On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 57 .568 --
Blue Jays 69 64 .519 6.5
Tigers 64 69 .481 11.5
Brewers 62 69 .473 12.5
Orioles 60 71 .458 14.5
Indians 59 73 .447 16.0
Yankees 56 76 .424 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 50 .621 --
White Sox 76 55 .580 5.5
Rangers 67 65 .508 15.0
Angels 66 67 .496 16.5
Royals 65 67 .492 17.0
Mariners 65 68 .489 17.5
Twins 59 74 .444 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 55 .577 --
Pirates 75 56 .573 0.5
Expos 69 62 .527 6.5
Cubs 62 69 .473 13.5
Phillies 62 69 .473 13.5
Cardinals 60 72 .455 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 55 .580 --
Dodgers 70 62 .530 6.5
Giants 67 65 .508 9.5
Padres 60 71 .458 16.0
Astros 60 72 .455 16.5
Braves 52 80 .394 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 5
2 Mike Greenwell 4
2 R. J. Reynolds 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 5
2 Ellis Burks 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Eric Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 1.60
2 Russ Swan 0.83
3 Mike Boddicker 0.80
4 Rick Mahler 0.75
5 Melido Perez 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darrel Akerfelds 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 10
2 Oil Can Boyd 8
2 Melido Perez 8
4 Ken Hill 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .342
2 Willie McGee .331
3 Dave Magadan .330
4 Rickey Henderson .328
5 Rafael Palmeiro .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Kevin Mitchell 31
4 Ryne Sandberg 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Joe Carter 99
2 Matt Williams 99
4 Barry Bonds 97
5 Bobby Bonilla 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 53
3 Eric Yelding 51
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.95
2 Ed Whitson 2.35
3 John Tudor 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.53
5 Frank Viola 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 17
3 Dave Stewart 17
3 Frank Viola 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Ramon Martinez 190
3 Nolan Ryan 181
3 Bobby Witt 181
5 David Cone 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 40
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .392
2 Bip Roberts .391
3 Brett Butler .389
3 Dave Parker .389
5 Alvin Davis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Kevin Mitchell 5
4 Jesse Barfield 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 15
2 Ellis Burks 14
2 Luis Rivera 14
4 Cecil Fielder 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Bip Roberts 8
3 Roberto Kelly 7
4 Shawon Dunston 6
4 Kirk Gibson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.43
2 Ed Whitson 0.51
3 Steve Farr 0.73
4 Jimmy Key 0.90
5 Roger Clemens 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 27
1 Sid Fernandez 27
3 Dwight Gooden 24
4 Roger Clemens 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Jeff Gray 6
3 Bryan Harvey 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .398
2 Fred McGriff .393
3 George Brett .369
4 Bobby Bonilla .363
5 Tim Wallach .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 9
2 Cecil Fielder 9
4 Rob Deer 8
4 Kevin Maas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 29
2 Joe Carter 27
3 Mark Grace 26
4 George Brett 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Alex Cole 15
3 Shawon Dunston 11
3 Kirk Gibson 11
3 Bip Roberts 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.86
2 Roger Clemens 1.09
3 Mike Boddicker 1.16
4 Norm Charlton 1.22
5 Mark Portugal 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Jack McDowell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 48
2 David Cone 47
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Sid Fernandez 44
5 Randy Johnson 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 14
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Dave Righetti 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .347
2 Willie McGee .327
3 Dave Magadan .324
4 Ellis Burks .319
5 Lenny Dykstra .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 42
1 Cecil Fielder 42
1 Mark McGwire 42
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Bobby Bonilla 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 121
2 Joe Carter 116
3 Jose Canseco 111
3 Cecil Fielder 111
5 Bobby Bonilla 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Barry Bonds 53
3 Eric Yelding 53
5 Tim Raines 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Ed Whitson 2.37
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.45
4 Chuck Finley 2.55
5 Doug Drabek 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Doug Drabek 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 227
4 David Cone 219
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 52
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 3 tied 34