On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 45 .571 --
Blue Jays 60 45 .571 --
Red Sox 58 46 .558 1.5
Orioles 55 48 .534 4.0
Tigers 53 52 .505 7.0
Indians 48 56 .462 11.5
Brewers 41 61 .402 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 45 .559 --
Royals 54 50 .519 4.0
Rangers 52 51 .505 5.5
Mariners 51 53 .490 7.0
Angels 48 55 .466 9.5
Twins 43 58 .426 13.5
Athletics 43 58 .426 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 39 .629 --
Cardinals 59 44 .573 6.0
Expos 56 48 .538 9.5
Cubs 52 50 .510 12.5
Pirates 47 57 .452 18.5
Marlins 43 60 .417 22.0
Mets 35 68 .340 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 35 .667 --
Braves 63 43 .594 7.5
Dodgers 54 49 .524 15.0
Astros 54 50 .519 15.5
Reds 53 53 .500 17.5
Padres 40 65 .381 30.0
Rockies 36 67 .350 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Joey Cora 3
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Incaviglia 2
2 Juan Bell 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 George Brett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Pete Incaviglia 4
3 Bernard Gilkey 3
3 Joe Oliver 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Tony Phillips 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 1.40
2 Ben McDonald 1.33
3 Chuck Finley 1.00
4 David Wells 0.78
5 Darryl Kile 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rene Arocha 1
1 Rod Bolton 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 8
1 Ben McDonald 8
3 Bill Swift 7
3 David Wells 7
5 Juan Guzman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .402
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 Orlando Merced .354
4 John Kruk .349
5 Barry Bonds .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 31
2 Juan Gonzalez 30
2 Ken Griffey 30
4 Albert Belle 29
5 Frank Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 89
2 Albert Belle 88
3 Frank Thomas 85
4 John Olerud 83
5 Barry Bonds 82

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 Bill Swift 2.65
4 Andy Benes 2.67
5 Tom Candiotti 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 16
2 John Burkett 15
2 Bill Swift 15
4 Tom Glavine 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 187
2 Jose Rijo 149
3 John Smoltz 138
4 Greg Maddux 129
5 Andy Benes 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 36
2 Randy Myers 32
3 Jeff Montgomery 31
4 Rod Beck 30
4 Bryan Harvey 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .500
2 Jeff Gardner .486
3 Dion James .457
4 Paul Molitor .456
5 John Olerud .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Mike Stanley 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Fred McGriff 7
3 Frank Thomas 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Stanley 21
1 Todd Zeile 21
3 Danny Tartabull 19
4 Ken Griffey 18
5 Frank Thomas 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
1 Luis Polonia 7
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 Al Martin 5
3 Deion Sanders 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.52
2 Jose Rijo 0.78
3 Steve Avery 0.83
4 Tom Candiotti 1.11
5 Mark Portugal 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Frank Castillo 3
1 Scott Kamieniecki 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben McDonald 22
1 Jose Rijo 22
3 Kevin Appier 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 5 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 6
1 Duane Ward 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 .426
2 Fred McGriff .413
3 Delino DeShields .393
4 Shane Mack .392
5 Harold Baines .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
1 Frank Thomas 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 34
2 Todd Zeile 30
3 Juan Gonzalez 29
4 David Justice 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 11
2 Gregg Jefferies 10
2 Luis Polonia 10
4 Al Martin 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.72
2 Tom Candiotti 1.49
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.56
4 Jose Rijo 1.87
5 Bill Swift 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Bill Swift 5
3 Alex Fernandez 4
3 Tom Glavine 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 49
2 Dwight Gooden 41
3 Chuck Finley 37
3 Greg Maddux 37
5 Pete Harnisch 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 11
2 Bryan Harvey 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
2 Randy Myers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .361
2 Andres Galarraga .357
3 Barry Bonds .338
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 John Kruk .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 46
3 Albert Belle 44
4 Cecil Fielder 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 140
2 Joe Carter 134
3 Cecil Fielder 133
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Barry Bonds 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 58
4 Luis Polonia 49
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.37
2 Jose Rijo 2.45
3 Ken Hill 2.55
4 Greg Maddux 2.58
5 Andy Benes 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 22
2 John Burkett 21
2 Cal Eldred 21
4 Greg Maddux 19
4 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 Jose Rijo 210
2 John Smoltz 210
4 Greg Maddux 208
5 Mark Langston 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 51
3 Jeff Montgomery 45
4 Dennis Eckersley 41
5 Rick Aguilera 39