On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 45 .579 --
Red Sox 59 46 .562 2.0
Yankees 60 47 .561 2.0
Orioles 56 49 .533 5.0
Tigers 53 53 .500 8.5
Indians 49 56 .467 12.0
Brewers 42 62 .404 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 46 .558 --
Royals 54 51 .514 4.5
Rangers 53 52 .505 5.5
Mariners 51 54 .486 7.5
Angels 48 56 .462 10.0
Twins 44 58 .431 13.0
Athletics 44 58 .431 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 67 39 .632 --
Cardinals 60 45 .571 6.5
Expos 56 50 .528 11.0
Cubs 54 50 .519 12.0
Pirates 47 59 .443 20.0
Marlins 44 61 .419 22.5
Mets 37 68 .352 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 35 .670 --
Braves 64 43 .598 7.5
Dodgers 54 50 .519 16.0
Astros 54 51 .514 16.5
Reds 54 54 .500 18.0
Padres 41 65 .387 30.0
Rockies 36 69 .343 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bret Barberie 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Vinny Castilla 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Garcia 2
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
2 Tim Bogar 3
2 Steve Buechele 3
2 Doug Jennings 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Brewer 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 Mark Grace 1
1 Joe Orsulak 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Abbott 0.86
2 Tim Pugh 0.55
3 Roger Pavlik 0.44
4 Angel Miranda 0.40
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Tim Pugh 1
1 Bret Saberhagen 1
1 Bob Scanlan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Abbott 6
1 Tim Pugh 6
3 Angel Miranda 4
3 Roger Pavlik 4
3 Paul Wagner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Cox 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .400
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 Orlando Merced .351
4 John Kruk .351
5 Barry Bonds .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Barry Bonds 31
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Albert Belle 29
5 Frank Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 89
1 Cecil Fielder 89
3 Frank Thomas 87
4 John Olerud 84
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Vince Coleman 38
3 Chad Curtis 37
4 Roberto Alomar 34
4 Darren Lewis 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 2.55
2 Jimmy Key 2.62
3 Bill Swift 2.65
4 Tom Candiotti 2.69
5 Ken Hill 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 17
2 John Burkett 16
3 Bill Swift 15
4 Tom Glavine 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 187
2 Jose Rijo 149
3 John Smoltz 144
4 Andy Benes 131
5 Greg Maddux 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Randy Myers 33
3 Rod Beck 31
3 Bryan Harvey 31
3 Jeff Montgomery 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Gardner .500
2 Harold Baines .485
3 Paul Molitor .463
4 Dion James .457
5 Carlos Baerga .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Fred McGriff 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Frank Thomas 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Zeile 20
2 Frank Thomas 18
3 Joe Carter 17
4 Harold Baines 16
4 6 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 6
2 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Deion Sanders 5
2 Larry Walker 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.75
2 Jose Rijo 0.78
3 Tom Candiotti 1.04
4 Mark Portugal 1.17
5 Zane Smith 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Frank Castillo 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Scott Kamieniecki 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben McDonald 22
1 Jose Rijo 22
3 John Smoltz 20
4 Juan Guzman 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Jeff Russell 6
1 Duane Ward 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .411
2 Shane Mack .400
3 Fred McGriff .397
4 Harold Baines .392
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
1 Rafael Palmeiro 12
3 Frank Thomas 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 31
3 Todd Zeile 29
4 Eddie Murray 28
4 Danny Tartabull 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 10
1 Luis Polonia 10
3 Marquis Grissom 9
3 Gregg Jefferies 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.72
2 Jose Rijo 1.37
3 Tom Candiotti 1.49
4 Kirk Rueter 1.84
5 Andy Benes 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Bill Swift 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 43
2 John Smoltz 41
3 Dwight Gooden 35
3 Jose Guzman 35
3 Jack McDowell 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 11
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .361
2 Andres Galarraga .359
3 Barry Bonds .336
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Willie McGee .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 45
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 39
4 Fred McGriff 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Frank Thomas 134
3 Joe Carter 132
4 Barry Bonds 123
4 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Chad Curtis 61
3 Roberto Alomar 58
4 Marquis Grissom 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.37
2 Jose Rijo 2.45
3 Greg Maddux 2.55
4 Ken Hill 2.57
5 Andy Benes 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Cal Eldred 21
4 Greg Maddux 19
4 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 310
2 Jose Rijo 210
2 John Smoltz 210
4 Mark Langston 206
5 Greg Maddux 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 56
2 Randy Myers 51
3 Jeff Montgomery 45
4 Dennis Eckersley 41
5 3 tied 39