On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1992

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 65 45 .591 --
Orioles 62 48 .564 3.0
Brewers 59 50 .541 5.5
Red Sox 52 57 .477 12.5
Tigers 51 61 .455 15.0
Yankees 50 60 .455 15.0
Indians 49 61 .445 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 43 .609 --
Twins 64 46 .582 3.0
White Sox 56 52 .519 10.0
Rangers 57 56 .504 11.5
Royals 49 61 .445 18.0
Angels 49 62 .441 18.5
Mariners 42 70 .375 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 48 .564 --
Expos 59 52 .532 3.5
Cubs 54 55 .495 7.5
Mets 51 58 .468 10.5
Cardinals 51 59 .464 11.0
Phillies 47 64 .423 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 42 .611 --
Reds 63 46 .578 3.5
Padres 61 51 .545 7.0
Giants 51 59 .464 16.0
Astros 48 62 .436 19.0
Dodgers 46 63 .422 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Larry Walker 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
3 Eric Anthony 3
3 Harold Baines 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Darryl Hamilton 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charles Nagy 2.33
2 Jose Guzman 1.20
3 Tom Gordon 0.86
4 Arthur Rhodes 0.70
5 Roger Clemens 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 7
1 Arthur Rhodes 7
3 Tom Gordon 6
3 Jose Guzman 6
5 Walt Terrell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .342
2 Edgar Martinez .337
3 Gary Sheffield .333
4 Kirby Puckett .330
5 Shane Mack .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 27
3 Cecil Fielder 25
3 Fred McGriff 25
5 Mickey Tettleton 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 95
2 Mark McGwire 85
3 George Bell 80
4 Darren Daulton 78
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 55
2 Delino DeShields 40
3 Brady Anderson 38
4 Pat Listach 37
4 Luis Polonia 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Tewksbury 1.95
2 Bill Swift 2.19
3 Roger Clemens 2.20
4 Greg Maddux 2.26
5 Kevin Appier 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 16
2 Kevin Brown 15
2 Jack McDowell 15
4 Greg Maddux 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 200
2 John Smoltz 154
3 Roger Clemens 147
3 Melido Perez 147
5 Sid Fernandez 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Rick Aguilera 30
3 Jeff Montgomery 27
4 Gregg Olson 26
4 3 others tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gregg Jefferies .500
2 Shane Mack .491
3 Frank Thomas .478
4 Lance Johnson .451
5 Darnell Coles .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Mark McGwire 6
3 Cecil Fielder 5
3 Fred McGriff 5
3 Gary Sheffield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Pendleton 19
2 Robin Ventura 18
3 Cecil Fielder 17
4 Eric Karros 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 9
2 Lenny Dykstra 8
2 Lance Johnson 8
4 Roberto Alomar 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Hammond 0.66
2 Tim Wakefield 1.06
3 John Burkett 1.19
4 Ben Rivera 1.20
5 Danny Jackson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Steve Olin 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 David Cone 23
2 Greg Maddux 23
2 Charles Nagy 23
5 Doug Drabek 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 John Wetteland 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Joe Grahe 5
3 Jeff Reardon 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brett Butler .468
2 Shane Mack .453
3 Lance Johnson .424
4 Frank Thomas .423
5 Luis Polonia .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Mark McGwire 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 27
2 Cecil Fielder 25
3 Leo Gomez 24
4 Wes Chamberlain 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 14
2 Roberto Alomar 13
2 Brett Butler 13
4 Lenny Dykstra 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 0.72
2 Tom Gordon 0.94
3 Bill Swift 1.06
4 Ron Darling 1.18
5 Danny Jackson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 5
1 Chuck Crim 5
1 Ken Hill 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 55
2 Randy Johnson 41
3 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Melido Perez 38
4 John Smoltz 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 11
2 John Wetteland 10
3 Joe Grahe 9
3 Alejandro Pena 9
5 Jeff Montgomery 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .333
2 John Kruk .332
3 Shane Mack .331
4 Edgar Martinez .327
5 Ken Griffey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 40
2 Cecil Fielder 37
3 Fred McGriff 36
4 Juan Gonzalez 35
5 Mickey Tettleton 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 137
2 Fred McGriff 114
3 Albert Belle 108
3 Joe Carter 108
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 83
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Delino DeShields 54
3 Luis Polonia 54
5 Tim Raines 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.05
2 John Smoltz 2.19
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Greg Maddux 2.44
5 Bob Tewksbury 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 294
2 Roger Clemens 230
3 John Smoltz 216
4 Juan Guzman 205
5 Greg Maddux 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 49
2 Lee Smith 45
3 Rick Aguilera 43
4 Jeff Reardon 39
5 Jeff Montgomery 38