On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 59 46 .562 --
Tigers 54 49 .524 4.0
Red Sox 50 53 .485 8.0
Yankees 47 53 .470 9.5
Brewers 43 60 .417 15.0
Orioles 42 60 .412 15.5
Indians 34 68 .333 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 43 .590 --
White Sox 58 45 .563 3.0
Athletics 58 47 .552 4.0
Rangers 54 46 .540 5.5
Mariners 56 48 .538 5.5
Angels 52 51 .505 9.0
Royals 51 51 .500 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 42 .588 --
Cardinals 56 47 .544 4.5
Mets 55 47 .539 5.0
Cubs 50 52 .490 10.0
Phillies 45 58 .437 15.5
Expos 43 60 .417 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 44 .569 --
Braves 53 48 .525 4.5
Reds 50 51 .495 7.5
Giants 50 52 .490 8.0
Padres 50 53 .485 8.5
Astros 43 59 .422 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Cole 3
1 Kelly Gruber 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 3
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Maas 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Brian Harper 3
2 Dave Henderson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Barnes 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Greg Briley 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 999.00
2 Randy Johnson 1.38
3 Joe Hesketh 1.33
4 Bob Milacki 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Tommy Greene 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Joe Hesketh 8
3 Andy Benes 6
3 John Burkett 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .351
2 Tony Gwynn .339
3 Wade Boggs .336
4 Julio Franco .334
5 Terry Pendleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 30
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Joe Carter 24
3 Chili Davis 24
5 6 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 88
2 Jose Canseco 85
3 Will Clark 79
4 Frank Thomas 78
5 Barry Bonds 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 58
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 41
4 Tim Raines 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.21
3 Ramon Martinez 2.25
4 Scott Erickson 2.34
5 Mike Morgan 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 14
1 Chuck Finley 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
1 Bill Gullickson 14
1 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 159
2 Roger Clemens 151
3 Nolan Ryan 145
4 David Cone 144
5 Tom Glavine 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 28
1 Dennis Eckersley 28
1 Lee Smith 28
4 Bryan Harvey 25
4 Jeff Reardon 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .553
2 Julio Franco .471
3 Shane Mack .451
4 Jose Oquendo .429
5 Ryne Sandberg .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
1 Robin Ventura 6
1 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 17
1 Ken Griffey 17
1 Frank Thomas 17
4 Jose Canseco 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
2 Barry Bonds 8
3 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 Gerald Perry 6
4 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.41
2 Ramon Martinez 0.50
3 Paul McClellan 0.56
4 Mike Flanagan 0.61
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 David West 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Terry Mulholland 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Mike Henneman 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .450
2 Wade Boggs .442
3 Lou Whitaker .424
4 Ken Griffey .424
5 Shane Mack .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 12
1 Matt Williams 12
3 Cecil Fielder 11
4 Jay Buhner 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 33
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Barry Bonds 27
4 Jack Clark 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Marquis Grissom 11
3 Tim Raines 11
5 Brett Butler 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Aquino 1.04
2 Bill Krueger 1.19
3 Ramon Martinez 1.23
4 Jose de Jesus 1.32
5 Andy Benes 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 4
1 Luis Aquino 4
1 John Burkett 4
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 46
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Terry Mulholland 40
4 David Cone 39
4 Mark Langston 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 9
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Tom Henke 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 Jeff Montgomery 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Tony Gwynn .329
3 Wade Boggs .322
4 Julio Franco .321
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Matt Williams 35
3 Ron Gant 33
3 Ryne Sandberg 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 132
2 Barry Bonds 113
2 Bobby Bonilla 113
4 Joe Carter 112
5 Frank Thomas 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 55
4 Delino DeShields 54
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.15
2 Jose Rijo 2.28
3 Dennis Martinez 2.29
4 Scott Erickson 2.39
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 21
1 Jack McDowell 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 245
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Randy Johnson 230
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Rick Aguilera 37
3 Bryan Harvey 37
3 Lee Smith 37