On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 56 .569 --
Blue Jays 74 56 .569 --
Tigers 69 61 .531 5.0
Red Sox 67 60 .528 5.5
Orioles 68 61 .527 5.5
Indians 61 68 .473 12.5
Brewers 56 74 .431 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 57 .551 --
Rangers 67 61 .523 3.5
Royals 67 62 .519 4.0
Mariners 63 64 .496 7.0
Angels 57 71 .445 13.5
Twins 55 72 .433 15.0
Athletics 51 76 .402 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 80 48 .625 --
Cardinals 70 58 .547 10.0
Expos 69 60 .535 11.5
Cubs 63 65 .492 17.0
Pirates 60 68 .469 20.0
Marlins 54 74 .422 26.0
Mets 45 83 .352 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 45 .648 --
Braves 79 50 .612 4.5
Astros 68 60 .531 15.0
Dodgers 65 62 .512 17.5
Reds 64 66 .492 20.0
Padres 50 78 .391 33.0
Rockies 48 81 .372 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Dan Gladden 4
2 Eduardo Perez 4
4 Craig Biggio 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orestes Destrade 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
3 Mike Blowers 1
3 Bret Boone 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orestes Destrade 6
2 Dan Gladden 4
2 Derrick May 4
2 Fred McGriff 4
2 Mickey Tettleton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Chuck Carr 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.25
2 Terry Mulholland 1.14
3 Tom Urbani 1.00
4 Juan Guzman 0.91
5 Kenny Rogers 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 10
2 Sid Fernandez 9
3 Terry Mulholland 8
4 Pat Rapp 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .391
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Gregg Jefferies .346
4 John Kruk .338
5 Barry Bonds .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 105
1 Cecil Fielder 105
1 Frank Thomas 105
4 Barry Bonds 99
4 Joe Carter 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 52
2 Chad Curtis 44
3 Luis Polonia 43
4 Roberto Alomar 40
5 Rickey Henderson 39

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 165
4 Juan Guzman 162
5 Greg Maddux 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 42
2 Jeff Montgomery 40
3 Rod Beck 38
3 Bryan Harvey 38
5 Randy Myers 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .510
2 Sandy Alomar .462
3 Tony Gwynn .435
4 Robby Thompson .434
5 Gregg Jefferies .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 8
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 Fred McGriff 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
2 Robby Thompson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Tettleton 15
2 Joe Carter 14
2 Fred McGriff 14
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Kevin Seitzer 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 7
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Luis Polonia 6
4 Eric Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Swindell 0.60
2 Jose Rijo 0.82
3 Chris Haney 0.86
4 Darryl Kile 1.08
5 Scott Kamieniecki 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Larry Casian 3
1 Cal Eldred 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Willie Banks 24
2 Curt Schilling 24
4 David Cone 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .451
2 Tony Gwynn .434
3 Alan Trammell .417
4 Jay Bell .388
5 Gregg Jefferies .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
1 Phil Plantier 11
3 Ken Griffey 10
3 Sammy Sosa 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 28
1 B. J. Surhoff 28
3 Don Mattingly 27
4 Phil Plantier 26
5 Frank Thomas 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 11
1 Kenny Lofton 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Luis Polonia 10
3 Ruben Sierra 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.23
2 Tom Candiotti 1.39
3 Greg Maddux 1.57
4 Danny Darwin 1.69
5 Jack McDowell 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
4 Tom Bolton 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Roger Pavlik 45
3 Juan Guzman 44
3 Curt Schilling 44
5 Angel Miranda 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg McMichael 11
2 Duane Ward 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Bryan Harvey 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .359
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Barry Bonds .349
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Jeff Bagwell .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 138
2 Frank Thomas 135
3 Barry Bonds 131
4 Joe Carter 130
5 Cecil Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 66
3 Roberto Alomar 52
3 Luis Polonia 52
5 Marquis Grissom 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.29
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Tom Candiotti 2.49
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 309
2 Jose Rijo 218
3 John Smoltz 210
4 Mark Langston 208
5 Greg Maddux 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 52
2 Jeff Montgomery 48
3 Randy Myers 46
4 Tom Henke 43
4 Mitch Williams 43