On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 67 56 .545 --
Tigers 66 57 .537 1.0
Red Sox 62 60 .508 4.5
Brewers 58 64 .475 8.5
Yankees 55 65 .458 10.5
Orioles 51 71 .418 15.5
Indians 39 82 .322 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 50 .597 --
White Sox 67 55 .549 6.0
Athletics 68 56 .548 6.0
Rangers 63 58 .521 9.5
Mariners 64 59 .520 9.5
Royals 62 59 .512 10.5
Angels 59 63 .484 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 49 .592 --
Cardinals 65 55 .542 6.0
Cubs 62 59 .512 9.5
Mets 59 62 .488 12.5
Phillies 58 63 .479 13.5
Expos 48 72 .400 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 53 .562 --
Braves 67 54 .554 1.0
Giants 59 62 .488 9.0
Reds 59 62 .488 9.0
Padres 58 64 .475 10.5
Astros 51 70 .421 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Mariano Duncan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Pete O'Brien 3
1 Willie Randolph 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Rex Hudler 2
2 Harold Reynolds 2
2 Benito Santiago 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 0.88
2 Brian Bohanon 0.83
3 Bob Ojeda 0.75
4 Kevin Appier 0.70
5 Bill Gullickson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Ryan Bowen 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 7
1 Tom Glavine 7
1 Bill Gullickson 7
4 Ben McDonald 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Shawn Hillegas 1
1 Jeff Kaiser 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Julio Franco .336
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Kirby Puckett .331

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 108
2 Will Clark 96
2 Frank Thomas 96
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Barry Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 64
2 Marquis Grissom 54
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Delino DeShields 45
5 Tim Raines 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.20
3 Pete Harnisch 2.46
4 Tom Candiotti 2.49
5 Randy Tomlin 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 16
1 Tom Glavine 16
1 Bill Gullickson 16
4 Chuck Finley 15
4 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 Tom Glavine 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Rick Aguilera 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 Bryan Harvey 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .514
2 Ken Griffey .500
3 Chito Martinez .421
4 Bobby Bonilla .415
5 Lonnie Smith .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Leo Gomez 5
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 20
2 Cecil Fielder 17
3 Jack Clark 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 14
4 8 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Luis Polonia 7
3 Marquis Grissom 6
3 Tim Raines 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 0.75
1 Norm Charlton 0.75
3 Tim Belcher 0.76
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.82
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 6 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 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Jeff Reardon 6
1 Lee Smith 6
4 Bryan Harvey 5
4 Doug Henry 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .426
2 Julio Franco .419
3 Frank Thomas .409
4 Shane Mack .394
5 Wade Boggs .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Juan Gonzalez 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 10
2 Frank Thomas 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Cecil Fielder 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 31
4 Jack Clark 29
5 Robin Ventura 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Lenny Dykstra 14
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Brett Butler 11
4 Tim Raines 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.96
2 Carl Willis 1.08
3 Jeff Shaw 1.42
4 Greg Harris 1.69
5 Tim Belcher 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 7
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 42
2 Pete Harnisch 38
3 Roger Clemens 37
4 Kevin Appier 36
4 Terry Mulholland 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Tom Henke 10
3 Jeff Montgomery 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Brett Butler .329
3 Frank Thomas .327
4 Willie Randolph .327
5 Julio Franco .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Ron Gant 37
4 Frank Thomas 33
4 Matt Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 138
2 Frank Thomas 118
3 Barry Bonds 114
3 Will Clark 114
5 Bobby Bonilla 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Marquis Grissom 61
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.25
2 Dennis Martinez 2.40
3 Tom Glavine 2.50
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Nolan Ryan 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 229
2 Randy Johnson 225
3 Dwight Gooden 218
4 Nolan Ryan 214
5 Roger Clemens 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 Bobby Thigpen 43
3 Lee Smith 40
4 Rick Aguilera 39
4 Bryan Harvey 39