On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 54 .550 --
Tigers 64 57 .529 2.5
Red Sox 59 59 .500 6.0
Yankees 55 63 .466 10.0
Brewers 55 64 .462 10.5
Orioles 49 71 .408 17.0
Indians 38 79 .325 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 49 .595 --
White Sox 67 53 .558 4.5
Athletics 66 55 .545 6.0
Mariners 64 56 .533 7.5
Royals 61 57 .517 9.5
Rangers 61 57 .517 9.5
Angels 58 61 .487 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 47 .598 --
Cardinals 63 53 .543 6.5
Cubs 60 59 .504 11.0
Mets 57 60 .487 13.0
Phillies 56 62 .475 14.5
Expos 48 70 .407 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 52 .563 --
Braves 64 54 .542 2.5
Giants 58 60 .492 8.5
Reds 58 60 .492 8.5
Padres 58 62 .483 9.5
Astros 49 69 .415 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Braggs 4
2 Greg Briley 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Milt Cuyler 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Andujar Cedeno 1
1 Wes Chamberlain 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 5
1 Glenn Davis 5
1 Joe Oliver 5
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Lenny Dykstra 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.14
2 Jim Deshaies 1.00
2 Tommy Greene 1.00
2 Jose Rijo 1.00
2 Mo Sanford 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Greene 9
2 Jose Rijo 8
2 Mo Sanford 8
2 John Smoltz 8
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Mark Guthrie 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Julio Franco .336
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Paul Molitor .333

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 102
2 Will Clark 95
3 Frank Thomas 93
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Barry Bonds 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 64
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 16
2 Chuck Finley 15
2 Tom Glavine 15
2 Bill Gullickson 15
2 3 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 35
2 Lee Smith 33
3 Rick Aguilera 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Jose .477
2 Ken Griffey .460
3 Ellis Burks .438
4 Shawon Dunston .436
4 Don Mattingly .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Kevin Reimer 6
3 Albert Belle 5
3 Ron Gant 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 18
2 Kevin Reimer 17
3 Jack Clark 16
4 Will Clark 15
4 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Otis Nixon 6
3 Glenn Braggs 5
3 Brett Butler 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.53
2 John Smoltz 0.75
3 Tim Belcher 0.76
4 Brian Barnes 0.83
4 Jose Rijo 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Dave Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Jose Rijo 24
3 Tommy Greene 23
3 John Smoltz 23
5 Tom Candiotti 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .424
2 Ken Griffey .423
3 Jose Oquendo .400
4 Shane Mack .394
5 Wade Boggs .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Cecil Fielder 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 Jay Buhner 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 32
2 Cecil Fielder 31
3 Jack Clark 30
4 Kevin Reimer 29
5 Ken Griffey 28

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 Randy Tomlin 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 5
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 51
2 Terry Mulholland 41
3 Trevor Wilson 39
4 Tommy Greene 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Tom Henke 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .333
2 Brett Butler .327
3 Julio Franco .325
4 Frank Thomas .322
5 Mike Greenwell .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 135
2 Frank Thomas 117
3 Bobby Bonilla 114
3 Will Clark 114
5 Barry Bonds 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 59
2 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Tim Raines 54
5 Delino DeShields 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Randy Tomlin 2.50
5 Zane Smith 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
2 Ramon Martinez 20
2 Jack Morris 20
4 Tom Glavine 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 230
2 David Cone 223
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Dwight Gooden 213
5 Greg Maddux 192

Saves

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