On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 8 4 .667 --
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.0
Red Sox 6 5 .545 1.5
Brewers 5 6 .455 2.5
Indians 4 6 .400 3.0
Orioles 4 6 .400 3.0
Yankees 4 7 .364 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 3 .667 --
Angels 8 4 .667 -0.5
Athletics 8 4 .667 -0.5
Royals 5 6 .455 2.0
Mariners 5 6 .455 2.0
Rangers 4 5 .444 2.0
Twins 2 9 .182 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 5 .583 --
Cubs 7 5 .583 0.0
Mets 7 5 .583 0.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 1.0
Expos 5 7 .417 2.0
Phillies 4 8 .333 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 8 4 .667 --
Reds 6 4 .600 1.0
Dodgers 5 6 .455 2.5
Giants 5 6 .455 2.5
Astros 5 6 .455 2.5
Braves 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Kruk 5
2 Jose Oquendo 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Pedro Guerrero 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Steve Decker 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike LaValliere 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Jose Oquendo 3
4 Rod Booker 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Briley 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Will Clark 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Browning 2.67
2 Erik Hanson 1.67
2 Nolan Ryan 1.67
4 Tom Gordon 1.62
5 Walt Terrell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Erik Hanson 10
2 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Tom Browning 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Biggio .475
2 Dave Henderson .444
3 Edgar Martinez .441
4 Wally Joyner .400
5 Mike Scioscia .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 6
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 15
2 Kevin Mitchell 14
3 Will Clark 13
3 John Kruk 13
5 Dave Winfield 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 7
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Gary Pettis 6
2 Luis Polonia 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.00
1 Tom Gordon 0.00
3 Roger Clemens 0.36
4 John Smiley 0.53
5 Charles Nagy 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
4 Tim Belcher 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
2 Dwight Gooden 27
4 Erik Hanson 26
5 Tim Leary 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Jeff Montgomery 4
2 Dave Smith 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .332
2 Eddie Murray .331
3 George Brett .324
4 Lenny Dykstra .322
5 Rickey Henderson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 50
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 137
2 Matt Williams 125
3 Joe Carter 118
3 Kelly Gruber 118
5 Bobby Bonilla 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Eric Yelding 61
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Brett Butler 51
5 Barry Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.58
2 Danny Darwin 2.46
3 Chuck Finley 2.53
4 Zane Smith 2.62
5 Norm Charlton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 26
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Ramon Martinez 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Dwight Gooden 236
3 Bobby Witt 230
4 David Cone 227
4 Erik Hanson 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 43
4 Gregg Olson 34
4 Dave Righetti 34