On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 51 .582 --
Yankees 69 53 .566 2.0
Red Sox 65 55 .542 5.0
Orioles 64 57 .529 6.5
Tigers 63 60 .512 8.5
Indians 56 65 .463 14.5
Brewers 48 73 .397 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 54 .546 --
Royals 64 57 .529 2.0
Rangers 62 58 .517 3.5
Mariners 59 61 .492 6.5
Angels 55 65 .458 10.5
Twins 52 66 .441 12.5
Athletics 50 68 .424 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 44 .636 --
Cardinals 69 52 .570 8.0
Expos 64 58 .525 13.5
Cubs 60 61 .496 17.0
Pirates 57 65 .467 20.5
Marlins 51 70 .421 26.0
Mets 42 78 .350 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 40 .669 --
Braves 74 48 .607 7.5
Astros 64 57 .529 17.0
Dodgers 60 60 .500 20.5
Reds 60 63 .488 22.0
Padres 46 76 .377 35.5
Rockies 44 77 .364 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 3
1 Kevin Bass 3
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
1 Dave Hollins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Freddie Benavides 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Bass 5
2 Freddie Benavides 3
2 Wayne Kirby 3
4 Todd Benzinger 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 2
1 Torey Lovullo 2
3 Albert Belle 1
3 Chad Curtis 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.20
2 Allen Watson 1.67
3 Jeff Fassero 1.00
4 Julian Tavarez 0.71
5 Bob Walk 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Joe Grahe 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
2 Jeff Fassero 9
3 Mark Langston 7
4 Danny Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .389
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Gregg Jefferies .345
4 John Kruk .339
5 Barry Bonds .338

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 44
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 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 41
2 Jeff Montgomery 38
3 Rod Beck 37
4 Bryan Harvey 36
5 Randy Myers 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robby Thompson .442
2 Tony Gwynn .411
3 Bret Barberie .407
4 Gregg Jefferies .395
5 Jeff Bagwell .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 7
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Chad Curtis 6
2 Lenny Dykstra 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Harnisch 0.64
2 Frank Viola 0.69
3 Greg Maddux 1.13
4 Danny Darwin 1.17
5 Allen Watson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 3 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 Rod Beck 6
1 Tom Henke 6
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
1 Duane Ward 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .448
2 Tony Gwynn .387
3 Jay Bell .379
4 Paul Molitor .376
5 Carlos Baerga .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 30
1 Frank Thomas 30
3 Todd Zeile 28
4 Ron Gant 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 1.14
2 Jose Rijo 1.23
3 Jeff Fassero 1.67
4 Mark Portugal 1.79
5 Greg Maddux 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 47
2 Juan Guzman 44
3 David Cone 43
4 Dwight Gooden 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
1 Duane Ward 12
3 Jeff Montgomery 11
4 Bryan Harvey 10
5 3 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Tony Gwynn .344
3 Barry Bonds .343
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 John Kruk .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 52
2 Juan Gonzalez 49
3 Albert Belle 43
4 David Justice 41
5 Rafael Palmeiro 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 135
2 Albert Belle 134
3 Barry Bonds 130
4 Joe Carter 124
5 Cecil Fielder 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 74
2 Chad Curtis 66
3 Roberto Alomar 57
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 Marquis Grissom 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.33
2 Ken Hill 2.50
3 Greg Maddux 2.53
4 Bill Swift 2.54
5 Tom Candiotti 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 21
3 Cal Eldred 20
3 Jimmy Key 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Jose Rijo 216
3 John Smoltz 208
4 Mark Langston 202
5 Greg Maddux 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 54
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 47
4 Rod Beck 42
4 2 others tied 42