On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 14 .611 --
Blue Jays 24 16 .600 --
Tigers 18 19 .486 4.5
Brewers 17 20 .459 5.5
Indians 14 21 .400 7.5
Yankees 13 23 .361 9.0
Orioles 13 23 .361 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 16 .590 --
Athletics 22 16 .579 0.5
Rangers 19 14 .576 1.0
Angels 22 17 .564 1.0
Twins 19 19 .500 3.5
White Sox 17 18 .486 4.0
Royals 15 22 .405 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 13 .639 --
Mets 21 15 .583 2.0
Cardinals 20 17 .541 3.5
Expos 19 19 .500 5.0
Cubs 18 20 .474 6.0
Phillies 18 20 .474 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 16 .568 --
Braves 19 15 .559 0.5
Reds 18 18 .500 2.5
Padres 19 20 .487 3.0
Astros 14 23 .378 7.0
Giants 12 26 .316 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Felix Jose 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Damon Berryhill 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Gregg Jefferies 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Portugal 1.25
2 Kevin Appier 0.83
3 Bobby Witt 0.78
4 Bob Ojeda 0.71
5 Dwight Gooden 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 7
1 Bobby Witt 7
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Tom Browning 5
3 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .379
2 Dave Henderson .367
3 Tony Gwynn .350
4 Felix Jose .348
5 Hal Morris .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 10
4 George Bell 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 36
2 Will Clark 34
3 Wally Joyner 32
4 Ivan Calderon 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Delino DeShields 17
3 Rickey Henderson 15
4 Otis Nixon 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.44
2 Tom Gordon 1.45
3 Tom Candiotti 1.48
4 Dennis Martinez 1.73
5 Ramon Martinez 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
1 Ramon Martinez 7
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Scott Erickson 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Dwight Gooden 61
4 Jack McDowell 53
5 Randy Johnson 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 13
2 Duane Ward 12
3 Rob Dibble 11
3 Bryan Harvey 11
3 Lee Smith 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .500
2 Wally Joyner .473
3 Brian Harper .459
4 Harold Baines .455
5 Felix Jose .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 6
2 Ron Gant 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 20
2 Harold Baines 15
2 Dave Henderson 15
4 Mike Greenwell 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Marquis Grissom 7
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 10 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Combs 0.00
2 David Wells 0.41
3 Jim Acker 0.75
3 Mark Leiter 0.75
5 Jim Abbott 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Burkett 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Randy Johnson 21
4 Melido Perez 19
4 David Wells 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 5
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Duane Ward 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Lewis .404
2 Brian Harper .394
3 Felix Jose .376
4 Carlos Baerga .374
5 Wally Joyner .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 George Bell 7
2 Will Clark 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Wally Joyner 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 27
2 Tom Brunansky 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 22
4 Will Clark 21
4 6 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Delino DeShields 10
4 Marquis Grissom 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.95
2 Scott Erickson 1.13
3 Greg Swindell 1.42
4 Tom Glavine 1.60
5 Tom Candiotti 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
1 Ramon Martinez 6
3 Tom Glavine 5
4 Jim Abbott 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
1 Greg Swindell 39
3 Tom Glavine 37
3 Ramon Martinez 37
5 Bobby Witt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 10
1 Jeff Reardon 10
1 Duane Ward 10
4 Bryan Harvey 8
5 Jeff Russell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .346
2 George Brett .340
3 Eddie Murray .335
4 Rafael Palmeiro .326
5 Lonnie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 Fred McGriff 39
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
4 Darryl Strawberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 123
2 Matt Williams 113
3 Bobby Bonilla 110
3 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 Barry Bonds 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Bip Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.63
2 Scott Erickson 2.36
3 Zane Smith 2.41
4 Ramon Martinez 2.44
5 Dennis Martinez 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Bobby Witt 236
3 David Cone 233
4 Dwight Gooden 223
5 Roger Clemens 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 4 tied 33