On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 47 .577 --
Red Sox 61 48 .560 2.0
Yankees 62 49 .559 2.0
Orioles 60 49 .550 3.0
Tigers 55 55 .500 8.5
Indians 51 58 .468 12.0
Brewers 42 66 .389 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 49 .546 --
Rangers 56 53 .514 3.5
Royals 55 54 .505 4.5
Mariners 53 56 .486 6.5
Angels 51 57 .472 8.0
Twins 46 60 .434 12.0
Athletics 46 60 .434 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 41 .627 --
Cardinals 62 47 .569 6.5
Expos 59 51 .536 10.0
Cubs 55 53 .509 13.0
Pirates 50 59 .459 18.5
Marlins 46 63 .422 22.5
Mets 38 70 .352 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 36 .673 --
Braves 65 46 .586 9.5
Dodgers 57 51 .528 16.0
Reds 57 55 .509 18.0
Astros 55 54 .505 18.5
Padres 44 67 .396 30.5
Rockies 36 74 .327 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 5
2 Phil Clark 4
2 Stan Javier 4
2 Pat Listach 4
2 Steve Sax 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Bill Bean 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
2 Bill Bean 3
2 Craig Paquette 3
2 Sammy Sosa 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.67
2 Kevin Tapani 1.00
3 Ramon Martinez 0.86
3 Scott Sanders 0.86
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 8
2 Chris Bosio 7
2 John Smoltz 7
4 Ramon Martinez 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .393
2 Andres Galarraga .392
3 Orlando Merced .352
4 Tony Gwynn .348
5 John Kruk .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 33
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Albert Belle 29
4 Rafael Palmeiro 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 91
2 Cecil Fielder 90
3 Albert Belle 89
4 John Olerud 86
5 Barry Bonds 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Chad Curtis 40
3 Vince Coleman 38
4 Roberto Alomar 36
4 Darren Lewis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 2.56
2 Andy Benes 2.62
3 Bill Swift 2.68
4 Jimmy Key 2.69
5 Jose Rijo 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 17
1 Jack McDowell 17
3 Bill Swift 16
4 Andy Benes 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 199
2 Jose Rijo 158
3 John Smoltz 151
4 Andy Benes 139
5 Greg Maddux 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
3 Bryan Harvey 33
5 Jeff Montgomery 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .500
2 Jay Bell .455
3 Todd Zeile .444
4 David Justice .435
5 Paul Molitor .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 George Brett 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Zeile 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Chili Davis 18
3 Frank Thomas 18
5 Bernard Gilkey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Chuck Carr 5
2 Deion Sanders 5
2 Eric Young 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Bautista 0.67
2 Tom Candiotti 0.74
3 Jose Rijo 0.78
4 Jeff Fassero 0.93
5 Andy Benes 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Scott Kamieniecki 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 23
2 Curt Schilling 22
3 Andy Benes 21
3 Juan Guzman 21
3 John Smoltz 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Jeff Russell 5
3 Mitch Williams 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Conine .406
2 Tony Gwynn .404
3 Fred McGriff .397
4 Brian Jordan .395
5 Jeff Kent .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 14
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
4 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 37
2 Todd Zeile 31
3 Frank Thomas 29
4 Don Mattingly 28
5 Danny Tartabull 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Delino DeShields 10
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Marquis Grissom 9
3 Luis Polonia 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.91
2 Jose Rijo 0.98
3 Tom Candiotti 1.49
4 Bill Swift 1.77
5 Kirk Rueter 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Ben McDonald 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 44
2 Andy Benes 40
3 John Smoltz 39
4 Juan Guzman 38
4 Greg Maddux 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 12
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Bryan Harvey 9
2 Tom Henke 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .354
2 Tony Gwynn .344
3 Barry Bonds .338
4 John Kruk .327
5 Willie McGee .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 47
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 Rafael Palmeiro 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 136
1 Frank Thomas 136
3 Joe Carter 129
4 Barry Bonds 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Marquis Grissom 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.38
2 Bill Swift 2.45
3 Greg Maddux 2.53
4 Ken Hill 2.57
5 Andy Benes 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 22
1 Jack McDowell 22
3 Cal Eldred 21
4 Jimmy Key 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 John Smoltz 217
3 Jose Rijo 214
4 Greg Maddux 209
5 Mark Langston 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 54
2 Randy Myers 50
3 Jeff Montgomery 45
4 Rod Beck 41
5 Dennis Eckersley 40