On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 51 .571 --
Blue Jays 68 51 .571 0.0
Red Sox 64 53 .547 3.0
Orioles 63 55 .534 4.5
Tigers 60 60 .500 8.5
Indians 55 62 .470 12.0
Brewers 48 69 .410 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 64 53 .547 --
Royals 61 57 .517 3.5
Rangers 60 57 .513 4.0
Mariners 57 60 .487 7.0
Angels 54 62 .466 9.5
Twins 52 63 .452 11.0
Athletics 47 68 .409 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 43 .636 --
Cardinals 66 52 .559 9.0
Expos 62 56 .525 13.0
Cubs 58 59 .496 16.5
Pirates 56 63 .471 19.5
Marlins 51 67 .432 24.0
Mets 40 77 .342 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 39 .669 --
Braves 72 47 .605 7.5
Astros 61 57 .517 18.0
Dodgers 59 58 .504 19.5
Reds 59 61 .492 21.0
Padres 46 73 .387 33.5
Rockies 43 75 .364 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Mike Bordick 4
2 Mark Grace 4
4 Bret Barberie 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Bernardo Brito 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2
1 Matt Williams 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernardo Brito 4
1 Greg Myers 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 1.83
2 Doug Drabek 1.00
2 Greg Maddux 1.00
2 Curt Schilling 1.00
5 Dave Stewart 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 11
2 Doug Drabek 7
2 Curt Schilling 7
4 Eric Hillman 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 Carlos Maldonado 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .390
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Gregg Jefferies .342
4 Barry Bonds .338
5 Orlando Merced .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 36
2 Juan Gonzalez 35
3 Ken Griffey 33
4 Albert Belle 32
5 Frank Thomas 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 98
2 Cecil Fielder 97
3 Albert Belle 96
4 Barry Bonds 90
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 48
2 Chad Curtis 41
3 Roberto Alomar 38
3 Vince Coleman 38
3 Luis Polonia 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.49
2 Greg Maddux 2.63
3 Jose Rijo 2.67
4 Bill Swift 2.72
5 Jimmy Key 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 18
1 Jack McDowell 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Alex Fernandez 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 211
2 Jose Rijo 174
3 John Smoltz 156
4 Andy Benes 144
4 Greg Maddux 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 40
2 Rod Beck 36
2 Bryan Harvey 36
2 Jeff Montgomery 36
5 Randy Myers 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .517
2 Dion James .486
3 Bret Barberie .431
4 Robby Thompson .413
5 Brian Jordan .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 6
3 Eric Anthony 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 16
1 B. J. Surhoff 16
3 Mike Devereaux 15
3 Dan Gladden 15
3 Sammy Sosa 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Al Martin 6
3 Brett Butler 5
3 Chuck Carr 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.69
2 Greg Maddux 1.13
2 Erik Hanson 1.13
4 Tom Candiotti 1.23
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Zane Smith 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 25
2 Randy Johnson 24
2 Roger Pavlik 24
4 Willie Banks 21
4 Tom Gordon 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
3 Tom Henke 5
3 Doug Jones 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .468
2 Tony Gwynn .418
3 Jeff Conine .382
4 Paul Molitor .375
5 Frank Thomas .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
1 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
4 Frank Thomas 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 34
2 Todd Zeile 31
3 Danny Tartabull 30
3 Frank Thomas 30
5 Rafael Palmeiro 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
2 Luis Polonia 12
3 Al Martin 11
4 Marquis Grissom 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.04
2 Tom Candiotti 1.17
3 Steve Avery 1.30
4 Jeff Fassero 1.32
5 Mark Portugal 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 John Burkett 5
2 Tom Candiotti 5
2 Scott Kamieniecki 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 54
2 Randy Johnson 40
3 Roger Pavlik 38
3 Curt Schilling 38
5 6 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
1 Jeff Russell 12
3 Bryan Harvey 11
3 Jeff Montgomery 11
5 Doug Jones 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Barry Bonds .341
4 Paul Molitor .326
5 John Kruk .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 50
2 Juan Gonzalez 48
3 Albert Belle 43
4 David Justice 41
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 135
2 Albert Belle 134
3 Barry Bonds 129
4 Joe Carter 126
5 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 64
3 Roberto Alomar 57
4 Marquis Grissom 49
4 Luis Polonia 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.40
2 Greg Maddux 2.45
3 Bill Swift 2.54
4 Tom Candiotti 2.55
5 Ken Hill 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Cal Eldred 20
3 Jimmy Key 20
3 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 318
2 Jose Rijo 221
3 John Smoltz 214
4 Greg Maddux 203
5 Mark Langston 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 43
5 2 tied 40