On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 20 .565 --
Blue Jays 27 21 .563 0.0
Tigers 23 23 .500 3.0
Brewers 22 24 .478 4.0
Yankees 20 24 .455 5.0
Indians 17 27 .386 8.0
Orioles 16 29 .356 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 17 .605 --
Athletics 28 19 .596 0.0
Angels 26 21 .553 2.0
Mariners 25 23 .521 3.5
Twins 23 25 .479 5.5
White Sox 21 23 .477 5.5
Royals 21 25 .457 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 15 .667 --
Mets 26 19 .578 4.0
Cardinals 24 22 .522 6.5
Cubs 24 23 .511 7.0
Phillies 22 25 .468 9.0
Expos 20 27 .426 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 20 .574 --
Braves 25 19 .568 0.5
Reds 23 23 .500 3.5
Padres 24 25 .490 4.0
Astros 18 29 .383 9.0
Giants 16 32 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Jay Buhner 3
3 Vince Coleman 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Gallego 4
2 Dave Bergman 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Scott Coolbaugh 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 3
2 Alex Cole 2
2 Ron Gant 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Bosio 1.67
2 David Wells 1.50
3 Bob Walk 1.00
4 Gerald Alexander 0.83
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerald Alexander 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Mike Gardiner 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 9
2 Mark Portugal 6
3 Gerald Alexander 5
3 Chris Bosio 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shawn Hillegas 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Brian Downing .352
3 Wally Joyner .349
4 Paul Molitor .347
5 Terry Pendleton .346

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 David Justice 38
3 Frank Thomas 37
4 Tom Brunansky 36
4 2 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Delino DeShields 21
2 Marquis Grissom 21
4 Otis Nixon 19
5 3 tied 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 Tommy Greene 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Ramon Martinez 8
4 Mike Bielecki 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 80
2 Dwight Gooden 68
3 Nolan Ryan 67
4 Randy Johnson 66
5 Chuck Finley 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
2 Dennis Eckersley 13
3 Rob Dibble 12
3 Bryan Harvey 12
3 3 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .444
2 Ozzie Smith .440
3 Tony Gwynn .422
4 Kirby Puckett .404
4 Tim Raines .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 6
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Dante Bichette 5
2 Steve Buechele 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 15
2 Tony Gwynn 14
3 Tom Brunansky 13
3 David Justice 13
3 Darryl Strawberry 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Tim Raines 8
4 Otis Nixon 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.00
1 Pat Rice 0.00
3 Dennis Rasmussen 0.64
4 Mike Henneman 0.75
5 Gerald Alexander 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerald Alexander 3
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Tommy Greene 3
1 2 others tied 3

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 Jeff Russell 5
2 Rick Aguilera 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Bryan Harvey 4
2 Al Osuna 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .410
2 Harold Baines .397
3 Otis Nixon .391
4 Ozzie Smith .387
5 Ruben Sierra .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 9
1 Fred McGriff 9
3 Jesse Barfield 7
3 George Bell 7
3 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 28
1 David Justice 28
3 Tom Brunansky 25
4 Frank Thomas 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 18
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Otis Nixon 12
4 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Greene 0.29
2 Scott Erickson 1.36
3 Gerald Alexander 1.63
4 David Wells 1.73
5 Tom Glavine 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 Ramon Martinez 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 Bryan Harvey 8
1 Jay Howell 8
3 Rob Dibble 7
3 Jeff Russell 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .344
2 George Brett .340
3 Luis Polonia .338
4 Eddie Murray .330
5 Rafael Palmeiro .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 43
2 Fred McGriff 39
3 Ryne Sandberg 37
3 Darryl Strawberry 37
5 Ron Gant 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 126
2 Darryl Strawberry 113
3 Bobby Bonilla 112
3 Matt Williams 112
5 Ruben Sierra 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 59
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Eric Yelding 54
5 Bip Roberts 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.77
2 Zane Smith 2.31
3 Scott Erickson 2.36
4 Jose Rijo 2.61
5 Ramon Martinez 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Ramon Martinez 23
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 249
2 Nolan Ryan 245
3 Bobby Witt 226
4 Dwight Gooden 221
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 47
3 John Franco 35
3 Gregg Olson 35
3 Lee Smith 35