On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 50 .569 --
Yankees 65 51 .560 1.0
Red Sox 63 51 .553 2.0
Orioles 63 52 .548 2.5
Tigers 59 57 .509 7.0
Indians 53 61 .465 12.0
Brewers 45 68 .398 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 52 .544 --
Royals 60 55 .522 2.5
Rangers 59 55 .518 3.0
Mariners 55 59 .482 7.0
Angels 53 60 .469 8.5
Twins 48 63 .432 12.5
Athletics 47 64 .423 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 42 .635 --
Cardinals 65 50 .565 8.0
Expos 60 55 .522 13.0
Cubs 57 57 .500 15.5
Pirates 54 62 .466 19.5
Marlins 50 65 .435 23.0
Mets 39 75 .342 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 38 .670 --
Braves 69 47 .595 8.5
Astros 60 55 .522 17.0
Reds 59 58 .504 19.0
Dodgers 57 57 .500 19.5
Padres 45 71 .388 32.5
Rockies 41 74 .357 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Archi Cianfrocco 4
1 Travis Fryman 4
1 Carlos Garcia 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 2
1 Dwight Smith 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Chad Kreuter 4
3 Casey Candaele 3
3 Ron Gant 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Gant 2
1 Chris Gomez 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Andujar Cedeno 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Melido Perez 1.40
2 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Kevin Tapani 0.86
4 John Smoltz 0.83
5 Kenny Rogers 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Mike Harkey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 7
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Kenny Rogers 6
2 Aaron Sele 6
2 Kevin Tapani 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .388
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Orlando Merced .341
4 Barry Bonds .339
5 John Kruk .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Ken Griffey 33
4 Albert Belle 32
5 Rafael Palmeiro 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 96
2 Albert Belle 95
3 Frank Thomas 93
4 John Olerud 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 47
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 7 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 201
2 Jose Rijo 163
3 John Smoltz 156
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 Scott Livingstone .515
2 Dion James .514
3 Tony Gwynn .473
4 Brian Jordan .462
5 2 tied .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Incaviglia 7
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
1 Phil Plantier 7
4 Sammy Sosa 6
5 Barry Bonds 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 16
1 Pete Incaviglia 16
1 B. J. Surhoff 16
4 Rafael Palmeiro 15
5 9 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 7
1 Ruben Sierra 7
3 Kenny Lofton 6
4 Felix Jose 5
5 14 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Bautista 0.69
1 Todd Frohwirth 0.69
3 Tom Candiotti 1.20
4 Pete Harnisch 1.29
5 Danny Darwin 1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 24
2 Tom Gordon 22
3 Curt Schilling 20
4 Chris Bosio 19
5 5 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
3 Doug Jones 5
3 Greg McMichael 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .473
2 Tony Gwynn .412
3 Paul Molitor .398
4 Jeff Conine .391
5 Brian Jordan .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 14
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 32
1 Rafael Palmeiro 32
3 Danny Tartabull 30
4 Todd Zeile 29
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Luis Polonia 12
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Marquis Grissom 9
3 2 others tied 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 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Jeff Russell 11
3 Bryan Harvey 10
3 Doug Jones 10
3 Jeff Montgomery 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .351
2 Tony Gwynn .346
3 Barry Bonds .337
4 Paul Molitor .328
5 Kenny Lofton .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 135
2 Frank Thomas 130
3 Barry Bonds 126
4 Joe Carter 125
5 Cecil Fielder 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 56
4 Marquis Grissom 48
4 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 2.59
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
2 John Smoltz 214
4 Mark Langston 207
5 Greg Maddux 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 45
4 Rod Beck 43
5 Tom Henke 40