On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 18 .571 --
Blue Jays 25 19 .568 --
Tigers 23 20 .535 1.5
Brewers 20 23 .465 4.5
Yankees 18 23 .439 5.5
Indians 16 25 .390 7.5
Orioles 13 28 .317 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 14 .641 --
Athletics 26 17 .605 1.0
Angels 24 19 .558 3.0
Mariners 23 21 .523 4.5
White Sox 19 21 .475 6.5
Twins 20 24 .455 7.5
Royals 19 23 .452 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 15 .643 --
Cardinals 24 19 .558 3.5
Mets 23 19 .548 4.0
Cubs 23 21 .523 5.0
Phillies 20 24 .455 8.0
Expos 20 24 .455 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 18 .581 --
Braves 21 19 .525 2.5
Reds 22 20 .524 2.5
Padres 22 23 .489 4.0
Astros 17 26 .395 8.0
Giants 14 30 .318 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Fryman 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Ivan Calderon 2
1 Mel Hall 2
4 Andy Allanson 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Andy Allanson 4
2 Mel Hall 4
4 Jay Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 2.00
2 Chris Nabholz 1.50
3 Mike Morgan 1.14
4 Bruce Hurst 0.89
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 8
1 Randy Johnson 8
1 Mike Morgan 8
4 Steve Avery 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Shawn Hillegas 1
1 Jay Howell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .389
2 Wally Joyner .364
3 Brian Harper .361
4 Tony Gwynn .359
5 Dave Henderson .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 12
2 Rob Deer 11
2 Howard Johnson 11
2 Fred McGriff 11
2 Cal Ripken 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 38
2 Cecil Fielder 36
3 Ivan Calderon 35
3 Will Clark 35
5 3 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 21
3 Otis Nixon 17
4 Marquis Grissom 16
4 Rickey Henderson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Gordon 1.38
2 Scott Erickson 1.82
3 Mike Morgan 2.00
4 Dennis Martinez 2.07
5 Ramon Martinez 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 8
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 John Smiley 7
5 13 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 72
2 Dwight Gooden 66
2 Randy Johnson 66
4 Nolan Ryan 63
5 Jack McDowell 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
2 Rob Dibble 12
2 Lee Smith 12
2 Duane Ward 12
5 4 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .538
2 Brian Downing .474
3 Felix Jose .460
4 Tony Gwynn .435
5 Ozzie Smith .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Buechele 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Mel Hall 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 17
2 Tony Gwynn 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
4 Wally Joyner 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Delino DeShields 8
2 Tim Raines 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
2 Gerald Alexander 0.67
3 Danny Cox 0.71
4 Mike Henneman 0.73
5 Rich Rodriguez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 David Cone 22
3 Roger Clemens 21
4 Dwight Gooden 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Jeff Russell 5
3 Rob Dibble 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
5 9 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ozzie Smith .389
2 Terry Pendleton .380
3 Cal Ripken .371
4 Harold Reynolds .370
5 Carlos Quintana .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 9
1 Fred McGriff 9
3 Cecil Fielder 8
4 Jesse Barfield 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Wally Joyner 24
2 Ruben Sierra 24
4 Tom Brunansky 23
5 6 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Marquis Grissom 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Scanlan 1.59
2 Scott Erickson 1.64
3 Tom Gordon 1.79
4 Oil Can Boyd 1.87
5 Jimmy Jones 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 44
2 David Cone 39
3 Roger Clemens 38
4 Tom Glavine 37
5 Bobby Witt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 9
1 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Jay Howell 8
3 Jeff Russell 8
3 Duane Ward 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .345
2 George Brett .342
3 Luis Polonia .340
4 Eddie Murray .333
5 Lonnie Smith .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Fred McGriff 39
4 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Ron Gant 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 127
2 Matt Williams 113
3 Bobby Bonilla 111
4 Darryl Strawberry 107
5 Joe Carter 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Otis Nixon 55
3 Eric Yelding 55
5 Bip Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.77
2 Zane Smith 2.40
3 Scott Erickson 2.47
4 Ramon Martinez 2.54
5 Jose Rijo 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 244
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Bobby Witt 232
4 Dwight Gooden 225
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 53
2 Dennis Eckersley 46
3 Lee Smith 36
4 John Franco 34
5 2 tied 33