On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 9 .640 --
Tigers 16 10 .615 0.5
Blue Jays 17 12 .586 1.0
Brewers 13 13 .500 3.5
Indians 10 13 .435 5.0
Orioles 9 16 .360 7.0
Yankees 8 16 .333 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 9 .654 --
White Sox 13 11 .542 3.0
Mariners 15 13 .536 3.0
Angels 13 14 .481 4.5
Rangers 11 12 .478 4.5
Twins 13 15 .464 5.0
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 13 15 .464 5.5
Expos 12 15 .444 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 11 .542 --
Padres 15 13 .536 --
Dodgers 13 13 .500 1.0
Reds 13 13 .500 1.0
Astros 11 15 .423 3.0
Giants 9 18 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ricky Jordan 4
2 Mike Greenwell 3
2 Fred McGriff 3
2 Dickie Thon 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ricky Jordan 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
3 Joe Carter 1
3 Cecil Fielder 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
3 Juan Gonzalez 3
4 Tom Brunansky 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1
1 Tony Pena 1
1 Alan Trammell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 2.00
2 Melido Perez 1.38
3 Terry Mulholland 0.89
4 Kevin Tapani 0.86
5 Tom Bolton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Terry Mulholland 1
1 Dan Petry 1
1 David Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 11
2 Terry Mulholland 8
2 David Wells 8
4 Kevin Tapani 6
5 Tom Bolton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Duane Ward 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .373
2 Dave Henderson .371
3 Fred McGriff .363
4 Willie McGee .349
5 Ken Griffey .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 George Bell 8
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Dave Henderson 8
5 3 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 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Delino DeShields 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 0.67
2 Paul Gibson 0.70
3 Roger Clemens 0.73
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
1 Duane Ward 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
5 6 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .438
2 Ken Griffey .420
3 Brett Butler .417
4 Otis Nixon .412
5 Carlos Baerga .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Greg Vaughn 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 14
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Ricky Jordan 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.36
2 Scott Erickson 0.67
3 Tommy Greene 0.67
4 Paul Gibson 1.02
5 Zane Smith 1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Melido Perez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
4 Tom Candiotti 18
4 Tom Glavine 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 7
2 Rob Dibble 5
3 Mitch Williams 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 .337
3 Eddie Murray .335
4 Willie McGee .325
5 Rafael Palmeiro .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
3 Kevin Mitchell 38
4 Fred McGriff 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 126
2 Bobby Bonilla 117
2 Matt Williams 117
4 Barry Bonds 112
5 Joe Carter 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Eric Yelding 56
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 Ramon Martinez 2.61
5 Jose Rijo 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Roger Clemens 23
2 Ramon Martinez 23
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 249
2 David Cone 230
3 Dwight Gooden 228
3 Bobby Witt 228
5 Ramon Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 56
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 39
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Gregg Olson 35