On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 12 .613 --
Red Sox 18 14 .563 1.5
Blue Jays 20 16 .556 1.5
Indians 17 16 .515 3.0
Yankees 13 18 .419 6.0
Orioles 14 20 .412 6.5
Tigers 14 22 .389 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 10 .697 --
White Sox 20 10 .667 1.5
Twins 18 15 .545 5.0
Mariners 18 18 .500 6.5
Rangers 15 19 .441 8.5
Angels 13 22 .371 11.0
Royals 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 12 .647 --
Phillies 19 14 .576 2.5
Expos 18 17 .514 4.5
Mets 16 17 .485 5.5
Cardinals 16 18 .471 6.0
Cubs 15 19 .441 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 8 .742 --
Dodgers 17 17 .500 7.5
Padres 16 18 .471 8.5
Giants 14 20 .412 10.5
Astros 13 21 .382 11.5
Braves 12 20 .375 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
2 Brian Giles 3
2 Glenallen Hill 3
2 Jeff Huson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Giles 2
1 Glenallen Hill 2
1 Greg Olson 2
4 Eric Anthony 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 7
2 Greg Olson 5
3 Glenallen Hill 4
4 Rafael Palmeiro 3
4 Greg Vaughn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Phillips 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Glenn Davis 1
2 Cecil Espy 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 1.17
2 Randy Johnson 0.88
3 Kevin Tapani 0.71
4 Bert Blyleven 0.62
5 Jack Morris 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Jose DeLeon 7
2 Randy Johnson 7
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .395
2 Mariano Duncan .382
3 Ken Griffey .376
4 Barry Larkin .368
5 Roberto Alomar .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 14
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Andre Dawson 11
3 Mark McGwire 11
5 Kelly Gruber 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 34
2 Andre Dawson 32
2 Kelly Gruber 32
4 Jeffrey Leonard 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
1 Juan Samuel 18
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Tim Raines 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.87
2 Dennis Cook 1.46
3 Bob Welch 1.71
4 Mark Gardner 2.01
5 Chuck Finley 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 7
2 Jack Armstrong 6
2 Doug Drabek 6
2 Neal Heaton 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 61
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Roger Clemens 52
3 Frank Viola 52
5 Ramon Martinez 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 13
2 Mike Schooler 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Bobby Thigpen 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .511
2 Ozzie Guillen .452
3 Roberto Alomar .451
4 Alvin Davis .431
5 Andy Van Slyke .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
3 Andre Dawson 6
4 Tim Wallach 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Cecil Fielder 15
1 Tim Wallach 15
4 Jeffrey Leonard 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 7
2 Barry Larkin 6
2 Tim Raines 6
2 Steve Sax 6
5 Milt Thompson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Gibson 0.59
1 Frank Viola 0.59
3 Oil Can Boyd 0.60
4 Dennis Cook 1.20
5 Kevin Tapani 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Jones 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Brian Holman 3
2 Dan Petry 3
2 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Ramon Martinez 21
3 Mark Gardner 20
3 Jose Rijo 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Doug Jones 6
1 Mike Schooler 6
4 Dan Plesac 5
4 Bobby Thigpen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .381
2 Mariano Duncan .380
3 Jose Uribe .377
4 Andy Van Slyke .373
5 Roberto Alomar .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 13
2 Jose Canseco 12
3 Andre Dawson 10
4 Kelly Gruber 9
4 Mark McGwire 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 31
2 Andre Dawson 28
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Kelly Gruber 26
5 Joe Carter 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Juan Samuel 12
4 Tim Raines 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.18
2 Tom Glavine 1.47
3 Doug Drabek 1.49
4 Dennis Cook 1.66
5 Buddy Black 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Neal Heaton 5
1 Brian Holman 5
1 Barry Jones 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 54
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Ramon Martinez 43
4 Roger Clemens 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 11
2 Mike Schooler 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Dan Plesac 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Kirby Puckett .333
3 Wade Boggs .332
4 Carney Lansford .325
5 2 tied .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 43
2 Joe Carter 36
2 Mark McGwire 36
4 Howard Johnson 35
5 Fred McGriff 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 116
2 Pedro Guerrero 114
2 Ruben Sierra 114
4 Joe Carter 111
5 Will Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Vince Coleman 67
3 Juan Samuel 55
4 Gary Pettis 52
5 Tim Raines 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
2 Chuck Finley 2.53
3 Pascual Perez 2.58
4 Bruce Hurst 2.60
5 Bob Welch 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Bret Saberhagen 21
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doug Drabek 19
4 Dave Stieb 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 292
2 Roger Clemens 227
3 Frank Viola 214
4 Mark Langston 213
5 Jose DeLeon 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 39
2 Jeff Russell 38
2 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 Mark Davis 36
5 2 tied 35