On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 57 .548 --
Blue Jays 69 57 .548 0.0
Red Sox 63 62 .504 5.5
Brewers 60 65 .480 8.5
Yankees 56 67 .455 11.5
Orioles 52 73 .416 16.5
Indians 41 83 .331 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 51 .598 --
White Sox 67 58 .536 8.0
Athletics 68 59 .535 8.0
Rangers 65 59 .524 9.5
Royals 64 60 .516 10.5
Mariners 65 61 .516 10.5
Angels 61 64 .488 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 51 .585 --
Cardinals 68 55 .553 4.0
Cubs 62 62 .500 10.5
Mets 61 63 .492 11.5
Phillies 60 64 .484 12.5
Expos 50 73 .407 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 55 .556 --
Braves 68 56 .548 1.0
Reds 61 63 .492 8.0
Padres 61 64 .488 8.5
Giants 60 64 .484 9.0
Astros 51 73 .411 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Dave Martinez 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 5
2 Jeff Blauser 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Todd Zeile 2
2 Skeeter Barnes 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.50
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.50
3 Sid Fernandez 2.00
4 Randy Tomlin 1.17
5 Mike Moore 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 John Franco 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Mike Moore 7
2 Eric Plunk 7
2 Randy Tomlin 7
5 Sid Fernandez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dan Gakeler 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .339
2 Rafael Palmeiro .338
3 Wade Boggs .337
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 Kirby Puckett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 5 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 101
3 Frank Thomas 96
4 Jose Canseco 92
5 Juan Gonzalez 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 54
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Delino DeShields 47
5 Tim Raines 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.20
3 Tom Candiotti 2.49
4 Jose Rijo 2.50
5 Pete Harnisch 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 16
1 Tom Glavine 16
1 Bill Gullickson 16
4 Chuck Finley 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 168
4 Nolan Ryan 153
5 3 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
1 Lee Smith 36
3 Rick Aguilera 34
4 Bryan Harvey 31
4 Jeff Reardon 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .558
2 Bobby Bonilla .463
3 Phil Plantier .444
4 B. J. Surhoff .438
5 Ken Griffey .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Kevin Reimer 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Leo Gomez 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 22
2 Cecil Fielder 18
3 Juan Gonzalez 17
4 Will Clark 16
4 Fred McGriff 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Ozzie Smith 8
3 Luis Polonia 7
4 Tim Raines 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Barnes 0.00
1 Todd Frohwirth 0.00
3 Jose Rijo 0.38
4 Norm Charlton 0.69
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
1 Randy Johnson 25
3 Jose Rijo 24
4 Mike Mussina 22
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 8
2 Bryan Harvey 6
3 Tom Henke 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .444
2 Julio Franco .419
3 Shane Mack .389
4 Wade Boggs .388
5 Frank Thomas .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11
3 Cecil Fielder 10
3 Frank Thomas 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 34
2 Cecil Fielder 33
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Jack Clark 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Lenny Dykstra 13
4 Tim Raines 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Willis 1.08
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.44
3 Mike Moore 1.50
4 Greg Harris 1.64
5 Jose Rijo 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 47
1 Randy Johnson 47
3 Pete Harnisch 38
3 Trevor Wilson 38
5 Jose Rijo 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Tom Henke 10
2 Lee Smith 10
4 Rick Aguilera 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .334
2 Julio Franco .331
3 Brett Butler .327
4 Willie Randolph .326
5 Wade Boggs .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Ron Gant 36
4 Frank Thomas 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 119
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Bobby Bonilla 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Marquis Grissom 61
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 Tim Raines 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.15
2 Tom Glavine 2.41
3 Dennis Martinez 2.41
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Zane Smith 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 230
2 David Cone 227
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Dwight Gooden 207
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Lee Smith 41
2 Bobby Thigpen 41
4 Rick Aguilera 40
5 Bryan Harvey 39