On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1994

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 15 .688 --
Red Sox 30 19 .612 3.5
Orioles 27 21 .563 6.0
Blue Jays 24 26 .480 10.0
Tigers 23 25 .479 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 19 .604 --
Indians 26 21 .553 2.5
Twins 25 24 .510 4.5
Royals 25 24 .510 4.5
Brewers 20 30 .400 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 26 .469 --
Angels 23 29 .442 1.5
Mariners 21 29 .420 2.5
Athletics 15 36 .294 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 18 .633 --
Expos 28 22 .560 3.5
Mets 25 25 .500 6.5
Phillies 24 27 .471 8.0
Marlins 24 27 .471 8.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 22 .569 --
Astros 29 22 .569 0.0
Cardinals 26 23 .531 2.0
Cubs 22 27 .449 6.0
Pirates 21 28 .429 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 24 .538 --
Giants 25 27 .481 3.0
Rockies 23 27 .460 4.0
Padres 18 34 .346 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian McRae 5
2 Moises Alou 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Damon Berryhill 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Sanders 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bell 4
1 Mike Macfarlane 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
4 Greg Gagne 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Kelly 2
1 Brian McRae 2
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 Mariano Duncan 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.25
2 Ron Darling 1.14
3 Scott Erickson 0.88
4 Butch Henry 0.75
5 Joe Hesketh 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 10
2 Ron Darling 8
3 Scott Erickson 7
4 Tom Gordon 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 John Hudek 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .428
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Kenny Lofton .379
4 Albert Belle .375
5 Frank Thomas .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 22
2 Frank Thomas 20
3 Matt Williams 19
4 Andres Galarraga 18
5 Kevin Mitchell 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 56
2 Julio Franco 52
3 Kirby Puckett 51
4 Andres Galarraga 49
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 25
2 Vince Coleman 24
3 Deion Sanders 20
4 Otis Nixon 19
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.47
2 Chris Hammond 1.92
3 Wilson Alvarez 2.39
4 Jeff Fassero 2.41
5 Doug Drabek 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 8
1 David Cone 8
1 Ken Hill 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 83
2 Roger Clemens 78
3 Kevin Appier 71
3 Tom Glavine 71
3 3 others tied 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 20
2 John Franco 12
2 Randy Myers 12
4 Rod Beck 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .471
2 Frank Thomas .450
3 Jim Eisenreich .444
4 Ken Caminiti .439
5 Brent Gates .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Greg Vaughn 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 16
2 Chris Gomez 15
2 Frank Thomas 15
4 Leo Gomez 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Kenny Lofton 8
3 Brady Anderson 7
3 Craig Biggio 7
3 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.75
2 Kevin Tapani 1.15
3 Phil Leftwich 1.20
4 David Cone 1.33
5 Willie Banks 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 3
1 Jason Bere 3
1 Jim Bullinger 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Chuck Finley 24
2 Randy Johnson 24
4 Kevin Appier 23
4 Greg Maddux 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 John Hudek 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 John Franco 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .452
2 Albert Belle .416
3 Paul O'Neill .410
4 Lenny Dykstra .392
4 Kenny Lofton .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Frank Thomas 12
3 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Kevin Mitchell 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 29
2 Frank Thomas 28
3 Tim Salmon 27
4 Chris Gomez 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
1 Otis Nixon 13
3 Darren Lewis 11
4 Brady Anderson 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Hammond 0.61
2 Doug Drabek 1.65
3 Roger Clemens 1.80
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.85
5 Greg Maddux 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 5
1 John Doherty 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
4 Steve Avery 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 48
2 Kevin Appier 41
2 Andy Benes 41
2 Jeff Fassero 41
2 Pat Hentgen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
1 Randy Myers 9
3 Doug Jones 8
3 Lee Smith 8
5 John Franco 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Gregg Jefferies .360
3 Andres Galarraga .351
4 Frank Thomas .345
5 Roberto Alomar .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 57
2 Frank Thomas 53
3 Barry Bonds 45
4 Matt Williams 42
5 3 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 139
2 Joe Carter 136
3 Juan Gonzalez 126
4 Mike Piazza 125
5 Ken Griffey 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Marquis Grissom 59
3 Luis Polonia 55
4 Chuck Carr 52
5 Otis Nixon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.92
2 Jeff Fassero 2.27
3 Jose Rijo 2.60
4 Wilson Alvarez 2.68
5 Bill Swift 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 24
2 Bill Swift 21
2 Bob Tewksbury 21
4 Tom Glavine 20
4 Jimmy Key 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 287
2 Jose Rijo 236
3 John Smoltz 208
4 Andy Benes 204
4 Greg Maddux 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 52
2 Randy Myers 50
3 Rod Beck 46
4 John Wetteland 41
5 Jeff Montgomery 37