On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 8 .600 --
Brewers 13 9 .591 0.0
Blue Jays 14 10 .583 0.0
Tigers 12 9 .571 0.5
Indians 8 11 .421 3.5
Orioles 8 12 .400 4.0
Yankees 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 7 .682 --
White Sox 11 8 .579 2.5
Rangers 9 9 .500 4.0
Angels 10 12 .455 5.0
Twins 10 13 .435 5.5
Mariners 10 13 .435 5.5
Royals 8 14 .364 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 7 .682 --
Cardinals 14 9 .609 1.5
Mets 13 9 .591 2.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 4.5
Phillies 10 13 .435 5.5
Expos 9 13 .409 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 10 .524 --
Padres 12 11 .522 0.0
Braves 10 10 .500 0.5
Dodgers 11 11 .500 0.5
Astros 8 13 .381 3.0
Giants 8 14 .364 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Devereaux 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
3 Brian Downing 3
3 Chuck Knoblauch 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Allred 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
2 George Bell 2
2 Dante Bichette 2
2 Ivan Calderon 2
2 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Mike Greenwell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 3.00
2 David Cone 2.25
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.17
4 Roger Clemens 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
1 Scott Sanderson 9
3 Oil Can Boyd 7
3 Roger Clemens 7
5 Mark Leiter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .381
2 Edgar Martinez .373
3 Paul Molitor .354
4 Craig Biggio .352
5 Felix Jose .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 7
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Rob Deer 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 22
2 Andre Dawson 20
2 Cecil Fielder 20
2 John Kruk 20
2 Cal Ripken 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Delino DeShields 12
3 Otis Nixon 8
3 Gary Pettis 8
3 Luis Polonia 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.66
2 Pete Harnisch 1.07
3 Tom Candiotti 1.18
4 Dennis Martinez 1.23
5 Mike Morgan 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
2 Mike Bielecki 4
2 Chuck Finley 4
2 Jimmy Key 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Roger Clemens 41
3 Dwight Gooden 39
4 Jack McDowell 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 John Franco 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .432
2 Fred McGriff .391
3 Paul Molitor .386
4 Frank Thomas .381
5 Brett Butler .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Ruben Sierra 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 18
2 Dante Bichette 13
2 Greg Vaughn 13
2 Robin Yount 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
4 Jose Canseco 5
4 Delino DeShields 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.33
2 Pete Harnisch 0.40
3 Greg Swindell 0.53
4 Tom Gordon 0.64
5 Zane Smith 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
3 Don August 2
3 Steve Bedrosian 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Tom Glavine 24
3 Chuck Finley 22
3 Tim Leary 22
5 Greg Swindell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Lee Smith 5
2 Duane Ward 5
4 Rob Dibble 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 Eddie Murray .335
3 George Brett .331
4 Dave Magadan .324
5 Lenny Dykstra .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
3 Kevin Mitchell 37
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 133
2 Matt Williams 118
3 Bobby Bonilla 117
4 Barry Bonds 113
4 Joe Carter 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Eric Yelding 59
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Brett Butler 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.54
2 Zane Smith 2.41
3 Scott Erickson 2.53
4 Norm Charlton 2.63
5 Jose Rijo 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Ramon Martinez 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 244
2 David Cone 231
3 Dwight Gooden 230
4 Bobby Witt 225
5 Ramon Martinez 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 41
4 Gregg Olson 37
5 Lee Smith 36