On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 59 44 .573 --
Yankees 58 45 .563 1.0
Red Sox 57 45 .559 1.5
Orioles 54 47 .535 4.0
Tigers 52 51 .505 7.0
Indians 47 55 .461 11.5
Brewers 41 59 .410 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 45 .550 --
Royals 53 49 .520 3.0
Rangers 51 50 .505 4.5
Mariners 51 51 .500 5.0
Angels 46 55 .455 9.5
Twins 43 56 .434 11.5
Athletics 42 57 .424 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 38 .631 --
Cardinals 57 44 .564 7.0
Expos 54 48 .529 10.5
Cubs 51 49 .510 12.5
Pirates 46 56 .451 18.5
Marlins 43 58 .426 21.0
Mets 35 66 .347 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 35 .660 --
Braves 61 43 .587 7.5
Astros 54 48 .529 13.5
Dodgers 53 48 .525 14.0
Reds 52 52 .500 16.5
Padres 39 64 .379 29.0
Rockies 36 65 .356 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Buhner 3
1 Delino DeShields 3
1 Billy Hatcher 3
4 Roberto Alomar 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Wes Chamberlain 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Gagne 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Billy Hatcher 3
4 Jeff Bagwell 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kent Mercker 2.33
2 Pete Harnisch 1.50
3 Curt Schilling 1.17
4 Tom Gordon 0.86
5 Frank Tanana 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 9
2 Kent Mercker 7
2 Curt Schilling 7
4 Tom Gordon 6
5 Pat Hentgen 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Gil Heredia 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .400
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 John Kruk .350
4 Orlando Merced .347
5 Gregg Jefferies .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 30
1 Ken Griffey 30
3 Albert Belle 29
3 Barry Bonds 29
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 88
2 Albert Belle 87
3 John Olerud 82
4 Frank Thomas 81
5 Joe Carter 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 41
2 Vince Coleman 38
3 Chad Curtis 37
4 Roberto Alomar 34
4 Darren Lewis 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 2.59
2 Jimmy Key 2.62
3 Andy Benes 2.67
4 Tom Candiotti 2.69
5 Bill Swift 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 16
2 John Burkett 15
3 Bill Swift 14
4 Alex Fernandez 12
4 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 187
2 Jose Rijo 145
3 John Smoltz 138
4 Andy Benes 126
5 2 tied 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 34
2 Jeff Montgomery 31
2 Randy Myers 31
4 Bryan Harvey 30
5 Rod Beck 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .471
2 Mo Vaughn .469
3 Jeff Conine .444
4 Freddie Benavides .439
5 Don Mattingly .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 20
1 Todd Zeile 20
3 Juan Gonzalez 19
4 Don Mattingly 18
4 Rafael Palmeiro 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.39
2 Jeff Fassero 0.52
3 Ryan Bowen 0.60
4 Steve Avery 0.83
5 Tom Candiotti 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 25
2 Kevin Appier 20
2 Dwight Gooden 20
2 Juan Guzman 20
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
1 Jeff Russell 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Bryan Harvey 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .417
2 Harold Baines .413
3 Rickey Henderson .402
4 Shane Mack .398
5 Don Mattingly .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 11
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
3 Ken Griffey 10
3 Tim Salmon 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 34
2 Todd Zeile 32
3 Juan Gonzalez 29
3 Mo Vaughn 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 13
2 Delino DeShields 12
2 Gregg Jefferies 12
4 Roberto Alomar 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.62
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.28
3 Tom Candiotti 1.49
4 Jamie Moyer 1.85
5 Jose Rijo 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 4
1 John Burkett 4
1 Alex Fernandez 4
1 Pete Harnisch 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 45
2 John Smoltz 43
3 Dwight Gooden 41
4 Randy Johnson 40
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Tom Henke 9
3 Bryan Harvey 8
3 Jeff Montgomery 8
3 Randy Myers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .358
2 Andres Galarraga .356
3 Barry Bonds .332
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Tim Raines .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 45
3 Albert Belle 44
4 Cecil Fielder 41
5 Ken Griffey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 140
2 Joe Carter 134
3 Cecil Fielder 132
4 Frank Thomas 128
5 Barry Bonds 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Luis Polonia 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.39
2 Jose Rijo 2.49
3 Ken Hill 2.55
4 Greg Maddux 2.59
5 Andy Benes 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 22
1 Jack McDowell 22
3 Cal Eldred 21
4 Mike Mussina 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 John Smoltz 210
3 Mark Langston 206
3 Jose Rijo 206
5 Greg Maddux 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 53
2 Randy Myers 50
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Dennis Eckersley 41
5 3 tied 39