On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 51 .549 --
Tigers 58 54 .518 3.5
Red Sox 54 57 .486 7.0
Yankees 50 59 .459 10.0
Brewers 50 62 .446 11.5
Orioles 44 67 .396 17.0
Indians 36 73 .330 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 45 .602 --
White Sox 65 46 .586 2.0
Athletics 64 49 .566 4.0
Rangers 57 51 .528 8.5
Mariners 59 53 .527 8.5
Royals 57 52 .523 9.0
Angels 53 58 .477 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 45 .591 --
Cardinals 58 52 .527 7.0
Mets 57 54 .514 8.5
Cubs 56 55 .505 9.5
Phillies 53 58 .477 12.5
Expos 44 66 .400 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 49 .559 --
Braves 60 50 .545 1.5
Giants 55 56 .495 7.0
Padres 55 57 .491 7.5
Reds 53 57 .482 8.5
Astros 46 65 .414 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
4 Ellis Burks 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Jack Clark 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ced Landrum 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Oscar Azocar 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 0.86
2 Dwight Gooden 0.78
2 Jack Morris 0.78
4 Ben McDonald 0.75
4 Jack McDowell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 7
1 Jack Morris 7
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 Jimmy Jones 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .349
2 Wade Boggs .343
3 Julio Franco .338
4 Tony Gwynn .338
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 27
4 Chili Davis 26
5 Ron Gant 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 93
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Joe Carter 86
3 Frank Thomas 86
5 Will Clark 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 50
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Tim Raines 38
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.13
2 Tom Glavine 2.36
3 Tom Candiotti 2.39
4 Pete Harnisch 2.40
5 Randy Tomlin 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
2 Chuck Finley 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Bill Gullickson 14
2 5 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 163
2 Roger Clemens 159
3 David Cone 151
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Dwight Gooden 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Rick Aguilera 31
3 Jeff Reardon 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 Bobby Thigpen 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .512
2 Mark Grace .491
3 Rafael Palmeiro .458
4 Julio Franco .451
5 Frank Thomas .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
2 Jack Clark 6
2 Will Clark 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 20
1 Frank Thomas 20
3 Joe Carter 17
4 Dave Henderson 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 10
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tim Raines 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Scanlan 0.00
2 Tommy Greene 0.64
3 Ted Power 0.73
4 Chris Haney 0.75
5 Greg Harris 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Kelly Downs 3
2 John Smoltz 3
2 Kevin Tapani 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 23
2 Terry Mulholland 22
3 Jack McDowell 20
3 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Tom Henke 5
4 Jeff Montgomery 4
4 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .434
2 Wade Boggs .425
3 Julio Franco .409
4 Shane Mack .390
5 John Wehner .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Jay Buhner 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
4 Jack Clark 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 30
1 Robin Ventura 30
3 Joe Carter 27
3 Terry Pendleton 27
3 Frank Thomas 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 21
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brett Butler 12
3 Lenny Dykstra 12
5 Milt Cuyler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric King 1.08
2 Kevin Appier 1.29
3 Mike Flanagan 1.42
4 Luis Aquino 1.49
4 Jose de Jesus 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 40
2 David Cone 38
2 Terry Mulholland 38
4 Jack McDowell 37
5 5 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Tom Henke 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Danny Tartabull .328
3 Terry Pendleton .326
4 Frank Thomas .326
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ron Gant 37
3 Matt Williams 36
4 Jose Canseco 34
4 Ryne Sandberg 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Bobby Bonilla 116
3 Frank Thomas 113
4 Barry Bonds 109
4 2 others tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 78
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Vince Coleman 55
3 Delino DeShields 55
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.26
2 Roger Clemens 2.33
3 Jose Rijo 2.40
4 Randy Tomlin 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
1 Jack McDowell 20
1 Jack Morris 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 240
2 Nolan Ryan 227
3 Dwight Gooden 219
3 Randy Johnson 219
5 Roger Clemens 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Rick Aguilera 39
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 Gregg Olson 35