On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 54 .542 --
Tigers 62 56 .525 2.0
Red Sox 58 59 .496 5.5
Brewers 54 63 .462 9.5
Yankees 53 62 .461 9.5
Orioles 48 69 .410 15.5
Indians 38 78 .328 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 48 .593 --
White Sox 66 51 .564 3.5
Athletics 64 54 .542 6.0
Mariners 63 54 .538 6.5
Royals 61 54 .530 7.5
Rangers 59 56 .513 9.5
Angels 57 59 .491 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 46 .600 --
Cardinals 62 53 .539 7.0
Cubs 58 58 .500 11.5
Mets 57 59 .491 12.5
Phillies 55 61 .474 14.5
Expos 47 68 .409 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 51 .560 --
Braves 63 52 .548 1.5
Giants 57 59 .491 8.0
Padres 57 60 .487 8.5
Reds 56 59 .487 8.5
Astros 48 68 .414 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Pat Borders 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Daulton 2
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Harper 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
4 Shane Mack 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Howard Johnson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.00
3 Jose Guzman 0.88
4 Jack Morris 0.75
5 3 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Jose Guzman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 7
2 Ryan Bowen 6
2 Jose DeLeon 6
2 Juan Guzman 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .343
2 Wade Boggs .338
3 Tony Gwynn .335
4 Julio Franco .335
5 Paul Molitor .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 101
2 Jose Canseco 91
3 Will Clark 89
3 Frank Thomas 89
5 Joe Carter 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 63
2 Marquis Grissom 51
3 Delino DeShields 44
4 Tim Raines 41
5 Rickey Henderson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.03
2 Tom Glavine 2.24
3 Pete Harnisch 2.35
4 Randy Tomlin 2.35
5 Tom Candiotti 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 175
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 David Cone 155
4 Dwight Gooden 145
4 Nolan Ryan 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Rick Aguilera 31
3 Jeff Reardon 31
5 Bryan Harvey 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Jose .479
2 Joe Orsulak .436
3 Bill Spiers .425
4 Mark Grace .422
5 Will Clark .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 7
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Fred McGriff 6
2 Lou Whitaker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 18
2 Jay Buhner 16
2 Jack Clark 16
2 Fred McGriff 16
5 2 tied 15

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
1 Kevin Appier 0.00
3 Dennis Martinez 0.53
4 Mike Boddicker 0.69
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 4
2 Joe Hesketh 3
2 Jaime Navarro 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Scott Sanderson 24
3 Pete Harnisch 23
4 Greg Harris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Tom Henke 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .434
2 Julio Franco .421
3 Wade Boggs .420
4 Rafael Palmeiro .391
5 Shane Mack .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Cecil Fielder 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Brett Butler 12
2 Lenny Dykstra 12
2 Tim Raines 12
5 Barry Bonds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.99
2 Dennis Martinez 1.32
3 Jeff Shaw 1.71
4 Greg Harris 1.74
5 Kevin Gross 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
3 Jim Abbott 4
3 Kevin Appier 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 43
2 Terry Mulholland 41
3 Pete Harnisch 39
4 Jack McDowell 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Jeff Montgomery 10
3 Tom Henke 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .336
2 Danny Tartabull .329
3 Tony Gwynn .326
4 Mike Greenwell .325
5 Brett Butler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ron Gant 38
3 Jose Canseco 37
4 Matt Williams 35
5 Fred McGriff 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 138
2 Bobby Bonilla 116
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Jose Canseco 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 58
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.22
2 Jose Rijo 2.32
3 Roger Clemens 2.39
4 Randy Tomlin 2.50
5 Zane Smith 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Scott Erickson 20
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Dwight Gooden 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 236
2 Nolan Ryan 227
3 Randy Johnson 222
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Bryan Harvey 39
4 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Lee Smith 38