On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 59 44 .573 --
Tigers 52 49 .515 6.0
Yankees 47 51 .480 9.5
Red Sox 48 53 .475 10.0
Brewers 43 58 .426 15.0
Orioles 40 60 .400 17.5
Indians 33 67 .330 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 42 .592 --
White Sox 58 43 .574 2.0
Athletics 57 46 .553 4.0
Rangers 52 46 .531 6.5
Mariners 54 48 .529 6.5
Angels 52 49 .515 8.0
Royals 50 50 .500 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 40 .600 --
Mets 55 45 .550 5.0
Cardinals 54 47 .535 6.5
Cubs 48 52 .480 12.0
Phillies 43 58 .426 17.5
Expos 43 58 .426 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 42 .580 --
Braves 53 46 .535 4.5
Reds 49 50 .495 8.5
Giants 49 51 .490 9.0
Padres 48 53 .475 10.5
Astros 41 59 .410 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Travis Fryman 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Nokes 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Wes Chamberlain 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Chamberlain 3
1 Kelly Gruber 3
1 Brent Mayne 3
1 Kevin Mitchell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 2
1 Gerald Perry 2
3 Kelly Gruber 1
3 Steve Lyons 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Terry Mulholland 1.75
2 Greg Cadaret 0.67
2 Mark Leiter 0.67
4 Charles Nagy 0.50
4 Omar Olivares 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Joe Klink 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Mulholland 7
2 Greg Cadaret 6
2 Mark Leiter 6
4 Omar Olivares 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .341
2 Terry Pendleton .337
3 Otis Nixon .337
4 Wade Boggs .336
5 Tony Gwynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 30
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Chili Davis 24
4 Joe Carter 23
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 87
2 Jose Canseco 84
3 Will Clark 76
4 Barry Bonds 75
4 Frank Thomas 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 58
2 Marquis Grissom 47
3 Delino DeShields 41
4 Vince Coleman 34
4 Rickey Henderson 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.05
2 Tom Glavine 2.25
3 Ramon Martinez 2.25
4 Tom Candiotti 2.31
5 Scott Erickson 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 14
1 Chuck Finley 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
1 Mark Langston 14
1 Ramon Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 148
2 Nolan Ryan 145
3 David Cone 144
4 Roger Clemens 142
5 Dwight Gooden 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 28
1 Lee Smith 28
3 Rick Aguilera 27
4 Bryan Harvey 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .537
2 Wade Boggs .529
3 Shane Mack .480
4 Rafael Palmeiro .455
5 John Wehner .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
2 Matt Nokes 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 18
1 Robin Ventura 18
3 Cecil Fielder 17
4 Jose Canseco 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 Gerald Perry 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.53
2 Andy Benes 0.56
2 Jose DeLeon 0.56
2 Paul McClellan 0.56
5 Mike Flanagan 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Krueger 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
1 Trevor Wilson 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 22
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Terry Mulholland 20
4 Kevin Gross 19
4 Mark Langston 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Steve Olin 4
4 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .434
2 Wade Boggs .417
3 Rafael Palmeiro .414
4 Shane Mack .386
5 Danny Tartabull .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 12
1 Robin Ventura 12
3 Matt Williams 11
4 Jose Canseco 10
5 Matt Nokes 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 35
2 Robin Ventura 33
3 Barry Bonds 29
4 Cecil Fielder 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 20
2 Barry Bonds 12
3 Brett Butler 10
3 Marquis Grissom 10
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Aquino 1.09
2 Bill Krueger 1.19
3 Ramon Martinez 1.24
4 Randy Tomlin 1.80
5 Terry Mulholland 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 4
1 Steve Avery 4
1 Doug Drabek 4
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 David Cone 45
3 Terry Mulholland 40
4 Mark Langston 39
5 Dave Stewart 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
2 Tom Henke 8
3 Rick Aguilera 7
3 Gregg Olson 7
3 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .330
2 Wade Boggs .324
3 Tony Gwynn .324
4 Luis Polonia .321
5 Danny Tartabull .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Matt Williams 34
3 Jose Canseco 33
4 Ron Gant 32
4 Cal Ripken 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 133
2 Bobby Bonilla 116
3 Joe Carter 115
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Jose Canseco 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Vince Coleman 55
4 Delino DeShields 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.11
2 Jose Rijo 2.28
3 Dennis Martinez 2.33
4 Scott Erickson 2.39
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 21
1 Jack McDowell 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
3 Mark Langston 20
3 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 245
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Randy Johnson 219
4 Dwight Gooden 216
5 Roger Clemens 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Bryan Harvey 38
3 Lee Smith 38
5 Rick Aguilera 36