On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 47 .569 --
Tigers 56 52 .519 5.5
Red Sox 50 57 .467 11.0
Yankees 48 57 .457 12.0
Brewers 47 61 .435 14.5
Orioles 43 64 .402 18.0
Indians 35 71 .330 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 44 .596 --
White Sox 62 45 .579 2.0
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 44 .585 --
Cardinals 57 49 .538 5.0
Mets 57 50 .533 5.5
Cubs 52 55 .486 10.5
Phillies 49 58 .458 13.5
Expos 44 62 .415 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 46 .570 --
Braves 56 50 .528 4.5
Reds 52 54 .491 8.5
Giants 52 55 .486 9.0
Padres 52 56 .481 9.5
Astros 46 61 .430 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Paul O'Neill 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul O'Neill 2
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Darryl Hamilton 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hayes 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Cora 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Mike Huff 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 1.71
2 Frank Viola 0.86
3 Alex Fernandez 0.83
4 Jeff Johnson 0.78
5 Bill Gullickson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 12
2 Jeff Johnson 7
3 Tom Glavine 6
3 Tom Henke 6
3 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .352
2 Terry Pendleton .338
3 Julio Franco .337
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 91
2 Jose Canseco 86
3 Will Clark 83
4 Frank Thomas 82
5 Ruben Sierra 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 62
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 42
4 Rickey Henderson 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Scott Erickson 2.36
3 Tom Glavine 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 Tom Glavine 137

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 .520
2 Julio Franco .500
3 Darryl Hamilton .463
3 Frank Thomas .463
5 Jose Oquendo .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
1 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Dan Gladden 16
3 Dave Henderson 15
3 Wally Joyner 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Brett Butler 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.90
2 Eric King 1.06
3 Mike Morgan 1.11
4 Dwight Gooden 1.17
5 Tommy Greene 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 4
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Bruce Hurst 3
2 Kevin Tapani 3
2 Duane Ward 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Mulholland 26
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Juan Guzman 21
5 3 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .456
2 Shane Mack .398
3 Julio Franco .394
4 Wade Boggs .391
5 Darryl Hamilton .387

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 Bobby Bonilla 27
3 Cecil Fielder 26
4 Barry Bonds 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 20
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brett Butler 11
3 Milt Cuyler 11
3 Lenny Dykstra 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Tomlin 1.41
2 Bill Krueger 1.47
3 Jose de Jesus 1.53
4 Andy Benes 1.59
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 11 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 .335
2 Tony Gwynn .329
3 Frank Thomas .324
4 Terry Pendleton .323
5 Danny Tartabull .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
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 133
2 Bobby Bonilla 115
3 Will Clark 109
3 Frank Thomas 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 55
3 Delino DeShields 55
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
5 4 tied 19

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 45
2 Dennis Eckersley 42
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 2 tied 36