On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 60 .568 --
Red Sox 72 64 .529 5.5
Tigers 72 65 .526 6.0
Brewers 65 71 .478 12.5
Yankees 60 75 .444 17.0
Orioles 55 81 .404 22.5
Indians 44 92 .324 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 54 .606 --
White Sox 75 63 .543 8.5
Athletics 74 64 .536 9.5
Rangers 71 64 .526 11.0
Royals 70 66 .515 12.5
Angels 68 68 .500 14.5
Mariners 68 69 .496 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 55 .596 --
Cardinals 71 64 .526 9.5
Cubs 68 68 .500 13.0
Phillies 65 71 .478 16.0
Mets 65 71 .478 16.0
Expos 58 77 .430 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 60 .562 --
Braves 76 60 .559 0.5
Padres 69 68 .504 8.0
Reds 66 70 .485 10.5
Giants 63 73 .463 13.5
Astros 57 79 .419 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Plantier 4
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Leo Gomez 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Cecil Fielder 1
1 Kelly Gruber 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Gruber 5
1 Phil Plantier 5
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Kal Daniels 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Tom Foley 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben McDonald 1.00
1 Terry Mulholland 1.00
3 Mike Morgan 0.89
4 Jack McDowell 0.88
5 Dave Stewart 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Mike Gardiner 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Morgan 8
2 Ben McDonald 7
2 Jack McDowell 7
4 Tom Glavine 5
4 Dave Stewart 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .339
2 Wade Boggs .338
3 Paul Molitor .332
4 Rafael Palmeiro .330
5 Kirby Puckett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 39
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Howard Johnson 32
4 Joe Carter 31
5 Frank Thomas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 119
2 Will Clark 104
3 Frank Thomas 103
4 Jose Canseco 98
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Delino DeShields 50
3 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Tim Raines 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.32
2 Tom Candiotti 2.34
3 Dennis Martinez 2.40
4 Pete Harnisch 2.49
5 Roger Clemens 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
3 Chuck Finley 17
3 Bill Gullickson 17
3 John Smiley 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 198
2 Randy Johnson 191
3 David Cone 184
4 Jack McDowell 172
5 Tom Glavine 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Rick Aguilera 38
3 Bryan Harvey 37
3 Lee Smith 37
5 Jeff Reardon 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Briley .424
2 Carlos Quintana .413
3 Brian Hunter .387
4 Danny Tartabull .382
5 Larry Walker .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 6
2 Chris Sabo 5
2 Tim Teufel 5
4 Carlton Fisk 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 15
1 Kelly Gruber 15
3 Howard Johnson 14
4 Chris Sabo 13
4 Robin Ventura 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 8
2 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Ivan Calderon 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 0.00
2 Andy Benes 0.50
3 Brian Holman 0.60
4 John Smoltz 0.66
5 Ken Hill 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 John Smiley 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
1 Jose de Jesus 25
3 David Cone 23
3 Charlie Leibrandt 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Quintana .398
2 Shawon Dunston .391
3 Greg Briley .388
4 Ken Griffey .387
5 B. J. Surhoff .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
2 Kevin Reimer 8
2 Frank Thomas 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 28
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
3 Robin Ventura 27
4 Jeff Bagwell 26
4 Mike Greenwell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Tim Raines 11
4 Roberto Alomar 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.66
2 Tom Gordon 0.72
3 John Smoltz 1.28
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.41
5 Jose Rijo 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 6
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 Charlie Leibrandt 5
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack McDowell 41
1 Jose Rijo 41
3 Roger Clemens 40
4 Pete Harnisch 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 12
2 Jeff Reardon 11
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Lee Smith 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .337
2 Frank Thomas .336
3 Julio Franco .330
4 Rafael Palmeiro .327
5 Wade Boggs .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Howard Johnson 35
3 Frank Thomas 35
5 Matt Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 120
2 Frank Thomas 120
4 Barry Bonds 110
5 3 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 66
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.28
2 Tom Glavine 2.37
3 Dennis Martinez 2.46
4 Roger Clemens 2.47
5 Tom Candiotti 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 22
2 Tom Glavine 21
3 Ramon Martinez 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 Jimmy Key 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 224
2 Randy Johnson 219
3 Nolan Ryan 206
4 Roger Clemens 203
5 Jack McDowell 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 Rick Aguilera 42
2 Bryan Harvey 42
4 Jeff Reardon 39
4 Lee Smith 39