On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 57 .562 --
Blue Jays 67 64 .511 6.5
Tigers 62 69 .473 11.5
Orioles 60 69 .465 12.5
Brewers 60 69 .465 12.5
Indians 59 71 .454 14.0
Yankees 56 74 .431 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 49 .623 --
White Sox 74 55 .574 6.5
Rangers 66 64 .508 15.0
Angels 66 65 .504 15.5
Royals 65 65 .500 16.0
Mariners 63 68 .481 18.5
Twins 59 72 .450 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 54 .581 --
Mets 73 55 .570 1.5
Expos 67 62 .519 8.0
Cubs 61 68 .473 14.0
Cardinals 60 70 .462 15.5
Phillies 59 69 .461 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 54 .581 --
Dodgers 70 60 .538 5.5
Giants 67 63 .515 8.5
Padres 60 68 .469 14.5
Astros 58 72 .446 17.5
Braves 50 80 .385 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Quintana 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
1 Chris Sabo 4
1 Ozzie Smith 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
2 Ron Karkovice 4
3 Rickey Henderson 3
3 Howard Johnson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Dascenzo 2
2 Oscar Azocar 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.71
2 Pete Harnisch 1.29
3 Roger Clemens 1.12
4 David West 0.86
5 Erik Hanson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 12
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Pete Harnisch 9
4 Erik Hanson 7
5 David West 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1
1 Dave Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .340
2 Willie McGee .335
3 Dave Magadan .331
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 Rafael Palmeiro .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Ryne Sandberg 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 109
2 Barry Bonds 97
2 Joe Carter 97
2 Matt Williams 97
5 Bobby Bonilla 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Eric Yelding 50
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.95
2 Ed Whitson 2.35
3 John Tudor 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.53
5 Frank Viola 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 17
3 Dave Stewart 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Ramon Martinez 190
3 Nolan Ryan 181
4 David Cone 179
5 Dwight Gooden 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 44
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Baerga .405
2 Mark Grace .391
3 Cecil Fielder .390
4 Vince Coleman .385
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Bobby Bonilla 5
4 Jesse Barfield 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 16
1 Dave Parker 16
3 Bobby Bonilla 13
4 Kevin Mitchell 12
4 Alan Trammell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Kirk Gibson 7
2 Roberto Kelly 7
2 Bip Roberts 7
5 Shawon Dunston 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.43
2 Greg Harris 0.57
3 Ed Whitson 0.67
4 Jimmy Key 0.90
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 David Cone 27
2 Sid Fernandez 27
4 Dwight Gooden 24
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 Jeff Gray 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .417
2 Fred McGriff .390
3 Bobby Bonilla .384
4 Rex Hudler .384
5 Chris James .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 9
2 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Kevin Maas 9
5 Rob Deer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 27
2 Joe Carter 26
3 Mark Grace 25
4 Barry Bonds 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Alex Cole 19
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Shawon Dunston 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.86
2 Norm Charlton 0.94
3 Roger Clemens 1.09
4 Mike Boddicker 1.11
5 Steve Farr 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 6
1 Roger Clemens 6
3 Greg Maddux 5
3 Jack McDowell 5
3 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 48
2 David Cone 47
3 Sid Fernandez 46
3 Nolan Ryan 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .347
2 Willie McGee .330
3 Dave Magadan .326
4 George Brett .318
5 Alan Trammell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 43
2 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Mark McGwire 42
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Joe Carter 117
3 Jose Canseco 115
4 Cecil Fielder 109
5 Bobby Bonilla 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Tim Raines 52
4 Eric Yelding 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.35
3 Ed Whitson 2.43
4 Chuck Finley 2.55
5 Doug Drabek 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 255
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 230
4 David Cone 219
5 Bobby Witt 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 Gregg Olson 35