On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 65 54 .546 --
Tigers 62 57 .521 3.0
Red Sox 59 59 .500 5.5
Brewers 55 63 .466 9.5
Yankees 53 63 .457 10.5
Orioles 48 70 .407 16.5
Indians 38 79 .325 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 48 .597 --
White Sox 67 51 .568 3.5
Athletics 64 55 .538 7.0
Mariners 63 55 .534 7.5
Royals 61 55 .526 8.5
Rangers 60 56 .517 9.5
Angels 58 59 .496 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 46 .603 --
Cardinals 63 53 .543 7.0
Cubs 59 58 .504 11.5
Mets 57 60 .487 13.5
Phillies 55 62 .470 15.5
Expos 47 69 .405 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 52 .556 --
Braves 63 53 .543 1.5
Padres 58 60 .492 7.5
Reds 57 59 .491 7.5
Giants 57 60 .487 8.0
Astros 49 68 .419 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Jerry Browne 3
2 Mario Diaz 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Wes Chamberlain 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Wes Chamberlain 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Andujar Cedeno 2
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 Milt Cuyler 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 0.86
1 Trevor Wilson 0.86
3 Doug Drabek 0.80
4 Jim Abbott 0.70
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Abbott 7
1 Mark Gardner 7
1 Charles Nagy 7
1 Frank Viola 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .343
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Julio Franco .335
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Paul Molitor .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
1 Cecil Fielder 34
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 101
2 Frank Thomas 93
3 Jose Canseco 91
4 Will Clark 90
5 Joe Carter 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 51
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Rickey Henderson 41
4 Tim Raines 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.03
2 Tom Glavine 2.27
3 Tom Candiotti 2.34
4 Pete Harnisch 2.35
5 Randy Tomlin 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
1 Chuck Finley 15
1 Tom Glavine 15
1 Bill Gullickson 15
1 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 175
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 David Cone 155
4 Dwight Gooden 145
4 Nolan Ryan 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
1 Lee Smith 33
3 Rick Aguilera 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 Bryan Harvey 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Jose .458
2 Bill Spiers .442
3 Joe Orsulak .407
4 Mark Grace .406
5 Don Mattingly .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
3 Albert Belle 5
3 Jay Buhner 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 19
2 Jack Clark 17
3 Jay Buhner 15
3 Fred McGriff 15
3 Frank Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 6
1 Milt Cuyler 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Glenn Braggs 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.00
2 Dennis Martinez 0.53
3 Mike Boddicker 0.69
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.72
5 Tim Belcher 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 4
2 Jim Abbott 3
2 Jaime Navarro 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 24
2 Pete Harnisch 23
3 Tom Candiotti 22
3 Trevor Wilson 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
1 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Lee Smith 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .429
2 Wade Boggs .425
3 Ken Griffey .417
4 Rafael Palmeiro .402
5 Shane Mack .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Cecil Fielder 11
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Jay Buhner 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 32
2 Cecil Fielder 31
3 Jack Clark 30
4 Robin Ventura 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Brett Butler 12
2 Lenny Dykstra 12
2 Tim Raines 12
5 Barry Bonds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 1.32
2 Kevin Appier 1.56
3 Jeff Shaw 1.73
4 Greg Harris 1.74
5 Tim Belcher 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
4 Kevin Appier 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 43
2 Terry Mulholland 41
3 Pete Harnisch 39
3 Trevor Wilson 39
5 Jack McDowell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
3 Tom Henke 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Brett Butler .328
3 Danny Tartabull .326
4 Mike Greenwell .324
5 Tony Gwynn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Ron Gant 38
3 Jose Canseco 37
4 Matt Williams 34
5 Ryne Sandberg 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Frank Thomas 118
3 Bobby Bonilla 117
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Jose Canseco 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.22
2 Jose Rijo 2.23
3 Roger Clemens 2.39
4 Randy Tomlin 2.50
5 Zane Smith 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 20
1 Jack Morris 20
3 Doug Drabek 19
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 236
2 Randy Johnson 222
3 Dwight Gooden 218
4 Nolan Ryan 212
5 Roger Clemens 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 45
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Bryan Harvey 40
4 Rick Aguilera 39
4 Lee Smith 39