On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 57 .551 --
Tigers 69 58 .543 1.0
Red Sox 64 62 .508 5.5
Brewers 60 66 .476 9.5
Yankees 56 68 .452 12.5
Orioles 52 74 .413 17.5
Indians 42 83 .336 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 52 .594 --
White Sox 67 59 .532 8.0
Athletics 68 60 .531 8.0
Rangers 66 59 .528 8.5
Royals 65 60 .520 9.5
Mariners 66 61 .520 9.5
Angels 62 64 .492 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 51 .589 --
Cardinals 69 55 .556 4.0
Cubs 63 62 .504 10.5
Mets 61 64 .488 12.5
Phillies 60 65 .480 13.5
Expos 50 74 .403 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 56 .552 --
Braves 69 56 .552 --
Reds 62 63 .496 7.0
Padres 61 65 .484 8.5
Giants 60 65 .480 9.0
Astros 52 73 .416 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Greg Briley 3
2 Mariano Duncan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Martinez 2
1 Harvey Pulliam 2
3 Steve Buechele 1
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 Edgar Martinez 3
1 Harvey Pulliam 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Greg Briley 1
2 Ray Lankford 1
2 Barry Larkin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.60
2 Chuck Finley 2.00
3 Juan Guzman 1.60
4 Frank Castillo 1.40
5 Greg Swindell 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Leibrandt 13
2 Chuck Finley 10
3 Juan Guzman 8
4 Frank Castillo 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Julio Franco .338
3 Wade Boggs .334
4 Paul Molitor .332
5 Tony Gwynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 6 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 102
3 Frank Thomas 96
4 Juan Gonzalez 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Delino DeShields 47
5 Tim Raines 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.20
3 Tom Candiotti 2.49
4 Jose Rijo 2.50
5 Pete Harnisch 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 16
1 Chuck Finley 16
1 Tom Glavine 16
1 Bill Gullickson 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 168
4 Nolan Ryan 153
5 3 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Rick Aguilera 34
4 Bryan Harvey 32
4 Jeff Reardon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .543
2 Ken Griffey .482
3 Bobby Bonilla .462
4 Greg Briley .435
5 Phil Plantier .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Wally Joyner 5
3 Kevin Reimer 5
3 Devon White 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 19
3 Cecil Fielder 18
4 Will Clark 17
5 Jeff Bagwell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Ozzie Smith 8
3 Luis Polonia 7
4 Marquis Grissom 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Barnes 0.00
1 Todd Frohwirth 0.00
1 Michael Jackson 0.00
4 Jose Rijo 0.38
5 Tom Gordon 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 Roger Clemens 24
2 Jose Rijo 24
4 Jose Guzman 23
5 Mike Mussina 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Bryan Harvey 7
3 Tom Henke 5
4 Stan Belinda 4
4 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .440
2 Julio Franco .404
3 Ken Griffey .398
4 Greg Briley .392
5 Shane Mack .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 33
2 Will Clark 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 31
4 Juan Gonzalez 30
4 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Tim Raines 12
4 Brett Butler 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1.44
2 Greg Harris 1.50
2 Mike Moore 1.50
4 Jose Rijo 1.85
5 Greg Harris 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Roger Clemens 41
3 Pete Harnisch 38
3 Trevor Wilson 38
5 Jose Rijo 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Lee Smith 11
3 Tom Henke 10
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Julio Franco .327
3 Willie Randolph .326
4 Danny Tartabull .325
5 Brett Butler .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Ron Gant 35
4 Frank Thomas 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 120
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Bobby Bonilla 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 Tim Raines 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.15
2 Tom Glavine 2.41
3 Dennis Martinez 2.41
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Zane Smith 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 227
2 Randy Johnson 222
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Dwight Gooden 207
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Lee Smith 42
3 Bobby Thigpen 41
4 Rick Aguilera 40
5 Bryan Harvey 39