On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1994

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 7 .741 --
Orioles 17 9 .654 2.5
Yankees 16 10 .615 3.5
Blue Jays 15 13 .536 5.5
Tigers 10 15 .400 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 11 .577 --
Brewers 14 12 .538 1.0
Indians 13 12 .520 1.5
Royals 13 12 .520 1.5
Twins 11 17 .393 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 11 14 .440 --
Mariners 11 15 .423 0.5
Angels 11 18 .379 2.0
Athletics 8 20 .286 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 10 .615 --
Expos 16 11 .593 0.5
Marlins 15 13 .536 2.0
Mets 14 13 .519 2.5
Phillies 11 16 .407 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 10 .630 --
Astros 16 11 .593 1.0
Cardinals 14 11 .560 2.0
Pirates 13 12 .520 3.0
Cubs 7 18 .280 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 14 .500 --
Rockies 12 13 .480 0.5
Dodgers 13 15 .464 1.0
Padres 8 19 .296 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian McRae 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Mariano Duncan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 5
2 Brian Dorsett 4
2 Brent Mayne 4
4 Jerry Browne 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Carr 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Chad Curtis 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.40
2 Tom Gordon 0.70
3 Ramon Martinez 0.67
4 Chris Hammond 0.62
5 Bob Welch 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 Phil Leftwich 1
1 Ramon Martinez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 7
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
3 Ramon Martinez 6
3 Bob Welch 6
5 Chris Hammond 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 John Hudek 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .446
2 Ellis Burks .420
3 Tony Gwynn .402
4 Moises Alou .387
5 Will Clark .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 13
2 Dante Bichette 11
2 Gary Sheffield 11
4 Ellis Burks 10
4 Joe Carter 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 39
2 Andres Galarraga 30
2 Kirby Puckett 30
4 Jeff Bagwell 29
5 Gary Sheffield 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Kenny Lofton 12
3 Chuck Carr 11
4 Alex Cole 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Bones 1.11
2 Greg Maddux 1.12
3 David Weathers 2.10
4 Greg Swindell 2.27
5 John Smiley 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 6
1 Ben McDonald 6
1 Bob Tewksbury 6
4 Danny Darwin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 42
1 Randy Johnson 42
3 Pedro Martinez 41
4 Kevin Appier 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Mel Rojas 8
2 Jeff Russell 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 John Franco 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sean Berry .515
2 Tony Gwynn .478
3 Mike Piazza .460
4 Paul O'Neill .455
5 Chuck Carr .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 7
2 Gary Sheffield 6
3 Dante Bichette 5
3 Scott Cooper 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
1 Mike Piazza 18
3 Joe Carter 17
3 Gary Sheffield 17
5 Jose Canseco 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Carr 9
1 Alex Cole 9
3 Brett Butler 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Weathers 0.60
2 Bobby Jones 1.08
3 Greg Maddux 1.10
4 Ricky Bones 1.13
5 Roger Clemens 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 Ben McDonald 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 26
2 Doug Drabek 21
2 Pat Hentgen 21
4 Danny Jackson 20
4 5 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 7
2 Jeremy Hernandez 5
2 Lee Smith 5
4 John Franco 4
4 Jeff Russell 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Gregg Jefferies .354
3 Andres Galarraga .352
4 John Olerud .345
5 Alan Trammell .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 47
1 Frank Thomas 47
3 Barry Bonds 45
3 Juan Gonzalez 45
5 Rafael Palmeiro 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 133
2 Frank Thomas 132
3 Juan Gonzalez 131
4 Chili Davis 124
5 Mike Piazza 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Roberto Alomar 56
2 Chuck Carr 56
2 Marquis Grissom 56
2 Luis Polonia 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.02
2 Jeff Fassero 2.12
3 Jose Rijo 2.73
4 Mark Portugal 2.85
5 Bill Swift 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Bill Swift 22
3 Bob Tewksbury 21
4 John Burkett 20
4 Tom Glavine 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Jose Rijo 232
3 Greg Maddux 203
4 John Smoltz 201
5 Juan Guzman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 50
2 Lee Smith 48
3 Rod Beck 44
4 Bryan Harvey 43
5 John Wetteland 42