On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 51 .582 --
Yankees 69 53 .566 2.0
Red Sox 65 54 .546 4.5
Orioles 64 57 .529 6.5
Tigers 63 60 .512 8.5
Indians 55 65 .458 15.0
Brewers 48 72 .400 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 54 .546 --
Royals 63 57 .525 2.5
Rangers 62 58 .517 3.5
Mariners 59 61 .492 6.5
Angels 54 65 .454 11.0
Twins 52 65 .444 12.0
Athletics 50 68 .424 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 43 .642 --
Cardinals 68 52 .567 9.0
Expos 63 58 .521 14.5
Cubs 60 60 .500 17.0
Pirates 57 64 .471 20.5
Marlins 51 69 .425 26.0
Mets 42 78 .350 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 40 .667 --
Braves 74 47 .612 6.5
Astros 63 57 .525 17.0
Dodgers 59 60 .496 20.5
Reds 60 63 .488 21.5
Padres 46 75 .380 34.5
Rockies 43 77 .358 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Mike Blowers 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 John Kruk 2
1 Tim Salmon 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Mark Carreon 3
2 Dean Palmer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 2
1 Jeff Blauser 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Donovan Osborne 1.67
2 Greg Swindell 1.17
3 Ron Darling 1.00
3 Chuck Finley 1.00
5 Jamie Moyer 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jamie Moyer 8
2 Ron Darling 7
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 Angel Miranda 7
2 Greg Swindell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .389
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Gregg Jefferies .346
4 John Kruk .341
5 Barry Bonds .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 38
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
3 Ken Griffey 33
4 Albert Belle 32
4 Frank Thomas 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 101
2 Frank Thomas 100
3 Albert Belle 96
4 Barry Bonds 94
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 48
2 Chad Curtis 43
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 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 19
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Jimmy Key 15
5 5 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 38
3 Rod Beck 36
3 Bryan Harvey 36
5 Randy Myers 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .492
2 Robby Thompson .478
3 Sandy Alomar .444
4 Gregg Jefferies .410
5 Bret Barberie .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 18
2 Jeff King 17
3 Dan Gladden 16
4 Moises Alou 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 7
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Lenny Dykstra 6
2 Al Martin 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.69
2 Ricky Bones 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.13
4 Danny Darwin 1.17
5 Tom Candiotti 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 25
1 Jose Rijo 25
3 Jose Guzman 23
3 Angel Miranda 23
3 Roger Pavlik 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
3 Duane Ward 6
4 Rod Beck 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .431
2 Tony Gwynn .395
3 Paul Molitor .395
4 Kevin Stocker .380
5 2 tied .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Frank Thomas 12
3 Juan Gonzalez 11
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 31
2 Don Mattingly 30
3 Paul Molitor 28
3 Todd Zeile 28
5 Ron Gant 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 13
2 Kenny Lofton 11
3 Al Martin 10
4 Ruben Sierra 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 1.14
2 Jose Rijo 1.23
3 Mark Portugal 1.56
4 Jeff Fassero 1.57
5 Greg Maddux 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 5
1 Scott Kamieniecki 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 47
2 Juan Guzman 44
3 Dwight Gooden 38
3 Darryl Kile 38
3 Roger Pavlik 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 12
2 Rod Beck 11
2 Bryan Harvey 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 11
5 3 tied 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .354
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Barry Bonds .345
4 Paul Molitor .329
5 John Kruk .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 52
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 135
2 Albert Belle 134
3 Barry Bonds 132
4 Joe Carter 127
5 Cecil Fielder 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 65
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 Dennis Eckersley 42
4 Tom Henke 42