On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 57 .565 --
Blue Jays 74 57 .565 --
Tigers 70 61 .534 4.0
Red Sox 68 60 .531 4.5
Orioles 68 62 .523 5.5
Indians 62 68 .477 11.5
Brewers 56 75 .427 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 57 .555 --
Rangers 68 61 .527 3.5
Royals 67 63 .515 5.0
Mariners 64 64 .500 7.0
Angels 58 71 .450 13.5
Twins 55 73 .430 16.0
Athletics 51 77 .398 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 80 49 .620 --
Cardinals 71 58 .550 9.0
Expos 70 60 .538 10.5
Cubs 63 66 .488 17.0
Pirates 60 69 .465 20.0
Marlins 54 74 .422 25.5
Mets 45 84 .349 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 45 .648 --
Braves 80 50 .615 4.0
Astros 68 61 .527 15.5
Dodgers 65 63 .508 18.0
Reds 65 66 .496 19.5
Padres 51 78 .395 32.5
Rockies 49 81 .377 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Polonia 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Thomas Howard 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Jeff Kent 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris James 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Bill Bean 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Aaron Sele 1.43
2 Kevin Tapani 1.14
3 Kevin Appier 0.75
3 Scott Sanders 0.75
5 Chuck Finley 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Sele 10
2 Chuck Finley 8
2 Kevin Tapani 8
4 Jason Bere 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Butcher 1
1 Gene Harris 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jeremy Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .388
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Gregg Jefferies .345
4 Barry Bonds .338
5 Robby Thompson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 39
1 Ken Griffey 39
3 Barry Bonds 38
4 Frank Thomas 35
5 Albert Belle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 106
1 Frank Thomas 106
3 Cecil Fielder 105
4 Barry Bonds 99
4 Joe Carter 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 52
2 Chad Curtis 44
2 Luis Polonia 44
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 Bill Swift 2.84
5 Steve Avery 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 20
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Steve Avery 15
4 5 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 43
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 .490
2 Sandy Alomar .440
3 Tony Gwynn .426
4 Robby Thompson .420
5 Jeff Blauser .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 Dean Palmer 6
2 Robby Thompson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Tettleton 16
2 Joe Carter 14
2 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Dean Palmer 14
2 Kevin Seitzer 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jamie Moyer 0.53
2 Greg Hibbard 0.55
3 Greg Swindell 0.60
4 Jose Rijo 0.82
5 Chris Haney 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 3
1 Larry Casian 3
1 Cal Eldred 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Chuck Finley 25
3 Willie Banks 24
3 Curt Schilling 24
5 Jose Guzman 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Holmes 6
1 Duane Ward 6
3 Tom Henke 5
3 Greg McMichael 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .451
2 Tony Gwynn .443
3 Alan Trammell .408
4 Jay Bell .405
5 Robby Thompson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Plantier 11
2 Juan Gonzalez 10
2 Pete Incaviglia 10
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 28
2 Phil Plantier 26
3 Don Mattingly 25
3 B. J. Surhoff 25
3 Frank Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 1.23
2 Tom Candiotti 1.46
3 Greg Maddux 1.57
4 Angel Miranda 1.60
5 Danny Darwin 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
4 Steve Avery 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Juan Guzman 44
2 Curt Schilling 44
4 Chuck Finley 39
4 3 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg McMichael 10
1 Duane Ward 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Bryan Harvey 9
3 5 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .358
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Barry Bonds .349
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Jeff Bagwell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 51
2 Juan Gonzalez 48
3 Ken Griffey 43
3 David Justice 43
5 Albert Belle 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Frank Thomas 136
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 Luis Polonia 53
4 Roberto Alomar 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 53
2 Jeff Montgomery 48
3 Randy Myers 46
4 Mitch Williams 43
5 2 tied 42