On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 76 60 .559 --
Tigers 71 63 .530 4.0
Red Sox 69 64 .519 5.5
Brewers 65 68 .489 9.5
Yankees 60 72 .455 14.0
Orioles 54 79 .406 20.5
Indians 44 89 .331 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 54 .597 --
White Sox 73 62 .541 7.5
Athletics 72 63 .533 8.5
Rangers 70 62 .530 9.0
Royals 68 65 .511 11.5
Mariners 68 66 .507 12.0
Angels 65 68 .489 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 52 .606 --
Cardinals 71 62 .534 9.5
Cubs 66 67 .496 14.5
Mets 65 68 .489 15.5
Phillies 64 69 .481 16.5
Expos 55 77 .417 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 59 .556 --
Braves 73 60 .549 1.0
Padres 67 68 .496 8.0
Reds 66 67 .496 8.0
Giants 62 71 .466 12.0
Astros 55 78 .414 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Ozzie Guillen 1
1 Geronimo Pena 1
1 Dave Valle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
1 Rance Mulliniks 4
3 Bo Jackson 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Oscar Azocar 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Harris 2.33
2 Bryn Smith 1.20
3 Roger Clemens 0.70
3 Erik Hanson 0.70
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 7
1 Erik Hanson 7
1 Greg Harris 7
4 Mike Moore 6
4 Bryn Smith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jose Melendez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .339
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Paul Molitor .333
4 Rafael Palmeiro .333
5 Kirby Puckett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 37
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Joe Carter 31
3 Howard Johnson 31
5 Frank Thomas 30

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 59
3 Rickey Henderson 50
4 Delino DeShields 49
5 Tim Raines 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.23
2 Dennis Martinez 2.40
3 Tom Candiotti 2.40
4 Pete Harnisch 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 17
1 Tom Glavine 17
1 Bill Gullickson 17
1 John Smiley 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Randy Johnson 190
3 David Cone 184
4 Tom Glavine 165
4 Jack McDowell 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 37
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
1 Lee Smith 37
4 Bryan Harvey 35
5 Jeff Reardon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Uribe .458
2 Robby Thompson .435
3 Mariano Duncan .426
4 B. J. Surhoff .417
5 Eddie Murray .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 5
1 Devon White 5
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 18
2 Jeff Bagwell 16
3 Benito Santiago 14
3 Robin Yount 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 6
1 Marquis Grissom 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Tim Raines 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Burke 0.00
1 Greg Harris 0.00
3 Andy Benes 0.72
4 Tom Gordon 0.73
5 Bill Wegman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Jack McDowell 24
3 David Cone 23
4 Mike Gardiner 22
5 4 tied 21

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 .395
2 Ken Griffey .387
3 Paul Molitor .387
4 B. J. Surhoff .385
5 Bill Spiers .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 8
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
1 Howard Johnson 8
1 Wally Joyner 8
1 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 27
1 Robin Ventura 27
3 Jeff Bagwell 25
3 Albert Belle 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Roberto Alomar 11
2 Marquis Grissom 11
2 Tim Raines 11
5 Otis Nixon 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.72
2 John Smoltz 1.28
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.44
3 Jose Rijo 1.44
5 Mark Langston 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 7
2 Jim Abbott 6
3 Andy Benes 5
3 Joe Hesketh 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 47
2 Mike Moore 42
3 Jose Rijo 41
4 Jack McDowell 40
5 Kevin Appier 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 10
2 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Lee Smith 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .339
2 Frank Thomas .336
3 Rafael Palmeiro .331
4 Julio Franco .329
5 Wade Boggs .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Frank Thomas 35
4 Joe Carter 34
4 3 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 120
2 Frank Thomas 120
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Andre Dawson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 65
3 Rickey Henderson 60
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.25
2 Tom Glavine 2.30
3 Dennis Martinez 2.46
4 Roger Clemens 2.47
5 Tom Candiotti 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Ramon Martinez 20
2 Jack Morris 20
5 Jimmy Key 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 236
2 Randy Johnson 220
3 Roger Clemens 203
4 Nolan Ryan 200
5 Dwight Gooden 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Rick Aguilera 42
3 Lee Smith 41
4 Bryan Harvey 40
5 3 tied 37