On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 15 .605 --
Blue Jays 24 17 .585 0.5
Tigers 20 19 .513 3.5
Brewers 18 21 .462 5.5
Yankees 14 23 .378 8.5
Indians 14 23 .378 8.5
Orioles 13 24 .351 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 14 .600 --
Athletics 23 17 .575 0.5
Mariners 23 17 .575 0.5
Angels 22 18 .550 1.5
White Sox 19 18 .514 3.0
Twins 19 21 .475 4.5
Royals 16 22 .421 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 15 .605 --
Cardinals 22 17 .564 1.5
Mets 21 17 .553 2.0
Cubs 20 20 .500 4.0
Phillies 20 20 .500 4.0
Expos 19 21 .475 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 17 .564 --
Braves 19 17 .528 1.5
Reds 20 18 .526 1.5
Padres 21 20 .512 2.0
Astros 15 24 .385 7.0
Giants 12 28 .300 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 6
2 David Justice 4
2 Tim Raines 4
2 Ruben Sierra 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 5
1 Frank Thomas 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 4
3 David Justice 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.43
1 Tommy Greene 1.43
3 Jack Armstrong 1.00
4 Oil Can Boyd 0.86
5 Xavier Hernandez 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Don August 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Tommy Greene 10
3 Xavier Hernandez 7
4 Oil Can Boyd 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Scott Terry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .375
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Dave Henderson .355
4 Craig Biggio .354
5 Felix Jose .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Cal Ripken 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 36
2 Will Clark 35
3 Cecil Fielder 32
3 Wally Joyner 32
5 5 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 18
3 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Otis Nixon 15
5 Marquis Grissom 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 1.38
2 Dennis Martinez 1.73
3 Scott Erickson 1.82
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 Roger Clemens 72
2 Nolan Ryan 63
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 Felix Jose .488
2 Wally Joyner .471
3 Ozzie Smith .438
4 Brian Harper .421
5 Bobby Bonilla .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Paul O'Neill 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 19
2 Juan Gonzalez 18
3 Dave Henderson 15
3 Ruben Sierra 15
3 Frank Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Delino DeShields 6
4 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
2 Pat Combs 0.39
3 David Wells 0.41
4 Danny Cox 0.71
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 David Wells 3
4 Gerald Alexander 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Jack Armstrong 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Rob Dibble 4
3 Bryan Harvey 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .403
2 Mark Lewis .396
3 Ozzie Smith .387
4 Paul Molitor .366
5 Felix Jose .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Paul O'Neill 8
3 George Bell 7
3 Will Clark 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 28
2 Ruben Sierra 26
3 Wally Joyner 25
3 Frank Thomas 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.32
2 David Wells 1.08
3 Ramon Martinez 1.17
4 Scott Erickson 1.33
5 Greg Swindell 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
4 Jim Abbott 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 45
2 Randy Johnson 39
2 Greg Swindell 39
4 Tom Glavine 37
5 Bobby Witt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 10
1 Duane Ward 10
3 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Bryan Harvey 8
4 Jeff Russell 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .344
2 George Brett .342
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Rafael Palmeiro .324
5 Lonnie Smith .320

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 127
2 Matt Williams 112
3 Bobby Bonilla 111
4 Darryl Strawberry 109
5 Joe Carter 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 61
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 Bip Roberts 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.74
2 Zane Smith 2.41
3 Ramon Martinez 2.44
4 Scott Erickson 2.47
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 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 David Cone 233
3 Bobby Witt 230
4 Roger Clemens 227
5 Dwight Gooden 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 2 tied 33