On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 19 .568 --
Blue Jays 26 20 .565 0.0
Tigers 23 22 .511 2.5
Brewers 22 23 .489 3.5
Yankees 19 24 .442 5.5
Indians 16 27 .372 8.5
Orioles 15 28 .349 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 16 .610 --
Athletics 27 18 .600 0.0
Angels 25 20 .556 2.0
Mariners 24 22 .522 3.5
Twins 22 24 .478 5.5
White Sox 20 22 .476 5.5
Royals 20 24 .455 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 15 .659 --
Mets 25 19 .568 4.0
Cardinals 24 21 .533 5.5
Cubs 23 23 .500 7.0
Phillies 22 24 .478 8.0
Expos 20 26 .435 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 19 .578 --
Braves 23 19 .548 1.5
Reds 22 22 .500 3.5
Padres 22 25 .468 5.0
Astros 18 27 .400 8.0
Giants 16 30 .348 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Manuel Lee 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Luis Gonzalez 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Abner 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Gagne 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Dave Magadan 3
2 Willie McGee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Robby Thompson 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Alex Cole 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zane Smith 2.50
2 Jack Morris 1.33
3 Rod Nichols 1.20
4 Mark Gardner 1.00
4 Jeff Robinson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 9
2 Jack Morris 8
3 David Cone 6
3 Brian Holman 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Al Osuna 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .381
2 Wally Joyner .358
3 Terry Pendleton .355
4 Tony Gwynn .354
5 Cal Ripken .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
1 Dave Henderson 12
1 Cal Ripken 12
4 George Bell 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 39
2 Will Clark 36
2 Cecil Fielder 36
2 David Justice 36
5 Ivan Calderon 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 21
3 Marquis Grissom 18
3 Otis Nixon 18
5 Rickey Henderson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 1.63
2 Tom Gordon 1.72
3 Tom Glavine 1.99
4 Mike Morgan 2.00
5 Dennis Martinez 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Ramon Martinez 8
4 Roger Clemens 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 80
2 Nolan Ryan 67
3 Dwight Gooden 66
3 Randy Johnson 66
5 Chuck Finley 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
2 Rob Dibble 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Lee Smith 12
2 Duane Ward 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .500
2 Brian Downing .472
3 Ed Sprague .433
4 Felix Jose .431
5 Ozzie Smith .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Steve Buechele 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 15
1 Wally Joyner 15
3 Tony Gwynn 14
4 Cecil Fielder 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Marquis Grissom 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
1 Pat Rice 0.00
3 Mike Henneman 0.73
4 Tom Glavine 1.13
5 Jaime Navarro 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Tommy Greene 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 Tommy Greene 24
3 David Cone 23
3 Chuck Finley 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Bill Landrum 4
1 Al Osuna 4
1 Jeff Russell 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .418
2 Harold Baines .400
3 Ruben Sierra .394
4 Harold Reynolds .387
5 Ozzie Smith .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Howard Johnson 8
4 Jesse Barfield 7
4 9 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 29
2 David Justice 26
3 Wally Joyner 25
3 Ruben Sierra 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Marquis Grissom 15
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Otis Nixon 11
4 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.29
2 Scott Erickson 1.36
3 Tom Glavine 1.76
4 Zane Smith 1.87
5 David Wells 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 6
2 Cris Carpenter 5
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 46
2 Randy Johnson 44
3 David Cone 43
4 Chuck Finley 41
5 Tom Candiotti 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 8
1 Jay Howell 8
3 Bryan Harvey 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .342
2 Hal Morris .341
3 Luis Polonia .337
4 Eddie Murray .330
5 Willie McGee .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Ryne Sandberg 38
4 Darryl Strawberry 36
5 Ron Gant 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 127
2 Matt Williams 114
3 Bobby Bonilla 112
4 Darryl Strawberry 110
5 3 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Eric Yelding 54
5 Bip Roberts 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.74
2 Zane Smith 2.31
3 Scott Erickson 2.36
4 Ramon Martinez 2.54
5 Jose Rijo 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Roger Clemens 21
3 Dwight Gooden 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 250
2 Nolan Ryan 245
3 Roger Clemens 228
4 Bobby Witt 226
5 Dwight Gooden 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 51
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 Lee Smith 36
4 John Franco 35
4 Gregg Olson 35