On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 88 64 .579 --
Yankees 83 70 .542 5.5
Orioles 82 70 .539 6.0
Tigers 78 74 .513 10.0
Red Sox 78 74 .513 10.0
Indians 73 80 .477 15.5
Brewers 65 88 .425 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 87 65 .572 --
Rangers 81 71 .533 6.0
Mariners 78 74 .513 9.0
Royals 78 75 .510 9.5
Angels 68 84 .447 19.0
Twins 64 88 .421 23.0
Athletics 63 89 .414 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 93 59 .612 --
Expos 87 65 .572 6.0
Cardinals 82 70 .539 11.0
Cubs 79 74 .516 14.5
Pirates 70 82 .461 23.0
Marlins 62 90 .408 31.0
Mets 52 100 .342 41.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 98 55 .641 --
Giants 95 57 .625 2.5
Astros 79 74 .516 19.0
Dodgers 78 74 .513 19.5
Reds 70 84 .455 28.5
Rockies 64 90 .416 34.5
Padres 59 94 .386 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 Jerry Browne 3
1 Chris Sabo 3
4 Roberto Alomar 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Pat Borders 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Ron Karkovice 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Karkovice 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 David Justice 3
2 Chris Sabo 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Blauser 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Scott Cooper 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Witt 1.57
2 Jack McDowell 0.83
3 Tim Pugh 0.71
4 John Burkett 0.67
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 Jack McDowell 1
1 Tim Pugh 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 11
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
2 Tim Pugh 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andres Galarraga .383
2 John Olerud .367
3 Tony Gwynn .358
4 Gregg Jefferies .343
5 Barry Bonds .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 44
2 Ken Griffey 42
3 Frank Thomas 41
4 Barry Bonds 40
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 126
2 Albert Belle 119
3 Joe Carter 116
4 Carlos Baerga 114
4 Juan Gonzalez 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 64
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Chuck Carr 51
3 Luis Polonia 51
5 Roberto Alomar 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.42
2 Jose Rijo 2.57
3 Kevin Appier 2.62
4 Mark Portugal 2.80
5 Steve Avery 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 22
2 John Burkett 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
4 Bill Swift 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 288
2 Jose Rijo 209
3 John Smoltz 195
4 Greg Maddux 188
5 Mark Langston 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 49
2 Bryan Harvey 45
2 Lee Smith 45
4 Jeff Montgomery 43
5 Rod Beck 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .476
2 Tim Naehring .469
3 Andres Galarraga .458
4 Randy Velarde .457
5 Eric Young .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 6
2 Chili Davis 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Jerald Clark 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 22
2 Jerald Clark 17
3 Andres Galarraga 15
3 Fred McGriff 15
3 Todd Zeile 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 10
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Jacob Brumfield 7
3 Eric Young 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
1 Pedro Astacio 0.00
3 David Nied 0.66
4 Jack Armstrong 0.71
5 Chuck Finley 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Curt Schilling 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Greg Maddux 23
4 Bruce Ruffin 20
4 Bill Swift 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Bryan Harvey 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Velarde .391
2 Chris Hoiles .382
3 Paul Molitor .378
4 Jim Eisenreich .373
5 2 tied .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 8
2 Glenallen Hill 8
2 David Justice 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 29
1 David Justice 29
1 Phil Plantier 29
4 Mark Whiten 28
5 Todd Zeile 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 16
1 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Chuck Carr 15
4 Kenny Lofton 14
5 Jacob Brumfield 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Astacio 0.68
2 Kevin Appier 0.73
3 Chris Bosio 0.75
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.37
5 Greg Maddux 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 6
1 Tom Glavine 6
3 Jason Bere 5
3 Randy Johnson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Jason Bere 45
3 Chuck Finley 43
4 Wilson Alvarez 42
4 Curt Schilling 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 John Wetteland 10
3 Tom Henke 9
4 Bryan Harvey 8
4 Roberto Hernandez 8