On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 53 .573 --
Blue Jays 71 53 .573 --
Orioles 66 57 .537 4.5
Red Sox 65 57 .533 5.0
Tigers 64 61 .512 7.5
Indians 58 65 .472 12.5
Brewers 49 74 .398 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 54 .554 --
Royals 64 59 .520 4.0
Rangers 62 60 .508 5.5
Mariners 61 61 .500 6.5
Angels 56 66 .459 11.5
Twins 52 68 .433 14.5
Athletics 51 69 .425 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 45 .634 --
Cardinals 69 54 .561 9.0
Expos 65 59 .524 13.5
Cubs 61 62 .496 17.0
Pirates 58 65 .472 20.0
Marlins 52 71 .423 26.0
Mets 42 80 .344 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 41 .667 --
Braves 75 49 .605 7.5
Astros 65 58 .528 17.0
Dodgers 62 60 .508 19.5
Reds 61 64 .488 22.0
Padres 46 77 .374 36.0
Rockies 46 77 .374 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Benavides 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Chili Davis 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Jerald Clark 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerald Clark 4
1 Mike Pagliarulo 4
1 Eduardo Perez 4
1 Larry Walker 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Astacio 1.00
2 Doug Drabek 0.89
3 Scott Kamieniecki 0.83
4 Tim Belcher 0.62
4 2 others tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Dave Fleming 1
1 Marvin Freeman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Drabek 8
2 Tim Belcher 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Chris Hammond 5
2 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Holmes 2
2 Rod Beck 1
2 Storm Davis 1
2 Steve Farr 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .386
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Gregg Jefferies .344
4 Barry Bonds .339
5 John Kruk .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 38
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
3 Ken Griffey 34
4 Albert Belle 32
4 Frank Thomas 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 103
2 Frank Thomas 101
3 Albert Belle 97
4 Barry Bonds 95
5 John Olerud 92

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 Rod Beck 38
2 Jeff Montgomery 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 Randy Myers 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .462
2 Robby Thompson .440
3 Bret Barberie .429
4 Sandy Alomar .417
5 Tony Gwynn .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Ron Gant 5
1 Tim Salmon 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 13 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 17
2 Don Mattingly 16
3 Sandy Alomar 15
4 Ron Gant 14
4 Dan Gladden 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 7
1 Luis Polonia 7
3 Al Martin 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.60
2 Todd Van Poppel 0.73
3 Danny Darwin 1.17
4 Allen Watson 1.33
5 Angel Miranda 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Angel Miranda 23
2 Roger Pavlik 23
4 Curt Schilling 22
5 Dwight Gooden 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Holmes 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Jeff Montgomery 6
2 Duane Ward 6
5 6 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .439
2 Jay Bell .407
3 Tony Gwynn .391
4 Kevin Stocker .387
5 Paul Molitor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 11
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 Ken Griffey 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 31
2 Frank Thomas 29
3 Paul Molitor 28
3 Danny Tartabull 28
5 Todd Zeile 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 11
1 Kenny Lofton 11
1 Luis Polonia 11
4 Al Martin 10
4 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.23
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 Scott Kamieniecki 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Curt Schilling 44
3 Jose Rijo 43
4 Juan Guzman 38
4 Roger Pavlik 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .353
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Barry Bonds .347
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 John Kruk .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 52
2 Juan Gonzalez 48
3 Albert Belle 43
4 David Justice 40
5 Ken Griffey 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 135
2 Frank Thomas 134
3 Barry Bonds 131
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 49

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 53
2 Randy Myers 49
3 Jeff Montgomery 47
4 Rod Beck 43
5 3 tied 42