On This Day

Wednesday, October 17, 1990

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1990 World Series

Cincinnati leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 4
Cincinnati Reds 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Hatcher 4
2 Barry Larkin 3
2 Chris Sabo 3
4 Ron Hassey 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Mike Gallego 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Dibble 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Armstrong 3
2 Rob Dibble 2
2 Scott Scudder 2
2 Bob Welch 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Hatcher 1.000
2 Chris Sabo .500
3 Rickey Henderson .444
4 Carney Lansford .375
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Eric Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 4
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Billy Hatcher 2
2 Chris Sabo 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 Willie McGee 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
1 Jack Armstrong 0.00
1 Rob Dibble 0.00
4 Bob Welch 4.91
5 Dave Stewart 9.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Jose Rijo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 5
2 Jack Armstrong 3
2 Dave Stewart 3
4 Rob Dibble 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Hatcher .545
2 Wade Boggs .500
3 Carney Lansford .417
4 Paul O'Neill .348
5 Hal Morris .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 6
2 Paul O'Neill 5
2 Chris Sabo 5
4 Mariano Duncan 4
4 Billy Hatcher 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Willie McGee 3
5 2 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rob Dibble 0.00
1 Randy Myers 0.00
3 Norm Charlton 1.50
3 Mike Moore 1.50
5 Doug Drabek 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Rijo 2
1 Dave Stewart 2
3 Tom Browning 1
3 Norm Charlton 1
3 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 20
2 Doug Drabek 13
3 Rob Dibble 12
4 Randy Myers 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Randy Myers 3
3 Rob Dibble 1
3 Rick Honeycutt 1
3 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 74 .543 --
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 2.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 9.0
Indians 77 85 .475 11.0
Orioles 76 85 .472 11.5
Brewers 74 88 .457 14.0
Yankees 67 95 .414 21.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 103 59 .636 --
White Sox 94 68 .580 9.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 20.0
Angels 80 82 .494 23.0
Mariners 77 85 .475 26.0
Royals 75 86 .466 27.5
Twins 74 88 .457 29.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 67 .586 --
Mets 91 71 .562 4.0
Expos 85 77 .525 10.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 18.0
Phillies 77 85 .475 18.0
Cardinals 70 92 .432 25.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 71 .562 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 5.0
Giants 85 77 .525 6.0
Astros 75 87 .463 16.0
Padres 75 87 .463 16.0
Braves 65 97 .401 26.0