On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 57 .558 --
Tigers 69 59 .539 2.5
Red Sox 64 63 .504 7.0
Brewers 60 67 .472 11.0
Yankees 57 69 .452 13.5
Orioles 52 75 .409 19.0
Indians 42 85 .331 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 52 .597 --
Athletics 69 60 .535 8.0
White Sox 68 60 .531 8.5
Royals 66 60 .524 9.5
Rangers 66 60 .524 9.5
Mariners 67 61 .523 9.5
Angels 63 64 .496 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 51 .595 --
Cardinals 69 57 .548 6.0
Cubs 65 62 .512 10.5
Phillies 61 66 .480 14.5
Mets 61 66 .480 14.5
Expos 50 76 .397 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 69 58 .543 2.0
Reds 64 63 .504 7.0
Padres 63 65 .492 8.5
Giants 60 67 .472 11.0
Astros 53 74 .417 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 Orlando Merced 3
1 Devon White 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Wes Chamberlain 1
2 Mel Hall 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Barry Larkin 3
3 Manuel Lee 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan Calderon 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Cecil Espy 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 3.33
2 Mark Portugal 1.00
3 Jack McDowell 0.75
4 John Smoltz 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 Roger Mason 1
1 Jack McDowell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 10
2 Greg Maddux 6
2 Jack McDowell 6
2 Mark Portugal 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .339
2 Rafael Palmeiro .335
3 Wade Boggs .333
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
4 Frank Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 102
3 Frank Thomas 97
4 Barry Bonds 94
4 Jose Canseco 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Delino DeShields 47
5 Tim Raines 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.14
2 Tom Candiotti 2.39
3 Dennis Martinez 2.40
4 Jose Rijo 2.52
5 Pete Harnisch 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 17
2 Scott Erickson 16
2 Chuck Finley 16
2 Bill Gullickson 16
5 6 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 168
4 Greg Maddux 157
4 Jack McDowell 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Rick Aguilera 35
4 Bryan Harvey 33
5 Jeff Reardon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .490
2 Ken Griffey .472
3 Greg Briley .465
4 Kent Hrbek .429
4 Jose Uribe .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
1 Devon White 6
3 Wes Chamberlain 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 5
3 Kevin Reimer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 20
1 Darryl Strawberry 20
3 Jeff Bagwell 15
3 Will Clark 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Nichols 0.52
2 Bill Wegman 0.53
3 Andy Benes 0.77
4 Jose Rijo 0.91
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 28
2 John Smoltz 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
4 Jose Guzman 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 7
2 Bryan Harvey 6
2 Tom Henke 6
4 Rick Aguilera 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .405
2 Julio Franco .389
3 Ken Griffey .385
4 Frank Thomas .384
5 Willie Randolph .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 10
1 Darryl Strawberry 10
3 Will Clark 9
3 Cecil Fielder 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 31
1 Cecil Fielder 31
1 Darryl Strawberry 31
4 Jack Clark 28
4 Frank Thomas 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Lenny Dykstra 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.94
2 Carl Willis 1.05
3 Tim Belcher 1.43
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.44
5 Mike Moore 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Trevor Wilson 43
2 Roger Clemens 41
2 Jose Rijo 41
4 Randy Johnson 40
5 Pete Harnisch 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Lee Smith 10
4 Bryan Harvey 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .334
2 Willie Randolph .331
3 Julio Franco .329
4 Frank Thomas .326
5 Shane Mack .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 120
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Barry Bonds 116
5 Bobby Bonilla 112

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 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Zane Smith 2.57
5 Dennis Martinez 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 222
1 Randy Johnson 222
3 Dwight Gooden 207
4 Nolan Ryan 204
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

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