On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 60 .559 --
Orioles 72 64 .529 4.0
Red Sox 70 67 .511 6.5
Blue Jays 63 74 .460 13.5
Tigers 49 88 .358 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 55 .596 --
White Sox 74 64 .536 8.0
Twins 68 69 .496 13.5
Brewers 66 72 .478 16.0
Royals 63 75 .457 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 59 .566 --
Mariners 71 65 .522 6.0
Athletics 66 73 .475 12.5
Angels 63 74 .460 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 52 .618 --
Expos 73 62 .541 10.5
Marlins 66 71 .482 18.5
Mets 61 76 .445 23.5
Phillies 55 82 .401 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 64 .536 --
Cardinals 72 65 .526 1.5
Cubs 68 67 .504 4.5
Reds 67 69 .493 6.0
Pirates 57 79 .419 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 62 .551 --
Dodgers 74 62 .544 1.0
Rockies 70 68 .507 6.0
Giants 58 76 .433 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Becker 4
1 John Mabry 4
1 Kevin Seitzer 4
4 Mike Gallego 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rich Becker 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 4
2 Ruben Amaro 3
2 Rich Becker 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 2
1 Gregg Jefferies 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
4 Rich Amaral 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Thompson 2.25
2 John Smoltz 1.80
3 Chris Haney 1.75
4 Chuck Finley 1.12
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 9
1 Chuck Finley 9
1 John Smoltz 9
1 Justin Thompson 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jason Jacome 1
1 Mel Rojas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .376
2 Frank Thomas .348
3 Dave Nilsson .347
4 Roberto Alomar .347
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Albert Belle 44
3 Brady Anderson 41
3 Juan Gonzalez 41
3 Ken Griffey 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 130
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Juan Gonzalez 123
4 Jay Buhner 122
5 Rafael Palmeiro 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 61
1 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 49
3 Eric Young 49
5 Lance Johnson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.92
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.83
4 John Smoltz 2.85
5 Steve Trachsel 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 19
3 Pat Hentgen 17
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 237
2 Roger Clemens 203
3 Hideo Nomo 201
4 Jeff Fassero 194
5 2 tied 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Todd Worrell 37
3 Jeff Brantley 36
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
4 Mark Wohlers 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .511
2 Alex Rodriguez .484
3 Ken Caminiti .447
4 Jorge Fabregas .429
5 Mark McGwire .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 7
1 Andres Galarraga 7
1 Jim Thome 7
4 Bobby Bonilla 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 25
2 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Albert Belle 17
3 Vinny Castilla 17
3 5 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Eric Young 7
3 Kimera Bartee 6
3 Luis Castillo 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.53
2 Joey Hamilton 0.82
3 Greg Maddux 1.29
4 Jeff Shaw 1.32
5 Kevin Gross 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 Joey Hamilton 26
3 Kevin Appier 24
4 Scott Sanders 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .444
2 Alex Rodriguez .434
3 Jason Kendall .419
4 Bill Mueller .416
5 Jim Thome .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 12
1 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Bobby Bonilla 11
3 Vinny Castilla 11
3 Jim Thome 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 37
2 Andres Galarraga 33
3 Bobby Bonilla 32
3 Jim Thome 32
5 Ellis Burks 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Luis Castillo 11
4 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.27
2 Greg Maddux 1.60
3 Kevin Brown 1.71
4 Joey Hamilton 1.76
5 Alex Fernandez 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Mike Mussina 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 John Smoltz 54
3 Jeff Fassero 45
4 Kevin Brown 42
5 Tom Gordon 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Robb Nen 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .375
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Jim Eisenreich .350
4 Mark Grace .347
5 Eric Young .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Ken Griffey 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 158
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Juan Gonzalez 149
5 Dante Bichette 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 Lance Johnson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Andy Ashby 2.87
4 Tom Glavine 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 19
4 Roger Pavlik 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 272
2 Roger Clemens 234
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 2 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 2 others tied 39