On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 48 .547 --
Blue Jays 56 51 .523 2.5
Orioles 53 54 .495 5.5
Tigers 51 58 .468 8.5
Indians 49 57 .462 9.0
Brewers 45 60 .429 12.5
Yankees 41 64 .390 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 41 .620 --
White Sox 62 41 .602 2.5
Rangers 56 50 .528 10.0
Mariners 56 52 .519 11.0
Angels 52 56 .481 15.0
Twins 51 57 .472 16.0
Royals 49 57 .462 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 42 .592 --
Mets 61 42 .592 0.0
Expos 55 52 .514 8.0
Phillies 50 53 .485 11.0
Cubs 50 57 .467 13.0
Cardinals 48 59 .449 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 44 .581 --
Giants 58 48 .547 3.5
Dodgers 53 52 .505 8.0
Padres 48 57 .457 13.0
Astros 46 61 .430 16.0
Braves 40 64 .385 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Jose 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Brett Butler 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Francisco Cabrera 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Mike Macfarlane 5
3 Joe Carter 4
3 Cory Snyder 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
1 Larry Walker 2
1 Eric Yelding 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy McGaffigan 1.67
2 Trevor Wilson 1.40
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Neal Heaton 1.00
3 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 Steve Searcy 7
2 Todd Stottlemyre 7
2 Trevor Wilson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .342
2 Andre Dawson .339
3 Rickey Henderson .333
4 Willie McGee .331
5 Rafael Palmeiro .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
1 Cecil Fielder 34
3 Mark McGwire 28
4 Kevin Mitchell 26
4 Darryl Strawberry 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 89
2 Matt Williams 85
3 Jose Canseco 82
3 Joe Carter 82
5 Kelly Gruber 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 48
3 Eric Yelding 44
4 Barry Bonds 36
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.14
2 Frank Viola 2.28
3 Chuck Finley 2.29
4 John Tudor 2.65
5 Dave Stewart 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 17
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Frank Viola 15
4 Doug Drabek 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 164
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Dwight Gooden 142
5 Bobby Witt 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 35
2 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 Doug Jones 28
3 Mike Schooler 28
5 Gregg Olson 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .460
2 Eddie Murray .431
3 Mackey Sasser .425
4 Alex Cole .424
5 Andre Dawson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Kevin Maas 6
3 Jack Clark 5
4 Bobby Bonilla 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 19
1 Cal Ripken 19
3 Jose Canseco 18
4 Jack Clark 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 11
1 Vince Coleman 11
3 Eric Yelding 10
4 Barry Bonds 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.34
1 Greg Maddux 0.34
3 Andy McGaffigan 0.55
4 Bill Swift 0.63
5 Danny Darwin 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Arnsberg 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Mike Harkey 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Randy Johnson 23
3 David Cone 22
3 Ramon Martinez 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Tom Henke 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .407
2 Andre Dawson .395
3 Willie McGee .394
4 Jody Reed .382
5 Brian Harper .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 14
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Kevin Maas 9
4 Mark McGwire 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 George Brett 24
2 Rafael Palmeiro 24
4 Joe Carter 23
4 Cal Ripken 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 14
2 Eric Yelding 13
3 Alex Cole 11
3 Vince Coleman 11
3 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 0.96
3 Bill Swift 1.38
4 Greg Cadaret 1.38
5 Ben McDonald 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 6
2 Ramon Martinez 5
2 Bobby Witt 5
4 Buddy Black 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 53
2 Bobby Witt 47
3 Roger Clemens 43
4 Mark Gardner 41
4 Erik Hanson 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Bobby Thigpen 9
5 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .333
2 Paul Molitor .327
3 Jody Reed .325
4 Ryne Sandberg .322
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Ryne Sandberg 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 39
5 Matt Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 128
2 Matt Williams 127
3 Pedro Guerrero 118
4 Joe Carter 117
5 George Bell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Rickey Henderson 75
3 Juan Samuel 51
3 Eric Yelding 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
2 Roger Clemens 2.41
3 Chuck Finley 2.45
4 Dave Stieb 2.63
5 Ed Whitson 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Ramon Martinez 224
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 48
2 Bobby Thigpen 46
3 Mike Schooler 40
4 Gregg Olson 36
5 Doug Jones 35