On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 14 .622 --
Blue Jays 24 17 .585 1.0
Tigers 19 19 .500 4.5
Brewers 17 21 .447 6.5
Indians 14 22 .389 8.5
Yankees 14 23 .378 9.0
Orioles 13 24 .351 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 16 .590 --
Rangers 20 14 .588 0.5
Mariners 23 17 .575 0.5
Angels 22 18 .550 1.5
White Sox 18 18 .500 3.5
Twins 19 20 .487 4.0
Royals 16 22 .421 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 14 .622 --
Mets 21 16 .568 2.0
Cardinals 21 17 .553 2.5
Cubs 19 20 .487 5.0
Phillies 19 20 .487 5.0
Expos 19 20 .487 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 17 .553 --
Braves 19 16 .543 0.5
Reds 19 18 .514 1.5
Padres 20 20 .500 2.0
Astros 15 23 .395 6.0
Giants 12 27 .308 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Brook Jacoby 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Gary Gaetti 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Cecil Fielder 3
1 John Kruk 3
1 Kevin Maas 3
1 Sammy Sosa 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Billy Hatcher 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 1.33
2 Greg Maddux 1.14
3 Dave Stieb 0.89
4 Charlie Hough 0.86
5 Bruce Hurst 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerald Alexander 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Pat Combs 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 Mike Moore 8
1 Dave Stieb 8
4 Randy Johnson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Al Osuna 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .375
2 Dave Henderson .358
3 Tony Gwynn .354
4 Craig Biggio .347
5 Paul Molitor .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Cal Ripken 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 36
2 Will Clark 34
3 Wally Joyner 32
4 Cecil Fielder 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 17
3 Rickey Henderson 15
4 Marquis Grissom 14
4 Otis Nixon 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 1.38
2 Scott Erickson 1.44
3 Dennis Martinez 1.73
4 Ramon Martinez 1.85
5 Mike Morgan 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
1 Ramon Martinez 7
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Scott Erickson 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Dwight Gooden 61
4 Randy Johnson 58
5 Jack McDowell 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 13
2 Lee Smith 12
2 Duane Ward 12
4 Rob Dibble 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .500
2 Wally Joyner .455
3 Brian Harper .452
4 Felix Jose .436
5 Mark Lewis .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Ron Gant 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 19
2 Dave Henderson 15
3 Juan Gonzalez 14
3 Mike Greenwell 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Marquis Grissom 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Combs 0.39
2 David Wells 0.41
3 Scott Erickson 0.67
4 Trevor Wilson 0.69
5 Mark Leiter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Burkett 22
1 Greg Maddux 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Duane Ward 5
4 Rob Dibble 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Lewis .402
2 Brian Harper .395
3 Wally Joyner .371
4 Ozzie Smith .370
5 Carlos Baerga .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 George Bell 7
2 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Will Clark 7
2 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 27
2 Tom Brunansky 25
3 Juan Gonzalez 24
4 Fred McGriff 22
4 Frank Thomas 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Marquis Grissom 11
5 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.67
2 Ramon Martinez 1.17
3 Greg Swindell 1.42
4 Tom Glavine 1.60
5 Tom Gordon 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
4 Jim Abbott 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
1 Greg Swindell 39
3 Tom Glavine 37
4 Bobby Witt 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .344
2 George Brett .339
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Rafael Palmeiro .325
5 Lonnie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
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 126
2 Matt Williams 112
3 Bobby Bonilla 110
3 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 Barry Bonds 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Bip Roberts 53

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 26
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Bobby Witt 236
3 David Cone 233
4 Dwight Gooden 220
5 Roger Clemens 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Doug Jones 34
5 4 tied 33