On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 12 .625 --
Orioles 17 16 .515 3.5
Blue Jays 15 18 .455 5.5
Red Sox 11 21 .344 9.0
Tigers 11 25 .306 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 11 .656 --
White Sox 18 15 .545 3.5
Twins 16 16 .500 5.0
Brewers 14 17 .452 6.5
Royals 15 20 .429 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 12 .647 --
Angels 18 16 .529 4.0
Mariners 18 16 .529 4.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 23 12 .657 --
Braves 21 13 .618 1.5
Phillies 17 15 .531 4.5
Marlins 15 21 .417 8.5
Mets 13 19 .406 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 17 .514 --
Pirates 16 18 .471 1.5
Cubs 16 18 .471 1.5
Reds 14 17 .452 2.0
Cardinals 15 19 .441 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 21 13 .618 --
Giants 16 17 .485 4.5
Dodgers 16 19 .457 5.5
Rockies 15 18 .455 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Bell 4
1 Devon White 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Sean Berry 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Sean Berry 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McGee 5
2 Luis Alicea 4
2 Sean Berry 4
4 Jeff Bagwell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Arias 1
1 Mark Grudzielanek 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 Pat Listach 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darryl Kile 0.90
2 Mark Gubicza 0.86
3 Jimmy Key 0.83
4 Mike Mussina 0.75
5 Paul Quantrill 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Greg Gohr 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 9
2 Mark Gubicza 6
2 Mike Mussina 6
4 Jimmy Key 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Myers 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Jeff Bagwell .376
3 Paul O'Neill .375
4 Roberto Alomar .363
5 Wally Joyner .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
1 Barry Bonds 15
3 Albert Belle 13
3 Henry Rodriguez 13
5 4 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 42
2 Henry Rodriguez 39
3 Mo Vaughn 35
4 Jeff Bagwell 34
4 Joe Carter 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 22
2 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Brian McRae 15
4 Pat Listach 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 2.02
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Kevin Brown 2.14
4 Chan Ho Park 2.31
5 Sid Fernandez 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Alex Fernandez 5
3 Mike Grace 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 John Smoltz 60
3 Kevin Appier 59
4 Alex Fernandez 54
4 Juan Guzman 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Troy Percival 11
4 Roberto Hernandez 10
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .478
2 Wil Cordero .459
2 Mo Vaughn .459
4 Wade Boggs .415
5 Jeff Bagwell .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 9
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Albert Belle 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 23
2 Jose Valentin 17
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Mo Vaughn 16
5 Bernie Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 8
2 Eric Young 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
2 Shane Reynolds 0.38
3 Kevin Brown 0.47
4 Chris Bosio 0.75
5 3 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Mariano Rivera 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Pedro Martinez 26
3 Kevin Appier 25
3 Darryl Kile 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Robb Nen 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Bagwell .402
2 Paul O'Neill .380
3 Mo Vaughn .379
4 Wade Boggs .378
5 Roberto Alomar .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Henry Rodriguez 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 36
2 Mo Vaughn 33
3 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Henry Rodriguez 32
5 Joe Carter 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Pat Listach 11
3 Brian McRae 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 1.72
2 Steve Avery 1.93
3 Denny Neagle 1.96
4 Pedro Astacio 2.19
4 Pedro Martinez 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Alex Fernandez 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Juan Guzman 50
4 Kevin Appier 46
5 Paul Wagner 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
2 Troy Percival 10
3 Ricky Bottalico 9
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
5 Jeff Montgomery 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Edgar Martinez .347
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Mark Grace .338
5 Mike Piazza .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
2 Jay Buhner 48
3 Barry Bonds 47
4 Frank Thomas 46
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 146
2 Albert Belle 144
3 Jay Buhner 141
4 Barry Bonds 138
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Quilvio Veras 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Barry Larkin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.97
2 Hideo Nomo 2.58
3 Andy Ashby 2.77
4 Randy Johnson 2.87
5 Ismael Valdez 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Pete Schourek 22
3 David Cone 21
3 Greg Maddux 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 320
2 Hideo Nomo 268
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Chuck Finley 223
5 Greg Maddux 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Roberto Hernandez 40
2 Randy Myers 40
4 Todd Worrell 38
5 Rod Beck 37