On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 22 .600 --
Orioles 32 23 .582 1.0
Blue Jays 26 32 .448 8.5
Red Sox 23 34 .404 11.0
Tigers 13 46 .220 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 20 .649 --
White Sox 36 21 .632 1.0
Twins 28 28 .500 8.5
Brewers 26 30 .464 10.5
Royals 26 33 .441 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 35 23 .603 --
Mariners 31 26 .544 3.5
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

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 31 .483 --
Cardinals 28 30 .483 0.0
Cubs 25 33 .431 3.0
Pirates 25 34 .424 3.5
Reds 21 31 .404 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 23 .610 --
Dodgers 31 29 .517 5.5
Giants 29 28 .509 6.0
Rockies 27 29 .482 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Valentin 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Ray Durham 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Casanova 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 5
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Andy Fox 3
2 John Vander Wal 3
2 Dan Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Darren Lewis 1
1 Luis Polonia 1
1 Curtis Pride 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 1.00
2 Paul Quantrill 0.78
3 Tom Candiotti 0.57
4 Bob Wells 0.43
5 Doug Drabek 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Vaughn Eshelman 1
1 Rick Krivda 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 8
2 Paul Quantrill 7
3 Alan Mills 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .406
2 Mo Vaughn .369
3 Chuck Knoblauch .368
4 Mike Piazza .366
5 Alex Rodriguez .361

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 Mo Vaughn 61
3 Jeff Bagwell 60
4 Jay Buhner 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 Delino DeShields 17

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
2 Andy Pettitte 9
4 Joey Hamilton 8
4 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 Barry Larkin .476
2 Chuck Knoblauch .465
3 Jeff Cirillo .462
4 Roberto Alomar .432
5 Mo Vaughn .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 7
1 Mickey Morandini 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 5
3 Ray Lankford 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 0.00
2 Tom Glavine 0.63
3 Shane Reynolds 0.67
4 Greg Maddux 1.20
5 William VanLandingham 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Kevin Ritz 3
4 Andy Ashby 2
4 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 26
2 Chuck Finley 22
3 Kevin Appier 21
3 Mike Mussina 21
5 Charles Nagy 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Francisco Cordova 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 Mike Henneman 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .454
2 Chuck Knoblauch .410
3 Mo Vaughn .402
4 Alex Rodriguez .398
5 Jeff Cirillo .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 13
1 Jose Canseco 13
3 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 34
2 Jeff Bagwell 33
2 Frank Thomas 33
4 Albert Belle 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.88
2 Mark Clark 1.50
3 Al Leiter 1.69
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.79
5 Curt Schilling 1.91

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 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Edgar Martinez .352
3 Chuck Knoblauch .346
4 Mike Piazza .342
5 Wade Boggs .342

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 160
2 Mo Vaughn 152
3 Jay Buhner 148
4 Frank Thomas 147
5 Dante Bichette 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 76
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 48
5 Eric Young 47

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 Andy Pettitte 21
4 Greg Maddux 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 270
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 249
4 Todd Stottlemyre 228
5 Roger Clemens 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 54
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Rod Beck 39
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
5 2 tied 38