On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 7 .611 --
Blue Jays 12 9 .571 0.5
Tigers 10 9 .526 1.5
Brewers 10 9 .526 1.5
Indians 7 10 .412 3.5
Yankees 6 11 .353 4.5
Orioles 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 7 .650 --
White Sox 11 6 .647 0.5
Rangers 8 8 .500 3.0
Angels 10 10 .500 3.0
Mariners 10 11 .476 3.5
Twins 9 11 .450 4.0
Royals 8 11 .421 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 7 .650 --
Cardinals 13 8 .619 0.5
Mets 12 8 .600 1.0
Cubs 10 11 .476 3.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 4.5
Expos 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 8 .579 --
Padres 11 10 .524 1.0
Dodgers 10 10 .500 1.5
Braves 8 10 .444 2.5
Astros 8 11 .421 3.0
Giants 8 12 .400 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 4
2 Dave Anderson 3
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Ruben Sierra 5
3 John Kruk 4
3 Hector Villanueva 4
3 Mark Whiten 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herm Winningham 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Milt Cuyler 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 Dennis Martinez 1.40
3 Mike Morgan 1.25
4 Greg Swindell 0.90
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 9
2 Dennis Martinez 7
3 Alex Fernandez 6
4 Jose DeLeon 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .412
2 Dave Henderson .387
3 Craig Biggio .359
4 Felix Jose .354
5 Robin Yount .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Dave Henderson 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 21
2 John Kruk 20
2 Cal Ripken 20
4 Kal Daniels 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Delino DeShields 11
3 Luis Polonia 8
4 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.28
2 Tom Gordon 0.47
3 Vicente Palacios 0.48
4 Frank Viola 0.86
5 Tim Belcher 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 4
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 Chuck Finley 4
1 Jimmy Key 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 39
2 Nolan Ryan 37
3 Roger Clemens 34
4 Jack McDowell 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 8
1 Lee Smith 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 Bobby Thigpen 6
5 8 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .438
2 Hal Morris .386
3 Tony Phillips .385
4 Dave Henderson .377
5 Robin Yount .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Will Clark 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 Rob Deer 15
3 Andy Van Slyke 14
4 Bobby Bonilla 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 6
1 Vince Coleman 6
1 Delino DeShields 6
4 Henry Cotto 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Palacios 0.00
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
3 Frank Viola 0.55
4 Tom Gordon 0.56
5 Greg Hibbard 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Chris Hammond 3
1 John Smiley 3
4 Steve Bedrosian 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 26
2 Tom Gordon 23
2 Greg Swindell 23
4 Tom Glavine 20
5 Nolan Ryan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Jeff Russell 5
3 Rob Dibble 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 Eddie Murray .333
3 George Brett .330
4 Dave Magadan .327
5 Lenny Dykstra .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 132
2 Matt Williams 125
3 Bobby Bonilla 116
4 Joe Carter 113
5 Barry Bonds 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 75
2 Eric Yelding 59
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 Brett Butler 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.52
2 Jose Rijo 2.55
3 Chuck Finley 2.58
4 Frank Viola 2.59
5 Zane Smith 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 28
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Dwight Gooden 21
2 Ramon Martinez 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 236
2 Dwight Gooden 230
3 David Cone 226
4 Bobby Witt 225
5 2 tied 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 42
4 Gregg Olson 35
4 Lee Smith 35