On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 17 .595 --
Orioles 25 19 .568 1.0
Blue Jays 20 25 .444 6.5
Red Sox 17 26 .395 8.5
Tigers 12 35 .255 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 14 .674 --
White Sox 26 18 .591 3.5
Brewers 22 21 .512 7.0
Royals 21 26 .447 10.0
Twins 19 25 .432 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 17 .622 --
Mariners 24 20 .545 3.5
Athletics 21 23 .477 6.5
Angels 21 24 .467 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 16 .652 --
Expos 29 18 .617 1.5
Phillies 22 22 .500 7.0
Marlins 24 24 .500 7.0
Mets 19 26 .422 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 26 .458 --
Cubs 21 26 .447 0.5
Cardinals 20 26 .435 1.0
Reds 17 24 .415 1.5
Pirates 18 28 .391 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 28 18 .609 --
Giants 24 21 .533 3.5
Rockies 22 21 .512 4.5
Dodgers 24 24 .500 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Geronimo Berroa 4
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
2 Chipper Jones 2
2 Wally Joyner 2
2 Joe Vitiello 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 5
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Moises Alou 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Hamelin 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Hamilton 1.25
2 Mark Clark 1.00
2 Alex Fernandez 1.00
2 Tom Glavine 1.00
2 Hideo Nomo 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 10
2 Tim Belcher 8
2 Tom Glavine 8
2 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Hideo Nomo 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .400
2 Paul O'Neill .379
3 Tony Gwynn .373
4 Jason Giambi .364
5 Mike Piazza .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
1 Henry Rodriguez 17
1 Mo Vaughn 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 51
2 Mo Vaughn 48
3 Barry Bonds 47
4 Albert Belle 46
4 Frank Thomas 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 22
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.76
2 Kevin Brown 2.24
3 Steve Avery 2.25
4 Al Leiter 2.41
5 Tom Glavine 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Joey Hamilton 7
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 81
2 Roger Clemens 78
3 Pedro Martinez 71
4 Hideo Nomo 69
5 2 tied 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 13
3 Rod Beck 12
3 Mike Henneman 12
3 3 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .510
2 Rusty Greer .462
3 Joe Girardi .447
3 Dave Martinez .447
5 John Mabry .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Mo Vaughn 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
4 Dave Nilsson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
1 Alex Rodriguez 19
4 Jay Buhner 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Tom Goodwin 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
4 Royce Clayton 4
4 14 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 0.56
2 Chuck Finley 0.79
3 Mark Gardner 0.86
4 Tom Glavine 1.01
5 Allen Watson 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 33
2 Shane Reynolds 31
3 Mark Gardner 27
3 Darryl Kile 27
5 Sid Fernandez 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Mel Rojas 6
4 Mike Henneman 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .423
2 Mo Vaughn .406
3 Wil Cordero .386
4 Jose Vizcaino .384
5 John Mabry .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Jay Buhner 13
3 Henry Rodriguez 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 36
2 Mo Vaughn 34
3 Albert Belle 32
4 Mike Piazza 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Eric Young 11
3 Pat Listach 10
4 Tom Goodwin 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.14
2 Steve Avery 1.71
3 Dwight Gooden 1.75
4 Mark Gardner 1.80
4 Steve Trachsel 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
2 Ismael Valdez 5
2 Steve Wojciechowski 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 51
1 Darryl Kile 51
3 Shane Reynolds 48
4 Pedro Martinez 46
4 John Smoltz 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 13
2 Mike Henneman 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Robb Nen 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Edgar Martinez .357
3 Chuck Knoblauch .343
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Eric Young .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 153
2 Mo Vaughn 147
3 Jay Buhner 144
4 Frank Thomas 140
5 Dante Bichette 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 80
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 Quilvio Veras 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Andy Ashby 2.82
3 Hideo Nomo 2.85
4 Tom Glavine 2.85
5 Ismael Valdez 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Greg Maddux 22
3 Charles Nagy 21
3 Pete Schourek 21
5 Chuck Finley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Hideo Nomo 272
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 231
5 Chuck Finley 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Jeff Montgomery 40
3 Randy Myers 40