On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 11 .621 --
Orioles 16 14 .533 2.5
Blue Jays 14 16 .467 4.5
Red Sox 10 20 .333 8.5
Tigers 10 23 .303 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 10 .667 --
White Sox 16 14 .533 4.0
Twins 14 16 .467 6.0
Brewers 13 16 .448 6.5
Royals 12 20 .375 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 20 11 .645 --
Angels 18 13 .581 2.0
Mariners 18 14 .563 2.5
Athletics 15 16 .484 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 21 11 .656 --
Braves 19 13 .594 2.0
Phillies 16 14 .533 4.0
Mets 13 17 .433 7.0
Marlins 12 21 .364 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 16 .500 --
Astros 16 16 .500 0.0
Pirates 15 16 .484 0.5
Cardinals 14 17 .452 1.5
Reds 12 17 .414 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 19 12 .613 --
Rockies 15 15 .500 3.5
Dodgers 16 17 .485 4.0
Giants 14 16 .467 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Lance Johnson 4
3 Johnny Damon 3
3 Derek Jeter 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 James Mouton 4
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Greg Gagne 3
2 Raul Mondesi 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Brian McRae 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Avery 1.50
2 Pedro Martinez 1.43
3 Doug Drabek 1.29
4 Jack McDowell 1.00
5 Al Leiter 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Al Leiter 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Steve Avery 9
2 Doug Drabek 9
2 Al Leiter 9
5 Jack McDowell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Mohler 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Albert Belle 12
3 Ryan Klesko 12
3 2 others tied 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 22
2 Tom Goodwin 16
3 Brian McRae 15
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 Delino DeShields 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 2.02
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Mike Hampton 2.09
4 Juan Guzman 2.12
5 Kevin Brown 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Mike Grace 5
3 Al Leiter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 60
2 Paul Wagner 52
3 Roger Clemens 51
3 Randy Johnson 51
3 Pedro Martinez 51

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 Fred McGriff .458
2 Mo Vaughn .442
3 Reggie Jefferson .429
4 Jose Vizcaino .423
5 Eric Young .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 7
1 Barry Bonds 7
1 Henry Rodriguez 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 20
2 Mike Piazza 19
2 Henry Rodriguez 19
4 Mo Vaughn 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Eric Young 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 Pat Listach 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Grace 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
3 Kevin Brown 0.56
4 Dwight Gooden 0.75
5 Steve Avery 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Wagner 30
2 Pedro Martinez 26
3 John Smoltz 25
4 Roger Clemens 24
4 Darryl Kile 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .376
2 Mariano Duncan .373
3 Frank Thomas .365
4 Roberto Alomar .361
4 Tony Gwynn .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Albert Belle 12
2 Barry Bonds 12
4 Henry Rodriguez 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 32
2 Joe Carter 31
3 Mo Vaughn 30
4 Henry Rodriguez 29
5 Brady Anderson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Brian McRae 14
3 Tom Goodwin 10
4 Allen Battle 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 1.05
2 John Smoltz 1.72
3 Steve Avery 1.93
4 Mike Hampton 2.00
4 Chan Ho Park 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Joey Hamilton 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Hideo Nomo 5
2 Shane Reynolds 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Paul Wagner 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
4 Pedro Martinez 45
5 Hideo Nomo 44

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 .366
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Mike Piazza .341
4 Chuck Knoblauch .340
5 Eric Young .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Jay Buhner 48
3 Frank Thomas 47
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 3 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 145
2 Albert Belle 142
2 Dante Bichette 142
4 Jay Buhner 141
5 Sammy Sosa 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Barry Larkin 56
3 Otis Nixon 56
5 Quilvio Veras 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.89
2 Hideo Nomo 2.80
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 275
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 224
5 Chuck Finley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Todd Worrell 38
5 3 tied 36