On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 56 .541 --
Tigers 65 57 .533 1.0
Red Sox 62 59 .512 3.5
Brewers 57 64 .471 8.5
Yankees 55 64 .462 9.5
Orioles 50 71 .413 15.5
Indians 38 82 .317 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 49 .602 --
White Sox 67 54 .554 6.0
Athletics 68 55 .553 6.0
Mariners 64 58 .525 9.5
Royals 62 58 .517 10.5
Rangers 62 58 .517 10.5
Angels 58 63 .479 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 49 .588 --
Cardinals 64 55 .538 6.0
Cubs 61 59 .508 9.5
Mets 59 61 .492 11.5
Phillies 58 62 .483 12.5
Expos 48 71 .403 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 52 .567 --
Braves 66 54 .550 2.0
Giants 59 61 .492 9.0
Reds 58 62 .483 10.0
Padres 58 63 .479 10.5
Astros 50 70 .417 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Uribe 5
2 B. J. Surhoff 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Greg Briley 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Baerga 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Wes Chamberlain 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 4
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Brian Hunter 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Briley 2
1 Devon White 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.17
2 Mike Gardiner 1.00
3 Zane Smith 0.71
4 Jose Guzman 0.70
5 Dwight Gooden 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Gardiner 8
2 Jose Guzman 7
2 Jack Morris 7
2 Bob Welch 7
5 Don August 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .337
2 Julio Franco .336
3 Wade Boggs .336
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Paul Molitor .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 35
1 Cecil Fielder 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 106
2 Will Clark 96
2 Frank Thomas 96
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Barry Bonds 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 64
2 Marquis Grissom 53
3 Delino DeShields 45
4 Rickey Henderson 44
5 Tim Raines 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.03
2 Tom Glavine 2.27
3 Tom Candiotti 2.34
4 Pete Harnisch 2.46
5 Randy Tomlin 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 16
2 Chuck Finley 15
2 Tom Glavine 15
2 Bill Gullickson 15
2 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 183
2 Roger Clemens 173
3 David Cone 161
4 Nolan Ryan 152
5 Dwight Gooden 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Lee Smith 33
3 Rick Aguilera 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .480
2 Bobby Bonilla .442
3 Chito Martinez .421
4 Mike Greenwell .412
5 Will Clark .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Leo Gomez 5
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 20
2 Jack Clark 16
2 Will Clark 16
2 Frank Thomas 16
5 Cecil Fielder 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Luis Polonia 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.53
2 John Smoltz 0.75
2 Norm Charlton 0.75
4 Tim Belcher 0.76
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Jose Rijo 24
3 Tommy Greene 23
3 John Smoltz 23
5 Tom Candiotti 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Doug Henry 5
3 Lee Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .414
2 Jose Oquendo .405
3 Ken Griffey .400
4 Frank Thomas .389
5 Wade Boggs .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
2 Darryl Strawberry 11
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Cecil Fielder 34
3 Darryl Strawberry 32
4 Jack Clark 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Brett Butler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.96
2 Dennis Martinez 1.32
3 Jeff Shaw 1.55
4 Kevin Gross 1.73
5 Tim Belcher 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 7
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 51
2 Pete Harnisch 38
3 Roger Clemens 37
3 Tommy Greene 37
5 Terry Mulholland 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Tom Henke 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Dave Righetti 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .333
2 Brett Butler .327
3 Julio Franco .324
4 Frank Thomas .323
5 Tony Gwynn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Ron Gant 37
4 Frank Thomas 33
4 Matt Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Frank Thomas 118
3 Will Clark 114
4 Barry Bonds 113
5 Bobby Bonilla 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 60
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Delino DeShields 54
4 Tim Raines 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.56
5 Tim Belcher 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
2 Ramon Martinez 20
2 Jack Morris 20
4 Tom Glavine 19
4 Dwight Gooden 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 229
2 Randy Johnson 225
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 Bobby Thigpen 43
3 Rick Aguilera 39
3 Lee Smith 39
5 Bryan Harvey 38