On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 14 .588 --
Orioles 19 16 .543 1.5
Blue Jays 16 19 .457 4.5
Red Sox 12 22 .353 8.0
Tigers 11 27 .289 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 12 .647 --
White Sox 20 15 .571 2.5
Twins 16 18 .471 6.0
Royals 16 21 .432 7.5
Brewers 14 19 .424 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 12 .667 --
Angels 19 17 .528 5.0
Mariners 19 17 .528 5.0
Athletics 18 17 .514 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 25 12 .676 --
Braves 23 13 .639 1.5
Phillies 17 17 .500 6.5
Marlins 17 21 .447 8.5
Mets 15 19 .441 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 19 .486 --
Reds 16 17 .485 0.0
Pirates 16 20 .444 1.5
Cubs 16 20 .444 1.5
Cardinals 15 21 .417 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 21 15 .583 --
Giants 18 17 .514 2.5
Dodgers 18 19 .486 3.5
Rockies 15 20 .429 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Brogna 4
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 David Segui 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 2
1 Rico Brogna 2
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Todd Hollandsworth 2
1 Mickey Tettleton 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Blauser 7
2 Jay Buhner 6
3 Rusty Greer 5
3 Terry Pendleton 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Sean Berry 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 3.00
2 Alan Benes 1.11
3 Ismael Valdez 1.00
4 John Smiley 0.80
5 Doug Drabek 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Mike Dyer 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 10
2 Kevin Gross 8
2 Tim Wakefield 8
4 Doug Drabek 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Paul O'Neill .373
3 Roberto Alomar .371
4 Wally Joyner .361
5 Jeff Bagwell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 17
2 Brady Anderson 15
2 Henry Rodriguez 15
4 Albert Belle 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 45
2 Henry Rodriguez 44
3 Joe Carter 37
4 Mo Vaughn 36
5 Jeff Bagwell 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 25
2 Tom Goodwin 20
3 Brian McRae 16
4 Pat Listach 13
5 Delino DeShields 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.03
2 Steve Avery 2.13
3 Kevin Brown 2.14
4 John Smoltz 2.28
5 Chan Ho Park 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Joey Hamilton 6
2 Al Leiter 6
4 Alex Fernandez 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 67
2 Roger Clemens 61
3 Kevin Appier 59
4 Alex Fernandez 54
4 2 others tied 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 13
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Troy Percival 11
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gerald Williams .485
2 Fred McGriff .479
3 Wade Boggs .438
4 Kenny Lofton .423
5 Mo Vaughn .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 10
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Henry Rodriguez 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 25
2 Henry Rodriguez 19
3 Eric Davis 18
4 Jose Valentin 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Pat Listach 6
3 Otis Nixon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.38
2 Kevin Appier 0.78
2 Darryl Kile 0.78
4 Tom Glavine 1.25
5 Dave Burba 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 Steve Wojciechowski 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Drabek 26
1 John Smoltz 26
3 Kevin Appier 25
3 Darryl Kile 25
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Jose Mesa 5
1 Robb Nen 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .386
2 Roberto Alomar .380
3 Wade Boggs .379
4 Scott Brosius .375
5 Jeff Bagwell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
1 Barry Bonds 15
3 Henry Rodriguez 13
4 Albert Belle 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 37
2 Barry Bonds 34
3 Joe Carter 33
4 Mo Vaughn 32
5 Jeff Bagwell 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 19
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Pat Listach 13
4 Brian McRae 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 1.27
2 John Smoltz 1.58
3 Pedro Astacio 2.03
4 Darryl Kile 2.21
5 Dave Burba 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Steve Avery 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 51
1 John Smoltz 51
3 Kevin Appier 46
4 Paul Wagner 45
5 Juan Guzman 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
3 Troy Percival 9
4 Ricky Bottalico 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Edgar Martinez .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Mark Grace .336
5 Mike Piazza .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
2 Jay Buhner 49
3 Barry Bonds 48
4 Frank Thomas 46
5 Jim Edmonds 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 146
2 Mo Vaughn 145
3 Jay Buhner 144
4 Barry Bonds 139
5 Sammy Sosa 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Quilvio Veras 56
4 Barry Larkin 55
4 Otis Nixon 55

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 2.88

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 241
4 Todd Stottlemyre 225
5 Chuck Finley 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Rod Beck 38
4 Todd Worrell 38