League Leaders Honors By Batting And Power Categories
The list highlights top players across major stats including batting average led by Puckett .340 and Lansford .336, runs dominated by Renderson 112, and RBIs with Sierra 118. Home run leaders include McGriff 36 and Mitchell 47 with Wellsburg and others noted in batting and hitting tallies.
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Puckett
Minnesota
Lansford
Oakland
Boggs
Boston
Sax
New York
Baines
Texas
France
Molitor
Milwaukee
Renderson
Sierra
McGriff
Toronto
Yount
RBI
Mattingly
Blackson
Kansas City
Esasky
Carter
Cleveland
Gbell
Reed
D White
California
Pradley
Baltimore
Reynolds
Seattle
Bjackson
McGwire
Giants clinch NL West as Belcher shuts down Dodgers
San Francisco wins the division title after a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles while Cincinnati defeats San Diego in 13 innings to knock out the Padres. Tim Belcher pitched a four hitter to stop the Giants from clinching solo, and Eric Davis drove in the winning run in the 13th for the Reds. Don Zimmer and Roger Craig, longtime friends, cross paths as playoff rivals. Chicago, fresh from clinching the NL East, beats Montreal at Olympic Stadium behind Mike Bielecki.
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San Francisco
Roger Craig
Don Zimmer
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Tim Belcher
Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego
Padres
Belcher
Craig
Zimmer
Cubs
New York Mets
Mets
Don
Wrigley Field
Scott Garretts
Garretts
Dodgers
Chicago
Montreal
Olympic Stadium
Mike Bielecki
Jeff Pico
Braves rally in ninth beats Astros at the Astrodome
Pinch hitter Oddibe McDowell led off the ninth with a homer off Jim Clancy to lift Atlanta 5 4 at Houston. Mark Eichhorn earned the win, Mike Stanton notched the save. At Shea Stadium the Mets lost to the Phillies 5 3 after a ninth inning brawl between Roger McDowell and Gregg Jefferies.
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Oddibe McDowell
Atlanta
Houston
Astrodome
McDowell
Jim Clancy
Keith Hernandez
Gary Carter
Shea Stadium
Roger McDowell
Gregg Jefferies
Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Jefferies
Jeff Parrett
Abrh
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New York
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Jefferis
Gdavis
Kamilir
Justice
Gwilson
Parrett P Cabrer
Anthony
Magadn
Denson
Ggross
Herr
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Kruk
Mussima
Mann
Innis
Nichols
Jordan Ib
Thornin
Clancy
Vhayes
McRyids
Mercker
Portugal
Chayes
Stanick
Carreon
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Totes
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Lanta
Lombardozzi
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Jeffer Blauser
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Yeldies
Philadelphia
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Carter
Omalley
Meyer Innis
Andersen Wahthrst
Clancy L
Sasser
Stanton
Mont
Gregg
Marsh
Wenderstedt
Kibler
Davis
Quick
Hirschbeck
Drabek Shuts Down Cardinals in Pirates Sweep
Doug Drabek pitched a four hit game to lead Pittsburgh past St. Louis 1 0 securing the Pirates 13th win in 18 meetings with the Cardinals and their first three game sweep against St Louis in Pittsburgh since October 1976.
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Doug Drabek
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cardinals
Pirates
Blue Jays and Orioles duel for American East crown
Toronto leads Baltimore by one game in the AL East as Oakland clinches the West. The Blue Jays beat Detroit 81 to stay one game ahead of the Orioles who defeated Milwaukee 4 0. A final three game series between Toronto and Baltimore begins Friday night.
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Oakland
Toronto
Baltimore
Athletics
Kansas City
Texas Rangers
Detroit
Milwaukee
Blue Jays
Orioles
Oak
Tony la Russa
Jose Canseco
Mark McGwire
Dennis Eckersley
Carney Lansford
Boston
Tigers
Dave Stieb
Frank Robinson
A's Mike Moore Tosses Seven In One-Hit Win Over Rangers
Moore allowed one hit over seven innings to secure his 19th win as Oakland blanked Texas 5 0. Honk ecutt and Nelson finished the four-hitter with relief. Other notes include Stieb win for Toronto and Terrell’s five-hitter shutout for the Mets at Fenway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Moore
Oakland
Rick Honeycutt
Moore
Gene Nelson
Blue Jays Rally to Beat Tigers 3 1 at Tiger Stadium
Lloyd Moseby broke a 1-1 tie with a seventh inning double, scoring on George Bell’s single for a 3-1 lead. Toronto added five in the ninth as Tony Fernandez doubled in two and Kelly Gruber hit a three run homer. Stieb earned his 17th win, Henke notching his 19th save as Doyle Alexander took the loss.
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Lloyd Moseby
Tiger Stadium
George Bell
Toronto
Tony Fernandez
Kelly Gruber
Stieb
Tom Henke
Doyle Alexander
Royals Beat Angels 8 3 Jackson Grand Slam
Roy als 8 Angels 3 Roy als jump 8 3 as Bo Jackson hits his second career grand slam for 105 RBIs while also fanning three times for 167 strikeouts a Royals single season record. George Brett Danny Tartabull and Kevin Seitzer homered as Tom Gordon improves to 17 9 and Jim Abbott loses after giving up six runs in 6 2 innings Kansas City is eliminated from the AL West race by Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Jackson
Royals
George Brett
Danny Tartabull
Kevin Seitzer
Tom Gordon
California
Jim Abbott
Kansas City
Oakland
Orioles blank Brewers as Milacki nets fifth straight win
Bob Milacki improved to 14-12 with six and one third innings allowing five hits in a 4-0 victory for Baltimore. Mickey Tettleton belted a three run homer in spite of a 1-for-17 skid, his 26th of the season, off Jerry Reuss. Cal Ripken added an RBI single in the ninth with the Orioles visiting.
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Mickey Tettleton
Bob Milacki
Tettleton
Jerry Reuss
Cal Ripken
Orioles
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Abrh Bi
Bradly
Felder
Hulett
Iers
Brock
Sheffild
Deverex
New York
Boston
Melvin
Vaughn
Abrh
Bi Jeffersn
Canale
Boggs
Shinley
Polonia Dh
Barrett
Mingly
Evans
Mhxaill
Reed
Barfield
Greenwh
Esasky
E—Pbradiey
Spiers
Baltimore Blowers
Reuss L
Crim
Espinoza
Rivera
Soble
Brinkman
McClel
New Yorkland
Terrell W
Dopson
Terrell
Twins blank White Sox as Dyer fires first complete game
Mike Dyer pitched a four hitter at Comiskey Park for his first complete game and snapped a four game skid. Dan Gladden collected three hits including a homer and drove in three runs while Shawn Hillegas struggled through four plus innings allowing four runs.
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Mike Dyer
Comiskey Park
Dan Gladden
A Hommer
Shawn Hillegas
Bell Escapes Suspension Amid pennant race concession
Toronto report says George Bell avoided a suspension after American League President Bobby Brown conceded the Jays were nearing the pennant race and losing Bell would hurt the team. Brown’s letter to Bell cited reprimand for overaggressive behavior after Bell argued with umpire Rich Garcia in a Sept. 9 Cleveland game.
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Toronto
George Bell
Rich Garcia
Bobby Brown
Brown
Bell
Toronto Globe and Mail
League
Jays
Star
Cleveland
Garcia
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