On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 60 46 .566 --
Tigers 55 49 .529 4.0
Red Sox 50 54 .481 9.0
Yankees 47 54 .465 10.5
Brewers 44 60 .423 15.0
Orioles 42 61 .408 16.5
Indians 34 69 .330 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 63 43 .594 --
White Sox 59 45 .567 3.0
Athletics 58 48 .547 5.0
Mariners 57 48 .543 5.5
Rangers 54 47 .535 6.5
Royals 52 51 .505 9.5
Angels 52 52 .500 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 42 .592 --
Cardinals 56 48 .538 5.5
Mets 55 48 .534 6.0
Cubs 51 52 .495 10.0
Phillies 46 58 .442 15.5
Expos 43 61 .413 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 45 .563 --
Braves 54 48 .529 3.5
Reds 51 51 .500 6.5
Giants 50 53 .485 8.0
Padres 50 54 .481 8.5
Astros 44 59 .427 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
3 Francisco Cabrera 3
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Francisco Cabrera 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Larkin 5
2 Francisco Cabrera 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Jay Buhner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 3.00
2 Dave Otto 1.17
3 Charlie Hough 1.00
4 Tim Belcher 0.88
5 Jim Deshaies 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 9
2 Tim Belcher 7
2 Jose de Jesus 7
2 Charlie Hough 7
2 Dave Otto 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Carl Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .349
2 Tony Gwynn .337
3 Wade Boggs .336
4 Julio Franco .335
5 Danny Tartabull .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 31
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Chili Davis 25
4 Joe Carter 24
5 Howard Johnson 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 90
2 Jose Canseco 85
3 Will Clark 80
4 Frank Thomas 79
5 Barry Bonds 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 58
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 41
4 Tim Raines 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.21
3 Ramon Martinez 2.25
4 Scott Erickson 2.36
5 Mike Morgan 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
2 Chuck Finley 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Bill Gullickson 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 159
2 Roger Clemens 151
3 David Cone 147
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 28
1 Dennis Eckersley 28
1 Lee Smith 28
4 Bryan Harvey 25
4 Jeff Reardon 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .532
2 Ryne Sandberg .478
3 Jose Oquendo .476
4 Julio Franco .471
4 Shane Mack .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 7
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Jack Clark 6
2 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 19
2 Ken Griffey 18
2 Frank Thomas 18
4 Jose Canseco 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 12
2 Barry Bonds 8
3 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 Tim Raines 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.41
2 Ramon Martinez 0.50
3 Paul McClellan 0.56
4 Mike Flanagan 0.61
5 Jose DeLeon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Trevor Wilson 22
4 David West 21
5 Terry Mulholland 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Tom Henke 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .452
2 Rafael Palmeiro .440
3 Ken Griffey .430
4 Lou Whitaker .424
5 Danny Tartabull .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
2 Matt Williams 11
4 Jose Canseco 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 33
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Jack Clark 27
3 Ken Griffey 27
5 Cecil Fielder 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Barry Bonds 12
3 Marquis Grissom 11
4 Tim Raines 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Aquino 1.04
2 Bill Krueger 1.19
3 Ramon Martinez 1.23
4 Bob Tewksbury 1.33
5 Jose de Jesus 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 4
1 Steve Avery 4
1 John Burkett 4
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 46
2 Mark Langston 44
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 David Cone 42
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
1 Gregg Olson 9
3 Bobby Thigpen 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 Jeff Montgomery 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .333
2 Tony Gwynn .328
3 Frank Thomas .324
4 Danny Tartabull .323
5 Wade Boggs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Matt Williams 35
3 Ron Gant 34
4 Ryne Sandberg 33
5 Jose Canseco 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 133
2 Bobby Bonilla 114
3 Barry Bonds 113
4 Joe Carter 112
5 3 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 54
3 Delino DeShields 54
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.15
2 Jose Rijo 2.28
3 Dennis Martinez 2.29
4 Scott Erickson 2.39
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Jack McDowell 21
3 Ramon Martinez 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 241
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Randy Johnson 230
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 42
3 Rick Aguilera 37
3 Bryan Harvey 37
3 Lee Smith 37