On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 9 .609 --
Tigers 14 10 .583 0.5
Blue Jays 15 12 .556 1.0
Brewers 13 12 .520 2.0
Indians 10 12 .455 3.5
Orioles 9 15 .375 5.5
Yankees 7 16 .304 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 9 .640 --
White Sox 12 10 .545 2.5
Rangers 11 10 .524 3.0
Mariners 14 13 .519 3.0
Twins 13 13 .500 3.5
Angels 13 13 .500 3.5
Royals 9 16 .360 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 9 .654 --
Mets 15 10 .600 1.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 3.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 3.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 6.0
Expos 11 15 .423 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 11 .577 --
Braves 12 11 .522 1.5
Reds 13 12 .520 1.5
Dodgers 12 13 .480 2.5
Astros 10 15 .400 4.5
Giants 9 17 .346 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Harold Reynolds 4
3 Rafael Belliard 3
3 Chili Davis 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 3
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 7
2 Rafael Belliard 5
3 George Bell 3
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Greg Briley 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 1.14
2 Tom Candiotti 1.00
3 Randy Johnson 0.89
4 Kelly Downs 0.75
4 Bill Gullickson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 8
1 Randy Johnson 8
3 Kevin Appier 7
3 Tom Candiotti 7
5 Bill Gullickson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .367
2 Dave Henderson .366
3 Paul Molitor .347
4 Tony Gwynn .346
5 Craig Biggio .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 George Bell 8
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Dave Henderson 8
5 Cal Ripken 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 27
2 Rob Deer 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
4 Harold Baines 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Delino DeShields 12
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Roberto Alomar 8
4 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.66
2 Tom Gordon 0.67
3 Pete Harnisch 1.07
4 Tom Bolton 1.08
5 Tom Candiotti 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Chuck Finley 5
1 Mike Moore 5
4 Mike Bielecki 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Roger Clemens 41
4 Chuck Finley 39
4 Erik Hanson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Rob Dibble 7
4 5 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .447
2 Brett Butler .417
3 Carlos Baerga .400
4 Ken Griffey .396
5 Fred McGriff .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
2 Rob Deer 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5
2 Greg Vaughn 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 13
1 Will Clark 13
1 Chris James 13
4 Harold Baines 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Otis Nixon 8
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Ivan Calderon 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.50
2 Pete Harnisch 0.59
3 Zane Smith 0.60
4 Jack Armstrong 0.64
5 Scott Erickson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Mike Moore 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Greg Swindell 24
3 Tom Glavine 22
4 Chuck Finley 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 6
2 Duane Ward 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 John Franco 4
3 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 George Brett .336
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Willie McGee .321
5 Rafael Palmeiro .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 44
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 127
2 Matt Williams 119
3 Bobby Bonilla 118
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Joe Carter 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 55
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.34
2 Zane Smith 2.41
3 Scott Erickson 2.50
4 Chuck Finley 2.60
5 Jose Rijo 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Ramon Martinez 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 244
2 Dwight Gooden 228
2 Bobby Witt 228
4 David Cone 224
5 Erik Hanson 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 57
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 39
4 Gregg Olson 36
4 Lee Smith 36