On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 55 .545 --
Tigers 65 57 .533 1.5
Red Sox 61 59 .508 4.5
Brewers 56 64 .467 9.5
Yankees 55 64 .462 10.0
Orioles 50 71 .413 16.0
Indians 38 81 .319 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 49 .598 --
White Sox 67 54 .554 5.5
Athletics 67 55 .549 6.0
Mariners 64 57 .529 8.5
Royals 62 57 .521 9.5
Rangers 61 58 .513 10.5
Angels 58 62 .483 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 48 .593 --
Cardinals 64 54 .542 6.0
Cubs 61 59 .508 10.0
Mets 58 61 .487 12.5
Phillies 57 62 .479 13.5
Expos 48 71 .403 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 52 .567 --
Braves 65 54 .546 2.5
Giants 58 61 .487 9.5
Reds 58 61 .487 9.5
Padres 58 63 .479 10.5
Astros 50 69 .420 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
1 Jody Reed 5
3 Jack Clark 4
3 David Justice 4
3 Terry Pendleton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Francisco Cabrera 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
1 Robin Ventura 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 7
2 Francisco Cabrera 5
2 Shane Mack 5
4 Cecil Fielder 4
4 Robin Ventura 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Lenny Dykstra 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.25
2 Mike Moore 1.20
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.00
4 Rheal Cormier 0.83
4 Randy Tomlin 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Todd Frohwirth 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Sid Fernandez 9
3 Jose de Jesus 8
3 Bret Saberhagen 8
5 Pete Harnisch 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Gregg Olson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .340
2 Julio Franco .336
3 Wade Boggs .333
3 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Paul Molitor .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 35
1 Cecil Fielder 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 106
2 Will Clark 96
2 Frank Thomas 96
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Barry Bonds 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 64
2 Marquis Grissom 53
3 Delino DeShields 45
4 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 2.46
5 Randy Tomlin 2.56

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 173
3 David Cone 161
4 Nolan Ryan 152
5 Greg Maddux 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
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 Ken Griffey .510
2 Bobby Bonilla .442
3 Luis Polonia .434
4 Will Clark .421
4 Shawon Dunston .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 5
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Leo Gomez 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 20
2 Jack Clark 16
2 Will Clark 16
2 Frank Thomas 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Gary Pettis 6
3 Luis Polonia 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.53
2 John Smoltz 0.75
2 Norm Charlton 0.75
4 Tim Belcher 0.76
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Jose Rijo 24
3 Tommy Greene 23
3 John Smoltz 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .417
2 Julio Franco .412
3 Jose Oquendo .405
4 Shane Mack .398
5 Rafael Palmeiro .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
2 Darryl Strawberry 11
4 Frank Thomas 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Cecil Fielder 34
3 Darryl Strawberry 32
4 Jack Clark 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Lenny Dykstra 14
3 Barry Bonds 13
4 Rickey Henderson 12
5 Brett Butler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.96
2 Dennis Martinez 1.32
3 Kevin Gross 1.73
3 Jeff Shaw 1.73
5 Tim Belcher 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 6
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 51
2 Roger Clemens 41
3 Pete Harnisch 38
4 Tommy Greene 37
5 Terry Mulholland 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 .334
2 Brett Butler .326
3 Shane Mack .324
4 Frank Thomas .323
5 Tony Gwynn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Jose Canseco 38
2 Ron Gant 38
4 Ryne Sandberg 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Frank Thomas 118
3 Will Clark 114
4 Barry Bonds 113
5 Bobby Bonilla 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 60
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 54
4 Tim Raines 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.56
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
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 230
2 David Cone 229
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Dwight Gooden 213
5 Roger Clemens 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 Bobby Thigpen 44
3 Rick Aguilera 39
3 Lee Smith 39
5 Bryan Harvey 38