On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 25 .590 --
Orioles 34 27 .557 2.0
Blue Jays 27 37 .422 10.5
Red Sox 26 37 .413 11.0
Tigers 16 49 .246 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 22 .651 --
White Sox 40 23 .635 1.0
Twins 31 32 .492 10.0
Brewers 29 33 .468 11.5
Royals 28 37 .431 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 40 24 .625 --
Mariners 34 29 .540 5.5
Angels 31 32 .492 8.5
Athletics 29 35 .453 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 40 23 .635 --
Expos 36 28 .563 4.5
Marlins 31 33 .484 9.5
Phillies 29 34 .460 11.0
Mets 28 35 .444 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 33 .500 --
Cardinals 30 33 .476 1.5
Pirates 30 34 .469 2.0
Cubs 29 35 .453 3.0
Reds 25 33 .431 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 29 .554 --
Dodgers 34 31 .523 2.0
Giants 31 31 .500 3.5
Rockies 31 31 .500 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 4
2 Rich Becker 3
2 Mike Bordick 3
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Mickey Tettleton 2
1 Tim Wallach 2
4 Albert Belle 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damon Buford 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
3 Sean Bergman 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Thomas Howard 2
2 Mike Benjamin 1
2 Bernard Gilkey 1
2 Alex Gonzalez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.25
2 Alex Fernandez 2.17
3 Mark Clark 1.12
4 Jeff Fassero 1.00
5 John Smiley 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Marvin Freeman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 13
2 Mark Clark 9
2 Sid Fernandez 9
4 Aaron Sele 7
5 John Smiley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Mohler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .399
2 Alex Rodriguez .361
3 Wade Boggs .360
4 Chuck Knoblauch .359
5 Kevin Seitzer .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 25
2 Ken Griffey 22
2 Mo Vaughn 22
4 Jay Buhner 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 66
2 Mo Vaughn 65
3 Jeff Bagwell 64
3 Albert Belle 64
5 Jay Buhner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 33
2 Tom Goodwin 26
3 Brian McRae 21
4 Delino DeShields 20
5 Mickey Morandini 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.14
2 Steve Trachsel 2.38
3 John Smoltz 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.67
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 12
2 Charles Nagy 10
2 Andy Pettitte 10
4 Roger Pavlik 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 117
2 Roger Clemens 105
3 Alex Fernandez 92
3 Hideo Nomo 92
5 Shane Reynolds 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 22
2 Roberto Hernandez 19
3 Mike Henneman 18
4 Todd Worrell 17
5 4 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Wilson .480
2 Greg Colbrunn .465
3 Jeff Cirillo .460
4 Wade Boggs .458
5 Scott Stahoviak .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Tim Naehring 7
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 18
1 Cal Ripken 18
3 Ken Griffey 17
3 Matt Williams 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
1 Mickey Morandini 7
4 John Cangelosi 6
4 Gerald Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Ashby 0.64
2 Zane Smith 1.06
3 Ismael Valdez 1.20
4 Alan Benes 1.23
5 William VanLandingham 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Chuck McElroy 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Bob Wells 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 33
2 Hideo Nomo 23
3 Mark Clark 22
4 Jason Isringhausen 21
5 Alex Fernandez 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Francisco Cordova 5
4 Norm Charlton 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .443
2 Jeff Cirillo .442
3 Rafael Palmeiro .420
4 Kevin Seitzer .407
5 Ellis Burks .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Ken Griffey 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 35
2 Frank Thomas 33
3 Jose Canseco 31
3 Andres Galarraga 31
5 5 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 Delino DeShields 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 1.59
2 Kevin Tapani 2.15
3 Allen Watson 2.21
4 Todd Stottlemyre 2.23
5 Curt Schilling 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 5
1 Mark Clark 5
1 Charles Nagy 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 50
2 Shane Reynolds 48
3 Darryl Kile 43
3 Todd Stottlemyre 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 9
1 Mike Henneman 9
1 John Wetteland 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Edgar Martinez .353
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Wade Boggs .342
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 67
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Mo Vaughn 47
5 Sammy Sosa 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 157
2 Dante Bichette 151
2 Mo Vaughn 151
4 Jay Buhner 150
4 Frank Thomas 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 49
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.23
2 Andy Ashby 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.65
4 Hideo Nomo 2.87
5 John Smoltz 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Charles Nagy 22
3 Andy Pettitte 21
4 Greg Maddux 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 269
2 Randy Johnson 258
3 John Smoltz 252
4 Todd Stottlemyre 233
5 Shane Reynolds 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 53
2 Todd Worrell 42
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
4 John Wetteland 40
5 Rod Beck 39