On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 81 62 .566 --
Red Sox 76 66 .535 4.5
Tigers 75 67 .528 5.5
Brewers 66 74 .471 13.5
Yankees 61 80 .433 19.0
Orioles 59 83 .415 21.5
Indians 47 94 .333 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 86 57 .601 --
White Sox 78 66 .542 8.5
Rangers 75 66 .532 10.0
Athletics 75 68 .524 11.0
Royals 72 69 .511 13.0
Mariners 71 70 .504 14.0
Angels 71 71 .500 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 57 .599 --
Cardinals 74 67 .525 10.5
Cubs 70 72 .493 15.0
Mets 69 73 .486 16.0
Phillies 66 76 .465 19.0
Expos 62 79 .440 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 61 .570 --
Dodgers 81 62 .566 0.5
Padres 73 70 .510 8.5
Reds 69 73 .486 12.0
Giants 64 78 .451 17.0
Astros 58 84 .408 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Skeeter Barnes 3
1 Daryl Boston 3
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Wes Chamberlain 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 Jim Thome 3
1 Hector Villanueva 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Skeeter Barnes 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.80
2 David Cone 1.40
3 Tim Belcher 1.00
3 Mark Langston 1.00
3 Mark Portugal 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 9
2 Mark Langston 8
3 David Cone 7
4 Tim Belcher 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Mike Maddux 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 Vicente Palacios 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .341
2 Wade Boggs .335
3 Paul Molitor .330
4 Frank Thomas .327
5 Rafael Palmeiro .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Howard Johnson 34
4 Joe Carter 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 122
2 Jose Canseco 105
2 Will Clark 105
4 Howard Johnson 103
4 Frank Thomas 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Marquis Grissom 67
3 Delino DeShields 52
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Tim Raines 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.26
2 Dennis Martinez 2.40
3 Roger Clemens 2.44
4 Tom Glavine 2.44
5 Jose Rijo 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Bill Gullickson 18
1 John Smiley 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 204
2 David Cone 198
3 Randy Johnson 197
4 Jack McDowell 179
5 Greg Maddux 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 40
2 Rick Aguilera 39
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Bryan Harvey 39
5 Jeff Reardon 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Mack .422
2 Lance Johnson .411
3 Milt Cuyler .408
4 Jose Lind .396
5 Frank Thomas .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 8
2 Matt Williams 6
3 Mariano Duncan 5
3 Cecil Fielder 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 20
2 Benito Santiago 19
3 Kelly Gruber 17
3 Darryl Strawberry 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 11
2 Keith Miller 6
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Ron Gant 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Mercker 0.00
2 Ken Hill 0.46
3 Scott Aldred 0.64
4 Andy Benes 0.77
5 Mark Langston 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger McDowell 4
2 Stan Belinda 3
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Ricky Bones 3
2 Chris Nabholz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose de Jesus 23
2 Jack McDowell 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 David Cone 21
3 Juan Guzman 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Alejandro Pena 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .398
2 Shawon Dunston .381
3 Shane Mack .380
4 Ken Griffey .376
5 Chuck Knoblauch .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Mariano Duncan 8
2 David Justice 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Jeff Bagwell 29
3 Benito Santiago 27
4 David Justice 26
4 Shane Mack 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 17
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tim Raines 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.77
2 Rod Nichols 0.99
3 Jim Gott 1.05
4 Mark Langston 1.12
5 Jose Guzman 1.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 45
2 David Cone 43
3 Jack McDowell 42
4 Juan Guzman 38
5 Jose de Jesus 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 12
2 Lee Smith 10
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
5 Tom Henke 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .338
2 Julio Franco .333
3 Frank Thomas .329
4 Ken Griffey .324
5 Paul Molitor .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Howard Johnson 37
4 Joe Carter 34
4 Frank Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 136
2 Will Clark 119
3 Frank Thomas 116
4 Jose Canseco 113
5 Joe Carter 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 78
2 Marquis Grissom 71
3 Delino DeShields 57
4 Rickey Henderson 55
5 Tim Raines 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.27
2 Roger Clemens 2.38
3 Tom Glavine 2.40
4 Tom Candiotti 2.43
5 Dennis Martinez 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
3 Jack Morris 20
4 Bill Gullickson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 230
2 Randy Johnson 214
3 Roger Clemens 209
4 Nolan Ryan 207
5 Jack McDowell 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Rick Aguilera 43
3 Bryan Harvey 42
4 Jeff Reardon 41
4 Lee Smith 41