On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
Blue Jays 21 13 .618 --
Tigers 16 15 .516 3.5
Brewers 13 17 .433 6.0
Yankees 12 17 .414 6.5
Indians 11 17 .393 7.0
Orioles 11 18 .379 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 13 .581 --
Mariners 18 14 .563 0.5
Twins 17 15 .531 1.5
White Sox 15 14 .517 2.0
Rangers 14 14 .500 2.5
Angels 16 16 .500 2.5
Royals 12 19 .387 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 11 .645 --
Mets 18 13 .581 2.0
Cardinals 17 15 .531 3.5
Cubs 16 17 .485 5.0
Phillies 16 17 .485 5.0
Expos 15 17 .469 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 13 .552 --
Dodgers 17 14 .548 --
Reds 16 15 .516 1.0
Padres 16 17 .485 2.0
Astros 12 18 .400 4.5
Giants 10 22 .313 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
2 John Kruk 3
3 Jesse Barfield 2
3 Jay Bell 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Eric Bullock 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.75
2 Wally Whitehurst 1.25
3 Mark Gubicza 1.00
3 David Wells 1.00
5 Zane Smith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Scott Chiamparino 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 8
2 Jack Morris 7
2 Rod Nichols 7
2 Joe Slusarski 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 John Habyan 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .389
2 Wally Joyner .363
3 Cal Ripken .358
4 Luis Polonia .347
5 Dave Henderson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Dave Henderson 9
2 Fred McGriff 9
2 Cal Ripken 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 31
2 Cal Ripken 27
3 Dave Henderson 26
4 Ivan Calderon 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Delino DeShields 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Marquis Grissom 11
4 Luis Polonia 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.95
2 Tom Candiotti 1.02
3 Tom Gordon 1.03
4 Mike Morgan 1.38
5 Scott Erickson 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Ramon Martinez 6
4 Scott Erickson 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 58
3 Jack McDowell 48
4 Dwight Gooden 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 12
2 Jeff Reardon 11
2 Lee Smith 11
4 Rob Dibble 9
4 Dave Smith 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Reynolds .457
2 Brian Harper .444
3 Harold Baines .441
4 Hal Morris .439
5 Mark Lewis .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Howard Johnson 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5
4 Roberto Alomar 4
4 13 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 15
1 Fred McGriff 15
1 Ruben Sierra 15
4 Albert Belle 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Marquis Grissom 8
3 Milt Cuyler 7
4 Ivan Calderon 6
4 Ruben Sierra 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.69
2 Scott Erickson 0.72
3 Tom Candiotti 0.75
4 David Wells 0.78
5 Greg Swindell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Tom Candiotti 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
4 David Cone 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 7
2 Rob Dibble 5
2 Dave Smith 5
4 Bryan Harvey 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .407
2 Luis Polonia .359
3 Fred McGriff .357
4 Wally Joyner .355
5 Cal Ripken .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 23
1 Andre Dawson 23
3 Dave Henderson 22
3 David Justice 22
3 Ruben Sierra 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Delino DeShields 10
3 Luis Polonia 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 1.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.13
2 Tom Gordon 1.13
4 Mike Morgan 1.38
5 Scott Erickson 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Chuck Finley 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
1 Todd Stottlemyre 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Roger Clemens 41
2 Tom Glavine 41
4 Andy Benes 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 12
2 Jeff Reardon 11
3 Lee Smith 9
4 Rob Dibble 8
4 Dave Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .345
2 George Brett .341
3 Eddie Murray .335
4 Rafael Palmeiro .329
5 Willie McGee .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Fred McGriff 39
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 Darryl Strawberry 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 123
2 Bobby Bonilla 117
3 Matt Williams 115
4 Joe Carter 110
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Brett Butler 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.38
2 Zane Smith 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.40
4 Ramon Martinez 2.43
5 Jose Rijo 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 26
2 Ramon Martinez 24
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 20
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 David Cone 235
3 Bobby Witt 226
4 Ramon Martinez 222
5 Roger Clemens 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 33