On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 59 .563 --
Blue Jays 70 66 .515 6.5
Tigers 66 70 .485 10.5
Brewers 63 72 .467 13.0
Orioles 60 74 .448 15.5
Indians 60 75 .444 16.0
Yankees 56 78 .418 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 50 .630 --
White Sox 78 56 .582 6.5
Angels 68 67 .504 17.0
Rangers 68 67 .504 17.0
Mariners 67 69 .493 18.5
Royals 66 69 .489 19.0
Twins 63 74 .460 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 56 .582 --
Mets 77 56 .579 0.5
Expos 70 64 .522 8.0
Cubs 63 71 .470 15.0
Phillies 62 72 .463 16.0
Cardinals 61 74 .452 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 57 .575 --
Dodgers 71 64 .526 6.5
Giants 69 66 .511 8.5
Astros 62 73 .459 15.5
Padres 61 73 .455 16.0
Braves 55 80 .407 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Pedro Munoz 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Ron Gant 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kal Daniels 2
1 David Justice 2
3 Eric Anthony 1
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kal Daniels 6
2 Bobby Bonilla 5
3 Eric Anthony 3
3 Darren Daulton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Greg Briley 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.40
1 Erik Hanson 1.40
3 Frank Tanana 1.00
3 Sergio Valdez 1.00
5 Dennis Martinez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tim Drummond 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 7
1 Erik Hanson 7
1 Frank Tanana 7
1 Sergio Valdez 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .341
2 Dave Magadan .331
3 Willie McGee .329
4 Rickey Henderson .326
5 George Brett .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Kevin Mitchell 32
4 Ryne Sandberg 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 112
2 Matt Williams 102
3 Joe Carter 101
4 Barry Bonds 99
4 Bobby Bonilla 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Barry Bonds 44
5 Otis Nixon 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Danny Darwin 2.14
3 Ed Whitson 2.31
4 Chuck Finley 2.43
5 John Tudor 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 18
3 Dave Stewart 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 Ramon Martinez 192
3 Nolan Ryan 189
4 David Cone 181
4 Bobby Witt 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 41
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .434
2 Mike Kingery .410
3 George Brett .409
4 Ellis Burks .407
5 Ron Gant .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
2 Ron Gant 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 5
2 Dave Parker 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 19
2 Ellis Burks 16
3 Bobby Bonilla 14
3 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Danny Tartabull 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Bip Roberts 9
3 Roberto Kelly 7
4 Lance Johnson 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Stottlemyre 0.59
2 Tim Drummond 0.63
3 Ed Whitson 0.73
4 Dwight Gooden 0.79
5 Tom Gordon 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 26
2 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Melido Perez 22
5 Roger Clemens 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 8
2 Jeff Gray 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
2 Kent Mercker 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .398
2 Fred McGriff .396
3 Mark Grace .367
4 Bobby Bonilla .359
5 Lonnie Smith .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 14
2 Cecil Fielder 9
3 Bobby Bonilla 8
3 Kal Daniels 8
3 Rob Deer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 33
2 Bobby Bonilla 28
3 Mike Greenwell 26
4 Alan Trammell 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Alex Cole 13
2 Bip Roberts 13
4 Kirk Gibson 11
4 Roberto Kelly 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.64
2 Mike Boddicker 1.16
3 Tom Gordon 1.21
4 Norm Charlton 1.22
5 Roger Clemens 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 51
2 Roger Clemens 46
2 Nolan Ryan 46
4 David Cone 42
5 Bobby Witt 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 13
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 John Franco 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .333
2 George Brett .324
3 Dave Magadan .323
4 Willie McGee .323
5 Lenny Dykstra .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Jose Canseco 40
2 Mark McGwire 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 118
2 Joe Carter 116
3 Bobby Bonilla 113
4 Cecil Fielder 112
5 Jose Canseco 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 69
3 Eric Yelding 54
4 Tim Raines 53
5 Barry Bonds 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.05
2 Ed Whitson 2.33
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.47
5 Doug Drabek 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 236
3 Ramon Martinez 229
4 David Cone 221
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34