On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 49 .542 --
Blue Jays 57 51 .528 1.5
Orioles 53 54 .495 5.0
Tigers 52 58 .473 7.5
Indians 49 58 .458 9.0
Brewers 45 61 .425 12.5
Yankees 42 64 .396 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 41 .624 --
White Sox 63 41 .606 2.5
Rangers 56 51 .523 11.0
Mariners 57 52 .523 11.0
Angels 52 57 .477 16.0
Twins 51 58 .468 17.0
Royals 49 57 .462 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 43 .587 --
Mets 61 43 .587 0.0
Expos 55 53 .509 8.0
Phillies 51 53 .490 10.0
Cubs 51 57 .472 12.0
Cardinals 49 59 .454 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 44 .585 --
Giants 58 49 .542 4.5
Dodgers 54 52 .509 8.0
Padres 48 58 .453 14.0
Astros 47 61 .435 16.0
Braves 40 65 .381 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bergman 4
1 Ozzie Smith 4
3 Bill Doran 3
3 Lenny Dykstra 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
3 Steve Buechele 1
3 Billy Hatcher 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Kirk Gibson 4
3 Lance Johnson 3
3 John Shelby 3
3 Robby Thompson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 1.17
2 Oil Can Boyd 1.00
2 John Tudor 1.00
4 Greg Maddux 0.75
4 Jose Rijo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 7
1 Dave Stewart 7
3 Greg Maddux 6
3 Jose Rijo 6
3 John Tudor 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Keith Comstock 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Tom Henke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .346
2 Andre Dawson .342
3 Willie McGee .333
4 Rickey Henderson .332
5 Rafael Palmeiro .328

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 86
3 Joe Carter 84
4 Jose Canseco 82
5 Kelly Gruber 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 45
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 2.40
4 John Tudor 2.49
5 Dave Stewart 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 17
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Dave Stewart 15
2 Frank Viola 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 164
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Dwight Gooden 142
5 Bobby Witt 141

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .471
2 Eddie Murray .433
3 Andre Dawson .425
3 Mackey Sasser .425
5 Alex Cole .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Kevin Maas 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
4 Jack Clark 5
4 Roberto Kelly 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 21
2 Eddie Murray 19
2 Cal Ripken 19
4 Jose Canseco 17
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 11
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Eric Yelding 11
4 Barry Bonds 8
5 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.34
3 Bill Swift 0.50
4 Greg Maddux 0.50
5 Andy McGaffigan 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 4
2 Brad Arnsberg 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Danny Darwin 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
1 Greg Maddux 25
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 David Cone 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Gregg Olson 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .405
2 Hal Morris .400
3 Willie McGee .398
4 Jody Reed .376
5 Mariano Duncan .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 14
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Kevin Maas 9
4 Mark McGwire 8
4 Eddie Murray 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Joe Carter 25
2 Eddie Murray 25
4 Rafael Palmeiro 23
4 Cal Ripken 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.96
2 Bill Swift 1.24
3 Danny Darwin 1.28
4 Greg Cadaret 1.35
5 Ben McDonald 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 6
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Ramon Martinez 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 53
2 Bobby Witt 47
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Roger Clemens 43
5 Sid Fernandez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Gregg Olson 10
3 Bobby Thigpen 9
4 John Franco 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .329
2 Paul Molitor .326
3 Jody Reed .326
4 Willie McGee .322
5 Tony Gwynn .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 128
2 Jose Canseco 126
3 Joe Carter 119
4 Pedro Guerrero 117
5 George Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
1 Rickey Henderson 76
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Juan Samuel 51
5 Barry Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
2 Roger Clemens 2.41
3 Chuck Finley 2.51
4 Ed Whitson 2.64
5 Doug Drabek 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 259
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 2 tied 34