On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 55 .574 --
Blue Jays 74 55 .574 --
Orioles 68 60 .531 5.5
Tigers 68 61 .527 6.0
Red Sox 66 60 .524 6.5
Indians 60 68 .469 13.5
Brewers 54 74 .422 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 56 .552 --
Royals 67 61 .523 3.5
Rangers 66 61 .520 4.0
Mariners 62 64 .492 7.5
Angels 57 69 .452 12.5
Twins 54 71 .432 15.0
Athletics 51 75 .405 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 80 47 .630 --
Cardinals 69 58 .543 11.0
Expos 68 60 .531 12.5
Cubs 62 65 .488 18.0
Pirates 60 67 .472 20.0
Marlins 53 74 .417 27.0
Mets 44 83 .346 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 44 .654 --
Braves 79 49 .617 4.5
Astros 68 59 .535 15.0
Dodgers 65 61 .516 17.5
Reds 63 66 .488 21.0
Padres 49 78 .386 34.0
Rockies 48 80 .375 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark McLemore 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Chuck Carr 3
2 Chad Curtis 3
2 Rich Renteria 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Blowers 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Juan Bell 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Mark McLemore 3
1 Troy Neel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Darryl Hamilton 1
1 Pat Listach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.80
2 Angel Miranda 1.60
3 Willie Banks 1.14
4 Randy Johnson 0.80
4 Frank Viola 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Richie Lewis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Willie Banks 8
2 Randy Johnson 8
2 Angel Miranda 8
5 Greg Harris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Bob Wickman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .391
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Gregg Jefferies .344
4 Barry Bonds .338
5 John Kruk .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 39
2 Barry Bonds 38
3 Juan Gonzalez 36
4 Frank Thomas 35
5 Albert Belle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 105
2 Frank Thomas 104
3 Albert Belle 103
4 Joe Carter 98
5 Barry Bonds 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 52
2 Chad Curtis 44
3 Luis Polonia 42
4 Roberto Alomar 40
5 Vince Coleman 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.43
2 Jose Rijo 2.52
3 Greg Maddux 2.58
4 Jimmy Key 2.79
5 Bill Swift 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 20
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Alex Fernandez 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 234
2 Jose Rijo 184
3 John Smoltz 163
4 Greg Maddux 155
5 2 tied 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 41
2 Jeff Montgomery 40
3 Rod Beck 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
4 Randy Myers 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .511
2 Sandy Alomar .480
3 Robby Thompson .440
4 Wade Boggs .405
4 Mike Piazza .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 8
2 Bobby Bonilla 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 Dean Palmer 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 14
1 Paul Molitor 14
1 Dean Palmer 14
4 Joe Carter 13
4 Robby Thompson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 6
1 Kenny Lofton 6
3 Eric Davis 5
3 Luis Polonia 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Haney 0.64
2 Jose Rijo 0.82
3 Darryl Kile 1.08
4 Scott Kamieniecki 1.10
5 Angel Miranda 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal Eldred 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Willie Banks 24
2 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Curt Schilling 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Holmes 6
1 Duane Ward 6
1 Mitch Williams 6
4 Tom Henke 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .449
2 Jay Bell .397
3 Alan Trammell .394
4 Dion James .394
4 Robby Thompson .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 12
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Frank Thomas 11
4 Phil Plantier 10
4 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 30
2 Don Mattingly 28
2 Frank Thomas 28
4 B. J. Surhoff 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 11
1 Kenny Lofton 11
3 Luis Polonia 10
3 Ruben Sierra 10
5 Al Martin 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.23
2 Tom Candiotti 1.39
3 Greg Maddux 1.57
4 Ramon Martinez 1.85
5 Danny Jackson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Roger Pavlik 45
3 Curt Schilling 44
4 Dwight Gooden 43
5 Angel Miranda 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg McMichael 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Duane Ward 10
2 Mitch Williams 10
5 3 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .359
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Barry Bonds .349
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Robby Thompson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 51
2 Juan Gonzalez 45
3 Albert Belle 43
3 Ken Griffey 43
5 David Justice 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Frank Thomas 134
3 Barry Bonds 129
3 Joe Carter 129
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 66
3 Roberto Alomar 55
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 Marquis Grissom 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.29
2 Tom Candiotti 2.50
3 Greg Maddux 2.52
4 Bill Swift 2.70
5 Ken Hill 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 Cal Eldred 21
3 John Burkett 20
3 Jimmy Key 20
3 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 317
2 Jose Rijo 218
3 Mark Langston 208
3 John Smoltz 208
5 Greg Maddux 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 51
2 Jeff Montgomery 48
3 Randy Myers 47
4 Mitch Williams 43
5 2 tied 42