On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 61 .558 --
Orioles 73 65 .529 4.0
Red Sox 71 68 .511 6.5
Blue Jays 63 76 .453 14.5
Tigers 50 89 .360 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 57 .587 --
White Sox 75 65 .536 7.0
Twins 69 70 .496 12.5
Brewers 68 72 .486 14.0
Royals 65 75 .464 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 78 60 .565 --
Mariners 72 66 .522 6.0
Athletics 67 74 .475 12.5
Angels 64 75 .460 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 54 .609 --
Expos 75 62 .547 8.5
Marlins 67 72 .482 17.5
Mets 61 78 .439 23.5
Phillies 56 83 .403 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 65 .532 --
Astros 74 66 .529 0.5
Cubs 69 68 .504 4.0
Reds 69 69 .500 4.5
Pirates 57 80 .416 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 62 .551 --
Padres 77 63 .550 0.0
Rockies 71 68 .511 5.5
Giants 58 78 .426 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Salmon 4
1 Rick Wilkins 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Moises Alou 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Segui 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Whiten 5
2 Jon Nunnally 4
2 Scott Rolen 4
2 David Segui 4
2 Mickey Tettleton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Joe Girardi 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.50
2 Dave Burba 1.40
3 Kevin Appier 1.33
4 Pedro Martinez 1.10
5 Al Leiter 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Mike Bertotti 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 12
2 Pedro Martinez 11
3 Todd Stottlemyre 9
4 Al Leiter 8
5 Dave Burba 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Doug Johns 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .376
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Mike Piazza .346
4 Roberto Alomar .342
5 Dave Nilsson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Albert Belle 44
3 Brady Anderson 43
4 Ken Griffey 42
5 Juan Gonzalez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 131
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Juan Gonzalez 124
4 Dante Bichette 123
5 Jay Buhner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 61
1 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Eric Young 49
5 Lance Johnson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.92
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.83
4 John Smoltz 2.85
5 Steve Trachsel 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 19
3 Mike Mussina 18
4 Pat Hentgen 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 237
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Hideo Nomo 201
4 Jeff Fassero 194
4 Pedro Martinez 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
1 Todd Worrell 38
3 Jeff Brantley 37
4 Roberto Hernandez 35
5 Mark Wohlers 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .500
2 Alex Rodriguez .475
3 Jeff Bagwell .421
4 Al Martin .413
5 Rick Wilkins .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Vinny Castilla 7
3 Brady Anderson 6
3 Dante Bichette 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 19
2 Vinny Castilla 18
3 Danny Tartabull 17
4 Albert Belle 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Mark Grudzielanek 7
3 Kimera Bartee 6
3 Larry Walker 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.95
2 Greg Maddux 1.29
3 Jeff Shaw 1.32
4 Scott Sanders 1.38
5 Pedro Martinez 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Jones 4
2 Kevin Foster 3
2 Mike Mussina 3
2 Donne Wall 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 35
2 Pedro Martinez 33
3 Curt Schilling 29
4 Mike Mussina 26
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Mel Rojas 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .455
2 Alex Rodriguez .431
3 Jim Thome .398
4 Bill Mueller .388
5 Jason Kendall .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 11
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
1 Jim Thome 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 35
2 Bobby Bonilla 32
2 Jim Thome 32
4 Alex Rodriguez 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Luis Castillo 11
4 Brian Hunter 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.92
2 Jeff Shaw 1.01
3 Greg Maddux 1.42
4 Kevin Brown 1.83
5 Scott Sanders 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5
2 Fernando Valenzuela 5
2 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 Jeff Fassero 45
3 Kevin Appier 43
4 Al Leiter 42
4 John Smoltz 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Rod Beck 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Heathcliff Slocumb 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .374
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Jim Eisenreich .353
4 Mark Grace .345
5 Eric Young .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 59
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Ken Griffey 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 156
2 Jay Buhner 154
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Dante Bichette 148
4 Juan Gonzalez 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 66
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Andy Ashby 2.87
4 Tom Glavine 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 John Smoltz 22
4 Andy Benes 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 272
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Pedro Martinez 224
5 Chuck Finley 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
4 Jeff Brantley 40
5 Jose Mesa 39