On This Day

Saturday, May 4, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 8 .619 --
Brewers 13 10 .565 1.0
Blue Jays 14 11 .560 1.0
Tigers 12 10 .545 1.5
Indians 9 11 .450 3.5
Orioles 8 13 .381 5.0
Yankees 7 13 .350 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 8 .652 --
White Sox 11 9 .550 2.5
Rangers 10 9 .526 3.0
Angels 11 12 .478 4.0
Twins 11 13 .458 4.5
Mariners 11 13 .458 4.5
Royals 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 8 .652 --
Mets 14 9 .609 1.0
Cardinals 14 10 .583 1.5
Cubs 11 13 .458 4.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 4.5
Expos 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 10 .545 --
Padres 13 11 .542 0.0
Braves 11 10 .524 0.5
Dodgers 11 12 .478 1.5
Astros 9 13 .409 3.0
Giants 8 15 .348 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris James 4
1 Jose Vizcaino 4
3 Randy Bush 3
3 Ivan Calderon 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris James 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris James 9
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Milt Cuyler 2
2 Eric Davis 2
4 Wade Boggs 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Witt 1.18
2 Tom Bolton 1.00
3 Jack Armstrong 0.75
3 Chuck Cary 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 13
2 Jack Armstrong 6
2 Tom Bolton 6
2 Chuck Cary 6
2 Melido Perez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .381
2 Edgar Martinez .373
3 Will Clark .344
4 Tony Gwynn .340
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 7
1 Kevin Mitchell 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 25
2 Ivan Calderon 21
3 Andre Dawson 20
3 Rob Deer 20
3 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
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 Bolton 1.08
4 Tom Candiotti 1.18
5 Dennis Martinez 1.23

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 3 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Rob Dibble 6
4 6 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Felder .429
2 Hal Morris .413
3 Brett Butler .396
4 Beau Allred .387
5 Chris James .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 5
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 15
2 Andre Dawson 14
2 Chris James 14
4 Charlie Hayes 13
4 Robin Yount 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Otis Nixon 6
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.33
2 Pete Harnisch 0.40
3 Greg Swindell 0.53
4 Jack Armstrong 0.64
4 Tom Gordon 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
4 Don August 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Tom Glavine 22
3 Greg Swindell 21
4 Tom Gordon 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 George Brett .334
3 Eddie Murray .332
4 Dave Magadan .323
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
3 Kevin Mitchell 37
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 2 others tied 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 78
2 Eric Yelding 59
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Brett Butler 51
4 Otis Nixon 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.54
2 Zane Smith 2.41
3 Scott Erickson 2.53
4 Chuck Finley 2.54
5 Norm Charlton 2.63

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 Bobby Witt 238
3 David Cone 231
4 Dwight Gooden 230
5 Ramon Martinez 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 40
4 Gregg Olson 37
5 Lee Smith 36