On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 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 15 17 .469 5.5
Yankees 12 19 .387 8.0
Indians 11 19 .367 8.5
Orioles 11 20 .355 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 13 .606 --
Mariners 20 14 .588 0.5
Angels 18 16 .529 2.5
Rangers 15 14 .517 3.0
White Sox 15 15 .500 3.5
Twins 17 17 .500 3.5
Royals 13 19 .406 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 11 .667 --
Mets 19 13 .594 2.5
Cardinals 18 15 .545 4.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 5.5
Phillies 16 18 .471 6.5
Expos 15 19 .441 7.5

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 20 .375 6.0
Giants 12 22 .353 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Jay Bell 3
1 Mike Huff 3
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 4
2 Harold Baines 3
3 Dave Anderson 2
3 Kevin Bass 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Casey Candaele 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Abbott 0.86
2 Dennis Martinez 0.67
2 Greg Swindell 0.67
4 Don Robinson 0.62
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Joe Klink 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Abbott 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
1 Greg Swindell 6
4 Don Robinson 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 Francisco Oliveras 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .380
2 Hal Morris .372
3 Craig Biggio .358
4 Dave Henderson .357
5 Edgar Martinez .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 10
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
3 Fred McGriff 9
3 Cal Ripken 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 33
2 Dave Henderson 28
3 Harold Baines 27
3 Ivan Calderon 27
3 Cal Ripken 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Delino DeShields 16
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 Harold Baines .500
2 Harold Reynolds .490
3 Brian Harper .474
4 Wally Joyner .442
5 Mark Lewis .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Harold Baines 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
3 George Bell 4
3 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 16
2 Harold Baines 15
2 Brian Harper 15
2 Wally Joyner 15
5 David Justice 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Marquis Grissom 8
3 Ivan Calderon 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.60
2 Buddy Black 0.67
3 Michael Jackson 0.69
4 Bill Swift 0.75
5 David Wells 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Michael Jackson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Bobby Witt 23
3 David Cone 20
4 Melido Perez 19
4 Matt Young 19

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 Mark Lewis .397
2 Brian Harper .394
3 Hal Morris .388
4 Harold Baines .372
5 Wally Joyner .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 8
1 Will Clark 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Dave Henderson 8
1 Fred McGriff 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 24
2 Dave Henderson 23
3 George Bell 22
3 Tom Brunansky 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
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 Zane Smith 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
3 Buddy Black 4
3 Tom Bolton 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 12
2 Duane Ward 11
3 Rob Dibble 8
4 Jeff Russell 7
4 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .348
2 George Brett .338
3 Eddie Murray .334
4 Rafael Palmeiro .326
5 Willie McGee .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
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 122
2 Bobby Bonilla 117
3 Matt Williams 114
4 Barry Bonds 108
4 Joe Carter 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.30
2 Zane Smith 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.40
4 Ramon Martinez 2.46
5 Jose Rijo 2.58

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 246
2 David Cone 235
3 Bobby Witt 233
4 Dwight Gooden 224
5 2 tied 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 54
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Doug Jones 35
5 2 tied 33