On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 18 .581 --
Blue Jays 25 20 .556 1.0
Tigers 23 21 .523 2.5
Brewers 21 23 .477 4.5
Yankees 18 24 .429 6.5
Indians 16 26 .381 8.5
Orioles 14 28 .333 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 15 .625 --
Athletics 27 17 .614 --
Angels 24 20 .545 3.0
Mariners 23 22 .511 4.5
White Sox 20 21 .488 5.5
Twins 21 24 .467 6.5
Royals 20 23 .465 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 15 .651 --
Mets 24 19 .558 4.0
Cardinals 24 20 .545 4.5
Cubs 23 22 .511 6.0
Phillies 21 24 .467 8.0
Expos 20 25 .444 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 18 .591 --
Braves 22 19 .537 2.5
Reds 22 21 .512 3.5
Padres 22 24 .478 5.0
Astros 17 27 .386 9.0
Giants 15 30 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Mike Felder 3
1 Gregg Jefferies 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Sveum 5
2 Dante Bichette 4
2 Darrin Fletcher 4
2 Mike Gallego 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Ced Landrum 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Greene 3.00
2 Roger Clemens 2.00
3 Pete Smith 1.20
4 Trevor Wilson 1.00
5 Tim Belcher 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 9
1 Tommy Greene 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
4 Scott Erickson 7
5 Pete Smith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .385
2 Wally Joyner .363
3 Tony Gwynn .356
4 Dave Henderson .351
5 Felix Jose .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
1 Dave Henderson 12
3 George Bell 11
3 Howard Johnson 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 39
2 Will Clark 36
2 Cecil Fielder 36
4 Ivan Calderon 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.63
2 Tom Gordon 1.72
3 Mike Morgan 2.00
4 Dennis Martinez 2.07
5 Ramon Martinez 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Scott Erickson 7
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 80
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 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Lee Smith 12
2 Duane Ward 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .487
2 Brian Downing .472
3 Felix Jose .451
4 Ozzie Smith .431
5 Tony Gwynn .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 6
1 Steve Buechele 6
1 Mel Hall 6
4 Jesse Barfield 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 16
2 Tony Gwynn 14
2 Wally Joyner 14
4 Steve Buechele 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Delino DeShields 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Tim Raines 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
1 Pat Rice 0.00
3 Gerald Alexander 0.67
4 Rich Rodriguez 0.71
5 Mike Henneman 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Greene 3
1 Mark Langston 3
3 Jim Abbott 2
3 Gerald Alexander 2
3 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 Tommy Greene 24
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 5
2 Rob Dibble 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Jay Howell 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ozzie Smith .402
2 Terry Pendleton .390
3 Ruben Sierra .373
4 Harold Baines .372
5 Harold Reynolds .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Howard Johnson 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 29
2 Wally Joyner 25
3 David Justice 24
3 Ruben Sierra 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Marquis Grissom 14
4 Ozzie Smith 12
5 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.27
2 Scott Erickson 1.36
3 Bob Scanlan 1.59
4 David Wells 1.93
5 Jimmy Jones 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 5
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 46
2 Randy Johnson 44
3 David Cone 37
3 Tom Glavine 37
5 Bobby Witt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 9
2 Jay Howell 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Duane Ward 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .342
2 George Brett .342
3 Luis Polonia .337
4 Eddie Murray .330
5 Rafael Palmeiro .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Ryne Sandberg 38
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 112
4 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Eric Yelding 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.74
2 Scott Erickson 2.36
3 Zane Smith 2.40
4 Ramon Martinez 2.54
5 Jose Rijo 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Frank Viola 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 244
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Roger Clemens 228
4 Bobby Witt 226
5 Dwight Gooden 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 52
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Lee Smith 36
4 John Franco 35
5 Gregg Olson 34