On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 9 .654 --
Tigers 16 11 .593 1.5
Blue Jays 17 13 .567 2.0
Brewers 13 14 .481 4.5
Indians 10 14 .417 6.0
Yankees 9 16 .360 7.5
Orioles 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 10 .630 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 2.0
Mariners 16 13 .552 2.0
Angels 14 14 .500 3.5
Twins 14 15 .483 4.0
Rangers 11 13 .458 4.5
Royals 10 17 .370 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 9 .679 --
Mets 15 12 .556 3.5
Cardinals 15 13 .536 4.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 4.5
Expos 13 15 .464 6.0
Phillies 13 16 .448 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 12 .520 --
Dodgers 14 13 .519 --
Padres 15 14 .517 --
Reds 13 14 .481 1.0
Astros 11 16 .407 3.0
Giants 10 18 .357 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Larry Walker 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Sid Bream 1
3 Will Clark 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 Hal Morris 5
3 Larry Walker 4
4 Pedro Guerrero 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Lankford 3
1 Ozzie Smith 3
3 Barry Bonds 2
3 Eric Davis 2
3 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.00
1 Matt Young 1.00
3 John Smiley 0.86
4 Buddy Black 0.80
5 Eric King 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Young 8
2 Eric King 7
2 Bret Saberhagen 7
4 Mark Guthrie 6
4 John Smiley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .395
2 Edgar Martinez .368
3 Dave Henderson .363
4 Fred McGriff .359
5 Willie McGee .344

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 30
2 Ivan Calderon 23
2 Rob Deer 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Delino DeShields 13
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Marquis Grissom 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 0.67
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Tom Candiotti 1.23
4 Pete Harnisch 1.33
5 Mike Morgan 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 Ramon Martinez 5
2 Jack McDowell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Dwight Gooden 46
4 Jack McDowell 43
5 Andy Benes 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Duane Ward 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 Dave Smith 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .429
2 Hal Morris .421
3 Ken Griffey .408
4 Otis Nixon .405
5 Brett Butler .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Harold Baines 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 14
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Luis Gonzalez 13
2 Ricky Jordan 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Marquis Grissom 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.36
2 Scott Erickson 0.67
3 Paul Gibson 1.08
4 Zane Smith 1.17
5 2 tied 1.20

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
2 Bobby Witt 20
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 Matt Young 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 6
2 Rob Dibble 5
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Dave Smith 4
3 Lee Smith 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .343
2 George Brett .337
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Willie McGee .325
5 Rafael Palmeiro .322

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 Matt Williams 117
3 Bobby Bonilla 116
4 Barry Bonds 111
4 Joe Carter 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.35
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 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 249
2 Dwight Gooden 231
2 Bobby Witt 231
4 David Cone 230
5 Ramon Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 56
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Gregg Olson 35