On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 8 5 .615 --
Tigers 6 5 .545 1.0
Red Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Brewers 6 6 .500 1.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Orioles 4 6 .400 2.5
Yankees 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 3 .700 --
Angels 8 5 .615 0.5
Athletics 8 5 .615 0.5
Mariners 6 6 .500 2.0
Royals 5 6 .455 2.5
Rangers 4 5 .444 2.5
Twins 3 9 .250 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 5 .615 --
Mets 8 5 .615 0.0
Cardinals 7 6 .538 1.0
Cubs 7 6 .538 1.0
Expos 5 8 .385 3.0
Phillies 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 8 5 .615 --
Reds 6 5 .545 1.0
Dodgers 6 6 .500 1.5
Giants 6 6 .500 1.5
Astros 5 7 .417 2.5
Braves 4 6 .400 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Martinez 4
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Delino DeShields 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Kevin Elster 4
3 Greg Vaughn 3
3 Robin Yount 3
5 23 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Harkey 1.75
2 Mike LaCoss 1.40
3 Ramon Martinez 1.29
4 Jose Rijo 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Brian Drahman 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 9
2 Mark Langston 8
3 Andy Benes 7
3 Mike Harkey 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 Pete Schourek 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Biggio .475
2 Edgar Martinez .459
3 Dave Henderson .438
4 Mike Scioscia .386
5 Wally Joyner .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 6
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
3 Steve Decker 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 15 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 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
2 Vince Coleman 7
3 Lenny Dykstra 6
3 Gary Pettis 6
3 Luis Polonia 6

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 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
2 Dwight Gooden 27
4 Erik Hanson 26
5 Andy Benes 24

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 Rickey Henderson .324
4 Willie McGee .323
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 51
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 38
5 Darryl Strawberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 139
2 Matt Williams 125
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Kelly Gruber 116
5 Bobby Bonilla 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Eric Yelding 61
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Brett Butler 52
5 Barry Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.58
2 Danny Darwin 2.46
3 Chuck Finley 2.53
4 Norm Charlton 2.62
5 Frank Viola 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 26
2 Ramon Martinez 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 243
2 Dwight Gooden 236
3 David Cone 233
4 Bobby Witt 230
5 Ramon Martinez 229

Saves

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