On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 57 .540 --
Blue Jays 67 57 .540 --
Red Sox 62 61 .504 4.5
Brewers 59 64 .480 7.5
Yankees 56 65 .463 9.5
Orioles 51 72 .415 15.5
Indians 40 82 .328 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 50 .600 --
White Sox 67 56 .545 7.0
Athletics 68 57 .544 7.0
Royals 63 59 .516 10.5
Rangers 63 59 .516 10.5
Mariners 64 60 .516 10.5
Angels 60 63 .488 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 50 .587 --
Cardinals 66 55 .545 5.0
Cubs 62 60 .508 9.5
Phillies 59 63 .484 12.5
Mets 59 63 .484 12.5
Expos 49 72 .405 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 54 .557 --
Braves 67 55 .549 1.0
Giants 60 62 .492 8.0
Reds 60 62 .492 8.0
Padres 59 64 .480 9.5
Astros 51 71 .418 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Jim Eisenreich 3
1 John Kruk 3
1 Manuel Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Skeeter Barnes 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Mike Devereaux 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 3
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Dan Gladden 3
1 Brian Hunter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Moses 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 3.00
2 Andy Benes 1.33
3 Jack McDowell 1.25
4 Mark Portugal 1.14
4 Trevor Wilson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jeff Johnson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack McDowell 10
2 Jose Rijo 9
3 Mark Portugal 8
3 Trevor Wilson 8
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Jose Melendez 1
1 Steve Olin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .339
2 Rafael Palmeiro .338
3 Julio Franco .336
4 Kirby Puckett .331
5 Paul Molitor .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 96
2 Frank Thomas 96
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Barry Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 65
2 Marquis Grissom 54
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Delino DeShields 46
5 Tim Raines 43

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 Jose Rijo 2.50

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 188
2 Roger Clemens 173
3 David Cone 161
4 Nolan Ryan 153
5 3 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Rick Aguilera 33
4 Bryan Harvey 31
4 Jeff Reardon 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .525
2 Bobby Bonilla .472
3 Ken Griffey .464
4 Lonnie Smith .394
5 Kent Hrbek .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Leo Gomez 5
3 Wally Joyner 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 22
2 Cecil Fielder 20
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
3 Fred McGriff 15
5 8 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Luis Polonia 7
2 Tim Raines 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
5 Marquis Grissom 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Barnes 0.00
2 Jose Rijo 0.59
3 Norm Charlton 0.75
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.82
5 Tom Glavine 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 33
2 John Smoltz 26
3 Randy Johnson 25
4 Greg Cadaret 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .420
2 Frank Thomas .409
3 Ken Griffey .408
4 Shane Mack .404
5 Wade Boggs .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Juan Gonzalez 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11
4 Cecil Fielder 10
4 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Cecil Fielder 34
3 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Jack Clark 28
4 Robin Ventura 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Lenny Dykstra 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
3 Tim Raines 12
5 Brett Butler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.96
2 Carl Willis 1.08
3 Jeff Shaw 1.42
4 Greg Harris 1.64
5 Tim Belcher 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Jose Rijo 42
3 Trevor Wilson 41
4 Greg Maddux 38
5 Roger Clemens 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Tom Henke 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Bryan Harvey 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Danny Tartabull .326
3 Brett Butler .326
4 Frank Thomas .325
5 Shane Mack .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
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 141
2 Frank Thomas 118
3 Will Clark 114
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Bobby Bonilla 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Marquis Grissom 61
4 Tim Raines 56
5 Delino DeShields 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.15
2 Dennis Martinez 2.40
3 Tom Glavine 2.50
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Tim Belcher 2.61

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 Randy Johnson 230
2 David Cone 220
3 Dwight Gooden 218
4 Nolan Ryan 215
5 Roger Clemens 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 Bobby Thigpen 42
3 Rick Aguilera 40
3 Bryan Harvey 40
3 Lee Smith 40