On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 60 46 .566 --
Tigers 55 50 .524 4.5
Red Sox 50 55 .476 9.5
Yankees 48 54 .471 10.0
Brewers 45 60 .429 14.5
Orioles 42 62 .404 17.0
Indians 35 69 .337 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 64 43 .598 --
White Sox 59 45 .567 3.5
Athletics 59 48 .551 5.0
Mariners 57 49 .538 6.5
Rangers 54 48 .529 7.5
Royals 53 51 .510 9.5
Angels 52 53 .495 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 42 .592 --
Cardinals 56 48 .538 5.5
Mets 55 49 .529 6.5
Cubs 52 52 .500 9.5
Phillies 46 58 .442 15.5
Expos 43 61 .413 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 46 .558 --
Braves 55 48 .534 2.5
Reds 52 51 .505 5.5
Giants 50 54 .481 8.0
Padres 50 55 .476 8.5
Astros 45 59 .433 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Hall 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Alex Cole 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Braggs 2
1 Mark Whiten 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Hall 5
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Luis Salazar 3
4 Juan Bell 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 2.40
2 Eric King 2.33
3 Scott Sanderson 1.71
4 Ron Darling 1.50
5 Greg Harris 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Dwayne Henry 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 12
1 Scott Sanderson 12
3 Greg Harris 8
4 Eric King 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Ed Nunez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .345
2 Wade Boggs .338
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Julio Franco .332
5 Danny Tartabull .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
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 91
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 Rickey Henderson 37
5 Tim Raines 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.21
3 Scott Erickson 2.36
4 Pete Harnisch 2.37
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 29
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bryan Harvey 25
4 Jeff Reardon 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .500
2 Rafael Palmeiro .479
3 Darrin Jackson .472
4 Darryl Hamilton .457
5 Ryne Sandberg .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 8
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 Frank Thomas 18
3 Jose Canseco 16
3 Mel Hall 16
3 Dave Henderson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Barry Bonds 8
3 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 Brett Butler 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.41
2 Paul McClellan 0.56
3 Eric King 1.06
4 Jose DeLeon 1.13
5 Dwight Gooden 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
1 Duane Ward 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 David West 21
3 Pete Harnisch 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .443
2 Rafael Palmeiro .430
3 Danny Tartabull .421
4 Ken Griffey .412
5 Lou Whitaker .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 11
1 Robin Ventura 11
3 Matt Williams 10
4 Matt Nokes 9
4 Frank Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 30
2 Cecil Fielder 26
2 Ken Griffey 26
4 Barry Bonds 25
4 Jose Canseco 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Barry Bonds 12
3 Brett Butler 10
3 Milt Cuyler 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Krueger 1.23
2 Bob Tewksbury 1.33
3 Jose de Jesus 1.53
4 Randy Tomlin 1.53
5 Luis Aquino 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 5
2 Luis Aquino 4
2 Steve Avery 4
2 John Burkett 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 46
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 David Cone 42
4 Mark Langston 39
5 Greg Swindell 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 8
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Gregg Olson 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .330
2 Tony Gwynn .326
3 Frank Thomas .323
4 Danny Tartabull .322
5 Wade Boggs .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 34
2 Matt Williams 34
4 Ryne Sandberg 33
5 Jose Canseco 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Bobby Bonilla 114
3 Barry Bonds 113
4 Joe Carter 108
5 Frank Thomas 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.39
4 Jose Rijo 2.47
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 241
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Randy Johnson 225
4 Dwight Gooden 211
5 Roger Clemens 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
4 Lee Smith 37