On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 61 .561 --
Blue Jays 74 66 .529 4.5
Tigers 67 74 .475 12.0
Brewers 66 73 .475 12.0
Orioles 63 75 .457 14.5
Indians 62 78 .443 16.5
Yankees 57 82 .410 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 50 .640 --
White Sox 79 59 .572 9.5
Rangers 73 67 .521 16.5
Angels 69 71 .493 20.5
Mariners 69 71 .493 20.5
Royals 66 74 .471 23.5
Twins 65 76 .461 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 58 .586 --
Mets 78 61 .561 3.5
Expos 73 66 .525 8.5
Cubs 65 74 .468 16.5
Phillies 65 74 .468 16.5
Cardinals 64 76 .457 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 60 .568 --
Dodgers 74 66 .529 5.5
Giants 72 68 .514 7.5
Padres 64 75 .460 15.0
Astros 63 77 .450 16.5
Braves 58 82 .414 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Lankford 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Willie McGee 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Delino DeShields 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 999.00
2 Mark Portugal 0.80
3 Matt Young 0.78
4 Andy Benes 0.73
4 2 others tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Brad Arnsberg 1
1 Pat Combs 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 8
1 Sid Fernandez 8
1 Ramon Martinez 8
4 Joe Hesketh 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .340
2 Dave Magadan .331
3 Willie McGee .328
4 Rickey Henderson .324
5 George Brett .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 36
2 Mark McGwire 36
4 Fred McGriff 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 116
2 Matt Williams 107
3 Joe Carter 105
4 Barry Bonds 102
4 Bobby Bonilla 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Eric Yelding 55
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Danny Darwin 2.08
3 Ed Whitson 2.37
4 John Tudor 2.43
5 Chuck Finley 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Doug Drabek 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 Dave Stieb 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 Ramon Martinez 200
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 David Cone 193
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 42
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 31
5 3 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .431
2 Shane Mack .417
3 Lonnie Smith .415
4 B. J. Surhoff .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 5
1 Ellis Burks 5
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 Ron Gant 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 17
2 Kent Hrbek 16
3 Ellis Burks 15
3 Jeff King 15
5 Candy Maldonado 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 7
2 Eric Yelding 6
3 Alex Cole 5
3 Vince Coleman 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 0.00
1 Zane Smith 0.00
3 Jim Deshaies 0.69
4 Todd Burns 0.71
5 Todd Stottlemyre 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Melido Perez 24
3 Bobby Witt 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 Tim Burke 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Jeff Gray 3
2 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .398
2 George Brett .387
3 Kirby Puckett .366
4 Shane Mack .365
5 Alan Trammell .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 10
1 David Justice 10
3 Jeff King 9
4 Bobby Bonilla 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 28
1 David Justice 28
1 Mark McGwire 28
4 Cecil Fielder 26
5 Jeff King 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Bip Roberts 14
3 Alex Cole 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
5 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 1.13
2 Roger Clemens 1.14
3 Doug Drabek 1.39
4 Norm Charlton 1.43
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 55
2 David Cone 49
2 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Dwight Gooden 44
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 Bryan Harvey 7
2 Craig Lefferts 7
4 John Franco 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .333
2 George Brett .327
3 Lenny Dykstra .324
4 Willie McGee .322
5 Rafael Palmeiro .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Jose Canseco 41
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Bobby Bonilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Joe Carter 117
3 Cecil Fielder 116
4 Bobby Bonilla 113
5 Mark McGwire 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Eric Yelding 57
4 Tim Raines 51
5 Barry Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.07
2 Ed Whitson 2.31
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.39
4 Doug Drabek 2.42
5 Chuck Finley 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Doug Drabek 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 240
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Ramon Martinez 233
4 David Cone 222
5 Bobby Witt 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Mike Schooler 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 3 tied 33