On This Day

Monday, April 29, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 12 8 .600 --
Red Sox 10 7 .588 0.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 2.0
Brewers 9 9 .500 2.0
Indians 7 9 .438 3.0
Yankees 6 10 .375 4.0
Orioles 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 5 .688 --
Athletics 12 7 .632 0.5
Twins 9 10 .474 3.5
Angels 9 10 .474 3.5
Rangers 7 8 .467 3.5
Mariners 9 11 .450 4.0
Royals 8 10 .444 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 6 .684 --
Cardinals 12 8 .600 1.5
Mets 11 8 .579 2.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.5
Phillies 8 12 .400 5.5
Expos 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 10 8 .556 --
Padres 11 9 .550 0.0
Dodgers 10 9 .526 0.5
Braves 8 9 .471 1.5
Astros 8 10 .444 2.0
Giants 8 11 .421 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 3
2 Sid Bream 2
2 Jerald Clark 2
2 Milt Cuyler 2
2 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 Sam Horn 1
1 Dale Murphy 1
1 Mickey Tettleton 1
1 Dave Valle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 3
1 Ozzie Smith 3
3 Greg Briley 2
3 Henry Cotto 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 Ray Lankford 1
1 Jose Oquendo 1
1 Bill Pecota 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Searcy 0.57
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.56
3 Terry Mulholland 0.43
4 Bob Tewksbury 0.38
5 Rich DeLucia 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Terry Mulholland 1
1 Steve Searcy 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Crawford 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
3 Steve Searcy 4
4 Rich DeLucia 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Gibson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .422
2 Dave Henderson .389
3 Craig Biggio .383
4 Felix Jose .373
5 Cal Ripken .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Dave Henderson 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 21
2 Cal Ripken 20
3 Kal Daniels 18
3 Cecil Fielder 18
3 Dave Henderson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Delino DeShields 11
3 Luis Polonia 8
4 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.28
2 Tom Gordon 0.47
3 Vicente Palacios 0.48
4 Frank Viola 0.86
5 Tim Belcher 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 Chuck Finley 4
1 Jimmy Key 4
1 Jack McDowell 4
1 John Smiley 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Roger Clemens 34
2 Dwight Gooden 34
4 Jack McDowell 31
5 Andy Benes 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
1 Lee Smith 7
4 Bobby Thigpen 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .333
2 Eddie Murray .330
3 George Brett .330
4 Dave Magadan .325
5 Lenny Dykstra .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 39
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 132
2 Matt Williams 124
3 Bobby Bonilla 118
4 Barry Bonds 114
5 Joe Carter 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Eric Yelding 60
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 Brett Butler 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.51
2 Jose Rijo 2.55
3 Chuck Finley 2.58
4 Frank Viola 2.59
5 Danny Darwin 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Ramon Martinez 21
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 236
2 Dwight Gooden 233
3 Bobby Witt 230
4 David Cone 226
5 Ramon Martinez 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Doug Jones 43
4 Gregg Olson 35
5 Lee Smith 34