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MAY
1991

Wednesday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: 44-year-old Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan hurls the record 7th no-hitter of his amazing career, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays on Arlington Appreciation Night by a score of 3-0. Ryan strikes out 16 batters in the process, marking the 209th time he has fanned 10 or more in a game, and the 26th time putting 15 or more down on strikes.

The Brewers defeat the White Sox in a 6-hour, 5-minute, 19-inning contest, the longest in the American League since the same two clubs played 25 innings on May 8, 1984. Oddly enough, Willie Randolph, who drove home the winning run in the 19th, had been the last out in Nolan Ryan's 6th no-hitter.

Oakland's Rickey Henderson garners his 939th career stolen base in the 4th inning of a game against the Yankees to break Lou Brock's all-time mark. With Brock standing next to him, Henderson modestly proclaims, "Lou Brock was certainly a great basestealer, but today I'm the greatest of all time." In another curious tie-in with Nolan Ryan, Henderson had been the victim of Ryan's 5,000th career strikeout.

Dodger OF Darryl Strawberry ties an National League record by striking out five times in a game against the Expos. "I really can't figure it out," he says, "because I feel so good up there." Strawberry also drops a fly ball for a 3-base error in the 9-3 loss.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1991
Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,606)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jim Deshaies
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,231)
W: Stan Belinda L: Randy Myers S: Bill Landrum
Montreal Expos 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,106)
W: Chris Nabholz L: Tim Belcher
San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 7 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,952)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Frank Viola S: Craig Lefferts
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,281)
W: Tommy Greene L: Mike LaCoss S: Roger McDowell
Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,043)
W: Kent Mercker L: Mike Perez
Baltimore Orioles 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,918)
W: Jose Mesa L: Randy Johnson S: Gregg Olson
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,049)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Chuck Finley
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,536)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Mike Boddicker S: Mike Henneman
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Chicago White Sox 9 (19 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 13,973)
W: Don August L: Wayne Edwards
Minnesota Twins 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,449)
W: Scott Erickson L: Jeff Gray
Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,139)
W: Mike Moore L: Tim Leary S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 33,439)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Jimmy Key
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1991
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,896)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Kevin Appier S: Duane Ward
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at County Stadium (att. 8,902)
W: Kevin Brown L: Kevin Tapani S: Chuck Crim
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Pirates defeat the Astros 1-0 in a 1-hour, 45-minute contest, the National League's shortest 9-inning game since September 1, 1981.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1991
Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,476)
W: Tom Glavine L: Shawn Boskie S: Kent Mercker
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,643)
W: Cris Carpenter L: Scott Scudder S: Lee Smith
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,221)
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Andy Benes
New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,055)
W: David Cone L: Kelly Downs S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 29,364)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Danny Cox
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Houston Astros 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,145)
W: Zane Smith L: Pete Harnisch
Baltimore Orioles 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,085)
W: Ben McDonald L: Kirk McCaskill S: Gregg Olson
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 30,267)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jack McDowell
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 6 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,337)
W: Mike Henneman L: Brad Arnsberg
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,809)
W: David Wells L: Storm Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at County Stadium (att. 13,033)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Rick Aguilera S: Edwin Nunez
Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 25,252)
W: Joe Klink L: Steve Olin
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 22,884)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Brian Holman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 4th

IN THE NEWS: Mackey Sasser and Mark Carreon stroke consecutive pinch home runs in the Mets' 6-4, 12-inning win over the Giants. It is the first time the feat has been performed in the National League since 1975.

Chris James of the Indians collects nine RBIs in Cleveland's 20-6 victory over the A's.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1991
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 20,107)
W: John Smoltz L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Juan Berenguer
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 39,008)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Jamie Moyer S: Rob Dibble
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 5 (13 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 12,374)
W: Rich Rodriguez L: Jeff Fassero
New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 4 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 38,413)
W: Pete Schourek L: Mike LaCoss
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,106)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Jay Howell S: Mitch Williams
Houston Astros 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,896)
W: Jimmy Jones L: John Smiley S: Jim Clancy
California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,612)
W: Mark Langston L: Jeff Robinson S: Bryan Harvey
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 37,121)
W: Tom Bolton L: Melido Perez
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,051)
W: Rich Gossage L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,628)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Denis Boucher S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 26,503)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Chris Bosio S: Steve Bedrosian
Cleveland Indians 20, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 35,028)
W: Eric King L: Kirk Dressendorfer
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome (att. 53,755)
W: Scott Bankhead L: Chuck Cary S: Mike Jackson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 5th

IN THE NEWS: Rookie Jeff Bagwell of the Astros clobbers a 456-foot home run into the upper left field seats in Three Rivers Stadium in a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. He is the 9th player to reach the upper deck at Three Rivers.

Dodd Johnson, 1B for the Reno Silver Sox of the California League, homers, doubles, singles, and drives in five runs in a single inning against High Desert. Reno sends 20 batters to the plate and scores 15 runs in the inning on its way to a 20-8 win.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1991
Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 27,141)
W: Chuck McElroy L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Dave Smith
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,758)
W: Tom Browning L: Lee Smith S: Rob Dibble
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,397)
W: Ed Whitson L: Brian Barnes
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 42,576)
W: Bud Black L: Dwight Gooden
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 44,160)
W: Mike Morgan L: Joe Boever S: Jay Howell
Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,727)
W: Mark Portugal L: Doug Drabek S: Curt Schilling
California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,103)
W: Jim Abbott L: Jeff Ballard S: Bryan Harvey
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 34,477)
W: Matt Young L: Alex Fernandez
Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,619)
W: Walt Terrell L: Kevin Brown
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,588)
W: Dave Stieb L: Tom Gordon S: Duane Ward
Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 11,183)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Edwin Nunez
Cleveland Indians 15, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 44,164)
W: Greg Swindell L: Bob Welch
Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 4 (16 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 24,391)
W: Bill Krueger L: Rich Monteleone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies OF Lenny Dykstra crashes his Mercedes into two trees while driving home with Darren Daulton from teammate John Kruk's bachelor party. Dykstra, who is charged with driving under the influence, suffers three broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a broken cheekbone, and will be sidelined until mid-July. Daulton's injuries are less severe.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1991
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,736)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jim Deshaies S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,699)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Don Robinson
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,518)
W: Vicente Palacios L: Jose Rijo S: Bill Landrum
Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,972)
W: Jose Mesa L: Scott Lewis
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome (att. 24,210)
W: Erik Hanson L: Tim Leary S: Bill Swift
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 7th

IN THE NEWS: Harold Baines leads Oakland to an 11–3 win over Baltimore by bashing three home runs and a double in four at bats. Mike Moore (5–0) is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1991
Atlanta Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 17,196)
W: Steve Avery L: Bryn Smith
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 13,640)
W: Bob Scanlan L: Xavier Hernandez S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (15 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 10,197)
W: Scott Ruskin L: Trevor Wilson
New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 47,744)
W: Frank Viola L: Tim Belcher S: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,258)
W: Randy Tomlin L: Chris Hammond S: Stan Belinda
San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,172)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Jose DeJesus S: Craig Lefferts
Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 23,815)
W: Scott Erickson L: Greg Harris
California Angels 7, New York Yankees 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,977)
W: Chuck Finley L: Andy Hawkins S: Bryan Harvey
Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 35,451)
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Mark Lee
Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,506)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Kevin Appier S: Paul Gibson
Oakland Athletics 11, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,908)
W: Mike Moore L: Ben McDonald
Seattle Mariners 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Kingdome (att. 9,511)
W: Mike Jackson L: Doug Jones
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 44,622)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Jimmy Key S: Jeff Russell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 8th

IN THE NEWS: Howard Spira is found guilty of trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Spira had already received $40,000 from Steinbrenner.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1991
Atlanta Braves 17, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,699)
W: Tom Glavine L: Ken Hill
Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Astrodome (att. 11,307)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Shawn Boskie S: Curt Schilling
Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,107)
W: Barry Jones L: Francisco Oliveras S: Tim Burke
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 40,942)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Doug Simons S: Jay Howell
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,594)
W: Zane Smith L: Norm Charlton
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,063)
W: Danny Cox L: Andy Benes S: Roger McDowell
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park (att. 25,134)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jack Morris
New York Yankees 10, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,024)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Kirk McCaskill
Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 36,026)
W: Jack McDowell L: Jaime Navarro
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,495)
W: Frank Tanana L: Storm Davis
Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 23,528)
W: Curt Young L: Mike Flanagan
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Kingdome (att. 10,930)
W: Brian Holman L: Charles Nagy S: Bill Swift
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Skydome (att. 43,211)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Nolan Ryan S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 9th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1991
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 43,513)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Derek Lilliquist S: Mitch Williams
Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 26,756)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Mike Jeffcoat
Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,765)
W: Dan Petry L: Kevin Tapani S: Paul Gibson
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Skydome (att. 47,236)
W: David Wells L: Melido Perez S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 10th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland OF Jose Canseco is photographed leaving the West Side apartment of singer Madonna. He then goes 0-for-3 in Oakland's 5–3 loss to the Yankees.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1991
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 35,484)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Tom Browning S: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 5 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 15,932)
W: Juan Agosto L: Curt Schilling S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,255)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Joe Boever S: John Candelaria
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,936)
W: John Smiley L: John Smoltz S: Stan Belinda
Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 54,841)
W: Tim Burke L: Wes Gardner
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,791)
W: Bud Black L: Dwight Gooden
Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,695)
W: Matt Young L: Bobby Witt S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 27,301)
W: Mark Langston L: Eric King
Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 18,915)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Chris Bosio
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,012)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Walt Terrell S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,336)
W: John Habyan L: Joe Klink S: Steve Farr
Seattle Mariners 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kingdome (att. 24,553)
W: Rich DeLucia L: Jeff Ballard S: Mike Jackson
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (12 inn.) at Skydome (att. 50,198)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Willie Fraser
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: When a heckler taunts recovering alcoholic Albert Belle during Cleveland's 2-1 loss to California, the Indians' OF hits the fan in the chest with a baseball. Many in the crowd applaud Belle, who is suspended for one week by American League president Dr. Bobby Brown and ordered to contribute a week's salary to a charity of his choice.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 12, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 35,998)
W: Jose Rijo L: Mike Bielecki
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome (att. 18,010)
W: Mark Portugal L: Jose DeLeon
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,335)
W: Mike Morgan L: Pat Combs S: Jay Howell
Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 33,914)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Doug Drabek S: Kent Mercker
Montreal Expos 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,062)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Adam Peterson
New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 29,006)
W: Ron Darling L: Don Robinson S: Alejandro Pena
Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,798)
W: Dana Kiecker L: Kevin Brown S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,720)
W: Jim Abbott L: Greg Swindell S: Bryan Harvey
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 27,372)
W: Tom Gordon L: Bill Wegman S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 23,063)
W: Carl Willis L: Mike Henneman S: Rick Aguilera
Oakland Athletics 10, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,967)
W: Kirk Dressendorfer L: Dave Eiland
Baltimore Orioles 11, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 26,338)
W: Jose Mesa L: Bill Krueger
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Skydome (att. 50,206)
W: Dave Stieb L: Charlie Hough S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: Six-foot ten-inch Randy Johnson of the Mariners squares off against 6-foot 7-inch Ben McDonald of the Orioles in the tallest pitching matchup in history. Neither is involved in the decision in the game won by the Mariners, 5-4.

At Fenway, the Red Sox celebrate "Ted Williams Day" by renaming Lansdowne Street, behind the LF wall, "Ted Williams Way." Boston then spoils an 8-inning effort by Roger Clemens and loses in 10 innings to the White Sox, 4–3. Bobby Thigpen is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,353)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Greg Maddux S: Rob Dibble
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 11,007)
W: Cris Carpenter L: Al Osuna
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,208)
W: Jose DeJesus L: Tim Belcher
Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,287)
W: Steve Avery L: Vicente Palacios S: Juan Berenguer
Montreal Expos 8, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,202)
W: Bill Sampen L: Rich Rodriguez S: Barry Jones
New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (11 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 38,046)
W: John Franco L: Dave Righetti
Texas Rangers 12, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 33,196)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Greg Harris
Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,667)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Scott Lewis
Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 15,119)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Kevin Brown S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,189)
W: Scott Erickson L: Bill Gullickson
New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,212)
W: Steve Farr L: Mike Moore
Seattle Mariners 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kingdome (att. 16,484)
W: Mike Jackson L: Gregg Olson
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Skydome (att. 50,108)
W: Jimmy Key L: Greg Hibbard S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: California's Dave Winfield moves into 25th place on the all-time RBI list by bringing home the 1,538th of his career in California's 9-5 win over Cleveland. He surpasses Joe DiMaggio in the process.

During a intentional walk, Gary Pettis of the Tigers is picked off 3B by the Rangers. Texas wins, 8–1.

Three generations of Carays make history by broadcasting the Braves-Cubs game—Hall of Fame announcer Harry Caray, son Skip Caray, and grandson Chip Caray.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1991
Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,579)
W: Tom Glavine L: Shawn Boskie
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,495)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Oil Can Boyd S: Jay Howell
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,158)
W: Andy Benes L: David Cone S: Craig Lefferts
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (11 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 7,901)
W: Joe Boever L: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,271)
W: Ken Hill L: Randy Myers S: Lee Smith
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 31,032)
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Jeff Gray
California Angels 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,880)
W: Chuck Finley L: Steve Olin S: Jeff Robinson
New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,691)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Curt Young S: Lee Guetterman
Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,544)
W: John Barfield L: John Cerutti
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Skydome (att. 44,275)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Storm Davis S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 14th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1991
Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,446)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Kent Mercker S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 7,846)
W: Zane Smith L: Pete Harnisch
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,625)
W: Kevin Gross L: Mark Gardner S: Jim Gott
New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,389)
W: Wally Whitehurst L: Eric Nolte S: Pete Schourek
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,656)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Kelly Downs
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,672)
W: Norm Charlton L: Jamie Moyer S: Rob Dibble
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,006)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Joe Slusarski
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 28,927)
W: Tom Bolton L: Melido Perez S: Jeff Reardon
Seattle Mariners 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,962)
W: Brian Holman L: Rod Nichols S: Bill Swift
Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,395)
W: Jack Morris L: Jaime Navarro
New York Yankees 7, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,211)
W: Pascual Perez L: Kirk McCaskill S: John Habyan
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,507)
W: Scott Chiamparino L: Dan Petry S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Skydome (att. 43,357)
W: David Wells L: Mark Gubicza S: Mike Timlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: Paul Molitor of the Brewers hits for the cycle in a 4-2 victory over Minnesota. Molitor triples in the 1st, singles in the 3rd, doubles in the 5th, and homers in the 7th.

The Red Sox defeat the White Sox by a 9-6 score in a night game at Fenway Park which takes four hours and 11 minutes to complete for a new American League record. The contest is nine minutes longer than the previous longest night game.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1991
Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,814)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Juan Berenguer
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 7 at Astrodome (att. 9,577)
W: Bob Kipper L: Curt Schilling S: Bill Landrum
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,937)
W: Tim Crews L: Barry Jones S: Jay Howell
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,858)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Ed Whitson
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,661)
W: Bud Black L: Jason Grimsley S: Jeff Brantley
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,953)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Tom Browning
Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 32,596)
W: Bob Welch L: Jeff Ballard S: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 31,712)
W: Joe Hesketh L: Donn Pall S: Jeff Reardon
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,327)
W: Rich DeLucia L: Eric King S: Bill Swift
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,992)
W: Chris Bosio L: Kevin Tapani S: Dan Plesac
California Angels 10, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 16,017)
W: Mark Langston L: Chuck Cary
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (12 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,581)
W: Rich Gossage L: Steve Searcy
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 50,113)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Denis Boucher
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Thursday, May 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Triple A Calgary Cannons hit three grand slams in their 22-7 win over the Tacoma Tigers. Dave Cochrane, Chuck Jackson, and Alonzo Powell connect with the bases full for the Cannons in what is believed to be a first in professional baseball.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1991
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 8,419)
W: Doug Drabek L: Jim Clancy S: Stan Belinda
San Francisco Giants 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,437)
W: Don Robinson L: Dennis Martinez S: Francisco Oliveras
Oakland Athletics 11, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 32,414)
W: Joe Klink L: Jose Mesa
Seattle Mariners 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,665)
W: Mike Jackson L: Greg Swindell
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,182)
W: Bill Wegman L: Allan Anderson S: Darren Holmes
California Angels 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,774)
W: Jim Abbott L: Eric Plunk
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Friday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1991
Atlanta Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,824)
W: Steve Avery L: Vicente Palacios
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,119)
W: Randy Myers L: Bruce Hurst S: Rob Dibble
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,974)
W: Frank Viola L: Mike Morgan
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (16 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,044)
W: Tommy Greene L: Les Lancaster
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,338)
W: Barry Jones L: Mike LaCoss S: Scott Ruskin
Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 40,231)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Lee Smith S: Al Osuna
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 34,209)
W: Ben McDonald L: Scott Lewis
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 30,095)
W: Donn Pall L: Mike Timlin S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 11, Oakland Athletics 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 43,717)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Mike Moore
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,673)
W: Scott Erickson L: Bill Gullickson S: Steve Bedrosian
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Kansas City Royals 5 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 26,644)
W: Chuck Crim L: Mark Davis S: Julio Machado
Seattle Mariners 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 16,810)
W: Randy Johnson L: Tim Leary S: Bill Swift
Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,208)
W: Kevin Brown L: Greg Harris S: Jeff Russell
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Saturday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1991
San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,495)
W: Adam Peterson L: Jack Armstrong
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,657)
W: Tim Crews L: John Franco S: Jay Howell
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,877)
W: Joe Boever L: Paul Assenmacher S: Mitch Williams
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,579)
W: Oil Can Boyd L: John Burkett S: Tim Burke
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 37,638)
W: Bryn Smith L: Xavier Hernandez
California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,728)
W: Chuck Finley L: Mark Williamson S: Bryan Harvey
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 34,861)
W: Jimmy Key L: Greg Hibbard
Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 20,963)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Charles Nagy S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 31,432)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Frank Tanana S: Rick Aguilera
Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,727)
W: Mark Davis L: Mark Lee S: Jeff Montgomery
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,017)
W: Pat Rice L: Scott Sanderson
Texas Rangers 13, Boston Red Sox 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 42,696)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Roger Clemens S: Jim Poole
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Sunday, May 19th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1991
Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 27,164)
W: Tom Glavine L: Zane Smith S: Juan Berenguer
San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 29,847)
W: Andy Benes L: Norm Charlton S: Craig Lefferts
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,714)
W: Ramon Martinez L: David Cone S: Tim Crews
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,830)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Roger McDowell S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 4 (13 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 29,834)
W: Bill Sampen L: Mike LaCoss S: Scott Ruskin
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,446)
W: Ken Hill L: Pete Harnisch
California Angels 10, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 36,225)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: Jeff Ballard
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 41,015)
W: Ken Patterson L: Mike Timlin S: Bobby Thigpen
Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 29,465)
W: Curt Young L: Rod Nichols
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 17,148)
W: Dan Petry L: Jack Morris
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 26,483)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Mark Gubicza S: Julio Machado
New York Yankees 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 29,581)
W: Steve Howe L: Brian Holman S: Lee Guetterman
Texas Rangers 12, Boston Red Sox 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 39,895)
W: Gerald Alexander L: Tom Bolton
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Monday, May 20th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1991
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,800)
W: Ed Whitson L: John Smoltz
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Astrodome (att. 9,058)
W: Jimmy Jones L: Kevin Gross S: Al Osuna
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Fenway Park (att. 28,983)
W: Matt Young L: Chris Bosio S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,773)
W: Mark Langston L: Melido Perez S: Bryan Harvey
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,047)
W: Eric King L: Chuck Cary S: Shawn Hillegas
Detroit Tigers 11, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,231)
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Bob Milacki
Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,088)
W: Russ Swan L: Jeff Montgomery S: Mike Jackson
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 24,631)
W: David Wells L: Bob Welch S: Tom Henke
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Tuesday, May 21st

IN THE NEWS: Manager Don Zimmer is fired by the Cubs and replaced by Jim Essian.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1991
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,381)
W: Kent Mercker L: Steve Rosenberg
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,358)
W: Tom Browning L: Bud Black S: Rob Dibble
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,053)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Jim Corsi
Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,002)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jason Grimsley
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 29,129)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Rick Sutcliffe S: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,226)
W: John Smiley L: Jamie Moyer S: Bill Landrum
Boston Red Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Fenway Park (att. 28,646)
W: Joe Hesketh L: Jim Hunter
California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,040)
W: Jim Abbott L: Scott Radinsky S: Bryan Harvey
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,683)
W: Greg Swindell L: Dave Eiland
Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,339)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Paul Gibson S: Gregg Olson
Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,954)
W: Kevin Appier L: Bill Krueger
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,427)
W: Bobby Witt L: Kevin Tapani S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,738)
W: Jim Acker L: Kirk Dressendorfer S: Mike Timlin
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Wednesday, May 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Manager John Wathan is fired by the Royals. He will be replaced by Hal McRae.

Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley picks off Toronto pinch runner Kenny Williams in the 9th of a 2–1 A's victory. Eck's last pickoff occurred four years ago when, on June 29, 1987, he picked off a White Sox runner. Kenny Williams!

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1991
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,486)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Steve Avery
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,053)
W: Jose Rijo L: Don Robinson
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 12,310)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Mike Morgan S: Al Osuna
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,331)
W: Pat Combs L: Brian Barnes
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,749)
W: Greg Maddux L: Frank Viola
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,630)
W: Cris Carpenter L: Doug Drabek S: Lee Smith
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,182)
W: Danny Darwin L: Kevin Brown S: Greg Harris
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,803)
W: Charlie Hough L: Scott Lewis S: Bobby Thigpen
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,630)
W: Tim Leary L: Tom Candiotti
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,440)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Ben McDonald
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,618)
W: Tom Gordon L: Randy Johnson
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 (12 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,283)
W: Gerald Alexander L: Carl Willis S: Jeff Russell
Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 34,028)
W: Mike Moore L: Dave Stieb S: Dennis Eckersley
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Thursday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia's Tommy Greene tosses a 2-0 no-hitter against the Expos. Greene strikes out 10 batters and walks seven in the contest. The victory gives Greene one fewer career win (6) than Nolan Ryan has no-hitters (7).

Kirby Puckett has his 2nd career 6-hit game in a 12 inning 10–6 loss to Texas. Jeff Russell is the winner over Steve Bedrosian.

Manager Frank Robinson is fired by the Orioles—the 3rd manager in three days to get the ax—and replaced by first-base coach Johnny Oates.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1991