On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 49 .566 --
Orioles 63 49 .563 0.5
Red Sox 62 49 .559 1.0
Yankees 63 50 .558 1.0
Tigers 56 57 .496 8.0
Indians 51 60 .459 12.0
Brewers 44 66 .400 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 50 .550 --
Royals 58 54 .518 3.5
Rangers 57 54 .514 4.0
Mariners 54 58 .482 7.5
Angels 52 58 .473 8.5
Twins 47 61 .435 12.5
Athletics 46 63 .422 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 42 .625 --
Cardinals 64 48 .571 6.0
Expos 60 52 .536 10.0
Cubs 56 55 .505 13.5
Pirates 52 61 .460 18.5
Marlins 48 64 .429 22.0
Mets 39 72 .351 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 38 .664 --
Braves 66 47 .584 9.0
Astros 58 54 .518 16.5
Dodgers 57 54 .514 17.0
Reds 59 56 .513 17.0
Padres 44 69 .389 31.0
Rockies 38 74 .339 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 3
1 Brent Gates 3
1 Mike Macfarlane 3
1 Hal Morris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Morris 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Pedro Castellano 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Morris 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Kirt Manwaring 3
4 Mike Aldrete 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Arthur Rhodes 1.33
2 Greg Harris 0.71
3 Tom Candiotti 0.50
3 Frank Castillo 0.50
5 Mike Moore 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Ryan Bowen 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Arthur Rhodes 8
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Tom Candiotti 5
2 Greg Harris 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .392
2 Orlando Merced .351
3 John Kruk .347
4 Tony Gwynn .347
5 Barry Bonds .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 95
2 Frank Thomas 93
3 Albert Belle 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 2.54
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 5 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 Bryan Harvey 35
2 Jeff Montgomery 35
2 Randy Myers 35
5 Rod Beck 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .472
2 Brian Harper .452
3 Tony Gwynn .448
4 Jay Bell .443
5 Kenny Lofton .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 9
2 Phil Plantier 7
3 Bernard Gilkey 6
3 Juan Gonzalez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 7
2 Marquis Grissom 5
2 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben McDonald 0.55
2 Jose Bautista 0.71
3 Jose Rijo 0.78
4 Chris Nabholz 1.13
5 Tom Candiotti 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Pavlik 25
2 Jose Rijo 23
3 Andy Benes 21
3 Randy Johnson 21
3 John Smoltz 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Bryan Harvey 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Greg McMichael 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dion James .465
2 Brian Jordan .418
3 Tony Gwynn .405
4 Jeff Conine .393
5 John Olerud .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 13
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
2 Frank Thomas 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 Ken Griffey 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 32
2 Frank Thomas 30
2 Todd Zeile 30
4 Don Mattingly 29
4 Danny Tartabull 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Marquis Grissom 11
3 Al Martin 10
3 Luis Polonia 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 0.98
2 Tom Candiotti 1.22
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 Mark Portugal 5
2 Aaron Sele 5
2 Bill Swift 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 44
2 Kevin Appier 38
2 Dwight Gooden 38
4 Randy Johnson 37
5 Jack McDowell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 12
2 Bryan Harvey 11
3 Rod Beck 10
3 Jeff Montgomery 10
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .354
2 Tony Gwynn .341
3 Barry Bonds .338
4 Willie McGee .331
5 John Kruk .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Barry Bonds 48
3 Albert Belle 42
4 Ken Griffey 39
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Frank Thomas 134
3 Barry Bonds 126
4 Joe Carter 125
5 Cecil Fielder 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Chad Curtis 63
3 Roberto Alomar 57
4 Marquis Grissom 51
5 Luis Polonia 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.41
2 Bill Swift 2.50
3 Ken Hill 2.53
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Tom Candiotti 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Cal Eldred 20
4 Jimmy Key 19
5 3 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 47
4 Rod Beck 42
5 2 tied 39