On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 77 57 .575 --
Yankees 75 58 .564 1.5
Orioles 70 62 .530 6.0
Tigers 71 63 .530 6.0
Red Sox 69 62 .527 6.5
Indians 62 70 .470 14.0
Brewers 57 77 .425 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 57 .565 --
Rangers 69 63 .523 5.5
Royals 69 64 .519 6.0
Mariners 65 66 .496 9.0
Angels 59 72 .450 15.0
Twins 56 75 .427 18.0
Athletics 52 79 .397 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 50 .621 --
Expos 73 60 .549 9.5
Cardinals 72 60 .545 10.0
Cubs 64 68 .485 18.0
Pirates 62 70 .470 20.0
Marlins 55 76 .420 26.5
Mets 46 86 .348 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 46 .649 --
Braves 82 50 .621 3.5
Astros 69 63 .523 16.5
Dodgers 66 64 .508 18.5
Reds 66 68 .493 20.5
Padres 52 80 .394 33.5
Rockies 50 83 .376 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Sean Berry 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wil Cordero 4
1 Darrin Fletcher 4
1 John Jaha 4
1 David Justice 4
1 Tim Raines 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Barry Bonds 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Wagner 3.00
2 Ben Rivera 1.12
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.11
4 Pete Harnisch 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 10
2 Ben Rivera 9
3 Sterling Hitchcock 7
3 Randy Johnson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .382
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Barry Bonds .344
4 Gregg Jefferies .341
5 Robby Thompson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 40
2 Barry Bonds 39
2 Ken Griffey 39
4 Frank Thomas 37
5 David Justice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 111
2 Albert Belle 110
3 Cecil Fielder 106
4 Joe Carter 102
4 Juan Gonzalez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 54
2 Luis Polonia 45
3 Chad Curtis 44
4 Roberto Alomar 42
5 Chuck Carr 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.43
2 Jose Rijo 2.53
3 Greg Maddux 2.56
4 Ken Hill 2.75
5 Mark Langston 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 20
2 John Burkett 18
3 Bill Swift 17
4 Alex Fernandez 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 241
2 Jose Rijo 189
3 John Smoltz 165
4 Juan Guzman 162
5 Mark Langston 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 43
2 Jeff Montgomery 41
3 Bryan Harvey 39
4 Rod Beck 38
4 Duane Ward 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Incaviglia .484
2 Jeff Blauser .481
3 Darrin Fletcher .426
4 Alan Trammell .417
5 Mike Gallego .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robby Thompson 7
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 David Justice 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Plantier 19
2 Mickey Tettleton 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
3 David Justice 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Kenny Lofton 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Swindell 0.43
2 Bruce Ruffin 0.73
3 Gil Heredia 0.75
4 Danny Jackson 0.83
5 Chris Haney 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kenny Rogers 4
2 Tom Bolton 3
2 Cal Eldred 3
2 Jeff Fassero 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 26
2 Chuck Finley 25
3 Cal Eldred 24
3 Jeff Fassero 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Darren Holmes 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .448
2 Sandy Alomar .405
2 Alan Trammell .405
4 Robby Thompson .394
5 Jay Bell .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 11
1 Phil Plantier 11
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 Frank Thomas 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Plantier 30
2 Don Mattingly 26
2 Frank Thomas 26
4 Dan Gladden 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 13
1 Kenny Lofton 13
3 Luis Polonia 12
4 Chuck Carr 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Jackson 1.35
2 Tom Candiotti 1.46
3 Jose Rijo 1.50
4 Greg Maddux 1.53
5 Frank Viola 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 6
1 Kenny Rogers 6
3 Steve Avery 4
3 Tom Bolton 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Curt Schilling 42
3 Angel Miranda 40
3 Jose Rijo 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
1 Duane Ward 10
3 Bryan Harvey 9
3 Tom Henke 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .358
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Barry Bonds .353
4 Jeff Bagwell .333
4 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 50
2 Juan Gonzalez 46
3 David Justice 44
4 Ken Griffey 43
5 Albert Belle 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 139
2 Frank Thomas 136
3 Joe Carter 129
4 Barry Bonds 128
5 Cecil Fielder 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Chad Curtis 65
3 Roberto Alomar 54
4 Luis Polonia 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.30
2 Greg Maddux 2.46
3 Tom Candiotti 2.49
4 Mark Langston 2.73
5 Ken Hill 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 22
2 Cal Eldred 21
2 Greg Maddux 21
4 John Burkett 20
4 Jimmy Key 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 Jose Rijo 216
3 Mark Langston 210
4 Greg Maddux 206
5 John Smoltz 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 50
2 Jeff Montgomery 49
3 Randy Myers 46
4 Mitch Williams 43
5 Rod Beck 42