On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 63 .568 --
Orioles 80 67 .544 3.5
Red Sox 75 72 .510 8.5
Blue Jays 67 80 .456 16.5
Tigers 51 97 .345 33.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 87 58 .600 --
White Sox 79 69 .534 9.5
Twins 74 73 .503 14.0
Brewers 72 77 .483 17.0
Royals 68 80 .459 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 64 .565 --
Mariners 75 70 .517 7.0
Athletics 71 77 .480 12.5
Angels 65 83 .439 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 60 .589 --
Expos 81 66 .551 5.5
Marlins 71 78 .477 16.5
Mets 66 81 .449 20.5
Phillies 59 89 .399 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 68 .541 --
Astros 78 71 .523 2.5
Cubs 74 72 .507 5.0
Reds 74 73 .503 5.5
Pirates 61 85 .418 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 65 .558 --
Padres 82 66 .554 0.5
Rockies 77 71 .520 5.5
Giants 60 86 .411 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Alicea 3
1 Rich Amaral 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Darren Bragg 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Sean Berry 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Jeff King 4
1 Mark Whiten 4
4 Ken Griffey 3
4 Dan Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Brian Hunter 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.33
2 Mike Morgan 1.00
3 Bobby Witt 0.90
4 Pedro Martinez 0.88
4 Robert Person 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Batchelor 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 9
2 Erik Hanson 7
2 Pedro Martinez 7
2 Robert Person 7
5 Andy Pettitte 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Alan Mills 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .371
2 Mike Piazza .347
3 Paul Molitor .342
4 Ellis Burks .342
5 Frank Thomas .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Brady Anderson 45
2 Albert Belle 45
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
4 Ken Griffey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 137
2 Andres Galarraga 135
3 Juan Gonzalez 133
4 Dante Bichette 132
4 Rafael Palmeiro 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 67
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Lance Johnson 50
4 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 2.79
3 Steve Trachsel 2.89
4 Juan Guzman 2.93
5 John Smoltz 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 17
4 Pat Hentgen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Roger Clemens 219
3 Hideo Nomo 216
4 Pedro Martinez 210
5 Jeff Fassero 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 42
2 John Wetteland 40
3 Jeff Brantley 39
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
5 Trevor Hoffman 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .473
2 Jay Bell .469
3 Hal Morris .438
4 Rich Becker .426
5 Harold Baines .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
2 Brady Anderson 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Rafael Palmeiro 5
2 Gary Sheffield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 19
2 Sean Berry 18
3 Raul Mondesi 15
3 Hal Morris 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 7
2 Mark Grudzielanek 6
2 Gregg Jefferies 6
2 Kenny Lofton 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Quantrill 0.75
2 Scott Sanders 0.86
3 Scott Karl 1.00
4 Charles Nagy 1.08
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 4
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Mark Petkovsek 3
2 Andy Pettitte 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
1 John Smoltz 27
3 Andy Pettitte 26
4 Mike Mussina 23
5 David Cone 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 Mike Henneman 4
4 Bruce Ruffin 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .431
2 Ken Caminiti .400
3 Hal Morris .396
4 Alex Rodriguez .395
5 Tony Gwynn .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 37
2 Rafael Palmeiro 33
3 Bobby Bonilla 32
4 Dante Bichette 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 15
2 Gregg Jefferies 11
3 Luis Castillo 10
3 Tom Goodwin 10
3 Kenny Lofton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.32
2 Scott Sanders 1.54
3 Kevin Brown 1.93
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.97
5 Charles Nagy 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Mike Mussina 5
2 Andy Pettitte 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 52
2 Pedro Martinez 49
3 Mike Mussina 46
4 Kevin Appier 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Mike Fetters 9
2 3 others tied 9