
4 Jody Reed .322
5 George Brett .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 44
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Cecil Fielder 39
4 Bobby Bonilla 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 122
2 Jose Canseco 121
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Bobby Bonilla 109
4 Ruben Sierra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 78
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 54
4 Eric Yelding 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.20
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.24
3 Chuck Finley 2.33
4 Ed Whitson 2.45
5 Dave Stieb 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dave Stewart 22
4 Dave Stieb 21
5 Doug Drabek 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Ramon Martinez 228
4 David Cone 218
5 Mark Langston 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Gregg Olson 38
5 Doug Jones 37