On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 61 46 .570 --
Tigers 55 51 .519 5.5
Red Sox 50 56 .472 10.5
Yankees 48 55 .466 11.0
Brewers 45 61 .425 15.5
Orioles 43 62 .410 17.0
Indians 35 70 .333 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 43 .602 --
White Sox 60 45 .571 3.5
Athletics 60 48 .556 5.0
Rangers 55 48 .534 7.5
Mariners 57 50 .533 7.5
Royals 54 51 .514 9.5
Angels 52 54 .491 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 42 .596 --
Cardinals 57 48 .543 5.5
Mets 55 50 .524 7.5
Cubs 52 53 .495 10.5
Phillies 47 58 .448 15.5
Expos 43 62 .410 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 46 .562 --
Braves 56 48 .538 2.5
Reds 52 52 .500 6.5
Giants 50 55 .476 9.0
Padres 50 56 .472 9.5
Astros 46 59 .438 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 Casey Candaele 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Mike Benjamin 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Devereaux 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Mike Huff 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Shawon Dunston 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.20
2 Willie Banks 1.00
3 Jimmy Key 0.86
4 Mike Moore 0.80
5 Darryl Kile 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Banks 8
2 Darryl Kile 7
3 Gerald Alexander 6
3 Sid Fernandez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Al Osuna 1
1 Jeff Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .351
2 Wade Boggs .340
3 Terry Pendleton .337
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Julio Franco .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
2 Jose Canseco 30
3 Chili Davis 26
4 Joe Carter 24
5 4 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 91
2 Jose Canseco 86
3 Will Clark 80
3 Frank Thomas 80
5 3 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 59
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 Randy Tomlin 2.37
5 Pete Harnisch 2.37

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 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Rick Aguilera 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bryan Harvey 25
4 Jeff Reardon 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .537
2 Rafael Palmeiro .509
3 Darrin Jackson .472
4 Darryl Hamilton .469
5 Julio Franco .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
3 Jack Clark 6
3 Chili Davis 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 19
1 Frank Thomas 19
3 Jose Canseco 17
3 Dave Henderson 17
3 Terry Pendleton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Brett Butler 7
2 Lenny Dykstra 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Flanagan 0.00
2 Andy Benes 0.41
3 Eric King 1.06
4 Dwight Gooden 1.20
5 Bill Krueger 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
1 Duane Ward 3
1 Mitch Williams 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Tom Henke 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .441
2 Wade Boggs .437
3 Shane Mack .402
4 Lou Whitaker .400
5 Ken Griffey .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 11
1 Matt Williams 11
3 Robin Ventura 10
4 Jose Canseco 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 28
2 Cecil Fielder 26
2 Ken Griffey 26
4 Barry Bonds 25
4 Terry Pendleton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brett Butler 11
3 Milt Cuyler 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Krueger 1.23
2 Andy Benes 1.29
3 Randy Tomlin 1.41
4 Jose de Jesus 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 Nolan Ryan 43
2 David Cone 42
3 Randy Johnson 40
4 Mark Langston 39
5 Dave Stewart 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Gregg Olson 8
3 Rick Aguilera 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Tony Gwynn .323
3 Frank Thomas .323
4 Danny Tartabull .322
5 Terry Pendleton .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 35
2 Matt Williams 35
4 Jose Canseco 33
4 Ryne Sandberg 33

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 54
3 Delino DeShields 54
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.39
4 Randy Tomlin 2.45
5 Jose Rijo 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 241
2 Nolan Ryan 229
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