On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 30 26 .536 --
Red Sox 28 25 .528 0.5
Tigers 27 27 .500 2.0
Yankees 24 27 .471 3.5
Brewers 23 30 .434 5.5
Indians 21 31 .404 7.0
Orioles 20 33 .377 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 22 .600 --
Angels 31 23 .574 1.5
Twins 30 25 .545 3.0
Mariners 29 25 .537 3.5
Rangers 26 23 .531 4.0
White Sox 26 26 .500 5.5
Royals 24 29 .453 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 18 .654 --
Mets 29 23 .558 5.0
Cardinals 28 25 .528 6.5
Cubs 28 26 .519 7.0
Phillies 25 29 .463 10.0
Expos 23 31 .426 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 23 .574 --
Braves 28 23 .549 1.5
Padres 29 27 .518 3.0
Reds 26 27 .491 4.5
Giants 21 34 .382 10.5
Astros 19 35 .352 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
1 Steve Sax 4
4 Craig Biggio 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 Joe Carter 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Otis Nixon 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Greg Briley 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.25
2 Jim Abbott 1.00
3 Walt Terrell 0.83
4 Joe Slusarski 0.67
5 Scott Erickson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jose de Jesus 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Abbott 7
1 Scott Erickson 7
3 Joe Slusarski 6
4 Roger Clemens 5
4 Walt Terrell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Cal Ripken .359
3 Edgar Martinez .350
4 Ruben Sierra .343
5 Paul Molitor .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 15
2 Fred McGriff 13
3 Chili Davis 12
3 Rob Deer 12
3 4 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 45
2 Will Clark 43
2 Cecil Fielder 43
2 David Justice 43
5 Dave Winfield 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 33
2 Marquis Grissom 27
3 Delino DeShields 26
3 Otis Nixon 26
5 Luis Polonia 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.53
2 Tom Glavine 2.03
3 Tommy Greene 2.09
4 Roger Clemens 2.23
5 Tom Candiotti 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 9
1 Chuck Finley 9
1 Tom Glavine 9
1 Jimmy Key 9
1 Ramon Martinez 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 88
2 Nolan Ryan 76
3 David Cone 74
3 Chuck Finley 74
5 Dwight Gooden 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 17
2 Rick Aguilera 15
2 Jeff Reardon 15
4 Rob Dibble 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .434
2 Otis Nixon .432
3 Mickey Morandini .419
4 Tim Raines .415
5 Cal Ripken .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Dante Bichette 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Mel Hall 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Blauser 17
1 Paul O'Neill 17
1 Dave Winfield 17
4 Jesse Barfield 16
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 13
2 Otis Nixon 10
3 Roberto Alomar 8
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 Tim Raines 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.39
2 Doug Drabek 0.41
3 David Cone 0.53
4 Chuck McElroy 0.57
5 Gerald Alexander 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Joe Klink 3
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Erickson 22
1 Alex Fernandez 22
1 Tommy Greene 22
1 Greg Swindell 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Gregg Olson 5
4 John Franco 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Jose .395
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Ruben Sierra .391
4 Cal Ripken .383
5 Ozzie Smith .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Jesse Barfield 8
2 Dante Bichette 8
2 Chili Davis 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 29
2 Juan Gonzalez 28
3 David Justice 25
4 Dave Henderson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 18
2 Vince Coleman 14
2 Delino DeShields 14
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Otis Nixon 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.74
2 Gerald Alexander 1.33
3 Scott Erickson 1.39
4 David Wells 1.51
5 Tom Glavine 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 David Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 41
2 Greg Maddux 38
3 Roger Clemens 37
3 Tommy Greene 37
3 Greg Swindell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Rob Dibble 7
3 Bryan Harvey 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .346
2 Hal Morris .335
3 Luis Polonia .332
4 Lonnie Smith .330
5 Willie McGee .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 Fred McGriff 38
3 Ryne Sandberg 36
3 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 120
2 Matt Williams 113
3 Bobby Bonilla 111
4 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 Ruben Sierra 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Otis Nixon 57
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Delino DeShields 52
5 Eric Yelding 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.74
2 Scott Erickson 2.26
3 Zane Smith 2.44
4 David Cone 2.54
5 Chuck Finley 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 24
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 250
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Dwight Gooden 218
4 Roger Clemens 217
5 Bobby Witt 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 51
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 John Franco 36
4 Lee Smith 35
5 2 tied 33