On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 49 .559 --
Tigers 58 52 .527 3.5
Red Sox 52 57 .477 9.0
Yankees 48 59 .449 12.0
Brewers 49 61 .445 12.5
Orioles 43 66 .394 18.0
Indians 36 72 .333 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 45 .595 --
White Sox 64 45 .587 1.0
Athletics 63 48 .568 3.0
Rangers 56 50 .528 7.5
Mariners 58 52 .527 7.5
Royals 56 52 .519 8.5
Angels 53 56 .486 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 45 .583 --
Cardinals 58 50 .537 5.0
Mets 57 52 .523 6.5
Cubs 54 55 .495 9.5
Phillies 51 58 .468 12.5
Expos 44 64 .407 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 48 .560 --
Braves 58 50 .537 2.5
Giants 54 55 .495 7.0
Reds 53 55 .491 7.5
Padres 53 57 .482 8.5
Astros 46 63 .422 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Dave Cochrane 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Dave Cochrane 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Felix Jose 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Milt Cuyler 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Castillo 999.00
2 Wally Whitehurst 2.00
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.60
4 John Smoltz 1.50
5 Greg Harris 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Jose de Jesus 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 9
2 Bret Saberhagen 8
3 Ron Darling 7
3 Pete Harnisch 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .352
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Tony Gwynn .339
4 Terry Pendleton .336
5 Danny Tartabull .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 26
3 Chili Davis 26
5 5 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 93
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Will Clark 83
3 Frank Thomas 83
5 Joe Carter 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 42
4 Vince Coleman 37
4 2 others tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.36
3 Randy Tomlin 2.37
4 Tom Candiotti 2.39
5 Pete Harnisch 2.40

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 163
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 David Cone 151
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 32
2 Rick Aguilera 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Jeff Reardon 26
4 Bobby Thigpen 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .563
2 Rafael Palmeiro .491
3 Mark Grace .473
4 Julio Franco .451
5 Frank Thomas .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
1 Matt Williams 7
3 Cecil Fielder 6
3 Ryne Sandberg 6
3 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Jack Clark 17
2 Dave Henderson 17
4 Robin Ventura 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Brett Butler 9
3 Lenny Dykstra 8
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Scanlan 0.00
1 Carl Willis 0.00
3 Andy Benes 0.90
4 Eric King 1.06
5 Mike Morgan 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Ramon Garcia 3
2 John Smoltz 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 23
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Randy Johnson 22
4 Juan Guzman 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 6
3 Tom Henke 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .446
2 Danny Tartabull .411
3 Wade Boggs .410
4 Ken Griffey .404
5 Shane Mack .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
4 Jack Clark 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 31
2 Cecil Fielder 28
3 Barry Bonds 27
3 Bobby Bonilla 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 21
2 Barry Bonds 13
2 Brett Butler 13
4 Milt Cuyler 12
4 Lenny Dykstra 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Tomlin 1.41
2 Bill Krueger 1.47
3 Jose de Jesus 1.49
4 Andy Benes 1.59
5 Luis Aquino 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Steve Avery 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Mitch Williams 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 44
2 Mark Langston 43
3 Pete Harnisch 40
4 Kevin Appier 39
4 Terry Mulholland 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Tom Henke 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Jeff Montgomery 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .337
2 Danny Tartabull .329
3 Tony Gwynn .329
4 Terry Pendleton .324
5 Frank Thomas .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ron Gant 36
2 Matt Williams 36
4 Jose Canseco 34
4 Ryne Sandberg 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Bobby Bonilla 115
3 Frank Thomas 110
4 Will Clark 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 78
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 56
4 Delino DeShields 54
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.18
2 Dennis Martinez 2.30
3 Jose Rijo 2.45
4 Randy Tomlin 2.52
5 Scott Erickson 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 21
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Dwight Gooden 20
4 Mark Langston 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 240
2 Randy Johnson 229
2 Nolan Ryan 229
4 Dwight Gooden 212
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 2 tied 35