On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 58 .554 --
Tigers 69 60 .535 2.5
Red Sox 65 63 .508 6.0
Brewers 61 67 .477 10.0
Yankees 58 69 .457 12.5
Orioles 53 75 .414 18.0
Indians 43 85 .336 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 53 .592 --
Athletics 70 60 .538 7.0
Rangers 67 60 .528 8.5
White Sox 68 61 .527 8.5
Royals 66 61 .520 9.5
Mariners 67 62 .519 9.5
Angels 63 65 .492 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 51 .598 --
Cardinals 69 58 .543 7.0
Cubs 65 63 .508 11.5
Mets 62 66 .484 14.5
Phillies 61 67 .477 15.5
Expos 51 76 .402 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 56 .563 --
Dodgers 70 58 .547 2.0
Reds 64 64 .500 8.0
Padres 63 66 .488 9.5
Giants 61 67 .477 11.0
Astros 53 75 .414 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Orsulak 5
2 Chris Hoiles 4
2 Larry Walker 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Matt Nokes 2
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 4
2 Don Mattingly 3
2 Mark McGwire 3
2 Matt Nokes 3
2 Joe Orsulak 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Alex Cole 2
3 Delino DeShields 1
3 Shawon Dunston 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Belcher 2.50
2 Steve Avery 1.67
3 David Cone 1.29
4 Scott Sanderson 1.14
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 David Cone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Avery 10
1 Tim Belcher 10
3 David Cone 9
4 Jim Deshaies 8
4 Scott Sanderson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Steve Olin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .336
2 Rafael Palmeiro .335
3 Paul Molitor .331
4 Wade Boggs .330
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 36
1 Cecil Fielder 36
3 Joe Carter 29
4 Ron Gant 28
5 Frank Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 111
2 Will Clark 102
3 Frank Thomas 97
4 Jose Canseco 95
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Marquis Grissom 56
3 Delino DeShields 48
3 Rickey Henderson 48
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 2.52
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
2 John Smiley 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 188
2 Roger Clemens 183
3 David Cone 177
4 Greg Maddux 157
4 2 others tied 157

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Briley .465
2 Shawon Dunston .460
3 Jose Uribe .444
4 Ken Griffey .431
5 Bobby Bonilla .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
1 Devon White 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Wes Chamberlain 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 20
2 Ken Caminiti 19
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
4 Jeff Bagwell 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Luis Polonia 6
2 Tim Raines 6
2 Ozzie Smith 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Brantley 0.00
1 Norm Charlton 0.00
3 Rod Nichols 0.52
4 Todd Frohwirth 0.69
5 Andy Benes 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Jose Rijo 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 David Cone 22
3 Jose Guzman 21
3 Jose Rijo 21
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Tom Henke 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .422
2 Julio Franco .385
3 Joe Orsulak .384
4 Frank Thomas .382
5 Ken Griffey .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 10
2 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Kevin Reimer 9
5 9 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 31
2 Jack Clark 28
2 Will Clark 28
2 Cecil Fielder 28
5 Robin Ventura 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 12
3 Ozzie Smith 11
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.88
2 Greg Harris 0.94
3 Tim Belcher 1.16
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.44
5 Mike Moore 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mitch Williams 8
2 Jim Abbott 5
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 41
1 Jose Rijo 41
3 Randy Johnson 40
4 Scott Sanderson 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 11
2 Lee Smith 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Jeff Reardon 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .334
2 Willie Randolph .332
3 Shane Mack .328
4 Frank Thomas .326
5 Julio Franco .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 45
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Ron Gant 36
4 Fred McGriff 33
4 Frank Thomas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 134
2 Will Clark 120
3 Frank Thomas 118
4 Bobby Bonilla 113
5 Barry Bonds 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 76
2 Marquis Grissom 62
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 Tim Raines 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Dennis Martinez 2.48
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Tim Belcher 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 231
2 Randy Johnson 222
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Roger Clemens 203
5 Dwight Gooden 199

Saves

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