On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 15 .595 --
Orioles 21 17 .553 1.5
Blue Jays 18 21 .462 5.0
Red Sox 14 23 .378 8.0
Tigers 12 30 .286 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 12 .684 --
White Sox 21 18 .538 5.5
Twins 18 20 .474 8.0
Brewers 17 20 .459 8.5
Royals 17 24 .415 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 14 .650 --
Mariners 21 18 .538 4.5
Athletics 19 19 .500 6.0
Angels 19 20 .487 6.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 27 14 .659 --
Braves 25 15 .625 1.5
Phillies 20 19 .513 6.0
Marlins 20 22 .476 7.5
Mets 16 23 .410 10.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 22 .476 --
Cubs 19 22 .463 0.5
Reds 16 19 .457 0.5
Pirates 17 23 .425 2.0
Cardinals 17 23 .425 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 25 16 .610 --
Giants 20 19 .513 4.0
Dodgers 21 21 .500 4.5
Rockies 16 21 .432 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Blowers 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 Sammy Sosa 3
1 Jose Vizcaino 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Leo Gomez 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Leo Gomez 4
3 Mark Grace 3
3 Raul Mondesi 3
3 Sammy Sosa 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Kenny Lofton 1
1 James Mouton 1
1 Kevin Stocker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 1.20
1 Amaury Telemaco 1.20
1 Ismael Valdez 1.20
4 Kevin Tapani 0.82
5 Jack McDowell 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Graeme Lloyd 1
1 Jack McDowell 1
1 Brad Radke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Tapani 9
2 Jack McDowell 8
3 Pete Harnisch 6
3 Amaury Telemaco 6
3 Ismael Valdez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Dave Stevens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .380
2 Tony Gwynn .379
3 Roberto Alomar .377
4 Mark Grace .363
5 Wally Joyner .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 17
2 Albert Belle 16
3 Brady Anderson 15
3 Henry Rodriguez 15
3 Sammy Sosa 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 46
1 Henry Rodriguez 46
3 Frank Thomas 41
3 Mo Vaughn 41
5 Albert Belle 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 28
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 16
4 Pat Listach 13
5 Barry Bonds 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.85
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Kevin Brown 2.24
4 Steve Avery 2.32
5 Al Leiter 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 8
2 Mike Grace 6
2 Joey Hamilton 6
2 Al Leiter 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 74
2 Roger Clemens 68
3 Kevin Appier 60
4 Juan Guzman 58
4 Randy Johnson 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Troy Percival 11
5 Mike Henneman 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Martinez .441
2 Roberto Alomar .400
2 Wade Boggs .400
2 Paul O'Neill .400
5 Jason Giambi .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Albert Belle 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
2 Matt Williams 6
2 Ernie Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Jeff Conine 17
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Henry Rodriguez 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 Pat Listach 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gardner 0.00
2 Al Leiter 0.57
3 Tom Glavine 0.90
4 Kevin Appier 1.08
5 Ken Hill 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 John Smoltz 3
4 Andy Ashby 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 31
2 Jeff Fassero 24
3 John Smoltz 23
4 Darryl Kile 21
4 Paul Wilson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Mel Rojas 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .398
2 Paul O'Neill .398
3 Jason Giambi .385
3 Jim Thome .385
5 Albert Belle .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 14
2 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Mo Vaughn 13
4 Brady Anderson 12
4 Henry Rodriguez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 36
1 Mo Vaughn 36
3 Barry Bonds 34
4 Joe Carter 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Pat Listach 13
4 Brian McRae 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sid Fernandez 1.30
2 Steve Avery 1.63
3 Tom Glavine 1.80
4 Steve Trachsel 1.85
5 Mike Grace 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Darryl Kile 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Steve Avery 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 50
2 John Smoltz 45
3 Darryl Kile 42
3 Paul Wagner 42
5 Jeff Fassero 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Mike Henneman 8
3 Robb Nen 8
3 Troy Percival 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Edgar Martinez .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .341
4 Mark Grace .337
5 Dante Bichette .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Jay Buhner 50
3 Barry Bonds 48
3 Frank Thomas 48
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 152
2 Mo Vaughn 145
3 Jay Buhner 142
4 Dante Bichette 140
5 Barry Bonds 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 54
3 Quilvio Veras 54
5 Vince Coleman 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.03
2 Hideo Nomo 2.69
3 Andy Ashby 2.76
4 Ismael Valdez 2.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Pete Schourek 22
3 Greg Maddux 21
4 David Cone 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 Hideo Nomo 269
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 232
5 Chuck Finley 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Todd Worrell 39
5 Rod Beck 38