On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 27 .578 --
Orioles 35 29 .547 2.0
Red Sox 28 38 .424 10.0
Blue Jays 27 40 .403 11.5
Tigers 18 49 .269 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 23 .652 --
White Sox 41 24 .631 1.5
Brewers 32 33 .492 10.5
Twins 31 34 .477 11.5
Royals 30 38 .441 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 41 26 .612 --
Mariners 35 30 .538 5.0
Angels 34 32 .515 6.5
Athletics 29 38 .433 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 25 .621 --
Expos 38 28 .576 3.0
Marlins 32 35 .478 9.5
Phillies 29 37 .439 12.0
Mets 29 37 .439 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 34 .507 --
Cardinals 32 34 .485 1.5
Pirates 32 35 .478 2.0
Cubs 31 36 .463 3.0
Reds 25 35 .417 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 37 31 .544 --
Dodgers 36 32 .529 1.0
Rockies 34 31 .523 1.5
Giants 32 33 .492 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Warren Newson 4
3 Shane Andrews 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Warren Newson 2
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Charlie Hayes 4
3 Shane Andrews 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Grudzielanek 3
2 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaime Navarro 1.40
2 Hideo Nomo 1.00
3 Allen Watson 0.89
4 Mark Langston 0.83
5 Dave Burba 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Brian Givens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Burba 8
1 Allen Watson 8
3 Kevin Gross 7
3 Jaime Navarro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .390
2 Alex Rodriguez .360
3 Edgar Martinez .358
4 Chuck Knoblauch .357
5 Eric Young .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 25
2 Ken Griffey 23
2 Mo Vaughn 23
4 Brady Anderson 22
4 Sammy Sosa 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 70
2 Mo Vaughn 67
3 Albert Belle 66
4 Jeff Bagwell 65
5 Jay Buhner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 35
2 Tom Goodwin 26
3 Brian McRae 22
4 Delino DeShields 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.14
2 Steve Trachsel 2.27
3 John Smoltz 2.36
4 Al Leiter 2.67
5 Danny Darwin 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Charles Nagy 11
3 Andy Pettitte 10
4 Mike Mussina 9
4 Roger Pavlik 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 125
2 Roger Clemens 114
3 Pedro Martinez 101
4 Hideo Nomo 98
5 2 tied 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 22
2 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Todd Worrell 19
4 Mike Henneman 18
4 Troy Percival 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark McLemore .513
2 Jeff Cirillo .479
3 Scott Stahoviak .467
4 Matt Williams .435
5 Eric Young .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Todd Hundley 6
2 Tim Naehring 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 19
2 Todd Hundley 18
2 Rafael Palmeiro 18
4 Dante Bichette 17
4 Paul Molitor 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Lance Johnson 7
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 John Cangelosi 6
4 Gerald Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rheal Cormier 0.61
2 Danny Darwin 0.82
3 Zane Smith 1.13
4 James Baldwin 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Chuck McElroy 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 28
2 Pedro Martinez 25
3 Roger Clemens 23
4 Mark Clark 22
4 Hideo Nomo 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Bruce Ruffin 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Cirillo .459
2 Roberto Alomar .410
3 Rafael Palmeiro .407
4 Paul Sorrento .405
5 Edgar Martinez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Mark McGwire 15
3 Ken Griffey 13
4 Albert Belle 11
4 Cal Ripken 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 36
2 Ellis Burks 32
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Jose Canseco 31
3 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 12
2 Lance Johnson 11
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 Delino DeShields 9
3 Mickey Morandini 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 1.59
2 Andy Ashby 2.00
3 Danny Darwin 2.18
4 John Smoltz 2.23
5 Kevin Tapani 2.41

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 51
2 Pedro Martinez 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
3 Hideo Nomo 46
5 Shane Reynolds 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 Mike Fetters 9
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Bruce Ruffin 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Edgar Martinez .358
3 Wade Boggs .347
4 Eric Young .342
5 Chuck Knoblauch .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Sammy Sosa 47
4 Mo Vaughn 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 155
2 Dante Bichette 153
3 Mo Vaughn 152
4 Jay Buhner 150
4 Frank Thomas 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 74
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 52
4 Barry Larkin 50
5 Eric Young 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.31
2 Andy Ashby 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.80
4 John Smoltz 2.84
5 Hideo Nomo 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
1 Charles Nagy 23
3 Andy Pettitte 21
4 John Smoltz 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 259
2 Randy Johnson 258
3 John Smoltz 252
4 Todd Stottlemyre 241
5 Roger Clemens 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 52
2 Roberto Hernandez 42
2 Todd Worrell 42
4 John Wetteland 41
5 Rod Beck 38