On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 73 58 .557 --
Tigers 69 61 .531 3.5
Red Sox 66 63 .512 6.0
Brewers 62 67 .481 10.0
Yankees 58 70 .453 13.5
Orioles 53 76 .411 19.0
Indians 43 86 .333 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 53 .595 --
Athletics 71 60 .542 7.0
White Sox 69 61 .531 8.5
Royals 67 61 .523 9.5
Rangers 67 61 .523 9.5
Mariners 67 63 .515 10.5
Angels 63 66 .488 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 51 .602 --
Cardinals 69 59 .539 8.0
Cubs 65 64 .504 12.5
Mets 63 66 .488 14.5
Phillies 62 67 .481 15.5
Expos 52 76 .406 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 57 .558 --
Dodgers 71 58 .550 1.0
Reds 64 65 .496 8.0
Padres 63 67 .485 9.5
Giants 62 67 .481 10.0
Astros 53 76 .411 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Jerald Clark 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
1 Milt Cuyler 3
1 Scott Fletcher 3
1 Jose Gonzalez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Milt Cuyler 2
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryan Hickerson 1.67
2 Jose de Jesus 1.44
3 Roger Clemens 1.14
4 Randy Tomlin 1.00
5 Bobby Witt 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jose de Jesus 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose de Jesus 13
2 Roger Clemens 8
3 Bobby Witt 7
4 Chris Haney 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bob Kipper 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .335
2 Wade Boggs .334
3 Paul Molitor .333
4 Rafael Palmeiro .333
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 36
1 Cecil Fielder 36
3 Joe Carter 29
4 Ron Gant 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 102
3 Frank Thomas 99
4 Barry Bonds 96
4 Jose Canseco 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Delino DeShields 49
4 Rickey Henderson 48
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 Roger Clemens 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 17
2 Scott Erickson 16
2 Chuck Finley 16
2 Bill Gullickson 16
2 John Smiley 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 191
2 Randy Johnson 188
3 David Cone 177
4 Greg Maddux 157
4 2 others tied 157

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Briley .500
2 Shawon Dunston .460
3 Jose Uribe .447
4 Brian Harper .425
5 Ken Griffey .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Devon White 6
2 Wes Chamberlain 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 19
2 Jeff Bagwell 17
3 Darryl Strawberry 16
4 Robin Ventura 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Tim Raines 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Ivan Calderon 5
3 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
2 Rod Nichols 0.52
3 Tom Gordon 0.67
4 Terry Mathews 0.73
5 Andy Benes 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Jose de Jesus 24
3 David Cone 22
4 Jose Guzman 21
4 Jose Rijo 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .427
2 Bill Spiers .386
3 Joe Orsulak .384
4 Greg Briley .382
5 2 tied .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
1 Kevin Reimer 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Jose Canseco 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 28
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
3 Frank Thomas 27
4 Cecil Fielder 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 12
3 Milt Cuyler 10
3 Ozzie Smith 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.88
2 Tim Belcher 1.16
3 John Smoltz 1.41
4 Greg Harris 1.67
5 Tom Glavine 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Randy Johnson 40
3 Pete Harnisch 39
3 Jose Rijo 39
5 Scott Sanderson 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
1 Lee Smith 10
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Jeff Reardon 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .332
2 Shane Mack .330
3 Frank Thomas .328
4 Willie Randolph .326
5 Brett Butler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Ron Gant 35
4 Frank Thomas 34
5 Fred McGriff 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Will Clark 120
2 Frank Thomas 120
4 Barry Bonds 113
4 Bobby Bonilla 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.30
3 Roger Clemens 2.47
4 Dennis Martinez 2.48
5 Tim Belcher 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
3 Ramon Martinez 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 9 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 231
2 Randy Johnson 222
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Roger Clemens 202
5 Dwight Gooden 199

Saves

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