On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 46 .574 --
Tigers 55 52 .514 6.5
Red Sox 50 57 .467 11.5
Yankees 48 56 .462 12.0
Brewers 46 61 .430 15.5
Orioles 43 63 .406 18.0
Indians 35 71 .330 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 44 .596 --
White Sox 61 45 .575 2.5
Athletics 61 48 .560 4.0
Rangers 56 48 .538 6.5
Mariners 57 51 .528 7.5
Royals 55 51 .519 8.5
Angels 53 54 .495 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 43 .590 --
Cardinals 57 49 .538 5.5
Mets 56 50 .528 6.5
Cubs 52 54 .491 10.5
Phillies 48 58 .453 14.5
Expos 44 62 .415 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 46 .566 --
Braves 56 49 .533 3.5
Reds 52 53 .495 7.5
Giants 51 55 .481 9.0
Padres 51 56 .477 9.5
Astros 46 60 .434 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 4
2 Wes Chamberlain 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 5
2 Carlos Martinez 3
2 Ruben Sierra 3
2 Robin Ventura 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Guzman 2.25
2 Kevin Appier 1.80
3 Bob Ojeda 1.40
4 Terry Mulholland 0.92
5 Jack McDowell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Mulholland 11
2 Kevin Appier 9
2 Juan Guzman 9
4 Bruce Hurst 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .352
2 Julio Franco .337
3 Wade Boggs .337
4 Terry Pendleton .336
5 Tony Gwynn .336

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 Ruben Sierra 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 60
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 42
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 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 159
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 David Cone 147
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Dwight Gooden 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Rick Aguilera 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bryan Harvey 25
4 2 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .500
2 Jose Oquendo .488
3 Julio Franco .481
4 Willie Randolph .459
5 Darryl Hamilton .453

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 19
2 Dave Henderson 18
3 Jose Canseco 16
3 Dan Gladden 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Brett Butler 7
2 Milt Cuyler 7
2 Lenny Dykstra 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.00
1 Mike Flanagan 0.00
3 Mike Morgan 0.50
4 Eric King 1.06
5 Dwight Gooden 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 4
2 Bruce Hurst 3
2 Kevin Tapani 3
2 Duane Ward 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Mulholland 26
2 Jack McDowell 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
3 Bruce Hurst 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .456
2 Shane Mack .398
3 Julio Franco .394
4 Darryl Hamilton .393
5 Wade Boggs .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 29
2 Cecil Fielder 26
3 Barry Bonds 25
3 Chili Davis 25
3 Terry Pendleton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brett Butler 11
3 Milt Cuyler 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 1.29
2 Randy Tomlin 1.41
3 Bill Krueger 1.47
4 Jose de Jesus 1.53
5 Luis Aquino 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 John Smoltz 5
3 Kevin Appier 4
3 Luis Aquino 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Kevin Appier 39
2 Mark Langston 39
2 Terry Mulholland 39
5 Roger Clemens 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Rick Aguilera 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Gregg Olson 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .337
2 Tony Gwynn .325
3 Frank Thomas .323
4 Danny Tartabull .322
5 George Brett .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 35
2 Matt Williams 35
4 Ryne Sandberg 34
5 Jose Canseco 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Bobby Bonilla 112
3 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Barry Bonds 108
4 Joe Carter 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Delino DeShields 55
4 Vince Coleman 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 Jose Rijo 2.49
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Jack McDowell 21
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ramon Martinez 20
3 Bob Welch 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 241
2 Nolan Ryan 229
3 Randy Johnson 225
4 Dwight Gooden 215
5 Roger Clemens 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 2 tied 36