On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 49 .566 --
Red Sox 62 49 .559 1.0
Orioles 62 49 .559 1.0
Yankees 63 50 .558 1.0
Tigers 56 56 .500 7.5
Indians 51 60 .459 12.0
Brewers 44 66 .400 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 50 .545 --
Royals 57 54 .514 3.5
Rangers 57 54 .514 3.5
Mariners 54 57 .486 6.5
Angels 52 58 .473 8.0
Twins 47 61 .435 12.0
Athletics 46 62 .426 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 42 .625 --
Cardinals 63 48 .568 6.5
Expos 60 52 .536 10.0
Cubs 56 54 .509 13.0
Pirates 52 60 .464 18.0
Marlins 47 64 .423 22.5
Mets 39 72 .351 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 38 .661 --
Braves 66 47 .584 8.5
Dodgers 57 53 .518 16.0
Reds 59 55 .518 16.0
Astros 57 54 .514 16.5
Padres 44 68 .393 30.0
Rockies 37 74 .333 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Jay Bell 3
1 Bret Boone 3
1 Cecil Fielder 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Don Mattingly 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Ron Gant 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Polonia 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 Lenny Dykstra 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zane Smith 1.50
2 Jason Bere 1.00
2 Mark Langston 1.00
4 Steve Avery 0.80
5 Bryan Hickerson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Steve Dreyer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zane Smith 9
2 Jason Bere 7
2 Bryan Hickerson 7
4 Steve Dreyer 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Butcher 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .392
2 Orlando Merced .348
3 John Kruk .347
4 Tony Gwynn .346
5 Barry Bonds .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 33
3 Ken Griffey 32
4 Albert Belle 29
4 Rafael Palmeiro 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 95
2 Albert Belle 92
2 Frank Thomas 92
4 Barry Bonds 87
4 John Olerud 87

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 201
2 Jose Rijo 158
3 John Smoltz 151
4 Andy Benes 139
5 2 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 38
2 Randy Myers 35
3 Bryan Harvey 34
3 Jeff Montgomery 34
5 Rod Beck 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bell .475
2 Dion James .472
3 Brian Harper .452
4 Roberto Alomar .421
5 Tony Gwynn .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Pete Incaviglia 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
2 Frank Thomas 18
3 Darren Daulton 16
3 Don Mattingly 16
3 B. J. Surhoff 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Al Martin 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.59
2 Jose Bautista 0.67
3 Jose Rijo 0.78
4 Pete Harnisch 1.13
4 Chris Nabholz 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 6
1 Randy Myers 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Greg McMichael 5
3 Jeff Russell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .465
2 Brian Jordan .410
3 Tony Gwynn .394
4 Kevin Stocker .391
5 Jeff Conine .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 14
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Ken Griffey 10
3 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 36
2 Don Mattingly 30
2 Danny Tartabull 30
2 Todd Zeile 30
5 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Marquis Grissom 12
3 Delino DeShields 10
3 Luis Polonia 10
5 Roberto Alomar 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.98
2 Tom Candiotti 0.99
3 Jeff Fassero 1.32
4 Mark Portugal 1.33
5 Steve Avery 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 6
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Ben McDonald 5
2 Mark Portugal 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 12
2 Bryan Harvey 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Tom Henke 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .354
2 Tony Gwynn .342
3 Barry Bonds .336
4 Willie McGee .331
5 John Kruk .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 50
2 Barry Bonds 48
3 Albert Belle 43
4 Ken Griffey 40
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 139
2 Frank Thomas 136
3 Barry Bonds 127
4 Joe Carter 125
5 Cecil Fielder 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 59
4 Marquis Grissom 51
5 Luis Polonia 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.41
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 318
2 John Smoltz 212
3 Jose Rijo 209
4 Mark Langston 207
5 Greg Maddux 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 55
2 Randy Myers 49
3 Jeff Montgomery 46
4 Rod Beck 41
5 3 tied 39