On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1992

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 75 57 .568 --
Orioles 73 58 .557 1.5
Brewers 70 61 .534 4.5
Tigers 63 69 .477 12.0
Yankees 61 71 .462 14.0
Red Sox 60 71 .458 14.5
Indians 60 71 .458 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 52 .603 --
Twins 73 59 .553 6.5
White Sox 68 61 .527 10.0
Rangers 65 69 .485 15.5
Royals 59 71 .454 19.5
Angels 59 73 .447 20.5
Mariners 55 77 .417 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 56 .569 --
Expos 71 59 .546 3.0
Cubs 67 63 .515 7.0
Cardinals 64 65 .496 9.5
Mets 60 69 .465 13.5
Phillies 53 76 .411 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 52 .597 --
Reds 71 59 .546 6.5
Padres 69 61 .531 8.5
Astros 61 70 .466 17.0
Giants 59 71 .454 18.5
Dodgers 53 78 .405 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Pendleton 5
2 Ron Gant 4
2 Dave Valle 4
2 Larry Walker 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Sabo 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Anthony 5
1 Larry Walker 5
3 Dave Valle 4
4 Jay Buhner 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Lance Blankenship 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 2.33
2 John Smiley 1.25
3 Randy Johnson 1.14
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 10
2 Randy Johnson 8
3 Tom Candiotti 7
4 Greg Maddux 6
4 Todd Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .349
2 Gary Sheffield .333
3 Andy Van Slyke .331
4 Kirby Puckett .328
5 John Kruk .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 38
1 Mark McGwire 38
3 Fred McGriff 31
4 Joe Carter 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 108
2 Juan Gonzalez 95
3 George Bell 94
3 Joe Carter 94
5 Mark McGwire 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 66
2 Pat Listach 48
3 Brady Anderson 45
3 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Luis Polonia 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Tewksbury 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.13
3 Bill Swift 2.18
4 Roger Clemens 2.23
5 Juan Guzman 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 19
2 Jack McDowell 18
3 Kevin Brown 17
3 Jack Morris 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 219
2 Roger Clemens 178
3 John Smoltz 176
4 Randy Johnson 174
4 Melido Perez 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Lee Smith 36
3 Rick Aguilera 34
4 Jeff Montgomery 32
5 Gregg Olson 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .491
2 Andre Dawson .444
3 Spike Owen .421
4 Dave Valle .400
5 Brian Downing .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
2 Bobby Bonilla 6
3 Mike Devereaux 5
3 Dave Hollins 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Devereaux 15
1 Edgar Martinez 15
1 Dave Winfield 15
4 Bobby Bonilla 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 9
2 Roberto Alomar 8
2 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Brett Butler 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Fisher 0.57
2 Brian Williams 0.60
3 Melido Perez 0.72
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.74
5 Ken Hill 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Jones 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Mike Morgan 3
4 Jim Abbott 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Danny Darwin 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Melido Perez 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Scanlan 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Steve Farr 5
5 Randy Myers 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .395
2 Spike Owen .394
3 Frank Thomas .367
4 Gary Sheffield .361
5 Shane Mack .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Gary Sheffield 10
4 George Bell 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 32
2 Mike Devereaux 27
2 Terry Pendleton 27
4 Joe Carter 26
4 Gary Sheffield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Roberto Alomar 13
2 Pat Listach 13
4 Marquis Grissom 12
5 6 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cal Eldred 0.61
2 Dennis Martinez 1.42
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.60
4 Jim Bullinger 1.63
5 Bob Walk 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Bob Walk 5
4 Chris Bosio 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 56
2 Danny Darwin 44
3 Jose Guzman 43
4 Melido Perez 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Steve Farr 9
2 Randy Myers 9
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .342
2 Gary Sheffield .333
3 Andy Van Slyke .328
4 John Kruk .327
5 Shane Mack .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 40
2 Juan Gonzalez 39
3 Cecil Fielder 37
4 Fred McGriff 36
5 Joe Carter 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 130
2 Joe Carter 110
3 Albert Belle 108
3 Ken Griffey 108
3 Kirby Puckett 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 86
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Luis Polonia 54
4 Roberto Alomar 51
5 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.14
2 Bill Swift 2.21
3 Bob Tewksbury 2.23
4 Juan Guzman 2.33
5 Roger Clemens 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Jack McDowell 20
2 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 283
2 Roger Clemens 228
3 Randy Johnson 214
4 John Smoltz 207
5 Melido Perez 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 49
2 Lee Smith 46
3 Rick Aguilera 40
4 Jeff Montgomery 39
5 Gregg Olson 36