On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 11 .645 --
Blue Jays 21 14 .600 1.0
Tigers 16 16 .500 4.5
Brewers 14 17 .452 6.0
Yankees 12 18 .400 7.5
Indians 11 18 .379 8.0
Orioles 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 13 .594 --
Mariners 19 14 .576 0.5
Rangers 15 14 .517 2.5
Twins 17 16 .515 2.5
Angels 17 16 .515 2.5
White Sox 15 15 .500 3.0
Royals 13 19 .406 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 11 .656 --
Mets 19 13 .594 2.0
Cardinals 18 15 .545 3.5
Cubs 17 17 .500 5.0
Phillies 16 18 .471 6.0
Expos 15 18 .455 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 14 .563 --
Braves 16 14 .533 1.0
Reds 16 16 .500 2.0
Padres 16 18 .471 3.0
Astros 12 19 .387 5.5
Giants 11 22 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Jose 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Milligan 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Juan Gonzalez 3
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.67
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.00
4 Rich DeLucia 0.88
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 8
1 Charlie Leibrandt 8
1 Bret Saberhagen 8
4 Rich DeLucia 7
4 Bobby Witt 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .372
2 Wally Joyner .364
3 Dave Henderson .358
4 Craig Biggio .356
5 Edgar Martinez .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Dave Henderson 9
2 Fred McGriff 9
2 Cal Ripken 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 32
2 Cal Ripken 27
3 Ivan Calderon 26
3 Dave Henderson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Delino DeShields 15
3 Otis Nixon 13
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 Dwight Gooden 54
4 Jack McDowell 48
5 2 tied 44

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .486
2 Harold Baines .471
3 Harold Reynolds .451
4 Ryne Sandberg .420
5 Wally Joyner .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Harold Baines 4
2 George Bell 4
2 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 16
2 David Justice 15
2 Fred McGriff 15
4 Albert Belle 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Marquis Grissom 8
3 Ivan Calderon 7
4 Milt Cuyler 6
4 Otis Nixon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.64
2 Buddy Black 0.67
3 Scott Erickson 0.72
4 Tom Candiotti 0.75
5 David Wells 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Tom Candiotti 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
4 Bobby Witt 23
5 David Cone 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .417
2 Hal Morris .388
3 Carlos Quintana .361
4 Wally Joyner .357
5 Edgar Martinez .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 8
1 Will Clark 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Fred McGriff 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 23
2 George Bell 22
2 Tom Brunansky 22
2 Andre Dawson 22
2 Rob Deer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Delino DeShields 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.13
1 Tom Gordon 1.13
3 Tom Candiotti 1.18
4 Scott Erickson 1.47
5 Mike Morgan 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
1 Todd Stottlemyre 5
4 Buddy Black 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Roger Clemens 41
3 Andy Benes 40
4 Tom Gordon 39
5 Bobby Witt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 12
1 Duane Ward 12
3 Rob Dibble 8
3 Lee Smith 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .344
2 George Brett .338
3 Eddie Murray .334
4 Rafael Palmeiro .327
5 Willie McGee .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 124
2 Bobby Bonilla 116
3 Matt Williams 115
4 Joe Carter 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Brett Butler 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.30
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 27
2 Ramon Martinez 24
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 David Cone 235
3 Bobby Witt 233
4 Dwight Gooden 224
5 Ramon Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 33