On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 53 .539 --
Tigers 60 55 .522 2.0
Red Sox 56 58 .491 5.5
Brewers 52 62 .456 9.5
Yankees 50 62 .446 10.5
Orioles 47 67 .412 14.5
Indians 37 75 .330 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 47 .591 --
White Sox 66 48 .579 1.5
Athletics 64 51 .557 4.0
Royals 60 52 .536 6.5
Mariners 61 53 .535 6.5
Rangers 57 54 .514 9.0
Angels 55 58 .487 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 45 .598 --
Cardinals 60 52 .536 7.0
Mets 57 56 .504 10.5
Cubs 56 57 .496 11.5
Phillies 53 60 .469 14.5
Expos 46 66 .411 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 50 .558 --
Braves 61 51 .545 1.5
Giants 56 57 .496 7.0
Padres 56 58 .491 7.5
Reds 54 58 .482 8.5
Astros 47 66 .416 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Blauser 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Carlos Martinez 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chito Martinez 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 Bob Geren 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Danny Tartabull 4
3 Ozzie Guillen 3
3 Kevin Mitchell 3
3 Cal Ripken 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 3.00
2 Mike Mussina 2.00
3 Tommy Greene 1.29
4 Tim Belcher 0.88
5 Trevor Wilson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Barnes 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Mike Mussina 10
3 Tommy Greene 9
4 Tim Belcher 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .344
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Julio Franco .335
4 Tony Gwynn .335
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 34
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 Chili Davis 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 100
2 Jose Canseco 87
2 Joe Carter 87
2 Will Clark 87
2 Frank Thomas 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 50
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Tim Raines 39
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.13
2 Tom Glavine 2.24
3 Tom Candiotti 2.38
4 Pete Harnisch 2.40
5 Randy Tomlin 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
1 Tom Glavine 15
1 Bill Gullickson 15
4 Chuck Finley 14
4 6 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 175
2 Roger Clemens 159
3 David Cone 155
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Rick Aguilera 31
3 Jeff Reardon 30
3 Lee Smith 30
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .475
2 Felix Jose .449
3 Jose Oquendo .444
4 Wade Boggs .440
5 Greg Olson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
2 Ron Gant 7
4 Jack Clark 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 23
2 Jay Buhner 17
2 Cecil Fielder 17
4 Joe Carter 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
2 Tim Raines 6
3 Glenn Braggs 5
3 Milt Cuyler 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Scanlan 0.00
1 Ron Darling 0.00
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.50
4 Dave Otto 0.56
5 Doug Henry 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Kevin Appier 3
2 Tom Gordon 3
2 Joe Hesketh 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Terry Mulholland 22
3 Kevin Appier 20
4 Tommy Greene 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Oquendo .411
2 Rafael Palmeiro .410
3 Wade Boggs .407
4 Ken Griffey .398
5 Julio Franco .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Cecil Fielder 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 Ron Gant 10
3 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 31
2 Cecil Fielder 30
3 Robin Ventura 29
4 Frank Thomas 28
5 Ken Griffey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Brett Butler 13
3 Lenny Dykstra 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Tim Raines 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.02
2 Eric King 1.08
3 Jose de Jesus 1.37
4 Luis Aquino 1.60
5 Randy Tomlin 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Kevin Appier 39
3 Terry Mulholland 38
4 Greg Maddux 37
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .334
2 Danny Tartabull .325
3 Mike Greenwell .324
4 Frank Thomas .324
5 Wade Boggs .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 38
3 Matt Williams 35
4 Jose Canseco 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Bobby Bonilla 118
3 Frank Thomas 113
4 Barry Bonds 110
4 Will Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 78
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Vince Coleman 55
4 Delino DeShields 54
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.26
2 Roger Clemens 2.33
3 Jose Rijo 2.40
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
1 Jack Morris 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 244
2 Randy Johnson 231
3 Nolan Ryan 227
4 Dwight Gooden 219
5 Roger Clemens 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Rick Aguilera 39
4 Bryan Harvey 38
5 Lee Smith 36