On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 8 .636 --
Blue Jays 15 11 .577 1.0
Tigers 13 10 .565 1.5
Brewers 13 11 .542 2.0
Indians 10 11 .476 3.5
Orioles 8 14 .364 6.0
Yankees 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 9 .625 --
White Sox 11 10 .524 2.5
Rangers 10 10 .500 3.0
Angels 12 12 .500 3.0
Twins 12 13 .480 3.5
Mariners 12 13 .480 3.5
Royals 9 15 .375 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 9 .625 --
Mets 14 10 .583 1.0
Cardinals 14 11 .560 1.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 3.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 4.5
Expos 9 15 .375 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 13 10 .565 --
Padres 14 11 .560 0.0
Braves 11 11 .500 1.5
Dodgers 12 12 .500 1.5
Astros 10 13 .435 3.0
Giants 9 15 .375 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Deer 4
1 Harold Reynolds 4
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 George Bell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Browne 4
1 Kevin Romine 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Rob Deer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.00
2 Buddy Black 0.86
3 Jose DeLeon 0.83
4 Ed Whitson 0.80
4 Matt Young 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 8
1 Ed Whitson 8
1 Matt Young 8
4 Buddy Black 6
4 Jason Grimsley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Curt Schilling 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .373
2 Dave Henderson .371
3 Paul Molitor .344
4 Fred McGriff .341
5 Tony Gwynn .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Dave Henderson 8
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 George Bell 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 26
2 Rob Deer 23
3 Ivan Calderon 21
3 Dave Henderson 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Delino DeShields 12
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Gary Pettis 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.66
2 Tom Gordon 0.67
3 Pete Harnisch 1.07
4 Tom Bolton 1.08
5 Tom Candiotti 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
2 Mike Bielecki 4
2 Tom Browning 4
2 Chuck Finley 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Roger Clemens 41
4 Jack McDowell 36
5 4 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Rob Dibble 7
4 Duane Ward 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .441
2 Carlos Baerga .415
3 Brett Butler .400
4 Mike Felder .395
5 Mark Lewis .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 6
2 Ruben Sierra 5
2 Greg Vaughn 5
4 George Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 15
1 Chris James 15
1 Greg Vaughn 15
4 Andre Dawson 14
4 Robin Yount 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
2 Ramon Martinez 0.33
3 Pete Harnisch 0.40
4 Zane Smith 0.60
5 Jack Armstrong 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
4 Don August 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Greg Swindell 24
3 Tom Glavine 22
4 Jose DeLeon 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .336
2 George Brett .335
3 Eddie Murray .332
4 Dave Magadan .321
5 Rafael Palmeiro .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 47
2 Ryne Sandberg 40
3 Kevin Mitchell 38
4 Fred McGriff 36
4 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 132
2 Matt Williams 118
3 Bobby Bonilla 117
4 Barry Bonds 113
4 Joe Carter 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Eric Yelding 59
3 Rickey Henderson 56
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Brett Butler 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.34
2 Zane Smith 2.41
3 Scott Erickson 2.53
4 Chuck Finley 2.54
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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 244
2 Bobby Witt 238
3 Dwight Gooden 234
4 David Cone 231
5 Ramon Martinez 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 57
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Doug Jones 40
4 Gregg Olson 36
4 Lee Smith 36