On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 19 .587 --
Orioles 27 20 .574 0.5
Blue Jays 21 28 .429 7.5
Red Sox 19 28 .404 8.5
Tigers 12 38 .240 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 14 .702 --
White Sox 29 18 .617 4.0
Brewers 22 25 .468 11.0
Twins 22 26 .458 11.5
Royals 23 28 .451 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 19 .612 --
Mariners 26 22 .542 3.5
Angels 23 25 .479 6.5
Athletics 22 26 .458 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 17 .653 --
Expos 29 21 .580 3.5
Phillies 24 24 .500 7.5
Marlins 25 26 .490 8.0
Mets 20 28 .417 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 26 .490 --
Cardinals 22 27 .449 2.0
Reds 19 25 .432 2.5
Cubs 21 29 .420 3.5
Pirates 19 30 .388 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 27 24 .529 4.5
Giants 25 23 .521 5.0
Rockies 23 23 .500 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rex Hudler 5
2 Greg Myers 4
2 Alex Rodriguez 4
4 Mike Blowers 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Conine 2
1 Javy Lopez 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Charlie Hayes 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shawn Boskie 1.67
1 Tom Candiotti 1.67
1 Shane Reynolds 1.67
4 Frank Castillo 1.14
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Boskie 10
1 Shane Reynolds 10
3 Frank Castillo 8
4 Kevin Tapani 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 John Franco 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .401
2 Mike Piazza .370
3 Paul O'Neill .368
4 Tony Gwynn .362
5 Mark Grace .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 20
2 Brady Anderson 18
2 Mo Vaughn 18
4 Barry Bonds 17
4 Henry Rodriguez 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 52
2 Henry Rodriguez 51
2 Mo Vaughn 51
4 Frank Thomas 50
5 Jeff Bagwell 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 22
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 15
5 Eric Young 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Steve Trachsel 2.29
3 Al Leiter 2.41
4 Tom Glavine 2.42
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Charles Nagy 8
3 Joey Hamilton 7
3 Dennis Martinez 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 84
2 Roger Clemens 83
3 Shane Reynolds 76
4 Greg Maddux 72
5 Pedro Martinez 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 19
2 Ricky Bottalico 14
2 Mike Henneman 14
2 Roberto Hernandez 14
2 Todd Worrell 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .500
2 Alex Rodriguez .482
3 John Mabry .451
4 Dante Bichette .450
5 2 tied .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Mo Vaughn 7
4 Jay Buhner 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 20
1 Frank Thomas 20
3 Harold Baines 19
4 Alex Rodriguez 18
5 Rafael Palmeiro 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 7
2 Larry Walker 6
3 Mark Grudzielanek 5
3 Kenny Lofton 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Weathers 0.73
2 Todd Stottlemyre 1.10
3 Amaury Telemaco 1.20
4 Chuck Finley 1.21
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 33
2 Mark Gardner 24
2 Greg Maddux 24
4 Hideo Nomo 23
5 5 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Jose Mesa 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
4 Rod Beck 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .434
2 Alex Rodriguez .431
3 John Mabry .396
4 Albert Belle .390
5 Chuck Knoblauch .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 34
2 Frank Thomas 30
3 Harold Baines 29
4 Barry Bonds 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
2 Eric Young 11
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.34
2 Ken Hill 1.77
3 Kevin Appier 1.93
4 Darryl Kile 2.00
5 Chan Ho Park 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Shane Reynolds 52
3 Todd Stottlemyre 44
4 Darryl Kile 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Mike Henneman 11
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Todd Worrell 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .345
4 Mark Grace .340
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 49
4 Mo Vaughn 46
5 Barry Bonds 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Mo Vaughn 148
3 Jay Buhner 142
4 Dante Bichette 140
4 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 Quilvio Veras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.92
2 Andy Ashby 2.69
3 Tom Glavine 2.75
4 Hideo Nomo 2.81
5 Ismael Valdez 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Charles Nagy 22
3 Greg Maddux 21
4 Chuck Finley 20
4 Pete Schourek 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 290
2 Hideo Nomo 265
3 John Smoltz 243
4 Todd Stottlemyre 225
5 2 tied 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
3 Jeff Montgomery 40