On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 65 54 .546 --
Tigers 63 57 .525 2.5
Red Sox 59 59 .500 5.5
Brewers 55 63 .466 9.5
Yankees 54 63 .462 10.0
Orioles 48 71 .403 17.0
Indians 38 79 .325 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 49 .592 --
White Sox 67 52 .563 3.5
Athletics 65 55 .542 6.0
Mariners 64 55 .538 6.5
Royals 61 56 .521 8.5
Rangers 61 56 .521 8.5
Angels 58 60 .492 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 46 .603 --
Cardinals 63 53 .543 7.0
Cubs 60 58 .508 11.0
Mets 57 60 .487 13.5
Phillies 55 62 .470 15.5
Expos 47 70 .402 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 52 .559 --
Braves 63 53 .543 2.0
Reds 57 59 .491 8.0
Padres 58 61 .487 8.5
Giants 57 60 .487 8.5
Astros 49 68 .419 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shawon Dunston 3
1 Travis Fryman 3
1 Brook Jacoby 3
1 Fred McGriff 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Pete O'Brien 3
1 Mike Pagliarulo 3
1 Kevin Reimer 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Shawon Dunston 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.75
2 Brian Barnes 1.00
2 Tim Belcher 1.00
2 Randy Johnson 1.00
2 Mike Mussina 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 9
2 Tim Belcher 8
2 Randy Johnson 8
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 Mike Mussina 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Terry Mathews 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .340
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Julio Franco .335
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Paul Molitor .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 35
2 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 92
4 Will Clark 90
5 Joe Carter 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 52
3 Delino DeShields 44
3 Rickey Henderson 44
5 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 183
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 David Cone 155
4 Nolan Ryan 152
5 Greg Maddux 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 34
2 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 .477
2 Don Mattingly .459
3 Bill Spiers .442
4 Ken Griffey .440
5 Ellis Burks .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Ron Gant 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 18
2 Jack Clark 16
3 Kevin Reimer 14
3 Cal Ripken 14
3 Frank Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Milt Cuyler 6
4 Otis Nixon 5
4 Tim Raines 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.00
2 Dennis Martinez 0.53
3 Tim Belcher 0.76
4 Brian Barnes 0.83
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 Mitch Williams 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Scott Sanderson 24
3 Pete Harnisch 23
4 Tom Candiotti 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .421
2 Julio Franco .419
3 Wade Boggs .398
4 Rafael Palmeiro .390
5 Shane Mack .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Jay Buhner 10
2 Cecil Fielder 10
2 Ron Gant 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 32
2 Jack Clark 30
2 Cecil Fielder 30
4 Ken Griffey 28
5 Juan Gonzalez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Lenny Dykstra 12
2 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 51
2 Terry Mulholland 41
3 Greg Maddux 40
4 Trevor Wilson 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
3 Tom Henke 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .334
2 Brett Butler .327
3 Wade Boggs .322
3 Julio Franco .322
3 Frank Thomas .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 38
2 Ron Gant 38
4 Ryne Sandberg 33
4 Matt Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Bobby Bonilla 117
2 Frank Thomas 117
4 Barry Bonds 110
4 Jose Canseco 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Marquis Grissom 59
2 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 54
4 Tim Raines 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 2.58

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 Randy Johnson 230
2 David Cone 223
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 198

Saves

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