On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 11 .607 --
Orioles 16 14 .533 2.0
Blue Jays 14 16 .467 4.0
Red Sox 10 20 .333 8.0
Tigers 10 22 .313 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
White Sox 16 14 .533 4.5
Twins 14 15 .483 6.0
Brewers 13 16 .448 7.0
Royals 11 20 .355 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 20 11 .645 --
Angels 18 12 .600 1.5
Mariners 17 14 .548 3.0
Athletics 14 16 .467 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 20 11 .645 --
Braves 18 13 .581 2.0
Phillies 16 13 .552 3.0
Mets 13 16 .448 6.0
Marlins 11 21 .344 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 15 .516 --
Pirates 15 15 .500 0.5
Astros 15 16 .484 1.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 2.0
Reds 12 17 .414 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 19 12 .613 --
Rockies 15 14 .517 3.0
Dodgers 15 17 .469 4.5
Giants 14 16 .467 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Mark Lemke 3
2 Eddie Perez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 5
2 David Justice 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4
4 Jeff Cirillo 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 Andres Galarraga 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Haney 2.33
2 John Smoltz 1.29
3 Ismael Valdez 1.17
4 Jeff Fassero 1.12
5 Kevin Tapani 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 9
1 John Smoltz 9
3 Chris Haney 7
3 Andy Pettitte 7
3 Ismael Valdez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Dan Plesac 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .395
2 Wally Joyner .376
3 Mark Grace .374
4 Roberto Alomar .369
5 Paul O'Neill .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Ryan Klesko 12
3 Henry Rodriguez 12
3 Gary Sheffield 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 36
2 Joe Carter 34
2 Henry Rodriguez 34
4 Mo Vaughn 32
5 Greg Vaughn 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 19
2 Tom Goodwin 16
3 Brian McRae 13
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 Delino DeShields 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.03
2 Mike Hampton 2.09
3 Juan Guzman 2.12
4 Steve Avery 2.25
5 Kevin Brown 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Mike Grace 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 60
2 Paul Wagner 52
3 Roger Clemens 51
3 Randy Johnson 51
5 Kevin Appier 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Troy Percival 11
4 Roberto Hernandez 9
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wil Cordero .514
2 Mo Vaughn .457
3 Fred McGriff .449
4 Jose Vizcaino .431
5 Eric Young .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 8
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Henry Rodriguez 7
4 Joe Carter 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 20
1 Mo Vaughn 20
3 Henry Rodriguez 19
4 Barry Bonds 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Pat Listach 6
1 Kenny Lofton 6
1 Eric Young 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
2 Steve Avery 0.41
3 Pedro Martinez 0.53
4 Dwight Gooden 0.75
5 Mike Grace 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Mike Grace 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Paul Wagner 30
3 John Smoltz 25
4 Darryl Kile 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .373
2 Tony Gwynn .372
3 Paul O'Neill .367
4 Wally Joyner .366
5 Mark Grace .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Henry Rodriguez 11
3 Gary Sheffield 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 35
2 Joe Carter 31
3 Henry Rodriguez 30
3 Mo Vaughn 30
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Tom Goodwin 12
2 Brian McRae 12
4 Allen Battle 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 1.05
2 John Smoltz 1.72
3 Mike Hampton 2.00
3 Chan Ho Park 2.00
5 Juan Guzman 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Joey Hamilton 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Shane Reynolds 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Juan Guzman 47
2 Paul Wagner 47
4 Roger Clemens 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Troy Percival 11
3 Ricky Bottalico 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .364
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Mike Piazza .341
4 Chuck Knoblauch .340
5 Eric Young .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 59
2 Jay Buhner 47
2 Frank Thomas 47
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 145
1 Mo Vaughn 145
3 Albert Belle 142
4 Jay Buhner 140
5 Sammy Sosa 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Barry Larkin 56
4 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 2.86
5 Andy Ashby 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
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 247
4 Todd Stottlemyre 224
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 4 tied 36