On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 73 59 .553 --
Tigers 70 61 .534 2.5
Red Sox 67 63 .515 5.0
Brewers 63 67 .485 9.0
Yankees 59 70 .457 12.5
Orioles 53 77 .408 19.0
Indians 43 87 .331 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 79 53 .598 --
Athletics 71 61 .538 8.0
White Sox 70 61 .534 8.5
Rangers 68 61 .527 9.5
Royals 67 62 .519 10.5
Mariners 67 64 .511 11.5
Angels 63 67 .485 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 52 .597 --
Cardinals 70 59 .543 7.0
Cubs 65 65 .500 12.5
Mets 64 66 .492 13.5
Phillies 63 67 .485 14.5
Expos 53 76 .411 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 58 .554 --
Braves 72 58 .554 --
Reds 64 66 .492 8.0
Padres 64 67 .489 8.5
Giants 62 68 .477 10.0
Astros 53 77 .408 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Brian Hunter 4
3 Kal Daniels 3
3 Marquis Grissom 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felix Jose 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Felix Jose 5
3 Kal Daniels 3
3 Chili Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Davis 2
1 John Kruk 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Ron Gant 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaime Navarro 1.50
2 Chris Nabholz 1.38
3 Mark Leiter 1.00
4 Juan Guzman 0.83
4 Pascual Perez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Nabholz 11
2 Chuck Finley 6
2 Jaime Navarro 6
2 Bruce Ruffin 6
5 9 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Mike Maddux 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Doug Simons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .338
2 Julio Franco .335
3 Rafael Palmeiro .334
4 Paul Molitor .334
5 Kirby Puckett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 36
1 Cecil Fielder 36
3 Joe Carter 29
3 Howard Johnson 29
3 Frank Thomas 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 112
2 Will Clark 102
2 Frank Thomas 102
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 46

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 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 191
2 Randy Johnson 190
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 .488
2 Jose Uribe .487
3 Mariano Duncan .457
4 Shawon Dunston .457
5 Brian Harper .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 6
1 Devon White 6
3 Wes Chamberlain 4
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
2 Rod Nichols 0.59
3 Tom Gordon 0.67
4 Terry Mathews 0.69
5 Doug Simons 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 4
2 Jim Abbott 3
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Mark Leiter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .427
2 Bill Spiers .391
3 Greg Briley .382
4 Joe Orsulak .375
5 Willie Randolph .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Reimer 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Wally Joyner 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
2 Frank Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
2 Frank Thomas 27
3 Jay Buhner 26
3 Will Clark 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Milt Cuyler 10
3 Ozzie Smith 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 1.05
2 Tim Belcher 1.16
3 John Smoltz 1.41
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.66
5 Greg Harris 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 9
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Randy Johnson 42
3 Pete Harnisch 39
3 Jose Rijo 39
5 Scott Sanderson 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 9
1 Tom Henke 9
1 Jeff Reardon 9
1 Lee Smith 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Mack .334
2 Rafael Palmeiro .332
3 Willie Randolph .332
4 Frank Thomas .328
5 Wade Boggs .326

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 133
2 Frank Thomas 120
3 Will Clark 119
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 56

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 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 9 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 231
2 Randy Johnson 220
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Roger Clemens 202
5 Dwight Gooden 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Rick Aguilera 42
2 Lee Smith 42
4 Bryan Harvey 39
4 Bobby Thigpen 39