On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 57 .555 --
Tigers 69 59 .539 2.0
Red Sox 64 63 .504 6.5
Brewers 60 67 .472 10.5
Yankees 57 68 .456 12.5
Orioles 52 75 .409 18.5
Indians 42 84 .333 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 52 .597 --
Athletics 69 60 .535 8.0
White Sox 67 60 .528 9.0
Royals 66 60 .524 9.5
Rangers 66 60 .524 9.5
Mariners 67 61 .523 9.5
Angels 63 64 .496 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 51 .592 --
Cardinals 69 56 .552 5.0
Cubs 64 62 .508 10.5
Phillies 61 65 .484 13.5
Mets 61 65 .484 13.5
Expos 50 75 .400 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 56 .556 --
Dodgers 69 57 .548 1.0
Reds 63 63 .500 7.0
Padres 62 65 .488 8.5
Giants 60 66 .476 10.0
Astros 52 74 .413 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mariano Duncan 4
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
3 Jay Bell 3
3 Randy Bush 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mariano Duncan 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 5
1 Charlie Hayes 5
3 Mariano Duncan 4
3 Chico Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rex Hudler 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 2.00
2 Jim Abbott 1.20
3 Tom Browning 1.00
3 Brian Holman 1.00
3 Bruce Hurst 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben McDonald 8
2 Bruce Hurst 7
3 Jim Abbott 6
3 Ryan Bowen 6
3 Dave Stewart 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .339
2 Rafael Palmeiro .335
3 Wade Boggs .333
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 36
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Ron Gant 27
5 6 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 102
3 Frank Thomas 96
4 Barry Bonds 94
4 Jose Canseco 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Delino DeShields 47
5 Tim Raines 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 2.14
2 Tom Candiotti 2.39
3 Dennis Martinez 2.40
4 Jose Rijo 2.50
5 Pete Harnisch 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 17
2 Scott Erickson 16
2 Chuck Finley 16
2 Bill Gullickson 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 168
4 Tom Glavine 155
5 Nolan Ryan 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 37
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Rick Aguilera 35
4 Bryan Harvey 33
5 Jeff Reardon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .531
2 Ken Griffey .482
3 Bobby Bonilla .460
4 Greg Briley .457
5 Kent Hrbek .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Wally Joyner 5
3 Kevin Reimer 5
3 Devon White 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 21
2 Will Clark 17
3 Ken Caminiti 16
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Ozzie Smith 8
3 Tim Raines 7
4 Marquis Grissom 6
4 Luis Polonia 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Barnes 0.00
1 Rod Nichols 0.00
3 Jose Rijo 0.38
4 Bill Wegman 0.53
5 Tom Gordon 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Paul Assenmacher 3
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 Roger Clemens 24
2 Jose Rijo 24
4 Mike Mussina 22
5 Jose Guzman 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 8
2 Bryan Harvey 7
3 Tom Henke 6
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 Stan Belinda 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .430
2 Julio Franco .404
3 Ken Griffey .398
4 Frank Thomas .387
5 Willie Randolph .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
2 Darryl Strawberry 10
3 Will Clark 9
3 Cecil Fielder 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 31
1 Cecil Fielder 31
1 Darryl Strawberry 31
4 Frank Thomas 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Tim Raines 14
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Brett Butler 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Harris 0.94
2 Carl Willis 1.05
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.44
4 Mike Moore 1.50
5 Jose Rijo 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 Kevin Tapani 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 41
2 Randy Johnson 40
3 Pete Harnisch 38
3 Trevor Wilson 38
5 Jose Rijo 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
1 Tom Henke 11
3 Lee Smith 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 Bryan Harvey 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .332
2 Willie Randolph .327
3 Julio Franco .327
4 Brett Butler .326
5 Frank Thomas .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 46
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Ron Gant 35
4 Frank Thomas 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 135
2 Will Clark 120
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Barry Bonds 116
5 Bobby Bonilla 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.15
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Zane Smith 2.57
5 Dennis Martinez 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
3 Ramon Martinez 20
4 Doug Drabek 19
4 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 227
2 Randy Johnson 222
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Dwight Gooden 207
5 Roger Clemens 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Lee Smith 42
3 Rick Aguilera 41
3 Bobby Thigpen 41
5 Bryan Harvey 39