On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 14 .600 --
Blue Jays 23 16 .590 0.0
Tigers 18 18 .500 3.5
Brewers 17 19 .472 4.5
Indians 13 21 .382 7.5
Yankees 13 22 .371 8.0
Orioles 12 23 .343 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 15 .605 --
Athletics 22 15 .595 0.5
Rangers 18 14 .563 2.0
Angels 21 17 .553 2.0
Twins 19 18 .514 3.5
White Sox 17 17 .500 4.0
Royals 14 22 .389 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 13 .629 --
Mets 20 15 .571 2.0
Cardinals 20 16 .556 2.5
Cubs 18 19 .486 5.0
Phillies 18 19 .486 5.0
Expos 18 19 .486 5.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 16 .556 --
Braves 18 15 .545 0.5
Padres 19 19 .500 2.0
Reds 17 18 .486 2.5
Astros 14 22 .389 6.0
Giants 12 25 .324 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Chris Hoiles 3
1 Pete Incaviglia 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Luis Gonzalez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
2 Alvin Davis 4
3 Donnie Hill 3
4 Dwight Evans 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Paul Faries 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.11
2 Chris Bosio 1.00
2 David Wells 1.00
4 Jimmy Jones 0.75
4 Mark Langston 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Jimmy Jones 1
1 Eric King 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Chris Bosio 6
2 Jimmy Jones 6
2 Mark Langston 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Shawn Hillegas 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .387
2 Dave Henderson .371
3 Hal Morris .346
4 Craig Biggio .342
5 Cal Ripken .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Kevin Mitchell 10
4 Will Clark 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 35
2 Will Clark 34
3 Wally Joyner 32
4 Ivan Calderon 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Delino DeShields 17
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Luis Polonia 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.44
2 Tom Gordon 1.45
3 Tom Candiotti 1.48
4 Ramon Martinez 1.85
5 Mike Morgan 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
1 Ramon Martinez 7
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Scott Erickson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Dwight Gooden 54
4 Jack McDowell 53
5 Randy Johnson 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 13
2 Duane Ward 12
3 Lee Smith 11
4 Rob Dibble 10
4 3 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .500
2 Harold Baines .488
3 Wally Joyner .482
4 Harold Reynolds .451
5 Ruben Sierra .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 6
2 Fred McGriff 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Will Clark 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 20
2 Harold Baines 15
3 Dave Henderson 14
4 Travis Fryman 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Marquis Grissom 7
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Combs 0.00
2 David Wells 0.41
3 Jim Abbott 0.56
4 Mark Leiter 0.75
5 Buddy Black 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Burkett 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Randy Johnson 21
4 Melido Perez 19
4 David Wells 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Dave Smith 5
1 Bill Swift 5
1 Duane Ward 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Lewis .412
2 Juan Gonzalez .373
3 Wally Joyner .371
4 Carlos Baerga .356
4 Hal Morris .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Will Clark 7
2 Chili Davis 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 Wally Joyner 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 27
2 Juan Gonzalez 22
3 Will Clark 21
3 Dave Henderson 21
3 5 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Delino DeShields 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Martinez 0.95
2 Scott Erickson 1.13
3 Greg Swindell 1.51
4 Tom Glavine 1.60
5 Tom Gordon 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
1 Ramon Martinez 6
3 Tom Glavine 5
4 Steve Avery 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Tom Gordon 40
3 Randy Johnson 39
4 Tom Glavine 37
4 Ramon Martinez 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 11
1 Duane Ward 11
3 Rob Dibble 9
4 Bryan Harvey 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Polonia .344
2 George Brett .343
3 Eddie Murray .334
4 Lonnie Smith .324
5 Rafael Palmeiro .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 42
2 Fred McGriff 39
2 Ryne Sandberg 39
4 Kevin Mitchell 37
5 Darryl Strawberry 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 124
2 Bobby Bonilla 114
3 Matt Williams 113
4 Barry Bonds 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 61
3 Eric Yelding 59
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 Bip Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.63
2 Scott Erickson 2.36
3 Zane Smith 2.41
4 Ramon Martinez 2.48
5 Jose Rijo 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Ramon Martinez 24
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 David Cone 233
3 Bobby Witt 229
4 Roger Clemens 217
4 Ramon Martinez 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 55
2 Dennis Eckersley 49
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 2 tied 33