On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 15 .615 --
Blue Jays 25 17 .595 0.5
Tigers 20 20 .500 4.5
Brewers 19 21 .475 5.5
Yankees 15 23 .395 8.5
Indians 14 24 .368 9.5
Orioles 13 25 .342 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 14 .611 --
Athletics 24 17 .585 0.5
Mariners 23 18 .561 1.5
Angels 22 19 .537 2.5
White Sox 19 19 .500 4.0
Twins 20 21 .488 4.5
Royals 16 23 .410 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 15 .615 --
Mets 22 17 .564 2.0
Cardinals 22 18 .550 2.5
Cubs 21 20 .512 4.0
Phillies 20 21 .488 5.0
Expos 19 22 .463 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 17 .575 --
Braves 20 17 .541 1.5
Reds 20 19 .513 2.5
Padres 21 21 .500 3.0
Astros 16 24 .400 7.0
Giants 12 29 .293 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Carlos Quintana 4
3 Billy Hatcher 3
3 Rickey Henderson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 George Brett 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Carlos Quintana 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Steve Buechele 3
3 Jody Reed 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 Lenny Harris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 2.00
2 Tom Glavine 1.67
3 Jaime Navarro 1.50
4 David Cone 1.33
5 Joe Slusarski 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 12
2 Tom Glavine 10
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Joe Slusarski 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 John Barfield 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .370
2 Felix Jose .354
3 Hal Morris .353
4 Dave Henderson .352
5 Tony Gwynn .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Cal Ripken 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 36
2 Will Clark 35
3 Cecil Fielder 34
4 Wally Joyner 32
4 2 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 19
3 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Otis Nixon 16
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 2.08
5 Mike Morgan 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 8
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
4 Roger Clemens 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 72
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Dwight Gooden 61
4 Randy Johnson 58
4 Jack McDowell 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
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 .545
2 Felix Jose .489
3 Wally Joyner .453
4 Brian Harper .432
5 Bobby Bonilla .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Buechele 5
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
1 Paul O'Neill 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 19
2 Frank Thomas 16
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
3 Dave Henderson 15
3 Ruben Sierra 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
2 Pat Combs 0.39
3 David Wells 0.64
4 Danny Cox 0.71
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 22
1 Greg Maddux 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Jay Howell 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rob Dibble 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .380
2 Mark Lewis .380
3 Ozzie Smith .376
4 Wally Joyner .366
5 Terry Pendleton .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 8
1 Paul O'Neill 8
3 Cecil Fielder 7
3 Howard Johnson 7
5 13 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 28
2 Wally Joyner 25
2 Ruben Sierra 25
4 Tom Brunansky 23
4 David Justice 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Marquis Grissom 11
5 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.32
2 David Wells 1.08
3 Scott Erickson 1.33
4 Greg Swindell 1.42
5 Bob Scanlan 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
4 Jim Abbott 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 39
1 Randy Johnson 39
1 Greg Swindell 39
4 Roger Clemens 38
4 Chuck Finley 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 10
2 Rob Dibble 9
2 Jeff Reardon 9
4 Bryan Harvey 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .344
2 George Brett .339
3 Eddie Murray .335
4 Rafael Palmeiro .323
5 Lonnie Smith .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Fred McGriff 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
4 Darryl Strawberry 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 127
2 Bobby Bonilla 113
3 Matt Williams 112
4 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 Joe Carter 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Eric Yelding 55
5 Bip Roberts 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.74
2 Zane Smith 2.38
3 Scott Erickson 2.47
4 Ramon Martinez 2.48
5 Dennis Martinez 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 26
2 Ramon Martinez 24
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 245
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Bobby Witt 230
4 Roger Clemens 227
5 Dwight Gooden 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 54
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 2 tied 33