On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 13 .606 --
Blue Jays 22 15 .595 --
Tigers 16 18 .471 4.5
Brewers 16 18 .471 4.5
Indians 12 20 .375 7.5
Yankees 12 21 .364 8.0
Orioles 12 21 .364 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 22 14 .611 --
Athletics 21 14 .600 0.5
Rangers 17 14 .548 2.5
Twins 19 17 .528 3.0
Angels 19 17 .528 3.0
White Sox 16 16 .500 4.0
Royals 14 20 .412 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 12 .647 --
Mets 20 14 .588 2.0
Cardinals 19 16 .543 3.5
Phillies 18 18 .500 5.0
Cubs 17 19 .472 6.0
Expos 17 19 .472 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 15 .559 --
Braves 17 14 .548 0.5
Reds 17 17 .500 2.0
Padres 17 19 .472 3.0
Astros 13 21 .382 6.0
Giants 12 24 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 4
2 Steve Buechele 3
2 John Kruk 3
2 Shane Mack 3
2 Ruben Sierra 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felix Jose 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Rice 1.50
2 Jimmy Key 1.40
3 Ron Darling 1.29
4 Oil Can Boyd 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Armstrong 9
1 Ron Darling 9
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Jimmy Key 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .391
2 Hal Morris .363
3 Dave Henderson .360
4 Craig Biggio .354
5 Edgar Martinez .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 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 31
2 Wally Joyner 31
4 Harold Baines 29
4 Cal Ripken 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Delino DeShields 16
3 Otis Nixon 13
3 Luis Polonia 13
5 Marquis Grissom 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.44
2 Tom Gordon 1.45
3 Tom Candiotti 1.48
4 Tom Bolton 1.62
5 Ramon Martinez 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Scott Erickson 6
2 Jimmy Key 6
2 Ramon Martinez 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Dwight Gooden 54
4 Randy Johnson 51
5 Chuck Finley 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 12
1 Duane Ward 12
3 Lee Smith 11
4 Rob Dibble 10
4 Dennis Eckersley 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .513
2 Wally Joyner .491
3 Brian Harper .486
4 Harold Reynolds .473
5 David Justice .472

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
4 Will Clark 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 20
2 Harold Baines 17
2 Juan Gonzalez 17
4 Chris James 14
4 David Justice 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Marquis Grissom 8
2 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Ivan Calderon 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Combs 0.00
2 David Wells 0.60
3 Bill Swift 0.64
4 Buddy Black 0.67
5 Michael Jackson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 23
2 John Burkett 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Randy Johnson 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
1 Duane Ward 6
3 Rob Dibble 5
3 Bryan Harvey 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Lewis .403
2 Wally Joyner .392
3 Juan Gonzalez .389
4 Hal Morris .384
5 Fred McGriff .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
3 Will Clark 7
3 Chili Davis 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 27
2 Ruben Sierra 23
3 Will Clark 22
3 Juan Gonzalez 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Otis Nixon 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.65
2 Scott Erickson 1.13
3 Zane Smith 1.47
4 Tom Gordon 1.64
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 Ramon Martinez 5
4 Steve Avery 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 45
1 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Chuck Finley 40
3 Tom Gordon 40
5 Randy Johnson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 11
1 Duane Ward 11
3 Rob Dibble 9
4 Bryan Harvey 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .348
2 George Brett .341
3 Eddie Murray .335
4 Rafael Palmeiro .323
5 Lonnie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
3 Fred McGriff 38
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 122
2 Bobby Bonilla 118
3 Matt Williams 114
4 Joe Carter 109
5 Barry Bonds 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Bip Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.62
2 Zane Smith 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.36
4 Ramon Martinez 2.46
5 Jose Rijo 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 David Cone 235
3 Bobby Witt 233
4 Roger Clemens 219
5 Dwight Gooden 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 54
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Doug Jones 35
5 3 tied 33