On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 51 .549 --
Blue Jays 60 55 .522 3.0
Orioles 55 58 .487 7.0
Indians 54 60 .474 8.5
Tigers 53 63 .457 10.5
Brewers 48 65 .425 14.0
Yankees 46 67 .407 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 42 .635 --
White Sox 66 45 .595 5.0
Rangers 59 55 .518 13.5
Mariners 58 57 .504 15.0
Royals 55 59 .482 17.5
Angels 55 60 .478 18.0
Twins 54 61 .470 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 47 .577 --
Pirates 64 48 .571 0.5
Expos 60 54 .526 5.5
Cubs 55 59 .482 10.5
Cardinals 54 61 .470 12.0
Phillies 52 60 .464 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 47 .580 --
Giants 60 53 .531 5.5
Dodgers 58 54 .518 7.0
Padres 54 59 .478 11.5
Astros 49 65 .430 17.0
Braves 42 70 .375 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff McKnight 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Martinez 2
2 Pat Borders 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Martinez 5
2 Rene Gonzales 4
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 Brian Downing 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 3
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Mike Sharperson 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Harkey 1.00
2 Erik Hanson 0.86
3 Tom Gordon 0.67
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.67
5 Chris Nabholz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 7
2 Erik Hanson 6
3 Allan Anderson 4
3 Tom Bolton 4
3 10 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .350
2 Willie McGee .336
3 Andre Dawson .333
4 Dave Magadan .330
5 Rickey Henderson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 35
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Mark McGwire 29
4 Ryne Sandberg 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 93
2 Cecil Fielder 91
3 Barry Bonds 88
4 Matt Williams 86
5 Jose Canseco 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 59
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Yelding 47
4 Barry Bonds 38
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.16
2 Chuck Finley 2.36
3 John Tudor 2.45
4 Dave Stewart 2.46
5 Ed Whitson 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 19
2 Roger Clemens 16
2 Dave Stewart 16
4 Chuck Finley 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 174
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Erik Hanson 152
4 Bobby Witt 151
5 Nolan Ryan 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
1 Bobby Thigpen 37
3 Doug Jones 31
4 Mike Schooler 29
5 Gregg Olson 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Doran .476
2 Mark Grace .444
3 Wade Boggs .433
4 Mariano Duncan .429
5 Brian Downing .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 6
1 Kevin Maas 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Kirk Gibson 5
3 Chris Sabo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 22
2 Barry Bonds 16
3 Cal Ripken 15
4 George Brett 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 15
2 Eric Yelding 8
3 Brett Butler 5
3 Ron Gant 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stewart 0.00
2 Bill Swift 0.47
3 Mike Boddicker 0.56
4 Neal Heaton 0.75
4 Duane Ward 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Mike Harkey 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 24
1 Erik Hanson 24
1 Ramon Martinez 24
4 Randy Johnson 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Craig Lefferts 5
2 Lee Smith 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .409
2 George Brett .395
3 Mariano Duncan .395
4 Willie McGee .387
5 Mark Grace .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Kevin Maas 11
3 David Justice 9
4 Jack Clark 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 34
2 George Brett 30
3 Eddie Murray 26
4 Cal Ripken 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 16
1 Eric Yelding 16
3 Barry Bonds 14
4 Vince Coleman 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.95
2 Bill Swift 1.13
3 John Tudor 1.34
4 Dave Stewart 1.42
5 Norm Charlton 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 6
1 Ramon Martinez 6
1 Bob Welch 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 48
1 Bobby Witt 48
3 Randy Johnson 45
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Ramon Martinez 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Lee Smith 10
1 Bobby Thigpen 10
4 John Franco 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .336
2 Brian Harper .329
3 Willie McGee .326
4 Jody Reed .321
5 George Brett .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Kevin Mitchell 36
4 Cecil Fielder 35
4 Ryne Sandberg 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Joe Carter 120
3 Matt Williams 118
4 George Bell 111
5 Pedro Guerrero 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 73
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Barry Bonds 51
4 Juan Samuel 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.29
2 Roger Clemens 2.34
3 Chuck Finley 2.44
4 Ed Whitson 2.60
5 Dave Stewart 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Dave Stewart 21
2 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Roger Clemens 236
3 Ramon Martinez 225
4 David Cone 214
5 Bobby Witt 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 47
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 Doug Jones 36
4 Gregg Olson 36