On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Orioles 31 23 .574 1.0
Blue Jays 26 31 .456 7.5
Red Sox 22 34 .393 11.0
Tigers 13 45 .224 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 19 .661 --
White Sox 36 20 .643 1.0
Twins 28 28 .500 9.0
Brewers 26 30 .464 11.0
Royals 26 33 .441 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 35 23 .603 --
Mariners 30 26 .536 4.0
Angels 27 30 .474 7.5
Athletics 26 31 .456 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 19 .667 --
Expos 33 25 .569 5.5
Marlins 29 29 .500 9.5
Phillies 28 29 .491 10.0
Mets 24 33 .421 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 30 .492 --
Cardinals 28 30 .483 0.5
Pirates 25 33 .431 3.5
Cubs 25 33 .431 3.5
Reds 21 31 .404 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 23 .610 --
Giants 29 28 .509 6.0
Dodgers 30 29 .508 6.0
Rockies 26 29 .473 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mo Vaughn 5
2 Marty Cordova 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Willie McGee 4
2 Raul Mondesi 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 3
2 Tim Naehring 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 5
2 Marvin Benard 4
2 Chuck Knoblauch 4
2 Matt Williams 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
2 Esteban Beltre 1
2 John Cangelosi 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marc Wilkins 1.33
2 Donne Wall 1.29
3 Armando Reynoso 1.00
4 Aaron Sele 0.75
5 David Wells 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Donne Wall 9
2 Mark Gardner 6
2 Ken Hill 6
2 Charles Nagy 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Greg Hansell 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .405
2 Chuck Knoblauch .368
3 Alex Rodriguez .366
4 Mo Vaughn .365
5 Mike Piazza .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 23
2 Jay Buhner 21
2 Henry Rodriguez 21
2 Mo Vaughn 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 62
2 Jeff Bagwell 60
3 Jay Buhner 59
3 Mo Vaughn 59
5 Albert Belle 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 32
2 Tom Goodwin 24
3 Brian McRae 19
4 Mickey Morandini 18
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.09
2 Tom Glavine 2.12
3 Al Leiter 2.30
4 John Smoltz 2.48
5 Steve Trachsel 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 107
2 Roger Clemens 96
3 Kevin Appier 84
4 Hideo Nomo 83
5 2 tied 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 20
2 Roberto Hernandez 17
3 Mike Henneman 16
3 Todd Worrell 16
5 Jeff Montgomery 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .500
2 Roberto Alomar .477
3 Barry Larkin .476
4 Jeff Cirillo .465
5 Mo Vaughn .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
2 Mark McGwire 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 20
2 Jeff Bagwell 19
2 Cal Ripken 19
4 Jay Buhner 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 7
1 Mickey Morandini 7
3 Eric Young 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 0.00
2 Shane Reynolds 0.67
3 Dennis Martinez 1.13
4 Greg Maddux 1.20
5 Tom Glavine 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Kevin Ritz 3
4 Andy Ashby 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 26
2 Darryl Kile 23
3 Chuck Finley 22
3 Hideo Nomo 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Francisco Cordova 5
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .452
2 Chuck Knoblauch .410
3 Alex Rodriguez .408
4 Mo Vaughn .394
5 Jeff Cirillo .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 14
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Albert Belle 12
3 Mo Vaughn 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 35
1 Jay Buhner 35
3 Frank Thomas 33
4 Albert Belle 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Eric Young 10
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 Ray Lankford 9
3 Mickey Morandini 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.88
2 Al Leiter 1.64
3 Todd Stottlemyre 1.79
4 Curt Schilling 1.91
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 5
1 Mark Gardner 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Charles Nagy 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 47
2 Shane Reynolds 46
2 Todd Stottlemyre 46
4 Roger Clemens 45
4 Darryl Kile 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
1 Mike Henneman 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
4 Mike Fetters 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Edgar Martinez .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .347
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Wade Boggs .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Mo Vaughn 47
5 Sammy Sosa 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 161
2 Mo Vaughn 150
3 Jay Buhner 148
4 Frank Thomas 147
5 Dante Bichette 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 50
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.99
2 Tom Glavine 2.55
3 Andy Ashby 2.57
4 Hideo Nomo 2.83
5 John Smoltz 2.96

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 270
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 249
4 Todd Stottlemyre 234
5 Roger Clemens 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 55
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Rod Beck 39
5 2 tied 38