On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 63 .556 --
Orioles 77 66 .538 2.5
Red Sox 73 71 .507 7.0
Blue Jays 66 78 .458 14.0
Tigers 51 93 .354 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 84 58 .592 --
White Sox 78 66 .542 7.0
Twins 72 71 .503 12.5
Brewers 69 76 .476 16.5
Royals 65 79 .451 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 82 61 .573 --
Mariners 73 68 .518 8.0
Athletics 70 75 .483 13.0
Angels 65 79 .451 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 56 .606 --
Expos 78 65 .545 8.5
Marlins 70 75 .483 17.5
Mets 64 80 .444 23.0
Phillies 58 86 .403 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 66 .542 --
Astros 76 69 .524 2.5
Reds 73 71 .507 5.0
Cubs 72 71 .503 5.5
Pirates 59 83 .415 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 64 .552 --
Padres 80 65 .552 0.0
Rockies 73 71 .507 6.5
Giants 59 83 .415 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Jeff Frye 3
1 Todd Hollandsworth 3
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Sean Berry 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Merced 4
2 Jason Hardtke 3
2 John Jaha 3
2 Raul Mondesi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.43
2 Paul Wilson 0.78
3 Tom Gordon 0.73
4 Scott Karl 0.71
4 Jose Paniagua 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Hentgen 10
2 Tom Gordon 8
3 Paul Wilson 7
4 Kevin Brown 6
4 Ramon Martinez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 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 134
2 Juan Gonzalez 133
3 Andres Galarraga 132
4 Rafael Palmeiro 128
5 Dante Bichette 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 63
2 Kenny Lofton 62
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Lance Johnson 50
4 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
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 Andy Benes 17
4 Pat Hentgen 17

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 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Mitchell .486
2 Alex Rodriguez .429
3 Gary Sheffield .421
4 Harold Baines .417
5 Tony Gwynn .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 8
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
4 Hal Morris 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 17
2 Hal Morris 16
3 Bobby Bonilla 15
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 Gregg Jefferies 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Derek Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanders 0.00
2 Willie Adams 0.56
3 Osvaldo Fernandez 0.75
4 Charles Nagy 1.05
5 Jose Paniagua 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 4
2 Scott Erickson 3
2 Mark Hutton 3
2 Charles Nagy 3
2 Jaime Navarro 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 33
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Andy Benes 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .410
2 Lance Johnson .400
3 Tony Gwynn .390
4 Mike Piazza .389
5 Shawn Green .381

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 33
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
1 Rafael Palmeiro 33
4 Gary Sheffield 29
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Luis Castillo 15
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Gregg Jefferies 11
5 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.00
2 Scott Sanders 1.25
3 Roger Clemens 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.80
5 Kevin Brown 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
1 Mike Mussina 6
3 Kevin Brown 5
3 Scott Erickson 5
3 Jaime Navarro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 53
2 John Smoltz 49
3 Roger Clemens 47
3 Mike Mussina 47
5 4 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Robb Nen 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Mark Grace .344
4 Mike Piazza .340
5 Eric Young .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Albert Belle 58
3 Jay Buhner 50
4 Ken Griffey 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 155
2 Jay Buhner 150
2 Juan Gonzalez 150
4 Dante Bichette 149
5 Andres Galarraga 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Lance Johnson 55
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.50
3 John Smoltz 2.70
4 Andy Ashby 2.98
5 Alex Fernandez 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 274
2 Roger Clemens 236
3 Hideo Nomo 234
4 Pedro Martinez 227
5 Kevin Appier 221

Saves

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