On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 62 .560 --
Red Sox 75 65 .536 3.5
Tigers 73 67 .521 5.5
Brewers 66 72 .478 11.5
Yankees 60 79 .432 18.0
Orioles 58 82 .414 20.5
Indians 46 93 .331 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 56 .603 --
White Sox 77 65 .542 8.5
Rangers 74 65 .532 10.0
Athletics 75 66 .532 10.0
Royals 71 68 .511 13.0
Mariners 70 69 .504 14.0
Angels 70 70 .500 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 57 .593 --
Cardinals 73 66 .525 9.5
Cubs 69 71 .493 14.0
Mets 68 72 .486 15.0
Phillies 66 74 .471 17.0
Expos 61 78 .439 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 60 .571 --
Dodgers 80 61 .567 0.5
Padres 71 70 .504 9.5
Reds 68 72 .486 12.0
Giants 64 76 .457 16.0
Astros 57 83 .407 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Gallagher 3
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 Phil Plantier 3
1 Larry Walker 3
5 34 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mariano Duncan 2
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 Dave Gallagher 3
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Howard Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 2
1 Roberto Kelly 2
3 Skeeter Barnes 1
3 Chris Donnels 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 3.00
2 Jack Morris 0.86
3 Ken Hill 0.70
4 Chuck Finley 0.67
5 Pascual Perez 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Ken Hill 7
3 Chuck Finley 6
3 Jack Morris 6
5 Pascual Perez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .344
2 Wade Boggs .337
3 Paul Molitor .332
4 Rafael Palmeiro .327
5 Kirby Puckett .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 40
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Howard Johnson 33
4 Joe Carter 32
5 Frank Thomas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 121
2 Will Clark 105
3 Frank Thomas 103
4 Jose Canseco 101
4 Howard Johnson 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Marquis Grissom 65
3 Delino DeShields 52
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Tim Raines 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.32
2 Tom Candiotti 2.34
3 Dennis Martinez 2.40
4 Roger Clemens 2.44
5 Jose Rijo 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
3 Chuck Finley 17
3 Bill Gullickson 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 David Cone 191
2 Randy Johnson 191
4 Jack McDowell 172
4 Nolan Ryan 172

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .446
2 Milt Cuyler .432
3 Shane Mack .422
4 Larry Walker .389
5 Ruben Sierra .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 7
2 David Justice 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 Matt Williams 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 19
2 David Justice 16
3 Kelly Gruber 15
3 Eddie Murray 15
3 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 9
2 Keith Miller 6
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 Ron Gant 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Gott 0.00
1 Kent Mercker 0.00
3 Andy Benes 0.36
4 Ken Hill 0.46
5 Kevin Appier 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger McDowell 4
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Chris Nabholz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 23
1 Jose de Jesus 23
3 Steve Avery 21
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Jack McDowell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Alejandro Pena 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .378
2 Ken Griffey .378
3 Carlos Quintana .377
4 Shane Mack .376
5 Shawon Dunston .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
2 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Kevin Reimer 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Cecil Fielder 28
3 Jeff Bagwell 27
4 Shane Mack 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 15
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Tim Raines 10
4 Delino DeShields 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Gott 1.07
2 Jose Rijo 1.27
3 Todd Frohwirth 1.37
4 Mark Langston 1.39
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Charlie Leibrandt 5
2 Jose Rijo 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 45
2 David Cone 40
3 Jose de Jesus 37
4 Jack McDowell 35
4 Mike Moore 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 14
2 Lee Smith 11
3 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .337
2 Julio Franco .336
3 Frank Thomas .332
4 Wade Boggs .325
5 Paul Molitor .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Howard Johnson 36
4 Frank Thomas 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 137
2 Will Clark 119
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Barry Bonds 110
4 2 others tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 69
3 Delino DeShields 57
4 Rickey Henderson 56
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.21
2 Tom Glavine 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.38
4 Dennis Martinez 2.47
5 Tom Candiotti 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
3 Jack Morris 20
4 Ramon Martinez 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 231
2 Roger Clemens 209
3 Randy Johnson 208
4 Nolan Ryan 207
5 Jack McDowell 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Rick Aguilera 43
2 Bryan Harvey 43
4 Lee Smith 41
5 Jeff Reardon 40