On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 61 .561 --
Orioles 74 65 .532 4.0
Red Sox 72 68 .514 6.5
Blue Jays 64 76 .457 14.5
Tigers 50 90 .357 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 82 57 .590 --
White Sox 76 65 .539 7.0
Twins 70 70 .500 12.5
Brewers 68 73 .482 15.0
Royals 65 76 .461 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 78 61 .561 --
Mariners 72 67 .518 6.0
Athletics 67 75 .472 12.5
Angels 64 76 .457 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 55 .604 --
Expos 76 62 .551 7.5
Marlins 68 72 .486 16.5
Mets 62 78 .443 22.5
Phillies 56 84 .400 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 65 .536 --
Astros 74 67 .525 1.5
Reds 70 69 .504 4.5
Cubs 69 69 .500 5.0
Pirates 58 80 .420 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 63 .553 --
Dodgers 76 63 .547 1.0
Rockies 71 69 .507 6.5
Giants 58 79 .423 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Bret Boone 3
2 Jeff Frye 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Pagnozzi 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Greene 5
2 Jeff Conine 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Williams 1.29
2 Jose Paniagua 1.20
3 Andy Pettitte 0.88
4 Andy Benes 0.83
5 Chad Ogea 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woody Williams 9
2 Andy Pettitte 7
3 Jose Paniagua 6
3 Kevin Tapani 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .375
2 Frank Thomas .350
3 Mike Piazza .345
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Roberto Alomar .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Brady Anderson 44
2 Albert Belle 44
4 Ken Griffey 43
5 Juan Gonzalez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 133
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Juan Gonzalez 125
4 Dante Bichette 123
4 Jay Buhner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 61
1 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Eric Young 50
5 Lance Johnson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.88
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 John Smoltz 2.85
4 Steve Trachsel 2.90
5 Juan Guzman 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 20
1 John Smoltz 20
3 Mike Mussina 18
4 Pat Hentgen 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 237
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Hideo Nomo 201
4 Jeff Fassero 194
4 Pedro Martinez 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
1 Todd Worrell 38
3 Jeff Brantley 37
4 Roberto Hernandez 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .500
2 Alex Rodriguez .475
3 Gary Sheffield .436
4 Edgar Renteria .431
5 Ken Caminiti .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 7
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Vinny Castilla 7
4 Juan Gonzalez 6
4 Alex Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 19
2 Vinny Castilla 18
3 Willie Greene 17
3 Ken Griffey 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Mark Grudzielanek 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Larry Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanders 0.86
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.95
3 Greg Maddux 1.29
4 Jeff Shaw 1.32
5 Pedro Martinez 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Jones 4
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Kevin Brown 3
2 Scott Erickson 3
2 Scott Sanders 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 35
2 Pedro Martinez 33
3 Curt Schilling 29
4 Andy Benes 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Mel Rojas 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .438
2 Alex Rodriguez .423
3 Moises Alou .405
4 Tony Gwynn .392
5 Jason Kendall .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
1 Jim Thome 11
4 Brady Anderson 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 34
2 Bobby Bonilla 31
2 Gary Sheffield 31
2 Jim Thome 31
5 Ken Griffey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Luis Castillo 12
3 Tom Goodwin 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.92
2 Jeff Shaw 1.01
3 Kevin Gross 1.08
4 Greg Maddux 1.42
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
1 Mike Mussina 6
3 Kevin Brown 5
3 Scott Erickson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 Jeff Fassero 45
3 Andy Benes 44
4 Kevin Appier 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Robb Nen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .374
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Jim Eisenreich .354
4 Mark Grace .347
5 Eric Young .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 59
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Ken Griffey 50
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 157
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Dante Bichette 148
5 Juan Gonzalez 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Delino DeShields 54
4 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 John Smoltz 2.84
4 Andy Ashby 2.87
5 Alex Fernandez 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 John Smoltz 22
4 Andy Benes 20
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 266
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Pedro Martinez 224
5 Chuck Finley 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
4 Jeff Brantley 40
5 2 tied 39