On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 50 .554 --
Tigers 58 54 .518 4.0
Red Sox 53 57 .482 8.0
Yankees 50 59 .459 10.5
Brewers 49 62 .441 12.5
Orioles 43 67 .391 18.0
Indians 36 73 .330 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 45 .598 --
White Sox 65 45 .591 1.0
Athletics 64 48 .571 3.0
Rangers 57 50 .533 7.5
Royals 57 52 .523 8.5
Mariners 58 53 .523 8.5
Angels 53 57 .482 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 45 .587 --
Cardinals 58 51 .532 6.0
Mets 57 53 .518 7.5
Cubs 55 55 .500 9.5
Phillies 52 58 .473 12.5
Expos 44 65 .404 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 49 .555 --
Braves 59 50 .541 1.5
Giants 55 55 .500 6.0
Padres 54 57 .486 7.5
Reds 53 56 .486 7.5
Astros 46 64 .418 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Sax 6
2 Randy Velarde 5
3 Mike Greenwell 4
3 Felix Jose 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bergman 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
1 Mickey Tettleton 2
4 George Bell 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Tettleton 6
2 Randy Velarde 5
3 Mel Hall 4
4 Tony Fernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Barnes 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Julio Franco 2
1 Marquis Grissom 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ricky Bones 1.50
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.40
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Tim Leary 1.00
5 Paul McClellan 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Cadaret 9
2 Wilson Alvarez 7
2 Paul McClellan 7
2 Mike Moore 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .348
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Julio Franco .339
4 Terry Pendleton .335
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 27
4 Chili Davis 26
5 Ron Gant 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 93
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Frank Thomas 86
4 Will Clark 85
5 Joe Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 50
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Vince Coleman 37
4 2 others tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.36
3 Tom Candiotti 2.39
4 Pete Harnisch 2.40
5 Randy Tomlin 2.42

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 33
2 Rick Aguilera 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Jeff Reardon 27
5 Bobby Thigpen 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .526
2 Mark Grace .483
3 Julio Franco .471
4 Frank Thomas .462
5 Rafael Palmeiro .450

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Joe Carter 16
2 Jack Clark 16
2 Dave Henderson 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Brett Butler 9
3 Milt Cuyler 6
3 Lenny Dykstra 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Scanlan 0.00
2 Chris Haney 0.75
3 Andy Benes 0.90
4 Eric King 1.08
5 Mike Morgan 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Kelly Downs 3
2 John Smoltz 3
2 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 23
2 Randy Johnson 22
3 Greg Harris 20
3 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Tom Henke 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Jeff Montgomery 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .416
2 Julio Franco .409
3 Wade Boggs .405
4 Danny Tartabull .404
5 Shane Mack .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 Ron Gant 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 32
2 Frank Thomas 28
3 Cecil Fielder 27
3 Ron Gant 27
3 Terry Pendleton 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric King 1.08
2 Kevin Appier 1.29
3 Luis Aquino 1.49
3 Jose de Jesus 1.49
5 Andy Benes 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Kevin Tapani 5
2 Mitch Williams 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 44
2 Mark Langston 43
3 Pete Harnisch 40
4 David Cone 38
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Tom Henke 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Frank Thomas .329
3 Danny Tartabull .327
4 Terry Pendleton .326
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ron Gant 37
3 Matt Williams 36
4 Jose Canseco 34
4 Ryne Sandberg 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Bobby Bonilla 116
3 Frank Thomas 113
4 Will Clark 111
5 Joe Carter 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 78
2 Marquis Grissom 59
3 Delino DeShields 56
4 Vince Coleman 55
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 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 240
2 Nolan Ryan 227
3 Randy Johnson 219
4 Dwight Gooden 212
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 2 tied 35