On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1992

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 53 .573 --
Orioles 68 56 .548 3.0
Brewers 67 56 .545 3.5
Tigers 59 66 .472 12.5
Indians 58 66 .468 13.0
Red Sox 56 68 .452 15.0
Yankees 56 68 .452 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 49 .605 --
Twins 69 55 .556 6.0
White Sox 65 57 .533 9.0
Rangers 61 66 .480 15.5
Angels 57 68 .456 18.5
Royals 56 67 .455 18.5
Mariners 51 74 .408 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 54 .565 --
Expos 67 57 .540 3.0
Cubs 62 61 .504 7.5
Cardinals 59 63 .484 10.0
Mets 53 67 .442 15.0
Phillies 51 71 .418 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 48 .607 --
Reds 68 54 .557 6.0
Padres 66 57 .537 8.5
Giants 59 65 .476 16.0
Astros 56 68 .452 19.0
Dodgers 52 72 .419 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Lenny Harris 3
2 Thomas Howard 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 Kevin Mitchell 4
4 Brian Downing 3
4 Tim Salmon 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 2
2 Bret Boone 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 1.60
2 Andy Benes 1.00
3 David Cone 0.80
4 Curt Schilling 0.71
5 Roger Clemens 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mike Butcher 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
3 Ken Hill 6
4 Bill Gullickson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Chuck McElroy 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .341
2 Gary Sheffield .339
3 Kirby Puckett .332
4 Andy Van Slyke .330
5 John Kruk .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Juan Gonzalez 34
3 Joe Carter 27
3 Cecil Fielder 27
3 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 104
2 Mark McGwire 93
3 George Bell 92
4 Kirby Puckett 89
5 Juan Gonzalez 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 63
2 Delino DeShields 42
2 Pat Listach 42
2 Kenny Lofton 42
5 3 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Tewksbury 2.03
2 Greg Maddux 2.15
3 Bill Swift 2.16
4 Kevin Appier 2.27
5 Roger Clemens 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 19
2 Jack McDowell 17
3 Kevin Brown 16
3 Jack Morris 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 214
2 Roger Clemens 171
3 John Smoltz 170
4 Melido Perez 165
5 Randy Johnson 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 Rick Aguilera 32
2 Lee Smith 32
4 Jeff Montgomery 31
5 3 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Howard .421
1 Mark Lewis .421
3 Luis Gonzalez .415
4 Don Mattingly .411
5 Jeff Blauser .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 George Bell 5
2 Mike Macfarlane 5
2 Dean Palmer 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 18
2 Juan Gonzalez 16
3 Mike Devereaux 15
3 Dave Winfield 15
5 Ken Griffey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Roberto Alomar 6
3 Brett Butler 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cal Eldred 0.00
2 Jack McDowell 1.03
2 Jaime Navarro 1.03
4 Randy Johnson 1.08
5 Greg Swindell 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Mike Harkey 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Roger Clemens 24
3 Danny Darwin 23
4 Jack Morris 22
5 Sam Militello 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Scott Radinsky 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .402
2 Gregg Jefferies .396
3 Frank Thomas .386
4 Shane Mack .386
5 Mel Hall .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 10
3 Gary Sheffield 9
4 George Bell 8
4 Leo Gomez 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 29
2 Eric Karros 27
3 George Bell 26
3 Mike Devereaux 26
3 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 16
2 Roberto Alomar 15
3 Marquis Grissom 13
3 Lance Johnson 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Navarro 1.31
2 Mike Morgan 1.50
3 Cal Eldred 1.57
4 Jose Guzman 1.67
5 Dennis Martinez 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 John Burkett 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Roger Clemens 46
3 Danny Darwin 38
3 Greg Maddux 38
3 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grahe 10
1 Randy Myers 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 John Wetteland 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .339
2 Edgar Martinez .337
3 John Kruk .327
4 Shane Mack .323
5 Andy Van Slyke .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Cecil Fielder 36
4 Fred McGriff 33
5 Joe Carter 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 129
2 Mark McGwire 112
3 Albert Belle 109
4 Ken Griffey 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 85
2 Delino DeShields 53
3 Rickey Henderson 52
4 Ray Lankford 51
4 Luis Polonia 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.13
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Juan Guzman 2.32
4 Roger Clemens 2.33
5 Bob Tewksbury 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 23
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Jack McDowell 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 294
2 Roger Clemens 239
3 John Smoltz 209
4 Randy Johnson 203
5 Greg Maddux 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 47
2 Lee Smith 45
3 Rick Aguilera 42
4 Jeff Montgomery 39
5 Jeff Reardon 35