On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 48 .564 --
Tigers 56 52 .519 5.0
Red Sox 51 57 .472 10.0
Yankees 48 57 .457 11.5
Brewers 48 61 .440 13.5
Orioles 43 65 .398 18.0
Indians 35 72 .327 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 44 .600 --
White Sox 63 45 .583 2.0
Athletics 62 48 .564 4.0
Rangers 56 49 .533 7.5
Royals 56 51 .523 8.5
Mariners 57 52 .523 8.5
Angels 53 55 .491 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 45 .579 --
Cardinals 58 49 .542 4.0
Mets 57 51 .528 5.5
Cubs 53 55 .491 9.5
Phillies 50 58 .463 12.5
Expos 44 63 .411 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 47 .565 --
Braves 57 50 .533 3.5
Reds 53 54 .495 7.5
Giants 53 55 .491 8.0
Padres 52 57 .477 9.5
Astros 46 62 .426 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Tim Raines 4
1 Devon White 4
4 Jack Clark 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Carlos Quintana 2
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 5
2 Carlos Quintana 4
3 Ron Gant 3
3 Ricky Jordan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mo Sanford 2.67
2 Mark Gubicza 1.00
2 Bryn Smith 1.00
4 Dennis Rasmussen 0.67
5 Chris Bosio 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Brian Drahman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mo Sanford 8
2 Dennis Rasmussen 6
3 Steve Avery 5
3 Chris Bosio 5
3 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .355
2 Wade Boggs .339
3 Terry Pendleton .337
4 Danny Tartabull .336
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 32
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Joe Carter 26
3 Chili Davis 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 91
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Will Clark 83
4 Joe Carter 82
4 Frank Thomas 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 62
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 42
4 Vince Coleman 37
4 Rickey Henderson 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Scott Erickson 2.36
3 Tom Glavine 2.36
4 Randy Tomlin 2.37
5 Pete Harnisch 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 15
2 Chuck Finley 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Bill Gullickson 14
2 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 163
2 Roger Clemens 158
3 David Cone 151
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Tom Glavine 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 31
2 Rick Aguilera 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Jeff Reardon 26
5 3 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .527
2 Julio Franco .481
3 Shane Mack .460
4 Frank Thomas .455
5 Willie Randolph .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Cecil Fielder 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
2 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Robin Ventura 16
3 Ron Gant 15
3 Dave Henderson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Brett Butler 8
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.90
2 Eric King 1.06
3 Mike Morgan 1.11
4 Dwight Gooden 1.17
5 Tommy Greene 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 5
2 Steve Avery 3
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Bruce Hurst 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Mulholland 26
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Bruce Hurst 22
2 Randy Johnson 22
5 Juan Guzman 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Tom Henke 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .463
2 Shane Mack .406
3 Wade Boggs .397
4 Ken Griffey .393
5 Willie Randolph .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 11
1 Matt Williams 11
3 Jose Canseco 10
4 Jack Clark 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 31
2 Bobby Bonilla 27
3 Cecil Fielder 26
3 Ron Gant 26
3 Terry Pendleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 20
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brett Butler 12
3 Lenny Dykstra 12
5 Milt Cuyler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Tomlin 1.41
2 Bill Krueger 1.47
3 Jose de Jesus 1.53
4 Andy Benes 1.59
5 Luis Aquino 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Mitch Williams 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 44
2 Kevin Appier 39
2 Mark Langston 39
2 Terry Mulholland 39
5 David Cone 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Montgomery 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .338
2 Tony Gwynn .327
3 Danny Tartabull .327
4 Frank Thomas .326
5 Terry Pendleton .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ron Gant 36
3 Matt Williams 35
4 Jose Canseco 34
5 Ryne Sandberg 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 133
2 Bobby Bonilla 115
3 Joe Carter 110
4 Will Clark 109
4 Frank Thomas 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 77
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 56
4 Delino DeShields 55
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.19
2 Dennis Martinez 2.30
3 Scott Erickson 2.42
4 Jose Rijo 2.49
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 21
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Dwight Gooden 20
2 Ramon Martinez 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 240
2 Randy Johnson 229
2 Nolan Ryan 229
4 Dwight Gooden 215
5 Roger Clemens 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 46
2 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Rick Aguilera 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 Lee Smith 36