On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 53 36 .596 --
Tigers 46 42 .523 6.5
Red Sox 45 42 .517 7.0
Yankees 41 43 .488 9.5
Brewers 40 47 .460 12.0
Orioles 36 51 .414 16.0
Indians 28 58 .326 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 51 38 .573 --
Athletics 48 41 .539 3.0
Rangers 45 39 .536 3.5
White Sox 46 41 .529 4.0
Angels 46 41 .529 4.0
Mariners 45 44 .506 6.0
Royals 40 47 .460 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 32 .628 --
Mets 51 36 .586 3.5
Cardinals 47 41 .534 8.0
Cubs 42 47 .472 13.5
Expos 40 49 .449 15.5
Phillies 38 51 .427 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 38 .563 --
Braves 45 41 .523 3.5
Reds 44 43 .506 5.0
Padres 43 47 .478 7.5
Giants 38 50 .432 11.5
Astros 36 52 .409 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Luis Gonzalez 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Ken Caminiti 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Rich Gedman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Milligan 5
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Milt Cuyler 3
2 Tim Wallach 3
2 Todd Zeile 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 Milt Cuyler 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rod Nichols 1.50
2 Bob Welch 1.40
3 Bill Wegman 0.80
4 Roger Clemens 0.75
5 John Smoltz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Tony Fossas 1
1 Tommy Greene 1
1 Jimmy Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 7
2 Jose Melendez 6
2 Rod Nichols 6
4 Scott Aldred 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Al Osuna 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Terry Pendleton .337
3 Cal Ripken .335
4 Otis Nixon .333
5 Paul Molitor .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 23
2 Jose Canseco 22
2 Danny Tartabull 22
4 Joe Carter 21
5 Howard Johnson 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 70
2 Will Clark 69
3 Jose Canseco 68
4 Howard Johnson 67
5 2 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 45
2 Marquis Grissom 43
3 Delino DeShields 39
4 Vince Coleman 33
5 Rickey Henderson 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.92
2 Tom Candiotti 2.01
3 Scott Erickson 2.13
4 Dennis Martinez 2.23
5 Pete Harnisch 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 13
1 Tom Glavine 13
1 Mark Langston 13
4 Scott Erickson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 132
1 Randy Johnson 132
3 David Cone 126
4 Nolan Ryan 123
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 26
2 Rick Aguilera 24
3 Rob Dibble 23
3 Dennis Eckersley 23
3 Jeff Reardon 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .432
2 Mike Gallego .413
3 Matt Williams .409
4 Bobby Bonilla .408
5 Lou Whitaker .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 7
2 Matt Williams 6
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 Robin Ventura 15
4 Andy Van Slyke 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 6
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Milt Cuyler 5
2 Otis Nixon 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelly Downs 0.00
2 Tom Candiotti 0.37
3 Luis Aquino 0.59
4 Ron Darling 0.60
5 Nolan Ryan 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Mulholland 3
1 Mike Timlin 3
1 Bill Wegman 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
1 Dave Stewart 24
3 Kevin Appier 22
4 David Cone 21
4 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Rick Aguilera 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Gregg Olson 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .405
2 Terry Pendleton .380
3 Kevin Seitzer .373
4 Will Clark .373
4 Danny Tartabull .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 12
2 Mickey Tettleton 10
3 Jose Canseco 9
3 Joe Carter 9
3 Cecil Fielder 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 27
1 Danny Tartabull 27
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Will Clark 26
3 Howard Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
2 Roberto Alomar 11
2 Delino DeShields 11
4 Marquis Grissom 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.88
2 Randy Tomlin 0.94
3 Luis Aquino 1.05
4 Juan Guzman 1.17
5 Ramon Martinez 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Langston 5
2 Doug Drabek 4
2 Greg Harris 4
2 Jack Morris 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 49
2 Tom Glavine 42
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Roger Clemens 37
4 Jose Guzman 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Tom Henke 10
3 Gregg Olson 9
4 Steve Farr 8
4 John Franco 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .330
2 Hal Morris .327
3 George Brett .327
4 Rafael Palmeiro .325
5 Mike Greenwell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 David Justice 33
4 Matt Williams 32
5 5 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 126
2 Joe Carter 115
3 Bobby Bonilla 110
4 Barry Bonds 109
4 Jose Canseco 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 64
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Delino DeShields 57
4 Rickey Henderson 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.86
2 Scott Erickson 2.24
3 Jose Rijo 2.33
4 Zane Smith 2.40
5 Ramon Martinez 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 22
2 Doug Drabek 21
2 Bob Welch 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 Jack McDowell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 253
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 Randy Johnson 227
4 Dwight Gooden 222
5 Roger Clemens 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Lee Smith 42
4 Gregg Olson 37
5 2 tied 36