On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 47 .573 --
Red Sox 61 47 .565 1.0
Yankees 62 48 .564 1.0
Orioles 59 49 .546 3.0
Tigers 54 55 .495 8.5
Indians 51 57 .472 11.0
Brewers 42 65 .393 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 48 .551 --
Royals 55 53 .509 4.5
Rangers 55 53 .509 4.5
Mariners 53 55 .491 6.5
Angels 50 57 .467 9.0
Twins 45 60 .429 13.0
Athletics 45 60 .429 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 40 .633 --
Cardinals 62 46 .574 6.5
Expos 58 51 .532 11.0
Cubs 54 53 .505 14.0
Pirates 50 59 .459 19.0
Marlins 45 63 .417 23.5
Mets 38 70 .352 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 36 .670 --
Braves 65 45 .591 8.5
Dodgers 56 51 .523 16.0
Reds 57 54 .514 17.0
Astros 55 53 .509 17.5
Padres 42 67 .385 31.0
Rockies 36 72 .333 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeromy Burnitz 4
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Greg Gagne 4
1 Brian Jordan 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Pedro Castellano 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 7
2 Joe Oliver 5
3 Chili Davis 4
3 Dave Hollins 4
3 Ivan Rodriguez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chad Curtis 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Astacio 1.40
2 Jose Rijo 1.29
3 Kevin Brown 1.14
4 Jimmy Key 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rene Arocha 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mike Draper 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 9
2 Kevin Brown 8
2 Dave Fleming 8
2 Tom Gordon 8
2 Juan Guzman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .394
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 Orlando Merced .352
4 Barry Bonds .344
5 John Kruk .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 33
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Albert Belle 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 91
2 Cecil Fielder 90
3 Albert Belle 89
4 Barry Bonds 84
4 John Olerud 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Chad Curtis 40
3 Vince Coleman 38
4 Roberto Alomar 36
4 Darren Lewis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 2.55
2 Tom Candiotti 2.56
3 Bill Swift 2.68
4 Jimmy Key 2.69
5 Jose Rijo 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 17
2 John Burkett 16
2 Bill Swift 16
4 Tom Glavine 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 199
2 Jose Rijo 158
3 John Smoltz 144
4 Greg Maddux 135
5 Juan Guzman 132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .514
2 David Justice .458
3 Jay Bell .450
4 Wally Joyner .444
4 Todd Zeile .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
4 Dante Bichette 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Zeile 20
2 Rafael Palmeiro 19
2 Frank Thomas 19
4 Chili Davis 18
4 Danny Tartabull 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Deion Sanders 6
2 Eric Young 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 Chuck Carr 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.74
2 Jose Rijo 0.78
3 Jeff Fassero 0.93
4 Mark Portugal 1.23
5 Charlie Hough 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Scott Kamieniecki 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 23
2 Curt Schilling 22
3 Juan Guzman 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Jeff Russell 6
3 Bryan Harvey 5
3 Duane Ward 5
3 Mitch Williams 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Stocker .412
2 Shane Mack .404
3 Fred McGriff .403
4 Jeff Conine .400
5 Rafael Palmeiro .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 13
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
4 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 36
2 Todd Zeile 31
3 Don Mattingly 29
3 Frank Thomas 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Delino DeShields 10
2 Luis Polonia 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.91
2 Jose Rijo 1.36
3 Tom Candiotti 1.49
4 Bill Swift 1.77
5 Kirk Rueter 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 6
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Ben McDonald 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
2 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 52
2 Juan Guzman 38
2 Greg Maddux 38
4 Ben McDonald 36
5 5 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 12
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Bryan Harvey 8
2 Tom Henke 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .356
2 Tony Gwynn .339
3 Barry Bonds .336
4 Willie McGee .331
5 John Kruk .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 47
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 137
2 Albert Belle 136
3 Joe Carter 129
4 Barry Bonds 125
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Marquis Grissom 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.38
2 Bill Swift 2.45
3 Greg Maddux 2.53
4 Ken Hill 2.57
5 Andy Benes 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 22
2 John Burkett 21
2 Cal Eldred 21
4 Jimmy Key 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 322
2 Jose Rijo 214
3 John Smoltz 210
4 Greg Maddux 209
5 Mark Langston 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 50
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 40
4 Dennis Eckersley 40