On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1990

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1990 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1990

Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 74 .543 --
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 2.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 9.0
Indians 77 85 .475 11.0
Orioles 76 85 .472 11.5
Brewers 74 88 .457 14.0
Yankees 67 95 .414 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 103 59 .636 --
White Sox 94 68 .580 9.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 20.0
Angels 80 82 .494 23.0
Mariners 77 85 .475 26.0
Royals 75 86 .466 27.5
Twins 74 88 .457 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 67 .586 --
Mets 91 71 .562 4.0
Expos 85 77 .525 10.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 18.0
Phillies 77 85 .475 18.0
Cardinals 70 92 .432 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 71 .562 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 5.0
Giants 85 77 .525 6.0
Astros 75 87 .463 16.0
Padres 75 87 .463 16.0
Braves 65 97 .401 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrin Jackson 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Bernard Gilkey 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 Jerald Clark 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Gary Ward 4
3 Pat Tabler 3
3 Dave Winfield 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 3
1 Tim Raines 3
3 Alex Cole 2
3 Eric Davis 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Anderson 2.33
2 Greg Maddux 1.29
3 Jason Grimsley 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
3 Sergio Valdez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Larry Casian 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 9
1 Ben McDonald 9
3 Teddy Higuera 8
4 Scott Anderson 7
4 Ken Hill 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Julio Machado 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .330
2 George Brett .329
3 Dave Magadan .328
4 Lenny Dykstra .325
5 Rickey Henderson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 51
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Mark McGwire 39
4 Jose Canseco 37
4 Darryl Strawberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 132
2 Matt Williams 122
3 Bobby Bonilla 120
4 Kelly Gruber 118
5 Joe Carter 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 65
3 Eric Yelding 64
4 Barry Bonds 52
5 Brett Butler 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.93
2 Danny Darwin 2.21
3 Chuck Finley 2.40
4 Zane Smith 2.55
5 Dave Stewart 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Doug Drabek 22
2 Dave Stewart 22
4 Roger Clemens 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 233
2 Nolan Ryan 232
3 Dwight Gooden 223
3 Ramon Martinez 223
5 Bobby Witt 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 57
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 43
4 Gregg Olson 37
5 Dave Righetti 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .438
2 Brett Butler .436
3 Lance Johnson .431
4 Eric Davis .429
5 Tony Fernandez .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Jerald Clark 4
2 Alvin Davis 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Magadan 15
2 Alvin Davis 13
3 Tom Brunansky 12
3 Cecil Fielder 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 10
2 Brett Butler 8
3 Tony Fernandez 7
3 Ron Gant 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zane Smith 0.00
1 Scott Erickson 0.00
3 Steve Farr 0.63
4 Kenny Rogers 0.66
5 Mike Scott 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Erik Hanson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 27
2 Chuck Cary 25
3 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Nolan Ryan 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 6
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Gregg Olson 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Mack .418
2 Luis Polonia .404
3 Eddie Murray .404
4 Ken Griffey .394
5 George Brett .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
1 Ryne Sandberg 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 David Justice 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Gruber 30
2 Bobby Bonilla 27
2 Kal Daniels 27
4 Andre Dawson 26
5 Dave Winfield 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 17
2 Brett Butler 13
2 Eric Yelding 13
4 Tony Fernandez 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zane Smith 0.59
2 Bruce Hurst 1.09
3 Jose Rijo 1.13
4 Scott Erickson 1.15
5 Dave Stewart 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Hanson 6
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Kenny Rogers 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Dwight Gooden 49
4 Jose Rijo 48
5 Erik Hanson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 11
2 Doug Jones 9
3 Gregg Olson 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 2 others tied 7