On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 48 .571 --
Red Sox 62 48 .564 1.0
Orioles 61 49 .555 2.0
Yankees 62 50 .554 2.0
Tigers 55 56 .495 8.5
Indians 51 59 .464 12.0
Brewers 43 66 .394 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 49 .550 --
Royals 56 54 .509 4.5
Rangers 56 54 .509 4.5
Mariners 54 56 .491 6.5
Angels 51 58 .468 9.0
Twins 47 60 .439 12.0
Athletics 46 61 .430 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 41 .631 --
Cardinals 63 47 .573 6.5
Expos 60 51 .541 10.0
Cubs 55 54 .505 14.0
Pirates 51 60 .459 19.0
Marlins 46 64 .418 23.5
Mets 39 71 .355 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 37 .667 --
Braves 65 47 .580 9.5
Dodgers 57 52 .523 16.0
Reds 58 55 .513 17.0
Astros 56 54 .509 17.5
Padres 44 67 .396 30.0
Rockies 36 74 .327 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Gallagher 4
1 Kenny Lofton 4
1 Mark McLemore 4
1 Luis Polonia 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Daulton 2
1 Ron Karkovice 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darren Daulton 5
2 Jeff King 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Pat Listach 2
1 Al Martin 2
4 George Brett 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Pavlik 2.17
2 Kevin Appier 1.33
3 Bob Tewksbury 1.20
4 Erik Hanson 1.17
5 Angel Miranda 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Pavlik 13
2 Angel Miranda 10
3 Dwight Gooden 9
4 Kevin Appier 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dwayne Henry 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 34
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 92
2 Albert Belle 90
2 Cecil Fielder 90
4 Barry Bonds 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 46
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 Jack McDowell 18
2 John Burkett 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 38
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
3 Bryan Harvey 33
3 Jeff Montgomery 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .514
2 Jay Bell .459
3 Brian Harper .442
4 Brian Jordan .438
5 Frank Thomas .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 George Brett 6
2 Bernard Gilkey 6
2 Sammy Sosa 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
2 Chili Davis 18
2 Frank Thomas 18
4 Todd Zeile 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Marquis Grissom 5
2 Al Martin 5
2 Deion Sanders 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.59
1 Charlie Hough 0.59
3 Jose Bautista 0.67
4 Jose Rijo 0.78
5 Andy Benes 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Scott Kamieniecki 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Pavlik 25
2 Jose Rijo 23
3 Andy Benes 21
3 Juan Guzman 21
3 John Smoltz 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Jeff Russell 6
4 Randy Myers 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .427
2 Tony Gwynn .414
3 Kevin Stocker .414
4 Fred McGriff .392
5 2 tied .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 14
2 Barry Bonds 12
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 Frank Thomas 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 36
2 Todd Zeile 30
3 Frank Thomas 29
4 Danny Tartabull 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Marquis Grissom 11
3 Roberto Alomar 9
3 Delino DeShields 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.91
2 Jose Rijo 0.98
3 Mark Portugal 1.32
4 Tom Candiotti 1.49
5 Bill Swift 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 6
1 Bill Swift 6
3 Greg Maddux 5
3 Ben McDonald 5
3 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 44
2 John Smoltz 39
3 Kevin Appier 38
3 Dwight Gooden 38
5 Roger Pavlik 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 13
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Bryan Harvey 9
2 Tom Henke 9
5 3 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 .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 48
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 Rafael Palmeiro 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Frank Thomas 136
3 Barry Bonds 127
4 Joe Carter 125
5 Juan Gonzalez 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Marquis Grissom 50
5 Rickey Henderson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.38
2 Bill Swift 2.45
3 Ken Hill 2.53
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Andy Benes 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Cal Eldred 21
4 Jimmy Key 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 Jose Rijo 214
3 John Smoltz 212
4 Mark Langston 206
5 Greg Maddux 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 49
3 Jeff Montgomery 45
4 Rod Beck 41
5 Dennis Eckersley 40