On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 49 .574 --
Red Sox 63 50 .558 2.0
Yankees 64 51 .557 2.0
Orioles 63 51 .553 2.5
Tigers 58 57 .504 8.0
Indians 52 61 .460 13.0
Brewers 45 67 .402 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 51 .549 --
Royals 59 55 .518 3.5
Rangers 58 55 .513 4.0
Mariners 55 59 .482 7.5
Angels 53 59 .473 8.5
Twins 47 63 .427 13.5
Athletics 47 64 .423 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 42 .632 --
Cardinals 65 49 .570 7.0
Expos 60 54 .526 12.0
Cubs 56 57 .496 15.5
Pirates 53 62 .461 19.5
Marlins 50 64 .439 22.0
Mets 39 74 .345 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 38 .670 --
Braves 68 47 .591 9.0
Astros 59 55 .518 17.5
Dodgers 57 56 .504 19.0
Reds 59 58 .504 19.0
Padres 45 70 .391 32.0
Rockies 40 74 .351 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Scott Livingstone 4
1 Tim Raines 4
4 Todd Benzinger 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Bill Bean 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Buechele 5
1 Dan Gladden 5
3 Moises Alou 4
3 Eric Anthony 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Burkett 1.33
2 Juan Guzman 1.25
3 Sid Fernandez 1.20
4 Jose Guzman 0.89
5 Ben Rivera 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 10
2 John Burkett 8
2 Jose Guzman 8
4 Darryl Kile 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Butcher 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Derek Lilliquist 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .392
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Orlando Merced .345
4 John Kruk .340
5 Barry Bonds .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Ken Griffey 33
4 Albert Belle 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 95
1 Cecil Fielder 95
3 Frank Thomas 93
4 John Olerud 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 46
2 Chad Curtis 40
3 Vince Coleman 38
4 Roberto Alomar 37
4 Luis Polonia 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.54
2 Bill Swift 2.61
3 Jose Rijo 2.72
4 Jimmy Key 2.74
5 Greg Maddux 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 18
1 Jack McDowell 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Jimmy Key 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 201
2 Jose Rijo 163
3 John Smoltz 151
4 Andy Benes 144
5 Juan Guzman 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 39
2 Rod Beck 35
2 Bryan Harvey 35
2 Jeff Montgomery 35
2 Randy Myers 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .514
2 Scott Livingstone .472
3 Tony Gwynn .436
4 Brian Harper .435
5 Hal Morris .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 7
2 Phil Plantier 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 18
2 Darren Daulton 16
2 Rafael Palmeiro 16
4 Pete Incaviglia 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 7
1 Ruben Sierra 7
3 Felix Jose 5
3 Kenny Lofton 5
5 14 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Bautista 0.69
2 Tom Candiotti 1.16
3 Pete Harnisch 1.29
4 Danny Darwin 1.32
5 Mark Portugal 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rene Arocha 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Hilly Hathaway 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Pavlik 25
2 Juan Guzman 24
3 Tom Gordon 22
4 Randy Johnson 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Greg McMichael 6
4 Mike Butcher 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .471
2 Tony Gwynn .413
3 Jeff Conine .405
4 Paul Molitor .404
5 Frank Thomas .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 13
2 Ken Griffey 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 31
2 Rafael Palmeiro 30
2 Danny Tartabull 30
4 Todd Zeile 29
5 Frank Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
1 Luis Polonia 12
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Marquis Grissom 9
3 Al Martin 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.00
2 Tom Candiotti 1.14
3 Jeff Fassero 1.24
4 Mark Portugal 1.34
5 Steve Avery 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 6
2 John Burkett 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 44
2 Jose Rijo 43
3 Andy Benes 37
3 Ben McDonald 37
5 Jose Guzman 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Jeff Russell 11
3 Bryan Harvey 10
3 Jeff Montgomery 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Barry Bonds .337
4 Paul Molitor .330
5 Willie McGee .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 48
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 David Justice 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 136
2 Frank Thomas 131
3 Barry Bonds 126
4 Joe Carter 125
5 Cecil Fielder 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 58
4 Marquis Grissom 50
5 Luis Polonia 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.41
2 Bill Swift 2.44
3 Greg Maddux 2.53
4 Ken Hill 2.53
5 Tom Candiotti 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Cal Eldred 20
3 Jimmy Key 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 308
2 Jose Rijo 214
3 John Smoltz 212
4 Mark Langston 207
5 Greg Maddux 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 56
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 43
5 3 tied 39