On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 9 .625 --
Tigers 15 10 .600 0.5
Blue Jays 16 12 .571 1.0
Brewers 13 13 .500 3.0
Indians 10 13 .435 4.5
Orioles 9 16 .360 6.5
Yankees 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 9 .654 --
White Sox 13 10 .565 2.5
Mariners 15 13 .536 3.0
Rangers 11 11 .500 4.0
Twins 13 14 .481 4.5
Angels 13 14 .481 4.5
Royals 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 9 .667 --
Mets 15 11 .577 2.5
Cardinals 14 13 .519 4.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 4.5
Phillies 12 15 .444 6.0
Expos 12 15 .444 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 12 .556 --
Braves 13 11 .542 0.5
Dodgers 13 13 .500 1.5
Reds 13 13 .500 1.5
Astros 11 15 .423 3.5
Giants 9 18 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Calderon 4
1 Kevin Maas 4
3 Damon Berryhill 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Beau Allred 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Ricky Jordan 4
3 Rafael Belliard 3
3 Ron Gant 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Eric Bullock 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Zane Smith 1.75
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.00
3 Ramon Martinez 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 John Burkett 8
3 Andy Benes 7
3 Jack McDowell 7
3 Zane Smith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Curt Schilling 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .373
2 Dave Henderson .371
3 Hal Morris .370
4 Willie McGee .349
5 Fred McGriff .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 28
2 Ivan Calderon 23
2 Rob Deer 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
5 Juan Samuel 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Delino DeShields 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
4 Marquis Grissom 9
4 Luis Polonia 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 0.67
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Tom Bolton 1.08
4 Tom Candiotti 1.23
5 Pete Harnisch 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 Ramon Martinez 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
2 Mike Moore 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Jack McDowell 43
5 Andy Benes 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Duane Ward 8
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Baerga .425
2 Brett Butler .417
3 Otis Nixon .412
4 Albert Belle .405
5 Fred McGriff .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 6
2 George Bell 5
2 Rob Deer 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris James 13
1 Juan Samuel 13
1 Greg Vaughn 13
4 Harold Baines 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Marquis Grissom 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.36
2 Jack Armstrong 0.64
3 Scott Erickson 0.67
4 Tommy Greene 0.67
5 Tom Bolton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Greg Swindell 24
3 Chuck Finley 21
4 Jose DeLeon 19
4 Randy Johnson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 6
2 Rob Dibble 5
3 Bryan Harvey 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 9 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .341
2 George Brett .339
3 Eddie Murray .334
4 Willie McGee .325
5 Rafael Palmeiro .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Kevin Mitchell 39
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
4 Fred McGriff 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 125
2 Bobby Bonilla 117
2 Matt Williams 117
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Joe Carter 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Eric Yelding 57
3 Rickey Henderson 55
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.33
2 Zane Smith 2.35
3 Scott Erickson 2.50
4 Chuck Finley 2.60
5 Ramon Martinez 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Roger Clemens 23
2 Ramon Martinez 23
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 250
2 David Cone 230
3 Dwight Gooden 228
3 Bobby Witt 228
5 Ramon Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 57
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 39
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Gregg Olson 35