On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 10 .643 --
Blue Jays 19 13 .594 1.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 2.5
Brewers 13 16 .448 5.5
Indians 11 15 .423 6.0
Yankees 10 17 .370 7.5
Orioles 10 18 .357 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 11 .621 --
Mariners 17 14 .548 2.0
White Sox 14 13 .519 3.0
Twins 16 15 .516 3.0
Angels 15 15 .500 3.5
Rangers 12 14 .462 4.5
Royals 12 17 .414 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Mets 17 12 .586 1.5
Cardinals 16 14 .533 3.0
Expos 15 15 .500 4.0
Cubs 15 16 .484 4.5
Phillies 14 17 .452 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 12 .556 --
Dodgers 15 14 .517 1.0
Reds 15 14 .517 1.0
Padres 15 16 .484 2.0
Astros 12 17 .414 4.0
Giants 10 20 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
1 Walt Weiss 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 Cecil Fielder 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 Scott Coolbaugh 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 1.80
2 Jimmy Key 0.88
3 Trevor Wilson 0.83
4 Scott Erickson 0.75
5 Ben McDonald 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 9
2 Jimmy Key 7
3 Bruce Hurst 6
3 Greg Maddux 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .402
2 Fred McGriff .367
3 Dave Henderson .360
4 Cal Ripken .350
5 Wally Joyner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
2 Dave Henderson 9
2 Fred McGriff 9
4 George Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 31
2 Dave Henderson 26
2 Cal Ripken 26
4 Ivan Calderon 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Delino DeShields 13
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Marquis Grissom 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.73
2 Tom Candiotti 1.02
3 Tom Gordon 1.03
4 Pete Harnisch 1.33
5 Mike Morgan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Dwight Gooden 46
4 Tom Candiotti 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 11
2 Jeff Reardon 10
2 Lee Smith 10
4 Rob Dibble 8
4 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .459
2 Fred McGriff .447
3 Mark Lewis .426
4 Brian Harper .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Marquis Grissom 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5
4 Roberto Alomar 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 16
2 Luis Gonzalez 14
2 Ricky Jordan 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Marquis Grissom 8
3 Milt Cuyler 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.56
1 David Wells 0.56
3 David Cone 0.60
4 Scott Erickson 0.72
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Jose Mesa 3
1 Terry Mulholland 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 25
2 Tom Gordon 23
3 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Bobby Witt 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 7
2 Rob Dibble 5
3 Bryan Harvey 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Dave Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .419
2 Brian Harper .394
3 Fred McGriff .378
4 Cal Ripken .365
5 Dave Henderson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Dave Henderson 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
1 Cal Ripken 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 26
2 Will Clark 25
3 Dave Henderson 23
4 Harold Baines 21
4 6 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Delino DeShields 10
4 Roberto Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.66
2 Tom Candiotti 1.00
3 Tom Gordon 1.03
4 Pete Harnisch 1.26
5 Mike Morgan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Mike Moore 5
1 John Smiley 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Roger Clemens 45
3 Tom Gordon 41
4 Tom Candiotti 39
4 Dwight Gooden 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 11
2 Jeff Reardon 10
3 Lee Smith 8
4 Rob Dibble 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .341
2 George Brett .339
3 Eddie Murray .336
4 Willie McGee .326
5 Rafael Palmeiro .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Fred McGriff 39
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 123
2 Matt Williams 117
3 Bobby Bonilla 115
4 Joe Carter 110
5 Barry Bonds 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Eric Yelding 58
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.35
2 Zane Smith 2.35
3 Scott Erickson 2.40
4 Ramon Martinez 2.43
5 Jose Rijo 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 26
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 20
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 242
2 Bobby Witt 231
3 David Cone 230
4 Erik Hanson 220
5 Dwight Gooden 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Doug Jones 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Gregg Olson 35