On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 10 .615 --
Orioles 15 13 .536 2.0
Blue Jays 13 15 .464 4.0
Tigers 10 20 .333 8.0
Red Sox 9 19 .321 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 8 .704 --
White Sox 15 13 .536 4.5
Twins 14 13 .519 5.0
Brewers 12 15 .444 7.0
Royals 10 19 .345 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 18 11 .621 --
Angels 16 12 .571 1.5
Mariners 16 13 .552 2.0
Athletics 13 15 .464 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 18 11 .621 --
Phillies 16 11 .593 1.0
Braves 16 13 .552 2.0
Mets 12 15 .444 5.0
Marlins 11 19 .367 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 14 .517 --
Astros 15 14 .517 0.0
Pirates 13 15 .464 1.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 2.0
Reds 10 17 .370 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 18 11 .621 --
Giants 14 14 .500 3.5
Dodgers 15 15 .500 3.5
Rockies 13 14 .481 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 3
1 Greg Colbrunn 3
1 Tony Eusebio 3
1 Juan Gonzalez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Benito Santiago 2
1 B. J. Surhoff 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brady Anderson 5
1 Benito Santiago 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 4
4 Willie Greene 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 3
2 Delino DeShields 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Hill 7.00
2 Osvaldo Fernandez 2.75
3 Shane Reynolds 1.75
4 Paul Wilson 1.67
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 11
2 Paul Wilson 10
3 Jaime Navarro 9
4 Kevin Appier 7
4 5 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Wally Joyner .376
3 Mike Piazza .374
4 Mark Grace .370
5 Mike Lansing .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 14
2 Barry Bonds 12
2 Gary Sheffield 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 Ryan Klesko 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 34
2 Joe Carter 31
3 Henry Rodriguez 30
3 Mo Vaughn 30
5 Juan Gonzalez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 19
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Brian McRae 13
4 Delino DeShields 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.03
2 Mike Hampton 2.09
3 Juan Guzman 2.12
4 Chan Ho Park 2.17
5 Steve Avery 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Grace 5
1 Joey Hamilton 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 51
1 Randy Johnson 51
1 John Smoltz 51
4 Kevin Appier 50
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 11
1 Jose Mesa 11
1 Troy Percival 11
4 Roberto Hernandez 9
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .441
2 Julio Franco .429
3 Wil Cordero .421
3 Darrin Fletcher .421
5 Mike Stanley .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 10
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Henry Rodriguez 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 22
2 Mo Vaughn 21
3 Mike Piazza 19
3 Henry Rodriguez 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 9
2 Allen Battle 7
2 Kenny Lofton 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
2 Steve Avery 0.41
3 Tom Glavine 0.61
4 Sid Fernandez 0.64
5 Dan Naulty 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Grace 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
1 Mariano Rivera 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Juan Guzman 23
2 Pedro Martinez 23
4 Kevin Appier 22
4 John Smoltz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 7
2 Troy Percival 7
4 Roberto Hernandez 6
5 John Wetteland 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Chuck Knoblauch .339
5 Dante Bichette .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 59
2 Jay Buhner 47
2 Frank Thomas 47
4 Barry Bonds 45
4 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 147
2 Albert Belle 144
3 Dante Bichette 143
4 Jay Buhner 140
5 Sammy Sosa 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Barry Larkin 56
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Quilvio Veras 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.89
2 Hideo Nomo 2.73
3 Randy Johnson 2.83
4 Ismael Valdez 2.94
5 Andy Ashby 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
2 David Cone 21
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Greg Maddux 21
2 Pete Schourek 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 329
2 Hideo Nomo 270
3 John Smoltz 238
4 Todd Stottlemyre 222
5 Chuck Finley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Roberto Hernandez 41
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Todd Worrell 38
5 2 tied 37