On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 24 .579 --
Orioles 32 25 .561 1.0
Blue Jays 26 34 .433 8.5
Red Sox 24 35 .407 10.0
Tigers 15 46 .246 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 20 .661 --
White Sox 38 21 .644 1.0
Twins 29 30 .492 10.0
Brewers 27 31 .466 11.5
Royals 28 33 .459 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 37 23 .617 --
Mariners 31 28 .525 5.5
Athletics 28 32 .467 9.0
Angels 27 32 .458 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 21 .644 --
Expos 34 26 .567 4.5
Marlins 30 30 .500 8.5
Phillies 28 31 .475 10.0
Mets 25 34 .424 13.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 31 .500 --
Cardinals 29 31 .483 1.0
Pirates 27 34 .443 3.5
Cubs 26 34 .433 4.0
Reds 22 32 .407 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 25 .590 --
Dodgers 32 30 .516 4.5
Giants 30 29 .508 5.0
Rockies 29 29 .500 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geronimo Berroa 4
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Carlos Garcia 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Eisenreich 2
1 Larry Walker 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Shane Andrews 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Javy Lopez 4
1 Derrick May 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Kimera Bartee 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 29 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.12
2 Rich Robertson 1.00
3 Pedro Martinez 0.89
4 William VanLandingham 0.86
5 Juan Guzman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Todd Stottlemyre 8
4 Mark Clark 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .410
2 Mo Vaughn .369
3 Chuck Knoblauch .366
4 Alex Rodriguez .360
5 Mike Piazza .358

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 Jeff Bagwell 63
1 Frank Thomas 63
3 Mo Vaughn 61
4 Jay Buhner 60
5 Albert Belle 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 32
2 Tom Goodwin 25
3 Brian McRae 21
4 Delino DeShields 18
4 Mickey Morandini 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.09
2 Al Leiter 2.34
3 John Smoltz 2.48
4 Steve Trachsel 2.49
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Charles Nagy 9
2 Andy Pettitte 9
4 Joey Hamilton 8
4 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 107
2 Roger Clemens 105
3 Pedro Martinez 90
4 Darryl Kile 89
5 Shane Reynolds 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 21
2 Roberto Hernandez 18
3 Mike Henneman 17
4 Jeff Montgomery 16
4 Todd Worrell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .500
2 Roberto Alomar .447
2 Chuck Knoblauch .447
4 Mo Vaughn .446
5 Ellis Burks .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Cal Ripken 7
3 Mark McGwire 6
3 Robin Ventura 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 19
1 Jose Canseco 19
1 Cal Ripken 19
4 Frank Thomas 17
5 Pete Incaviglia 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
2 Ellis Burks 6
2 Mickey Morandini 6
2 Gerald Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 1.27
2 William VanLandingham 1.33
3 Darren Oliver 1.35
4 Andy Ashby 1.37
5 Kevin Brown 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Kevin Ritz 3
1 John Wasdin 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 25
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Roger Clemens 22
4 Todd Stottlemyre 21
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordova 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 John Wetteland 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .474
2 Alex Rodriguez .413
3 Mo Vaughn .402
4 Chuck Knoblauch .400
5 John Mabry .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 15
2 Jay Buhner 13
3 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
4 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 35
2 Frank Thomas 34
3 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Jose Canseco 32
3 Ken Griffey 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 1.87
1 Al Leiter 1.87
3 Kevin Tapani 2.00
4 Bob Tewksbury 2.06
5 Todd Stottlemyre 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 5
1 John Smoltz 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Shawn Boskie 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 54
2 Darryl Kile 52
3 John Smoltz 47
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Shane Reynolds 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 9
1 Mike Henneman 9
1 Jose Mesa 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Edgar Martinez .349
3 Chuck Knoblauch .345
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Wade Boggs .338

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 158
2 Dante Bichette 152
3 Jay Buhner 149
4 Frank Thomas 148
4 Mo Vaughn 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 48
4 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.21
2 Andy Ashby 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.76
4 Hideo Nomo 2.90
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Charles Nagy 22
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Jack McDowell 20
3 Andy Pettitte 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 270
2 Hideo Nomo 260
3 John Smoltz 242
4 Todd Stottlemyre 236
5 Roger Clemens 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 54
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Rod Beck 39
4 Jeff Montgomery 39