On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 17 .605 --
Orioles 25 19 .568 1.5
Blue Jays 21 25 .457 6.5
Red Sox 18 26 .409 8.5
Tigers 12 35 .255 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 14 .682 --
White Sox 26 18 .591 4.0
Brewers 22 22 .500 8.0
Royals 22 26 .458 10.0
Twins 19 26 .422 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 18 .609 --
Mariners 24 21 .533 3.5
Angels 21 24 .467 6.5
Athletics 21 24 .467 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 16 .652 --
Expos 29 18 .617 1.5
Marlins 24 24 .500 7.0
Phillies 22 23 .489 7.5
Mets 19 26 .422 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 26 .458 --
Cubs 21 26 .447 0.5
Cardinals 20 26 .435 1.0
Reds 18 24 .429 1.0
Pirates 18 28 .391 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 29 18 .617 --
Giants 24 21 .533 4.0
Rockies 22 22 .500 5.5
Dodgers 24 24 .500 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Finley 5
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Archi Cianfrocco 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Jacob Brumfield 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Sal Fasano 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy O'Leary 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Roberto Kelly 3
4 Joey Cora 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Marty Cordova 1
1 Milt Cuyler 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 0.78
2 Mark Portugal 0.67
3 Pat Mahomes 0.55
4 Bob Tewksbury 0.50
5 Roger Clemens 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 7
2 Marty Janzen 6
2 Pat Mahomes 6
4 Roger Clemens 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .400
2 Paul O'Neill .378
3 Tony Gwynn .373
4 Jason Giambi .362
5 Mike Piazza .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
1 Henry Rodriguez 17
1 Mo Vaughn 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 51
2 Mo Vaughn 49
3 Albert Belle 47
3 Barry Bonds 47
5 Frank Thomas 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 22
3 Brian McRae 18
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 Al Leiter 2.41
5 Tom Glavine 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Joey Hamilton 7
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 83
2 John Smoltz 81
3 Pedro Martinez 71
4 Kevin Appier 70
5 Hideo Nomo 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 13
2 Jeff Montgomery 13
4 Rod Beck 12
4 3 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .511
2 Rusty Greer .486
3 John Mabry .462
4 Dave Martinez .457
5 Tim Naehring .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Mo Vaughn 8
4 Dave Nilsson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 18
1 Rafael Palmeiro 18
1 Alex Rodriguez 18
4 Roberto Alomar 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Eric Young 5
3 Royce Clayton 4
3 Vince Coleman 4
3 11 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 0.56
2 Allen Watson 1.06
3 Chuck Finley 1.17
3 Mark Gardner 1.17
5 Amaury Telemaco 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 Ismael Valdez 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 33
2 Darryl Kile 27
3 Hideo Nomo 23
3 Shane Reynolds 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 Mel Rojas 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .430
2 Mo Vaughn .414
3 Paul O'Neill .385
3 Jose Vizcaino .385
5 John Mabry .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Jay Buhner 12
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Mike Piazza 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 35
2 Albert Belle 33
3 Henry Rodriguez 31
4 Mike Piazza 30
5 5 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Eric Young 12
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Pat Listach 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.14
2 Steve Avery 1.71
3 Dwight Gooden 1.75
4 Mark Gardner 1.80
4 Steve Trachsel 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Ismael Valdez 5
2 Steve Wojciechowski 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Darryl Kile 51
3 Pedro Martinez 46
3 John Smoltz 46
5 Todd Stottlemyre 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
3 Mike Henneman 9
3 Robb Nen 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Chuck Knoblauch .340
5 Mark Grace .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 154
2 Mo Vaughn 148
3 Jay Buhner 143
4 Dante Bichette 142
5 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 Quilvio Veras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.97
2 Andy Ashby 2.68
3 Hideo Nomo 2.81
4 Tom Glavine 2.85
5 Ismael Valdez 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
2 Charles Nagy 21
2 Pete Schourek 21
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Hideo Nomo 265
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 231
5 Pedro Martinez 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Jeff Montgomery 41
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 39