On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 38 31 .551 --
Red Sox 36 31 .537 1.0
Tigers 33 35 .485 4.5
Brewers 31 36 .463 6.0
Yankees 28 36 .438 7.5
Orioles 26 41 .388 11.0
Indians 23 42 .354 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 42 27 .609 --
Athletics 39 30 .565 3.0
Angels 37 31 .544 4.5
Mariners 37 31 .544 4.5
Rangers 34 30 .531 5.5
White Sox 33 33 .500 7.5
Royals 32 35 .478 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 26 .606 --
Cardinals 36 31 .537 4.5
Mets 35 32 .522 5.5
Expos 33 36 .478 8.5
Cubs 31 38 .449 10.5
Phillies 30 39 .435 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 26 .618 --
Reds 36 32 .529 6.0
Braves 34 32 .515 7.0
Padres 36 34 .514 7.0
Giants 29 41 .414 14.0
Astros 27 42 .391 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 6
2 Roberto Kelly 5
2 Brian McRae 5
2 Randy Milligan 5
2 Bill Pecota 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bush 2
1 Darren Daulton 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 George Bell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Chris Hoiles 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
4 Juan Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Kelly 3
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.50
2 Jim Abbott 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.00
4 Tom Browning 0.67
4 Bob Scanlan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Todd Frohwirth 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Abbott 7
2 Tom Browning 6
3 Jim Abbott 5
3 Tim Belcher 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Cal Ripken .350
3 Harold Baines .343
4 Brian Harper .340
5 Ruben Sierra .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 17
2 Jose Canseco 16
2 Chili Davis 16
2 Dave Henderson 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 56
2 Ruben Sierra 53
3 Howard Johnson 51
3 David Justice 51
5 Joe Carter 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 34
2 Vince Coleman 33
2 Delino DeShields 33
2 Otis Nixon 33
5 Luis Polonia 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.51
2 Dennis Martinez 1.87
3 Roger Clemens 2.13
4 Tom Glavine 2.18
5 Pete Harnisch 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 11
1 Tom Glavine 11
3 Chuck Finley 10
3 Jimmy Key 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 98
2 Nolan Ryan 97
3 David Cone 96
4 Randy Johnson 93
5 4 tied 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 20
2 Rick Aguilera 19
2 Rob Dibble 19
2 Jeff Reardon 19
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .462
2 Harold Baines .421
3 Joe Carter .412
4 Rickey Henderson .410
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Joe Carter 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
4 Ellis Burks 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 18
2 Greg Vaughn 17
3 Joe Carter 16
3 Danny Tartabull 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Luis Polonia 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Marquis Grissom 7
3 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.38
2 Bob Tewksbury 0.60
3 Charles Nagy 0.64
4 Storm Davis 0.71
5 Jose Rijo 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 24
1 Randy Johnson 24
3 Jose Rijo 23
4 David Cone 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Juan Berenguer 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Harold Baines .369
3 Mike Greenwell .363
4 Tony Fernandez .360
4 Cal Ripken .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 12
2 Jose Canseco 11
3 Mark McGwire 9
4 Jesse Barfield 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 27
1 Paul O'Neill 27
3 Eddie Murray 26
3 Greg Vaughn 26
5 Jose Canseco 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 20
2 Otis Nixon 18
3 Delino DeShields 15
4 Luis Polonia 14
5 Tim Raines 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.95
2 Pete Harnisch 1.23
2 Dennis Rasmussen 1.23
4 Doug Drabek 1.47
5 Roger Clemens 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 Bob Walk 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 53
2 Tom Glavine 41
3 Tommy Greene 40
4 Tim Belcher 39
4 Tom Candiotti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Rob Dibble 8
3 Tom Henke 8
3 Dave Righetti 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .333
2 Tony Gwynn .331
3 Willie McGee .329
4 Hal Morris .326
5 Mike Greenwell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 David Justice 36
2 Fred McGriff 36
4 Mark McGwire 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 125
2 Ruben Sierra 114
3 David Justice 113
4 Joe Carter 110
5 Bobby Bonilla 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Otis Nixon 60
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 52
5 Eric Yelding 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.63
2 Scott Erickson 2.21
3 Zane Smith 2.45
4 Jose Rijo 2.48
5 Dennis Martinez 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Ramon Martinez 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 259
2 Nolan Ryan 235
3 Dwight Gooden 218
4 Roger Clemens 208
5 Randy Johnson 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 48
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Lee Smith 39
4 Rick Aguilera 34
4 2 others tied 34