On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 16 .600 --
Orioles 24 18 .571 1.0
Blue Jays 20 23 .465 5.5
Red Sox 17 24 .415 7.5
Tigers 12 33 .267 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 13 .683 --
White Sox 24 18 .571 4.5
Brewers 21 20 .512 7.0
Twins 18 24 .429 10.5
Royals 19 26 .422 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 16 .628 --
Mariners 22 20 .524 4.5
Athletics 20 22 .476 6.5
Angels 20 23 .465 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 15 .659 --
Expos 28 17 .622 1.5
Phillies 21 21 .500 7.0
Marlins 23 23 .500 7.0
Mets 18 25 .419 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 24 .478 --
Cubs 20 25 .444 1.5
Reds 16 23 .410 2.5
Pirates 18 26 .409 3.0
Cardinals 18 26 .409 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 27 17 .614 --
Giants 23 20 .535 3.5
Dodgers 23 23 .500 5.0
Rockies 20 21 .488 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Haselman 4
2 Luis Alicea 3
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Rico Brogna 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tyler Houston 5
1 Chipper Jones 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Paniagua 999.00
2 Steve Avery 1.20
3 Bobby Jones 0.70
4 Doug Drabek 0.67
4 Tom Gordon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Drabek 8
2 Bobby Jones 7
3 Steve Avery 6
3 Tom Gordon 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .389
2 Paul O'Neill .374
3 Tony Gwynn .370
4 Jason Giambi .367
5 Mike Piazza .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
1 Mo Vaughn 17
4 Brady Anderson 16
4 Henry Rodriguez 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 48
2 Barry Bonds 47
2 Mo Vaughn 47
4 Albert Belle 45
4 Frank Thomas 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 17
4 Delino DeShields 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.76
2 Kevin Brown 2.24
3 Steve Avery 2.25
4 Ismael Valdez 2.34
5 Tom Glavine 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
4 Mike Grace 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 81
2 Roger Clemens 78
3 Kevin Appier 63
3 Pedro Martinez 63
5 2 tied 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 12
3 Rod Beck 11
3 Mike Henneman 11
3 4 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .500
2 Dave Martinez .459
3 Rusty Greer .452
4 Roberto Alomar .444
5 Ray Durham .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Mo Vaughn 8
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
2 Rafael Palmeiro 17
3 Harold Baines 16
3 Jay Buhner 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Tom Goodwin 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
4 Royce Clayton 4
4 11 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.43
2 Chuck Finley 0.79
3 Mark Gardner 0.86
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.06
5 Scott Karl 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
1 Mark Gardner 27
3 Doug Drabek 25
3 Sid Fernandez 25
5 Todd Stottlemyre 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 7
2 Rod Beck 6
3 Mike Fetters 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
3 Mel Rojas 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .408
2 Roberto Alomar .404
3 Jason Giambi .396
4 Mo Vaughn .394
5 Paul O'Neill .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Henry Rodriguez 13
3 Barry Bonds 12
3 Jay Buhner 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 37
2 Mo Vaughn 35
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Barry Bonds 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Pat Listach 11
3 Tom Goodwin 10
3 Eric Young 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.86
2 Dwight Gooden 1.24
3 Steve Avery 1.44
4 Darryl Kile 1.80
5 Kevin Brown 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Mark Gardner 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Darryl Kile 46
2 John Smoltz 46
4 Mark Gardner 45
4 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 14
2 Robb Nen 10
3 Rod Beck 8
3 Ricky Bottalico 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Edgar Martinez .351
3 Dante Bichette .340
4 Chuck Knoblauch .338
5 Eric Young .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Barry Bonds 46
4 Mo Vaughn 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 152
2 Mo Vaughn 147
3 Jay Buhner 143
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 Frank Thomas 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Barry Larkin 51
4 Quilvio Veras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.93
2 Hideo Nomo 2.81
3 Andy Ashby 2.82
4 Ismael Valdez 2.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Greg Maddux 22
3 Charles Nagy 21
3 Pete Schourek 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 313
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 247
4 Chuck Finley 229
5 Todd Stottlemyre 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 59
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Rod Beck 39
4 Jeff Montgomery 39