On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 54 .538 --
Tigers 62 55 .530 1.0
Red Sox 58 58 .500 4.5
Brewers 53 63 .457 9.5
Yankees 52 62 .456 9.5
Orioles 48 68 .414 14.5
Indians 38 77 .330 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 48 .590 --
White Sox 66 50 .569 2.5
Athletics 64 53 .547 5.0
Mariners 63 53 .543 5.5
Royals 60 54 .526 7.5
Rangers 58 56 .509 9.5
Angels 56 59 .487 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 46 .596 --
Cardinals 62 52 .544 6.0
Cubs 58 57 .504 10.5
Mets 57 58 .496 11.5
Phillies 54 61 .470 14.5
Expos 46 68 .404 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 51 .557 --
Braves 62 52 .544 1.5
Giants 57 58 .496 7.0
Padres 57 59 .491 7.5
Reds 55 59 .482 8.5
Astros 48 67 .417 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Jose Canseco 2
3 Darren Daulton 1
3 Mike Devereaux 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Steve Buechele 4
2 Darryl Strawberry 4
4 Leo Gomez 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2
3 Greg Briley 1
3 Alex Cole 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 999.00
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.80
3 Chris Nabholz 1.17
4 Ricky Bones 1.00
5 Mike Moore 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Don August 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 9
2 Chris Nabholz 7
3 Mike Moore 6
4 Ricky Bones 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Gakeler 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .341
2 Wade Boggs .339
3 Julio Franco .335
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 34
2 Jose Canseco 33
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 89
2 Will Clark 89
2 Frank Thomas 89
5 Joe Carter 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 51
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Rickey Henderson 39
4 Tim Raines 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.13
2 Tom Glavine 2.24
3 Pete Harnisch 2.35
4 Randy Tomlin 2.35
5 Tom Candiotti 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
1 Tom Glavine 15
1 Bill Gullickson 15
1 Mark Langston 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 175
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 David Cone 155
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Rick Aguilera 31
3 Jeff Reardon 31
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Orsulak .453
2 Felix Jose .447
3 Mark Grace .446
4 Bill Spiers .432
5 Mike Greenwell .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Ron Gant 7
3 Fred McGriff 6
3 Lou Whitaker 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 18
2 Jack Clark 17
2 Fred McGriff 17
4 Wally Joyner 16
4 Kevin Reimer 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 7
2 Milt Cuyler 6
2 Tim Raines 6
4 Lenny Dykstra 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.69
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.72
4 Tim Belcher 0.76
5 Kevin Appier 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Kevin Appier 3
2 Joe Hesketh 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Scott Sanderson 24
3 Pete Harnisch 23
4 Roger Clemens 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .430
2 Julio Franco .414
3 Wade Boggs .409
4 Danny Tartabull .407
5 Jose Oquendo .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Cecil Fielder 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 Ron Gant 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Brett Butler 12
2 Lenny Dykstra 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.99
2 Jose DeLeon 1.50
3 Luis Aquino 1.70
4 Jeff Shaw 1.71
5 Greg Harris 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
4 Jim Abbott 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Pete Harnisch 39
3 Roger Clemens 35
3 Greg Harris 35
3 Terry Mulholland 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Danny Tartabull .330
3 Mike Greenwell .325
4 Tony Gwynn .323
5 Wade Boggs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 38
3 Jose Canseco 36
4 Matt Williams 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Bobby Bonilla 115
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Will Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Rickey Henderson 55
4 Vince Coleman 54
4 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.31
2 Jose Rijo 2.32
3 Roger Clemens 2.39
4 Randy Tomlin 2.50
5 Nolan Ryan 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 20
1 Jack Morris 20
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Dwight Gooden 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 236
2 Nolan Ryan 227
3 Randy Johnson 222
4 Dwight Gooden 214
5 Roger Clemens 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Rick Aguilera 38
3 Bryan Harvey 38
3 Lee Smith 38