On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 60 .559 --
Blue Jays 71 66 .518 5.5
Tigers 66 71 .482 10.5
Brewers 64 72 .471 12.0
Orioles 60 75 .444 15.5
Indians 60 76 .441 16.0
Yankees 57 78 .422 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 50 .632 --
White Sox 79 56 .585 6.5
Rangers 69 67 .507 17.0
Angels 68 68 .500 18.0
Mariners 68 69 .496 18.5
Royals 66 70 .485 20.0
Twins 63 75 .457 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 56 .588 --
Mets 77 58 .570 2.5
Expos 71 64 .526 8.5
Cubs 63 72 .467 16.5
Phillies 63 72 .467 16.5
Cardinals 61 75 .449 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 57 .578 --
Dodgers 71 65 .522 7.5
Giants 69 67 .507 9.5
Padres 62 73 .459 16.0
Astros 62 74 .456 16.5
Braves 56 80 .412 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff King 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Mark Davidson 3
2 Rob Ducey 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff King 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Reynolds 5
2 Mark McGwire 4
3 Jeff King 3
3 Paul Molitor 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Tommy Gregg 1
1 Alfredo Griffin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zane Smith 3.50
2 Jim Abbott 1.29
3 Terry Mulholland 1.25
4 David Wells 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Keith Comstock 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Abbott 9
2 Zane Smith 7
3 Greg Hibbard 6
3 David Wells 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .341
2 Dave Magadan .333
3 Rickey Henderson .329
4 Willie McGee .326
5 Rafael Palmeiro .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 44
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 34
4 Fred McGriff 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 114
2 Matt Williams 103
3 Joe Carter 102
4 Barry Bonds 100
5 Bobby Bonilla 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Eric Yelding 52
4 Barry Bonds 44
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Ed Whitson 2.31
3 Chuck Finley 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.54
5 Frank Viola 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 18
3 Dave Stewart 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 Ramon Martinez 192
3 Nolan Ryan 189
4 David Cone 181
4 Bobby Witt 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 41
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Gant .411
2 Bip Roberts .408
3 Mike Kingery .405
4 Fred McGriff .404
5 B. J. Surhoff .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
2 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Ron Gant 5
2 Kevin Mitchell 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 19
2 Ellis Burks 16
3 Cecil Fielder 15
4 Bobby Bonilla 14
4 Kent Hrbek 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Bip Roberts 8
3 Lance Johnson 6
4 Shawon Dunston 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Stottlemyre 0.59
2 Tim Drummond 0.63
3 Steve Olin 0.71
4 Zane Smith 0.77
5 Dwight Gooden 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Chris Nabholz 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 26
2 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Melido Perez 22
4 Frank Viola 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Jeff Gray 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
2 Kent Mercker 4
2 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .406
2 George Brett .387
3 Alan Trammell .367
4 Mark Grace .362
5 Tim Wallach .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 15
2 Cecil Fielder 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 8
3 Kal Daniels 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 34
2 Bobby Bonilla 27
3 Mike Greenwell 26
4 Cecil Fielder 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Alex Cole 13
2 Bip Roberts 13
4 Kirk Gibson 11
4 Roberto Kelly 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.64
2 Tom Gordon 1.21
3 Mike Boddicker 1.36
4 Roger Clemens 1.37
5 Norm Charlton 1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 47
2 Roger Clemens 46
3 David Cone 42
4 Nolan Ryan 41
5 Bobby Witt 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 13
2 Dave Righetti 9
3 Craig Lefferts 8
4 John Franco 7
4 Bryan Harvey 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .332
2 Dave Magadan .326
3 George Brett .323
4 Lenny Dykstra .322
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 44
2 Mark McGwire 41
3 Jose Canseco 40
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Bobby Bonilla 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Joe Carter 116
3 Cecil Fielder 114
4 Bobby Bonilla 111
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Eric Yelding 54
4 Tim Raines 53
5 Barry Bonds 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.05
2 Ed Whitson 2.25
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.39
4 Chuck Finley 2.47
5 Doug Drabek 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Doug Drabek 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 236
3 Ramon Martinez 229
4 David Cone 210
5 Bobby Witt 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34