On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 81 65 .555 --
Red Sox 78 67 .538 2.5
Tigers 75 69 .521 5.0
Brewers 69 74 .483 10.5
Yankees 61 83 .424 19.0
Orioles 61 84 .421 19.5
Indians 48 95 .336 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 59 .596 --
White Sox 80 66 .548 7.0
Rangers 76 67 .531 9.5
Athletics 76 69 .524 10.5
Mariners 74 70 .514 12.0
Royals 73 71 .507 13.0
Angels 72 72 .500 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 58 .600 --
Cardinals 76 68 .528 10.5
Cubs 70 75 .483 17.0
Mets 70 75 .483 17.0
Phillies 68 77 .469 19.0
Expos 64 80 .444 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 63 .568 --
Braves 82 63 .566 0.5
Padres 74 72 .507 9.0
Reds 70 75 .483 12.5
Giants 67 78 .462 15.5
Astros 59 86 .407 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
2 Mark Carreon 4
2 Garry Templeton 4
4 Bret Barberie 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 George Brett 1
1 George Canale 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Barberie 3
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Kal Daniels 3
1 Howard Johnson 3
1 Wally Joyner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
4 Joe Carter 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.80
2 Charlie Leibrandt 1.20
3 Doug Jones 1.18
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.00
5 Pete Harnisch 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Cliff Brantley 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Jones 13
2 Ron Darling 9
3 Doug Drabek 7
4 Erik Hanson 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .340
2 Wade Boggs .331
3 Ken Griffey .326
4 Paul Molitor .326
5 Rafael Palmeiro .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Jose Canseco 41
3 Howard Johnson 35
4 Joe Carter 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 123
2 Jose Canseco 111
3 Howard Johnson 106
4 Will Clark 105
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Marquis Grissom 69
3 Delino DeShields 52
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Tim Raines 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.26
2 Jose Rijo 2.39
3 Dennis Martinez 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.44
5 Roger Clemens 2.52

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 210
2 David Cone 198
3 Randy Johnson 197
4 Jack McDowell 179
5 Greg Maddux 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 41
2 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 Jeff Reardon 40
4 Rick Aguilera 39
4 Bryan Harvey 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .419
2 Matt Nokes .419
3 Chuck Knoblauch .404
3 Ruben Sierra .404
5 Jody Reed .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mariano Duncan 6
1 Howard Johnson 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Cecil Fielder 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 19
2 Howard Johnson 17
2 Darryl Strawberry 17
4 Jose Canseco 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 13
2 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Ray Lankford 6
4 Roberto Kelly 5
4 Keith Miller 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Bones 0.00
2 Greg Hibbard 0.49
3 Tom Candiotti 0.56
4 Jim Abbott 0.60
5 Scott Aldred 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 Chris Nabholz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Greene 22
1 Jack McDowell 22
3 David Cone 21
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bryan Harvey 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Steve Olin 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .380
2 Mariano Duncan .378
3 Hal Morris .368
4 Julio Franco .362
5 Frank Thomas .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mariano Duncan 9
1 Howard Johnson 9
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 Cecil Fielder 8
3 David Justice 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 32
2 Jeff Bagwell 29
2 David Justice 29
4 Benito Santiago 26
5 Howard Johnson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 18
2 Roberto Alomar 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Otis Nixon 9
4 Luis Polonia 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.77
2 Rod Nichols 1.07
3 Jose Rijo 1.27
4 Mark Langston 1.35
5 Jim Abbott 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
1 Jose Rijo 6
3 Jim Abbott 5
3 Kevin Tapani 5
3 Bill Wegman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 46
2 David Cone 43
3 Jack McDowell 38
3 Mike Moore 38
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 11
2 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Lee Smith 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .334
2 Julio Franco .333
3 Frank Thomas .330
4 Rafael Palmeiro .326
5 Ken Griffey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 41
3 Howard Johnson 37
4 Joe Carter 34
4 Frank Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 119
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 Frank Thomas 115
5 Howard Johnson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 72
3 Delino DeShields 56
4 Rickey Henderson 55
5 Tim Raines 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.19
2 Tom Glavine 2.42
3 Tom Candiotti 2.43
4 Roger Clemens 2.46
5 Dennis Martinez 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Jack Morris 20
4 Bill Gullickson 19
4 John Smiley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 225
2 Roger Clemens 215
3 Randy Johnson 211
4 Greg Maddux 197
5 Nolan Ryan 196

Saves

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