On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 66 .548 --
Blue Jays 78 68 .534 2.0
Tigers 70 77 .476 10.5
Brewers 68 77 .469 11.5
Indians 67 79 .459 13.0
Orioles 65 79 .451 14.0
Yankees 60 85 .414 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 52 .641 --
White Sox 83 62 .572 10.0
Rangers 77 68 .531 16.0
Angels 74 72 .507 19.5
Mariners 71 75 .486 22.5
Royals 67 78 .462 26.0
Twins 66 81 .449 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 62 .575 --
Mets 83 62 .572 0.5
Expos 77 68 .531 6.5
Cubs 69 76 .476 14.5
Phillies 66 79 .455 17.5
Cardinals 66 80 .452 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 63 .563 --
Dodgers 77 68 .531 4.5
Giants 75 70 .517 6.5
Padres 67 77 .465 14.0
Astros 66 79 .455 15.5
Braves 59 86 .407 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Jeff Huson 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Turner Ward 6
2 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Kelly Gruber 3
4 Carlos Baerga 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 2
2 Alex Cole 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Bernard Gilkey 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.12
2 Ramon Martinez 1.00
2 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Mike Scott 0.80
5 Erik Hanson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 9
2 Ramon Martinez 7
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 Erik Hanson 6
3 Frank Tanana 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Jeffcoat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .335
2 Willie McGee .329
3 Rickey Henderson .327
4 Dave Magadan .325
5 George Brett .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Mark McGwire 37
3 Jose Canseco 36
3 Ryne Sandberg 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 118
2 Matt Williams 111
3 Barry Bonds 107
3 Joe Carter 107
5 Bobby Bonilla 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Eric Yelding 57
4 Barry Bonds 47
5 Otis Nixon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Danny Darwin 2.04
3 John Tudor 2.40
4 Ed Whitson 2.42
5 Chuck Finley 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doug Drabek 19
4 Frank Viola 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 208
2 Ramon Martinez 207
3 Roger Clemens 204
4 David Cone 201
5 Bobby Witt 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Doug Jones 35
4 John Franco 33
5 Dave Righetti 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Doran .533
2 Ken Griffey .500
3 Shane Mack .490
4 Luis Polonia .487
5 Lenny Harris .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kal Daniels 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
3 David Justice 5
3 Ryne Sandberg 5
3 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kal Daniels 19
2 Kelly Gruber 17
3 Mark McGwire 16
4 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Eric Yelding 7
3 Brett Butler 6
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 Bip Roberts 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Chiamparino 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.41
3 Todd Burns 0.51
4 Joe Boever 0.75
5 Bruce Hurst 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kenny Rogers 4
2 Oil Can Boyd 3
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Erik Hanson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Bobby Witt 25
4 Chuck Finley 23
4 Erik Hanson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
2 Tim Burke 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Doran .386
2 George Brett .376
3 Shane Mack .354
4 Delino DeShields .351
5 Danny Tartabull .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 10
2 Ron Gant 8
2 Jeff King 8
2 Kevin McReynolds 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 28
2 Cecil Fielder 25
2 Mark McGwire 25
4 Kal Daniels 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Bip Roberts 13
3 Roberto Kelly 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zane Smith 1.21
2 Nolan Ryan 1.31
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.38
4 Bruce Hurst 1.42
4 Jimmy Key 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Bob Welch 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Sid Fernandez 54
3 David Cone 49
4 Dwight Gooden 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 12
2 Bryan Harvey 9
3 Dave Righetti 8
4 John Franco 7
4 Jeff Gray 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .326
2 George Brett .325
3 Lenny Dykstra .323
4 Rickey Henderson .318
5 Rafael Palmeiro .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Jose Canseco 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 119
2 Cecil Fielder 118
3 Mark McGwire 115
4 Bobby Bonilla 114
4 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Tim Raines 52
5 Barry Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.10
3 Ed Whitson 2.42
4 Chuck Finley 2.48
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dave Stewart 22
4 Doug Drabek 21
4 Frank Viola 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 236
2 Roger Clemens 232
2 Nolan Ryan 232
4 David Cone 226
5 Bobby Witt 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 54
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 37
4 John Franco 35
5 3 tied 34