On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 54 .571 --
Blue Jays 72 54 .571 --
Red Sox 65 58 .528 5.5
Orioles 66 59 .528 5.5
Tigers 66 61 .520 6.5
Indians 60 65 .480 11.5
Brewers 50 74 .403 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 68 55 .553 --
Royals 65 60 .520 4.0
Rangers 64 60 .516 4.5
Mariners 61 62 .496 7.0
Angels 56 67 .455 12.0
Twins 53 69 .434 14.5
Athletics 51 71 .418 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 47 .624 --
Cardinals 69 56 .552 9.0
Expos 67 59 .532 11.5
Cubs 61 64 .488 17.0
Pirates 59 66 .472 19.0
Marlins 52 72 .419 25.5
Mets 42 82 .339 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 42 .664 --
Braves 77 49 .611 6.5
Astros 66 58 .532 16.5
Dodgers 64 60 .516 18.5
Reds 62 65 .488 22.0
Rockies 48 77 .384 35.0
Padres 47 78 .376 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Albert Belle 3
1 Jeff Blauser 3
1 Jeromy Burnitz 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Frank Thomas 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Mario Diaz 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Phil Plantier 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 5.00
2 Dwight Gooden 3.00
3 Tim Pugh 0.86
4 Tommy Greene 0.56
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Larry Casian 1
1 Jeremy Hernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Pugh 6
2 Tommy Greene 5
2 Mike Moore 5
2 Kenny Rogers 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Gene Harris 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .388
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Gregg Jefferies .343
4 Barry Bonds .339
5 John Kruk .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 38
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
3 Ken Griffey 35
3 Frank Thomas 35
5 Albert Belle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 104
2 Cecil Fielder 103
3 Albert Belle 101
4 Barry Bonds 96
4 Joe Carter 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 50
2 Chad Curtis 44
3 Luis Polonia 40
4 Roberto Alomar 39
5 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 20
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 163
4 Juan Guzman 152
5 Greg Maddux 150

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 .500
2 Otis Nixon .441
3 Robby Thompson .434
4 Tony Gwynn .426
5 Mike Blowers .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 7
1 Frank Thomas 7
3 Robby Thompson 6
4 Dean Palmer 5
4 Tim Salmon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 14
1 Robby Thompson 14
3 Joe Carter 13
3 Jeff King 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 6
2 Derek Bell 5
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Eric Davis 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 1.15
2 Allen Watson 1.33
3 Jerry Dipoto 1.35
3 Gil Heredia 1.35
5 Randy Johnson 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Dipoto 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 26
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 Darryl Kile 23
4 Melido Perez 22
4 Curt Schilling 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Holmes 7
2 Duane Ward 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bell .416
2 Tony Gwynn .414
3 Ivan Rodriguez .387
4 Frank Thomas .375
4 Alan Trammell .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 12
1 Frank Thomas 12
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Phil Plantier 10
3 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 30
2 Don Mattingly 29
3 Paul Molitor 27
3 B. J. Surhoff 27
5 Ron Gant 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 10
1 Kenny Lofton 10
3 Al Martin 9
3 Ruben Sierra 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.23
2 Allen Watson 1.35
3 Tom Candiotti 1.45
4 Ramon Martinez 1.72
5 Danny Darwin 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kamieniecki 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 46
2 Jose Rijo 43
3 Juan Guzman 41
4 Jack McDowell 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
2 Bryan Harvey 10
2 Greg McMichael 10
2 Duane Ward 10
5 4 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .356
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Barry Bonds .346
4 Paul Molitor .332
5 John Kruk .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 51
2 Juan Gonzalez 47
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 39
4 David Justice 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 136
2 Frank Thomas 135
3 Barry Bonds 129
4 Joe Carter 128
5 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 66
3 Roberto Alomar 54
4 Luis Polonia 50
5 Marquis Grissom 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.30
2 Bill Swift 2.49
3 Ken Hill 2.50
4 Tom Candiotti 2.55
5 Greg Maddux 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 24
2 John Burkett 20
2 Cal Eldred 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
5 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Jose Rijo 220
3 John Smoltz 208
4 Mark Langston 202
5 Greg Maddux 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 52
2 Randy Myers 48
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 42
4 Mitch Williams 42