On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 53 .543 --
Tigers 61 55 .526 2.0
Red Sox 57 58 .496 5.5
Brewers 52 63 .452 10.5
Yankees 51 62 .451 10.5
Orioles 48 67 .417 14.5
Indians 37 76 .327 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 48 .586 --
White Sox 66 49 .574 1.5
Athletics 64 52 .552 4.0
Mariners 62 53 .539 5.5
Royals 60 53 .531 6.5
Rangers 57 55 .509 9.0
Angels 56 58 .491 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 46 .593 --
Cardinals 61 52 .540 6.0
Cubs 57 57 .500 10.5
Mets 57 57 .500 10.5
Phillies 54 60 .474 13.5
Expos 46 67 .407 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 51 .553 --
Braves 61 52 .540 1.5
Giants 57 57 .500 6.0
Padres 57 58 .496 6.5
Reds 54 59 .478 8.5
Astros 48 66 .421 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shawon Dunston 4
1 Steve Finley 4
3 Scott Brosius 3
3 Mike Devereaux 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Whitaker 2
2 Shawn Abner 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chito Martinez 4
2 Steve Finley 3
2 Leo Gomez 3
2 Dickie Thon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Milt Cuyler 1
1 Doug Dascenzo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul McClellan 3.00
2 Jose Mesa 1.80
3 John Smoltz 1.50
4 Greg Harris 1.20
5 Jose Rijo 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Jose de Jesus 1
1 Mike Gardiner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Mesa 9
1 John Smoltz 9
3 Hector Fajardo 7
3 Jose Rijo 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Chuck McElroy 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .343
2 Wade Boggs .340
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Julio Franco .335
5 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 34
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 Chili Davis 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 100
2 Will Clark 89
2 Frank Thomas 89
4 Jose Canseco 87
4 Joe Carter 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 51
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Tim Raines 39
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.13
2 Tom Glavine 2.24
3 Pete Harnisch 2.35
4 Tom Candiotti 2.38
5 Randy Tomlin 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
1 Tom Glavine 15
1 Bill Gullickson 15
1 Mark Langston 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 175
2 Roger Clemens 159
3 David Cone 155
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Rick Aguilera 31
2 Lee Smith 31
4 Jeff Reardon 30
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .459
2 Jose Oquendo .444
3 Joe Orsulak .429
4 Julio Franco .422
5 Mike Greenwell .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Ron Gant 7
3 Lou Whitaker 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 17
1 Jack Clark 17
1 Frank Thomas 17
4 Wally Joyner 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 7
2 Milt Cuyler 6
2 Tim Raines 6
4 Lenny Dykstra 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.50
3 Eric King 0.53
4 Scott Terry 0.73
5 Tim Belcher 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Kevin Appier 3
2 Tom Gordon 3
2 Joe Hesketh 3
2 Mark Leiter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Scott Sanderson 24
3 Pete Harnisch 23
4 Terry Mulholland 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Tom Henke 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .420
2 Jose Oquendo .416
3 Rafael Palmeiro .407
4 Julio Franco .402
5 Wade Boggs .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Cecil Fielder 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 Ron Gant 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 31
2 Cecil Fielder 30
3 Robin Ventura 29
4 Ken Griffey 28
4 Frank Thomas 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Brett Butler 12
2 Lenny Dykstra 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Marquis Grissom 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.02
2 Eric King 1.08
3 Luis Aquino 1.60
4 Greg Harris 1.74
5 Kevin Gross 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Kevin Appier 39
2 Pete Harnisch 39
2 Scott Sanderson 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .335
2 Tony Gwynn .325
3 Danny Tartabull .325
4 Mike Greenwell .324
5 Wade Boggs .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ron Gant 38
3 Matt Williams 35
4 Jose Canseco 34
5 Joe Carter 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Bobby Bonilla 115
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Barry Bonds 111
5 Will Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Vince Coleman 54
3 Delino DeShields 54
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.31
2 Jose Rijo 2.32
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Randy Tomlin 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 20
1 Mark Langston 20
1 Jack McDowell 20
1 Jack Morris 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 236
2 Randy Johnson 231
3 Nolan Ryan 227
4 Dwight Gooden 214
5 Mark Langston 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Rick Aguilera 38
3 Bryan Harvey 38
5 Lee Smith 37