On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 63 .556 --
Orioles 76 66 .535 3.0
Red Sox 73 70 .510 6.5
Blue Jays 66 77 .462 13.5
Tigers 51 92 .357 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 83 58 .589 --
White Sox 78 66 .542 6.5
Twins 72 71 .503 12.0
Brewers 68 76 .472 16.5
Royals 65 79 .451 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 81 61 .570 --
Mariners 73 68 .518 7.5
Athletics 70 75 .483 12.5
Angels 65 78 .455 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 56 .606 --
Expos 78 64 .549 8.0
Marlins 70 74 .486 17.0
Mets 63 80 .441 23.5
Phillies 58 86 .403 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 66 .538 --
Astros 76 68 .528 1.5
Reds 73 70 .510 4.0
Cubs 71 71 .500 5.5
Pirates 59 82 .418 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 64 .549 --
Padres 79 65 .549 0.0
Rockies 72 71 .503 6.5
Giants 59 82 .418 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Jose Offerman 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
4 Mike Bordick 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Sprague 2
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Bordick 4
1 Ed Sprague 4
3 Juan Gonzalez 3
3 Wally Joyner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Helling 2.25
2 Rocky Coppinger 2.20
3 Dave Burba 1.40
4 Charles Nagy 1.25
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rocky Coppinger 11
2 Charles Nagy 10
3 Rick Helling 9
3 Pedro Martinez 9
5 Kevin Appier 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Ericks 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Mike Piazza .349
3 Frank Thomas .347
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Chuck Knoblauch .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Brady Anderson 44
2 Albert Belle 44
2 Juan Gonzalez 44
5 Ken Griffey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 133
1 Juan Gonzalez 133
3 Andres Galarraga 132
4 Rafael Palmeiro 128
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 63
2 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Eric Young 50
5 Lance Johnson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.88
2 Greg Maddux 2.70
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Steve Trachsel 2.90
5 Juan Guzman 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 21
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Pat Hentgen 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 250
2 Roger Clemens 215
3 Hideo Nomo 210
4 Pedro Martinez 203
5 Jeff Fassero 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 40
2 Jeff Brantley 38
2 John Wetteland 38
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
5 Trevor Hoffman 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Mitchell .486
2 Alex Rodriguez .434
3 Harold Baines .421
4 Tony Gwynn .420
5 Mike Piazza .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Brady Anderson 6
4 Vinny Castilla 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Greene 19
2 Mike Greenwell 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
3 Danny Tartabull 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Luis Castillo 7
2 Gregg Jefferies 7
4 Mark Grudzielanek 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanders 0.86
2 Kevin Brown 1.04
3 Charles Nagy 1.05
4 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.29
5 Willie Adams 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Mark Hutton 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 33
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Rocky Coppinger 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Robb Nen 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .410
2 Tony Gwynn .400
3 Brian Jordan .376
4 Lance Johnson .374
5 Mike Piazza .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 11
1 Jim Thome 11
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 Ken Caminiti 10
3 Andres Galarraga 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 34
1 Juan Gonzalez 34
3 Rafael Palmeiro 33
4 Ken Griffey 31
5 Andres Galarraga 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Luis Castillo 14
3 Tom Goodwin 13
4 Ray Durham 11
4 Gregg Jefferies 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.00
2 Scott Sanders 1.25
3 Kevin Brown 1.34
4 Roger Clemens 1.53
5 Greg Maddux 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 53
2 John Smoltz 49
3 Roger Clemens 47
3 Mike Mussina 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Robb Nen 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Heathcliff Slocumb 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Tony Gwynn .364
3 Mark Grace .341
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Eric Young .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Albert Belle 58
3 Jay Buhner 51
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Ken Griffey 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 154
1 Juan Gonzalez 154
3 Jay Buhner 151
4 Andres Galarraga 149
5 Dante Bichette 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Lance Johnson 54
4 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.91
2 Greg Maddux 2.50
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Andy Ashby 2.98
5 Alex Fernandez 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 22
4 Andy Benes 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 279
2 Roger Clemens 236
3 Hideo Nomo 234
4 Pedro Martinez 227
5 Chuck Finley 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 46
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Jeff Brantley 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
5 Trevor Hoffman 40