On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 21 .596 --
Orioles 29 23 .558 2.0
Blue Jays 25 30 .455 7.5
Red Sox 22 32 .407 10.0
Tigers 13 43 .232 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 18 .667 --
White Sox 34 20 .630 2.0
Twins 25 28 .472 10.5
Brewers 24 29 .453 11.5
Royals 25 31 .446 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 34 21 .618 --
Mariners 29 25 .537 4.5
Angels 27 27 .500 6.5
Athletics 24 30 .444 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 18 .667 --
Expos 32 24 .571 5.0
Phillies 27 27 .500 9.0
Marlins 28 28 .500 9.0
Mets 23 31 .426 13.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 30 .474 --
Cardinals 26 29 .473 0.0
Cubs 23 32 .418 3.0
Reds 20 29 .408 3.0
Pirates 22 33 .400 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 35 21 .625 --
Dodgers 30 27 .526 5.5
Rockies 26 26 .500 7.0
Giants 27 27 .500 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Lewis 4
1 Eddie Williams 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Whiten 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 Jeff Conine 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Whiten 5
2 Dan Peltier 4
2 Frank Thomas 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Williams 4
2 Ellis Burks 2
2 John Cangelosi 2
2 Derek Jeter 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Clark 3.00
2 Mark Leiter 2.20
3 Marvin Freeman 2.00
4 Kevin Brown 1.33
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Leiter 11
2 Kevin Brown 8
2 Marvin Freeman 8
2 Darryl Kile 8
2 Zane Smith 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .399
2 Mike Piazza .371
3 Chuck Knoblauch .369
4 Alex Rodriguez .359
5 Mo Vaughn .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 21
1 Henry Rodriguez 21
1 Mo Vaughn 21
4 Brady Anderson 20
4 Jay Buhner 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 59
2 Frank Thomas 58
3 Henry Rodriguez 57
4 Jeff Bagwell 56
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 32
2 Tom Goodwin 24
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Mickey Morandini 17
5 Delino DeShields 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.09
2 Tom Glavine 2.12
3 John Smoltz 2.24
4 Al Leiter 2.30
5 Steve Trachsel 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Charles Nagy 9
3 Joey Hamilton 8
3 Dennis Martinez 8
3 Andy Pettitte 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 97
2 Roger Clemens 96
3 Darryl Kile 82
3 Pedro Martinez 82
5 Shane Reynolds 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 20
2 Roberto Hernandez 16
2 Todd Worrell 16
4 Mike Henneman 15
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .471
2 Roberto Alomar .458
3 Chuck Knoblauch .440
4 Jeff Cirillo .429
4 Robin Ventura .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Ken Griffey 8
3 Jay Buhner 7
3 Mark McGwire 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 22
2 Jeff Bagwell 20
3 Jay Buhner 17
3 Cal Ripken 17
3 Mo Vaughn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Morandini 7
1 Eric Young 7
3 Larry Walker 6
4 Ellis Burks 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 0.00
2 Chuck Finley 0.38
3 David Weathers 0.73
4 Kevin Tapani 0.75
5 Tom Glavine 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 27
2 Chuck Finley 26
3 Rich Robertson 24
4 Darryl Kile 23
4 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .433
2 Alex Rodriguez .400
2 Mo Vaughn .400
4 Chuck Knoblauch .382
5 Wade Boggs .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 13
1 Mo Vaughn 13
3 Jose Canseco 11
3 Henry Rodriguez 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 31
1 Mo Vaughn 31
3 Jay Buhner 30
3 Frank Thomas 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Tom Goodwin 10
2 Eric Young 10
4 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Ray Lankford 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.79
2 Tom Glavine 1.15
3 Curt Schilling 1.33
4 Al Leiter 1.64
4 Mark Gardner 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Nagy 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Shawn Boskie 5
3 Tom Glavine 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 53
1 Todd Stottlemyre 53
3 Darryl Kile 52
4 John Smoltz 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Mike Henneman 9
2 Todd Worrell 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Edgar Martinez .351
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Wade Boggs .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Mo Vaughn 48
4 Frank Thomas 47
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Mo Vaughn 151
3 Jay Buhner 147
4 Dante Bichette 143
4 Frank Thomas 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.96
2 Andy Ashby 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.68
4 Hideo Nomo 2.79
5 Randy Johnson 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Charles Nagy 22
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Andy Pettitte 20
3 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 282
2 Hideo Nomo 257
3 John Smoltz 239
4 Todd Stottlemyre 234
5 Roger Clemens 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 55
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
5 Jeff Montgomery 39