On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1993

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 10 .615 --
Red Sox 16 11 .593 0.5
Yankees 15 11 .577 1.0
Blue Jays 14 13 .519 2.5
Indians 12 15 .444 4.5
Brewers 11 14 .440 4.5
Orioles 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 10 .583 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 0.0
Rangers 15 11 .577 0.0
Mariners 13 14 .481 2.5
Twins 11 15 .423 4.0
Royals 11 16 .407 4.5
Athletics 8 15 .348 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 7 .731 --
Cardinals 15 12 .556 4.5
Expos 15 12 .556 4.5
Pirates 13 13 .500 6.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 6.0
Marlins 12 15 .444 7.5
Mets 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 10 .643 --
Astros 16 10 .615 1.0
Braves 14 15 .483 4.5
Padres 11 15 .423 6.0
Dodgers 11 16 .407 6.5
Reds 10 16 .385 7.0
Rockies 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 4
1 Barry Bonds 4
3 Ivan Calderon 3
3 Gary Disarcina 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Amaral 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Royce Clayton 5
2 Tim Wallach 4
3 Craig Colbert 3
3 Gary Disarcina 3
3 Jeff King 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Jeff Branson 1
1 Wil Cordero 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.25
2 Alex Fernandez 1.20
2 David Wells 1.20
4 Greg Maddux 1.14
5 Kenny Rogers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 Greg Hibbard 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 9
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 Kenny Rogers 8
4 Ryan Bowen 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .432
2 John Olerud .415
3 Kirk Gibson .394
4 Andres Galarraga .394
5 Mo Vaughn .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 10
2 Matt Williams 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Dean Palmer 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 29
2 Albert Belle 28
2 Jose Canseco 28
4 Joe Carter 27
4 Andres Galarraga 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 14
1 Kenny Lofton 14
3 Chuck Carr 13
3 Chad Curtis 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 1.16
2 Erik Hanson 1.29
3 Kevin Brown 1.33
4 Roger Clemens 1.55
5 Frank Viola 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 5
1 Jack McDowell 5
3 Andy Benes 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Kevin Appier 43
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Roger Clemens 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 11
2 Lee Smith 10
2 Mike Stanton 10
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .467
2 Chad Kreuter .463
3 Lance Johnson .442
4 Orlando Merced .438
4 John Olerud .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 5
2 Albert Belle 4
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 20
2 Chris Sabo 16
2 Frank Thomas 16
4 Barry Bonds 15
4 Kevin Reimer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Carr 10
2 Alex Cole 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 David Hulse 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
1 Chris Bosio 0.00
4 Paul Quantrill 0.75
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Bill Swift 3
4 Wilson Alvarez 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 25
1 Mark Langston 25
3 Kevin Brown 24
4 Chuck Finley 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mitch Williams 6
2 Steve Farr 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
2 Lee Smith 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .356
2 Barry Bonds .335
3 Kirby Puckett .329
4 Gary Sheffield .328
5 Paul Molitor .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 45
2 Albert Belle 40
3 Joe Carter 37
4 Gary Sheffield 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 Frank Thomas 126
3 Albert Belle 122
4 Cecil Fielder 121
5 Carlos Baerga 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 69
1 Kenny Lofton 69
3 Chad Curtis 54
4 Rickey Henderson 53
4 Luis Polonia 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.21
2 Roger Clemens 2.28
3 Curt Schilling 2.35
4 Bob Tewksbury 2.40
5 Bill Swift 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 20
1 Tom Glavine 20
1 Jack McDowell 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 255
2 David Cone 247
3 Greg Maddux 218
4 Melido Perez 214
5 John Smoltz 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
1 Lee Smith 45
3 Jeff Montgomery 43
4 Rick Aguilera 42
5 Randy Myers 40