SportingNews
Monday, July 9, 1990
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1990
MID-SEASON REVIEW
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DIVISIONAL STANDINGS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
1ST: TORONTO BLUE JAYS 52-37 (.584)
2nd: Baltimore Orioles 48-40 (.545) (3.5 G.B.)
3rd: Boston Red Sox 42-47 (.472) (10.0 G.B.)
4th: Detroit Tigers 42-48 (.467) (10.5 G.B.)
5th: Cleveland Indians 39-49 (.443) (12.5 G.B.)
6th: Milwaukee Brewers 39-50 (.438) (13.0 G.B.)
7th: New York Yankees 30-55 (.353) (20.0 G.B.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
1ST: OAKLAND ATHLETICS 59-29 (.670)
2nd: California Angels 51-37 (.580) (8.0 G.B.)
3rd: Texas Rangers 50-39 (.562) (9.5 G.B.)
4th: Kansas City Royals 48-40 (.545) (11.0 G.B.)
5th: Minnesota Twins 47-42 (.528) (12.5 G.B.)
6th: Seattle Mariners 37-51 (.420) (22.0 G.B.)
7th: Chicago White Sox 33-53 (.384) (25.0 G.B.)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
1ST: MONTREAL EXPOS 54-34 (.614)
2nd: Pittsburgh Pirates 52-36 (.591) (2.0 G.B.)
3rd: Philadelphia Phillies 41-45 (.477) (12.0 G.B.)
4th: Chicago Cubs 42-47 (.472) (12.5 G.B.)
5th: St. Louis Cardinals 41-46 (.471) (12.5 G.B.)
6th: New York Mets 39-47 (.453) (14.0 G.B.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
1ST: HOUSTON ASTROS 51-37 (.580)
2nd: San Diego Padres 47-41 (.534) (4.0 G.B.)
3rd: San Francisco Giants 43-44 (.494) (7.5 G.B.)
4th: Cincinnati Reds 42-45 (.483) (8.5 G.B.)
5th: Los Angeles Dodgers 37-50 (.425) (13.5 G.B.)
6th: Atlanta Braves 35-52 (.402) (15.5 G.B.)
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
TEAM RANKINGS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING AVG
League AVG .265
1ST: CLEVELAND INDIANS .281
2nd: Kansas City Royals .278
3rd: Minnesota Twins .274
4th: Texas Rangers .273
5th: Boston Red Sox .271
6th: California Angels .269
7th: Toronto Blue Jays .267
8th: New York Yankees .263
9th: Oakland Athletics .262
10th: Chicago White Sox .262
11th: Milwaukee Brewers .260
12th: Seattle Mariners .255
13th: Baltimore Orioles .252
14th: Detroit Tigers .244
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHING ERA
League ERA 4.27
1ST: BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3.43
2nd: Texas Rangers 3.66
3rd: Minnesota Twins 3.68
4th: California Angels 3.76
5th: Oakland Athletics 3.80
6th: Toronto Blue Jays 3.99
7th: Kansas City Royals 4.21
8th: Boston Red Sox 4.44
9th: Seattle Mariners 4.56
10th: Milwaukee Brewers 4.60
11th: Chicago White Sox 4.68
12th: New York Yankees 4.81
13th: Cleveland Indians 4.92
14th: Detroit Tigers 5.30
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING AVG
League AVG .265
1ST: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS .278
2nd: San Diego Padres .277
3rd: Cincinnati Reds .270
4th: Los Angeles Dodgers .267
5th: Houston Astros .265
6th: New York Mets .263
7th: Chicago Cubs .263
8th: Montreal Expos .261
9th: Pittsburgh Pirates .260
10th: Philadelphia Phillies .260
11th: St. Louis Cardinals .255
12th: Atlanta Braves .255
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHING ERA
League ERA 4.21
1ST: MONTREAL EXPOS 3.71
2nd: Houston Astros 3.81
3rd: Pittsburgh Pirates 3.85
4th: St. Louis Cardinals 3.96
5th: Cincinnati Reds 3.98
6th: San Francisco Giants 4.14
7th: Chicago Cubs 4.18
8th: San Diego Padres 4.20
9th: Philadelphia Phillies 4.28
10th: Los Angeles Dodgers 4.81
11th: Atlanta Braves 4.81
12th: New York Mets 4.90
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING
AVG
1ST: LUIS POLONIA, NEW YORK YANKEES .366
2nd: Dan Pasqua, Chicago White Sox .357
3rd: Billy Ripken, Baltimore Orioles .347
4th: Shane Mack, Minnesota Twins .328
5th: Randy Milligan, Baltimore Orioles .325
HR
1ST: ROB DEER, MILWAUKEE BREWERS 25
2nd: Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics 24
3rd: Dave Winfield, New York Yankees 23
3rd: Bo Jackson, Kansas City Royals 23
3rd: Fred McGriff, Toronto Blue Jays 23
3rd: Danny Tartabull, Kansas City Royals 23
RBI
1ST: JOSE CANSECO, OAKLAND ATHLETICS 81
2nd: Kelly Gruber, Toronto Blue Jays 74
3rd: Danny Tartabull, Kansas City Royals 73
4th: Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics 66
5th: Pete Incaviglia, Texas Rangers 65
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHING
ERA
1ST: DENNIS ECKERSLEY, OAKLAND ATHLETICS 2.52
2nd: John Mitchell, Baltimore Orioles 2.73
3rd: Curt Schilling, Baltimore Orioles 3.01
4th: Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals 3.01
5th: Bill Krueger, Milwaukee Brewers 3.06
K
1ST: NOLAN RYAN, TEXAS RANGERS 121
2nd: Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics 117
3rd: Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox 116
4th: Bobby Witt, Texas Rangers 104
5th: Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics 99
W
1ST: DENNIS ECKERSLEY, OAKLAND ATHLETICS 13
2nd: Scott Garrelts, Texas Rangers 12
3rd: Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers 11
3rd: Tom Gordon, Kansas City Royals 11
3rd: Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics 11
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING
AVG
1ST: KEVIN MITCHELL, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS .360
2nd: Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds .347
3rd: Hal Morris, Cincinnati Reds .347
4th: Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres .342
5th: Bobby Bonilla, Pittsburgh Pirates .332
HR
1ST: DAVID JUSTICE, ATLANTA BRAVES 30
2nd: Glenn Davis, Houston Astros 29
2nd: Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants 29
2nd: Eric Davis, Cincinnati Reds 29
5th: Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets 24
RBI
1ST: MATT WILLIAMS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 68
1ST: GLENN DAVIS, HOUSTON ASTROS 68
1ST: HAL MORRIS, CINCINNATI REDS 68
4th: Eddie Murray, Los Angeles Dodgers 66
5th: Bobby Bonilla, Pittsburgh Pirates 65
5th: Joe Carter, San Diego Padres 65
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHING
ERA
1ST: JOSE DELEON, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2.30
2nd: Jack Armstrong, Cincinnati Reds 2.67
3rd: Ken Howell, Philadelphia Phillies 2.77
4th: Mark Grant, San Diego Padres 2.98
5th: Zane Smith, Montreal Expos 3.11
K
1ST: DAVID CONE, NEW YORK METS 94
1ST: SID FERNANDEZ, NEW YORK METS 94
3rd: Dwight Gooden, New York Mets 88
4th: Jose DeLeon, St. Louis Cardinals 85
4th: Greg Harris, San Diego Padres 85
W
1ST: JOHN SMILEY, PITTSBURGH PIRATES 12
2nd: Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers 10
3rd: Bill Sampen, Montreal Expos 9
3rd: Zane Smith, Montreal Expos 9
3rd: Neal Heaton, Pittsburgh Pirates 9
3rd: Ed Whitson, San Diego Padres 9
3rd: Mark Grant, San Diego Padres 9
3rd: Greg Harris, San Diego Padres 9
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MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING
April: Mitch Webster, Cleveland Indians .347 AVG, 7 HR, 21 RBI
May: Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics .424 AVG, 11 HR, 37 RBI
June: Gary Gaetti, Minnesota Twins .395 AVG, 7 HR, 29 RBI
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHING
April: Bobby Witt, Texas Rangers 0.85 ERA, 2-0, 26 K
May: Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics 2.36 ERA, 5-1, 36 K
June: Mark Guthrie, Minnesota Twins 2.17 ERA, 6-0, 41 K
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING
April: Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres .464 AVG, 3 HR, 22 RBI
May: Matt Williams, San Francisco Giants .380 AVG, 11 HR, 27 RBI
June: Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants .412 AVG, 10 HR, 21 RBI
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHING
April: Kevin Gross, Montreal Expos 0.94 ERA, 4-0, 20 K
May: Jose DeLeon, St. Louis Cardinals 1.56 ERA, 5-0, 26 K
June: Zane Smith, Montreal Expos 2.06 ERA, 5-1, 20 K
(to be continued)