On This Day

Tuesday, April 2, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 1 0 1.000 --
Orioles 1 0 1.000 0.0
Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 1 1 .500 0.5
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0
Royals 0 1 .000 1.0
White Sox 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 1 0 1.000 --
Mariners 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Angels 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Expos 0 1 .000 1.0
Marlins 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 2 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.5
Reds 1 0 1.000 0.5
Astros 1 1 .500 1.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 1 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 1 1 .500 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Padres 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Carr 4
1 Eric Karros 4
1 Jose Valentin 4
4 Derek Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Carr 1
1 Jeff Cirillo 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Pat Meares 4
3 Chuck Carr 3
3 Chad Curtis 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Cecil Fielder 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.60
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.33
3 Kevin Appier 1.00
3 John Burkett 1.00
5 Denny Neagle 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 8
1 Sid Fernandez 8
3 Kevin Appier 7
4 John Burkett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dan Miceli 1
1 Marcus Moore 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Carr .800
1 Dave Hollins .800
3 Ray Lankford .750
3 Kirt Manwaring .750
3 2 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Meares 5
2 Jim Edmonds 4
2 Ryan Klesko 4
4 Geronimo Berroa 3
4 14 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 20 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Burkett 0.00
1 David Cone 0.00
1 Paul Wagner 0.00
1 Kevin Ritz 0.00
1 22 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 14
2 Wilson Alvarez 8
2 Sid Fernandez 8
2 Brad Radke 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Dan Miceli 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Edgar Martinez .353
3 Mike Piazza .348
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Derek Bell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 50
2 Frank Thomas 41
3 Dante Bichette 40
3 Jay Buhner 40
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 128
1 Mo Vaughn 128
3 Albert Belle 126
4 Jay Buhner 121
5 Sammy Sosa 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 56
1 Quilvio Veras 56
3 Barry Larkin 52
4 Tom Goodwin 51
4 Otis Nixon 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.76
2 Randy Johnson 2.48
3 Hideo Nomo 2.54
4 Tim Wakefield 2.95
5 Andy Ashby 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Mike Mussina 20
3 David Cone 19
3 Pete Schourek 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 308
2 Hideo Nomo 236
3 Todd Stottlemyre 205
4 Chuck Finley 198
5 David Cone 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 46
2 Randy Myers 39
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Tom Henke 36
5 2 tied 33