On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 11 7 .611 --
Red Sox 8 7 .533 1.5
Brewers 8 8 .500 2.0
Tigers 7 8 .467 2.5
Yankees 6 8 .429 3.0
Indians 6 8 .429 3.0
Orioles 5 9 .357 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 5 .643 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.5
Royals 8 7 .533 1.5
Angels 9 8 .529 1.5
Mariners 8 9 .471 2.5
Rangers 6 7 .462 2.5
Twins 7 10 .412 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 6 .647 --
Mets 11 6 .647 0.0
Cardinals 10 7 .588 1.0
Cubs 8 10 .444 3.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 6.0
Expos 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 11 6 .647 --
Reds 9 7 .563 1.5
Dodgers 9 8 .529 2.0
Braves 7 7 .500 2.5
Astros 7 9 .438 3.5
Giants 7 10 .412 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 5
2 Felix Jose 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Devereaux 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Jeff Blauser 2
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Chili Davis 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Otis Nixon 2
4 Craig Biggio 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 1.00
1 Jose Rijo 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.90
4 Bryn Smith 0.80
5 Bruce Hurst 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Ramon Martinez 6
3 Bruce Hurst 5
3 Tim Leary 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .434
2 Craig Biggio .386
3 Felix Jose .377
4 Tony Gwynn .373
5 Dave Henderson .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Dave Henderson 6
4 Greg Vaughn 5
4 Robin Yount 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 20
2 Kal Daniels 18
3 Dave Henderson 17
4 Cecil Fielder 16
4 Kevin Mitchell 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Delino DeShields 10
3 Luis Polonia 8
4 Gary Pettis 7
5 Lenny Dykstra 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.28
2 Vicente Palacios 0.48
3 Frank Viola 0.86
4 Tim Belcher 0.91
5 Norm Charlton 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 Chuck Finley 4
1 Jimmy Key 4
4 Tim Belcher 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Roger Clemens 34
2 Dwight Gooden 34
4 Tim Leary 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Craig Lefferts 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 Eddie Murray .331
3 Dave Magadan .328
4 George Brett .326
5 Rickey Henderson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 49
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 136
2 Matt Williams 127
3 Barry Bonds 114
3 Bobby Bonilla 114
3 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Eric Yelding 61
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Brett Butler 51
4 Otis Nixon 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.51
2 Chuck Finley 2.54
3 Frank Viola 2.54
4 Jose Rijo 2.55
5 Norm Charlton 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Ramon Martinez 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Dwight Gooden 233
3 Ramon Martinez 226
3 Bobby Witt 226
5 David Cone 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Doug Jones 43
4 Gregg Olson 34
4 Dave Righetti 34