On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 45 .583 --
Red Sox 59 47 .557 3.0
Yankees 60 48 .556 3.0
Orioles 57 49 .538 5.0
Tigers 53 54 .495 9.5
Indians 50 56 .472 12.0
Brewers 42 63 .400 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 46 .562 --
Royals 54 52 .509 5.5
Rangers 53 53 .500 6.5
Mariners 52 54 .491 7.5
Angels 49 56 .467 10.0
Twins 45 58 .437 13.0
Athletics 44 59 .427 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 68 39 .636 --
Cardinals 60 46 .566 7.5
Expos 57 50 .533 11.0
Cubs 54 51 .514 13.0
Pirates 48 59 .449 20.0
Marlins 45 61 .425 22.5
Mets 37 69 .349 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 35 .673 --
Braves 64 44 .593 8.5
Astros 55 51 .519 16.5
Dodgers 54 51 .514 17.0
Reds 55 54 .505 18.0
Padres 41 66 .383 31.0
Rockies 36 70 .340 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Mark McLemore 4
1 Frank Thomas 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 6
2 Derek Bell 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.09
2 Larry Luebbers 0.80
3 Charlie Hough 0.71
4 Mo Sanford 0.67
5 Willie Banks 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Todd Frohwirth 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Mark Langston 6
2 Mo Sanford 6
4 Willie Banks 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Butcher 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .397
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 John Kruk .350
4 Orlando Merced .349
5 Barry Bonds .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 32
1 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Albert Belle 29
5 Frank Thomas 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 90
1 Frank Thomas 90
3 Albert Belle 89
4 John Olerud 84
5 3 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Vince Coleman 38
2 Chad Curtis 38
4 Roberto Alomar 35
4 Darren Lewis 35

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
4 Pat Hentgen 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 199
2 Jose Rijo 149
3 John Smoltz 144
4 Andy Benes 131
5 Mark Langston 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Randy Myers 33
3 Bryan Harvey 32
4 Rod Beck 31
4 Jeff Montgomery 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Gardner .500
1 Dion James .500
3 Jeff Conine .464
4 David Justice .457
5 Carlos Baerga .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 8
3 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Fred McGriff 7
3 Frank Thomas 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
1 Todd Zeile 20
3 Ken Griffey 18
3 Danny Tartabull 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Luis Polonia 5
2 Deion Sanders 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.78
2 Jeff Fassero 0.93
3 Tom Candiotti 1.04
4 Mark Portugal 1.23
5 Charlie Hough 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben McDonald 22
1 Jose Rijo 22
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 John Smoltz 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Duane Ward 6
4 Randy Myers 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .415
2 Luis Gonzalez .411
3 Shane Mack .400
4 Tony Gwynn .385
5 Dave Winfield .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 13
2 Juan Gonzalez 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Frank Thomas 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 36
2 Juan Gonzalez 30
3 Danny Tartabull 29
3 Frank Thomas 29
3 Todd Zeile 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Luis Polonia 10
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Marquis Grissom 9
3 Gregg Jefferies 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.84
2 Jose Rijo 1.37
3 Bill Swift 1.38
4 Tom Candiotti 1.49
5 Kirk Rueter 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Bill Swift 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 43
2 Randy Johnson 42
3 John Smoltz 41
4 Dwight Gooden 35
4 2 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 10
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Bryan Harvey 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .359
2 Barry Bonds .338
3 Tony Gwynn .335
4 Willie McGee .330
5 Tim Raines .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 46
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 Fred McGriff 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 137
2 Albert Belle 136
3 Joe Carter 129
4 Barry Bonds 124
5 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 62
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Marquis Grissom 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.41
2 Bill Swift 2.42
3 Greg Maddux 2.55
4 Ken Hill 2.57
5 Andy Benes 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 322
2 John Smoltz 210
3 Mark Langston 206
4 Jose Rijo 205
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