On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1994

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 7 .720 --
Yankees 15 9 .625 2.5
Orioles 15 9 .625 2.5
Blue Jays 14 11 .560 4.0
Tigers 8 14 .364 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 10 .565 --
White Sox 13 11 .542 0.5
Brewers 13 11 .542 0.5
Royals 11 11 .500 1.5
Twins 10 16 .385 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 11 13 .458 --
Rangers 10 12 .455 0.0
Angels 9 17 .346 3.0
Athletics 8 17 .320 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 9 .625 --
Expos 14 10 .583 1.0
Mets 12 11 .522 2.5
Marlins 13 12 .520 2.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 8 .652 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 1.5
Pirates 13 10 .565 2.0
Astros 13 11 .542 2.5
Cubs 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 12 .500 --
Rockies 11 12 .478 0.5
Dodgers 11 13 .458 1.0
Padres 7 18 .280 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gagne 5
2 Eric Anthony 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
4 Luis Alicea 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
3 Bret Boone 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Troy Neel 4
1 Matt Williams 4
4 Geronimo Berroa 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 2
1 Greg Gagne 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Wayne Kirby 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Wagner 1.17
2 Joe Hesketh 1.00
3 Jeff Fassero 0.80
3 Tommy Greene 0.80
3 Arthur Rhodes 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 David Cone 1
1 John Doherty 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Arthur Rhodes 8
1 Bobby Witt 8
3 Paul Wagner 7
4 Joe Hesketh 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Rob Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .443
2 Ellis Burks .413
3 Tony Gwynn .397
4 Gregg Jefferies .388
5 Moises Alou .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 11
1 Matt Williams 11
3 Dante Bichette 9
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 31
2 Andres Galarraga 30
3 Jeff Bagwell 26
3 Jeff Kent 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Kenny Lofton 12
3 David Hulse 10
3 Deion Sanders 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Bones 1.11
2 Greg Maddux 1.12
3 Greg Swindell 1.80
4 John Burkett 1.98
5 David Weathers 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Tewksbury 6
2 Wilson Alvarez 5
2 Ben McDonald 5
2 Mike Mussina 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 42
1 Randy Johnson 42
3 Pedro Martinez 41
4 Roger Clemens 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Jeff Russell 8
3 Mel Rojas 7
4 Rick Aguilera 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .440
2 Scott Cooper .426
3 Bret Boone .424
4 Sean Berry .419
5 Tony Gwynn .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 8
2 Matt Williams 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Scott Cooper 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Cooper 19
2 Gary Sheffield 18
3 Albert Belle 16
3 Joe Carter 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Alex Cole 8
3 Kenny Lofton 7
4 Greg Gagne 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zane Smith 0.60
2 Roger Clemens 0.75
3 David Weathers 1.25
4 Ricky Bones 1.54
5 Tom Browning 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Marvin Freeman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Pedro Martinez 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
3 Jose Rijo 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 7
1 Lee Smith 7
3 John Franco 5
4 Jeremy Hernandez 4
4 Jeff Russell 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Gregg Jefferies .360
3 Andres Galarraga .349
4 John Olerud .346
5 Alan Trammell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 46
1 Frank Thomas 46
3 Barry Bonds 45
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 128
2 Joe Carter 127
2 Juan Gonzalez 127
4 Albert Belle 126
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Luis Polonia 57
3 Roberto Alomar 56
4 Chuck Carr 55
4 Marquis Grissom 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.02
2 Jeff Fassero 2.14
3 Jose Rijo 2.68
4 Bill Swift 2.85
5 Tom Candiotti 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Bill Swift 22
1 Bob Tewksbury 22
4 Tom Glavine 21
5 John Burkett 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 306
2 Jose Rijo 235
3 Greg Maddux 203
4 John Smoltz 202
5 Juan Guzman 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 50
2 Lee Smith 48
3 Bryan Harvey 44
4 Rod Beck 43
5 John Wetteland 42