On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 83 68 .550 --
Red Sox 81 69 .540 1.5
Tigers 76 73 .510 6.0
Brewers 72 76 .486 9.5
Yankees 64 85 .430 18.0
Orioles 63 87 .420 19.5
Indians 51 97 .345 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 90 60 .600 --
White Sox 82 68 .547 8.0
Athletics 79 71 .527 11.0
Rangers 78 71 .523 11.5
Angels 76 74 .507 14.0
Royals 76 74 .507 14.0
Mariners 76 74 .507 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 59 .607 --
Cardinals 78 73 .517 13.5
Cubs 72 77 .483 18.5
Mets 72 77 .483 18.5
Phillies 71 80 .470 20.5
Expos 67 83 .447 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 64 .576 --
Braves 85 65 .567 1.5
Padres 77 74 .510 10.0
Reds 71 79 .473 15.5
Giants 69 82 .457 18.0
Astros 62 89 .411 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
4 Jeff Bagwell 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kelly Gruber 1
1 John Kruk 1
1 Candy Maldonado 1
1 Tim McIntosh 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Kelly 4
1 Candy Maldonado 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Matt Nokes 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Skeeter Barnes 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 3.00
2 Bryn Smith 1.50
3 Chris Nabholz 1.20
4 Jose DeLeon 0.75
5 Randy Johnson 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Joe Klink 1
1 Scott Lewis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 8
2 Pete Harnisch 6
2 Chris Nabholz 6
2 Bryn Smith 6
5 Jeff Johnson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .342
2 Willie Randolph .334
3 Wade Boggs .332
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Rafael Palmeiro .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Jose Canseco 42
3 Howard Johnson 36
4 Joe Carter 33
5 Cal Ripken 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 128
2 Jose Canseco 113
3 Ruben Sierra 109
4 Howard Johnson 108
5 Barry Bonds 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Marquis Grissom 70
3 Delino DeShields 55
4 Rickey Henderson 51
5 Tim Raines 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.39
2 Jose Rijo 2.41
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Tom Candiotti 2.50
5 Pete Harnisch 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 19
1 Bill Gullickson 19
3 Scott Erickson 18
3 John Smiley 18
5 8 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 217
2 Randy Johnson 216
3 David Cone 209
4 Jack McDowell 185
5 Greg Maddux 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 43
2 Lee Smith 42
3 Dennis Eckersley 41
4 Rick Aguilera 40
4 Jeff Reardon 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .453
2 Ken Griffey .419
3 Jeff Bagwell .408
4 Wally Joyner .385
5 Chuck Knoblauch .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mariano Duncan 6
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Dean Palmer 5
2 Cal Ripken 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 17
2 Jose Canseco 15
2 David Justice 15
4 Albert Belle 14
4 Ruben Sierra 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 8
2 Luis Polonia 7
3 Roberto Alomar 6
4 Delino DeShields 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack McDowell 0.00
2 Steve Avery 0.34
3 Tony Castillo 0.73
4 Chris Bosio 0.90
5 Jose Rijo 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Stan Belinda 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
1 Randy Johnson 25
3 Mark Langston 22
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Ron Darling 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
2 Lee Smith 5
3 Doug Henry 4
3 Steve Olin 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Martinez .382
2 Jody Reed .366
3 Julio Franco .364
4 Carlos Quintana .360
5 Edgar Martinez .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
2 Mariano Duncan 8
2 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Darrin Jackson 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 27
1 David Justice 27
3 Albert Belle 26
4 Darryl Strawberry 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 16
2 Roberto Alomar 11
3 Delino DeShields 10
4 Ray Lankford 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.99
2 Rod Nichols 1.08
3 Roger Clemens 1.38
4 Greg Harris 1.42
5 2 tied 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
1 Chris Nabholz 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 48
2 Roger Clemens 44
2 Jack McDowell 44
4 Juan Guzman 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 13
2 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Lee Smith 8
5 Steve Olin 7