On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 12 .625 --
Blue Jays 21 15 .583 1.0
Tigers 16 17 .485 4.5
Brewers 16 17 .485 4.5
Indians 12 19 .387 7.5
Yankees 12 20 .375 8.0
Orioles 12 20 .375 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 21 14 .600 --
Athletics 20 14 .588 0.5
Rangers 16 14 .533 2.5
White Sox 16 15 .516 3.0
Twins 18 17 .514 3.0
Angels 18 17 .514 3.0
Royals 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 12 .647 --
Mets 20 13 .606 1.5
Cardinals 18 16 .529 4.0
Cubs 17 18 .486 5.5
Phillies 17 18 .486 5.5
Expos 16 19 .457 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 14 .548 --
Dodgers 18 15 .545 0.0
Reds 17 16 .515 1.0
Padres 16 19 .457 3.0
Astros 13 20 .394 5.0
Giants 12 23 .343 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mariano Duncan 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Mike Devereaux 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
3 Mike Greenwell 3
3 Chris James 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Devereaux 3
2 Greg Briley 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Mike Huff 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.67
2 Greg Maddux 1.33
3 Jose Rijo 1.00
4 Frank Viola 0.86
5 Greg Harris 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 Jose Rijo 8
4 Frank Viola 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Julio Machado 1
1 Al Osuna 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .379
2 Hal Morris .367
3 Dave Henderson .366
4 Craig Biggio .360
5 Edgar Martinez .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 10
1 Kevin Mitchell 10
3 Fred McGriff 9
3 Cal Ripken 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 33
2 Dave Henderson 30
3 Harold Baines 28
3 Cal Ripken 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Delino DeShields 16
3 Otis Nixon 13
3 Luis Polonia 13
5 Marquis Grissom 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.95
2 Scott Erickson 1.44
3 Tom Gordon 1.45
4 Tom Candiotti 1.48
5 Tom Bolton 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Scott Erickson 6
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Ramon Martinez 6
5 12 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 58
3 Dwight Gooden 54
4 Randy Johnson 51
5 Jack McDowell 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 12
1 Duane Ward 12
3 Lee Smith 11
4 Rob Dibble 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .486
2 Harold Baines .462
3 Harold Reynolds .455
4 David Justice .447
5 Wally Joyner .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Harold Baines 5
3 George Bell 4
3 Will Clark 4
3 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 17
2 Harold Baines 16
2 Wally Joyner 16
4 Chris James 15
4 David Justice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Marquis Grissom 9
3 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Ivan Calderon 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Combs 0.51
2 Bill Swift 0.64
3 Buddy Black 0.67
4 Michael Jackson 0.69
5 David Wells 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Bobby Witt 23
3 Randy Johnson 21
4 David Cone 20
4 Tom Gordon 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duane Ward 6
2 Rob Dibble 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 Dave Smith 5
2 Bill Swift 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Lewis .397
2 Brian Harper .394
3 Juan Gonzalez .391
4 Hal Morris .388
5 Wally Joyner .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
3 George Bell 7
3 Will Clark 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 23
2 Will Clark 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 22
4 Andre Dawson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Delino DeShields 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
4 Marquis Grissom 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.65
2 Roger Clemens 1.13
3 Scott Erickson 1.13
4 Zane Smith 1.47
5 Tom Gordon 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Ramon Martinez 5
3 Steve Avery 4
3 Buddy Black 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Roger Clemens 41
3 Tom Gordon 40
4 Randy Johnson 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 11
1 Duane Ward 11
3 Rob Dibble 9
4 Jeff Russell 7
4 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .349
2 George Brett .341
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Rafael Palmeiro .328
5 Willie McGee .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
3 Fred McGriff 38
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 122
2 Bobby Bonilla 118
3 Matt Williams 114
4 Barry Bonds 108
4 Joe Carter 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 59
2 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Bip Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.30
2 Zane Smith 2.29
3 Scott Erickson 2.36
4 Ramon Martinez 2.46
5 Jose Rijo 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 David Cone 235
3 Bobby Witt 233
4 Dwight Gooden 216
5 2 tied 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 54
2 Dennis Eckersley 48
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Doug Jones 35
5 2 tied 33