On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 51 .575 --
Yankees 68 51 .571 0.5
Red Sox 64 53 .547 3.5
Orioles 63 56 .529 5.5
Tigers 61 60 .504 8.5
Indians 55 63 .466 13.0
Brewers 48 70 .407 20.0

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 58 60 .492 6.5
Angels 54 63 .462 10.0
Twins 52 63 .452 11.0
Athletics 48 68 .414 15.5

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 41 77 .347 34.0

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 62 .488 21.5
Padres 46 73 .387 33.5
Rockies 43 75 .364 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 3
1 Tony Phillips 3
1 Luis Polonia 3
1 Ed Sprague 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Brent Gates 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brady Anderson 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Jay Buhner 2
2 Brent Gates 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 2
2 Chad Curtis 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Guzman 1.17
2 Sid Fernandez 0.78
3 Dave Fleming 0.67
4 Rafael Novoa 0.50
5 Larry Luebbers 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Dave Fleming 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Todd Van Poppel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 7
1 Juan Guzman 7
3 Dave Fleming 6
4 Randy Johnson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Mike Maddux 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .389
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 Cecil Fielder 98
1 Frank Thomas 98
3 Albert Belle 96
4 Barry Bonds 90
4 John Olerud 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 48
2 Chad Curtis 42
3 Luis Polonia 40
4 Roberto Alomar 38
4 Vince Coleman 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 215
2 Jose Rijo 174
3 John Smoltz 156
4 Juan Guzman 149
5 2 tied 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 .537
2 Bret Barberie .463
3 Dion James .455
4 Robby Thompson .452
5 Carlos Garcia .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Eric Anthony 5
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Orestes Destrade 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 16
2 Mike Devereaux 15
2 Dan Gladden 15
2 B. J. Surhoff 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 7
2 Kenny Lofton 6
2 Al Martin 6
4 Brett Butler 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.69
2 John Burkett 1.06
3 Greg Maddux 1.13
3 Erik Hanson 1.13
5 Tom Candiotti 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Zane Smith 3
1 Todd Van Poppel 3
1 Allen Watson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
2 Juan Guzman 25
2 Jose Rijo 25
4 Roger Pavlik 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Bryan Harvey 5
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Jeff Montgomery 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .472
2 Tony Gwynn .407
3 Paul Molitor .381
4 Jeff Conine .378
5 Jay Bell .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Rafael Palmeiro 12
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 Frank Thomas 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 32
2 Frank Thomas 30
2 Todd Zeile 30
4 Danny Tartabull 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
1 Luis Polonia 14
3 Al Martin 11
4 Marquis Grissom 9
4 Felix Jose 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 1.17
2 Jose Rijo 1.23
3 Steve Avery 1.30
4 Jeff Fassero 1.32
5 Mark Portugal 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 47
2 Juan Guzman 44
2 Randy Johnson 44
4 Roger Pavlik 38
4 Curt Schilling 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Bryan Harvey 11
1 Jeff Russell 11
4 Jeff Montgomery 10
4 Duane Ward 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Tony Gwynn .350
3 Barry Bonds .342
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 128
4 Joe Carter 126
5 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 65
3 Roberto Alomar 57
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 Marquis Grissom 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 309
2 Jose Rijo 221
3 John Smoltz 214
4 Greg Maddux 203
5 Mark Langston 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 54
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 42
5 2 tied 40