On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 60 .552 --
Tigers 71 62 .534 2.5
Red Sox 67 64 .511 5.5
Brewers 64 68 .485 9.0
Yankees 59 72 .450 13.5
Orioles 54 78 .409 19.0
Indians 43 88 .328 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 53 .602 --
Rangers 70 61 .534 9.0
White Sox 71 62 .534 9.0
Athletics 71 62 .534 9.0
Royals 68 63 .519 11.0
Mariners 68 65 .511 12.0
Angels 65 67 .492 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 52 .603 --
Cardinals 71 60 .542 8.0
Cubs 66 66 .500 13.5
Mets 65 67 .492 14.5
Phillies 64 68 .485 15.5
Expos 54 77 .412 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 59 .553 --
Braves 73 59 .553 --
Reds 65 67 .492 8.0
Padres 65 68 .489 8.5
Giants 62 70 .470 11.0
Astros 54 78 .409 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 Darren Lewis 3
2 Matt Nokes 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Glenn Davis 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 David Justice 3
2 Robin Yount 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Keith Miller 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Stan Jefferson 1
2 Ray Lankford 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Walk 1.20
2 Kevin Appier 1.12
3 Andy Benes 1.00
4 Jack McDowell 0.89
5 Mike Gardiner 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Jose Guzman 1
1 Brian Holman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 9
2 Jack McDowell 8
3 Andy Benes 7
3 Mike Gardiner 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .337
2 Wade Boggs .335
3 Rafael Palmeiro .333
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 Kirby Puckett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 37
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Frank Thomas 30
4 Joe Carter 29
4 Howard Johnson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 115
2 Will Clark 104
3 Frank Thomas 103
4 Barry Bonds 97
5 Jose Canseco 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 68
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Delino DeShields 49
4 Rickey Henderson 48
5 Tim Raines 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.23
2 Dennis Martinez 2.40
3 Tom Candiotti 2.40
4 Roger Clemens 2.52
5 Pete Harnisch 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 17
1 Tom Glavine 17
1 Bill Gullickson 17
4 Chuck Finley 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 191
2 Randy Johnson 190
3 David Cone 177
4 Tom Glavine 165
4 Jack McDowell 165

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Uribe .467
2 Mariano Duncan .442
3 Greg Briley .425
4 B. J. Surhoff .417
5 Kent Hrbek .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 6
2 Devon White 5
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 20
2 Jeff Bagwell 16
3 Will Clark 14
3 Cecil Fielder 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 5
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Ivan Calderon 5
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gardner 0.00
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
3 Rod Nichols 0.59
4 Tom Gordon 0.67
4 Mike Timlin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Rijo 4
1 Mitch Williams 4
3 Jim Abbott 3
3 Andy Benes 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Jose Rijo 25
3 Jose de Jesus 24
3 Jack McDowell 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
2 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Rob Dibble 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .386
2 B. J. Surhoff .386
3 Bill Spiers .383
4 Carlos Quintana .372
5 Paul Molitor .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 9
1 Frank Thomas 9
3 Juan Gonzalez 8
3 Kevin Reimer 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
2 Cecil Fielder 27
3 Will Clark 25
3 Fred McGriff 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Otis Nixon 10
2 Tim Raines 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.98
2 Tim Belcher 1.16
3 John Smoltz 1.40
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.44
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 6
3 Andy Benes 5
3 Mark Leiter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 43
2 Roger Clemens 40
2 Jack McDowell 40
2 John Smoltz 40
2 Trevor Wilson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 10
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Tom Henke 9
2 Lee Smith 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .335
2 Rafael Palmeiro .332
3 Frank Thomas .330
4 Shane Mack .329
5 Julio Franco .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Ron Gant 35
3 Frank Thomas 35
5 Matt Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 136
2 Will Clark 121
2 Frank Thomas 121
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.25
2 Tom Glavine 2.37
3 Roger Clemens 2.47
4 Dennis Martinez 2.48
5 Tom Candiotti 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
3 Ramon Martinez 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 Bill Gullickson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 229
2 Randy Johnson 220
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Roger Clemens 202
5 Dwight Gooden 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Rick Aguilera 42
2 Lee Smith 42
4 Bryan Harvey 40
5 Bobby Thigpen 38