On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 51 .579 --
Yankees 69 52 .570 1.0
Red Sox 64 54 .542 4.5
Orioles 63 57 .525 6.5
Tigers 62 60 .508 8.5
Indians 55 64 .462 14.0
Brewers 48 71 .403 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 53 .551 --
Royals 62 57 .521 3.5
Rangers 61 58 .513 4.5
Mariners 59 60 .496 6.5
Angels 54 64 .458 11.0
Twins 52 64 .448 12.0
Athletics 49 68 .419 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 76 43 .639 --
Cardinals 67 52 .563 9.0
Expos 63 57 .525 13.5
Cubs 59 60 .496 17.0
Pirates 57 63 .475 19.5
Marlins 51 68 .429 25.0
Mets 41 78 .345 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 40 .664 --
Braves 73 47 .608 6.5
Astros 62 57 .521 17.0
Dodgers 59 59 .500 19.5
Reds 60 62 .492 20.5
Padres 46 74 .383 33.5
Rockies 43 76 .361 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Williams 5
2 Mark Grace 4
2 Terry Jorgensen 4
2 B. J. Surhoff 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Aldrete 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Mike Blowers 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Sabo 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
3 Mike Aldrete 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Jeff Branson 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Guzman 1.71
2 Melido Perez 1.67
3 Darryl Kile 1.60
4 Dwight Gooden 1.33
5 Jaime Navarro 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 12
2 Melido Perez 10
3 Dwight Gooden 8
3 Darryl Kile 8
5 Jaime Navarro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .387
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Gregg Jefferies .342
4 John Kruk .338
5 Orlando Merced .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 100
1 Frank Thomas 100
3 Albert Belle 96
4 Barry Bonds 90
4 2 others tied 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 Ken Hill 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 19
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Jimmy Key 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 215
2 Jose Rijo 174
3 John Smoltz 157
4 Juan Guzman 149
5 Andy Benes 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 40
2 Jeff Montgomery 37
3 Rod Beck 36
3 Bryan Harvey 36
5 Randy Myers 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .508
2 Robby Thompson .435
3 Bret Barberie .426
4 Carlos Garcia .397
5 Roberto Alomar .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 19
2 Dan Gladden 16
3 Moises Alou 15
3 Jeff King 15
3 Paul Molitor 15

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 Angel Miranda 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.13
3 Erik Hanson 1.13
5 Tom Candiotti 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
2 Juan Guzman 25
2 Jose Rijo 25
4 Jose Guzman 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Bryan Harvey 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .425
2 Tony Gwynn .403
3 Paul Molitor .393
4 Kevin Stocker .386
5 Brian Jordan .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Frank Thomas 31
3 Todd Zeile 28
4 Paul Molitor 27
4 Danny Tartabull 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 14
2 Kenny Lofton 11
3 Al Martin 10
4 Marquis Grissom 8
5 11 tied 7

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 Dwight Gooden 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Bryan Harvey 11
1 Duane Ward 11
4 Jeff Montgomery 10
4 2 others tied 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .351
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Barry Bonds .340
4 Paul Molitor .329
5 John Kruk .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 50
2 Juan Gonzalez 49
3 Albert Belle 43
4 David Justice 41
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 137
2 Albert Belle 134
3 Barry Bonds 128
4 Joe Carter 126
5 Cecil Fielder 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 64
3 Roberto Alomar 57
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 Marquis Grissom 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.40
2 Greg Maddux 2.53
3 Bill Swift 2.54
4 Tom Candiotti 2.55
5 Ken Hill 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 24
2 John Burkett 21
2 Jimmy Key 21
4 Cal Eldred 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Jose Rijo 221
3 John Smoltz 208
4 Mark Langston 202
5 Greg Maddux 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 53
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 47
4 Rod Beck 41
4 2 others tied 41