On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 52 .577 --
Yankees 70 53 .569 1.0
Red Sox 65 56 .537 5.0
Orioles 65 57 .533 5.5
Tigers 63 61 .508 8.5
Indians 57 65 .467 13.5
Brewers 49 73 .402 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 54 .550 --
Royals 64 58 .525 3.0
Rangers 62 59 .512 4.5
Mariners 60 61 .496 6.5
Angels 55 66 .455 11.5
Twins 52 67 .437 13.5
Athletics 51 68 .429 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 44 .639 --
Cardinals 69 53 .566 9.0
Expos 64 59 .520 14.5
Cubs 61 61 .500 17.0
Pirates 58 65 .472 20.5
Marlins 52 70 .426 26.0
Mets 42 78 .350 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 41 .664 --
Braves 74 49 .602 7.5
Astros 64 58 .525 17.0
Dodgers 61 60 .504 19.5
Reds 61 63 .492 21.0
Padres 46 77 .374 35.5
Rockies 44 77 .364 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Garcia 4
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 Archi Cianfrocco 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Aldrete 4
1 Jeff Conine 4
1 Gary Redus 4
1 Cal Ripken 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 3
2 Stan Javier 2
2 Lance Johnson 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.75
2 Cal Eldred 1.12
3 Ryan Bowen 1.00
4 Tom Candiotti 0.83
5 Phil Leftwich 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Domingo Jean 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Cal Eldred 9
3 Curt Schilling 8
4 Ryan Bowen 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Todd Frohwirth 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 Barry Bonds .340
5 John Kruk .337

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 103
2 Frank Thomas 100
3 Albert Belle 96
4 Barry Bonds 94
5 3 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 49
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 Bill Swift 2.61
3 Jose Rijo 2.62
4 Greg Maddux 2.64
5 Ken Hill 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 19
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Alex Fernandez 15
4 Jimmy Key 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 226
2 Jose Rijo 178
3 John Smoltz 157
4 Greg Maddux 150
5 Juan Guzman 149

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .444
2 Stan Javier .438
3 Gregg Jefferies .429
4 Robby Thompson .426
5 Bret Barberie .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Eric Anthony 5
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Ron Gant 5
2 Tim Salmon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 17
2 Dan Gladden 16
2 Don Mattingly 16
4 Sandy Alomar 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 7
2 Marquis Grissom 6
2 Al Martin 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.60
2 Danny Darwin 1.17
3 Allen Watson 1.33
4 Angel Miranda 1.42
5 Todd Van Poppel 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Jerry Dipoto 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Jose Guzman 23
2 Angel Miranda 23
2 Roger Pavlik 23
5 Curt Schilling 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Tom Henke 6
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
1 Duane Ward 6
5 6 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .429
2 Jay Bell .393
3 Tony Gwynn .390
4 Ivan Rodriguez .378
5 Paul Molitor .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Ron Gant 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 31
2 Ron Gant 28
2 Danny Tartabull 28
2 Frank Thomas 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.24
2 Tom Candiotti 1.36
3 Jeff Fassero 1.67
4 Mark Portugal 1.79
5 Bill Swift 1.90

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 51
2 Randy Johnson 47
3 Curt Schilling 44
4 Dwight Gooden 38
4 3 others tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Barry Bonds .346
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 John Kruk .328

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 Albert Belle 134
2 Frank Thomas 133
3 Barry Bonds 130
4 Joe Carter 124
4 Cecil Fielder 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 66
3 Roberto Alomar 55
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 Marquis Grissom 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.30
2 Bill Swift 2.49
3 Ken Hill 2.50
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Tom Candiotti 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 320
2 Jose Rijo 220
3 John Smoltz 208
4 Greg Maddux 206
5 Mark Langston 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 54
2 Randy Myers 49
3 Jeff Montgomery 47
4 Dennis Eckersley 43
5 3 tied 42