On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 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

No 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 55 .604 --
Expos 77 62 .554 7.0
Marlins 68 73 .482 17.0
Mets 62 78 .443 22.5
Phillies 57 84 .404 28.0

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 70 .496 5.5
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 3
1 Mike Lansing 3
1 Rondell White 3
4 Ruben Amaro 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Colbrunn 1
1 Brian McRae 1
1 Benito Santiago 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2
1 Benito Santiago 2
3 Greg Colbrunn 1
3 Gregg Jefferies 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Lansing 2
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Gregg Jefferies 1
2 Edgar Renteria 1
2 David Segui 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.00
2 Omar Daal 0.60
3 Frank Castillo 0.12
4 Pat Rapp 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Manuel 1
1 Curt Schilling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 7
2 Omar Daal 3
2 Ugueth Urbina 3
4 Miguel Batista 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .464
3 Todd Zeile .447
4 Gary Sheffield .436
5 Mark Grudzielanek .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 7
1 Vinny Castilla 7
3 Bobby Bonilla 6
3 Juan Gonzalez 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 17
1 Willie Greene 17
1 Ken Griffey 17
1 Gary Sheffield 17
5 Mike Greenwell 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Mark Grudzielanek 7
3 Luis Castillo 6
3 Mike Lansing 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 William VanLandingham 0.63
2 Scott Sanders 0.86
3 Charles Nagy 1.08
4 Greg Maddux 1.29
4 Hideo Nomo 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Doug Jones 3
1 Scott Sanders 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 35
2 Pedro Martinez 33
3 Curt Schilling 24
4 Andy Benes 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Mel Rojas 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .438
2 Alex Rodriguez .423
3 Moises Alou .393
4 Tony Gwynn .392
5 Bill Mueller .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
1 Jim Thome 11
4 Brady Anderson 10
4 Andres Galarraga 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 34
2 Ken Griffey 30
2 Jim Thome 30
4 Andres Galarraga 29
4 Rafael Palmeiro 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Luis Castillo 13
4 Tom Goodwin 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.92
2 Kevin Gross 1.08
3 Greg Maddux 1.42
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.65
5 Scott Sanders 1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 53
2 Jeff Fassero 45
3 Kevin Appier 43
4 Andy Benes 42
4 2 others 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 .361
3 Mark Grace .345
4 Eric Young .343
5 Frank Thomas .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 59
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Ken Griffey 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 157
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Dante Bichette 148
5 Juan Gonzalez 146

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 2.40
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 John Smoltz 2.84
5 Denny Neagle 3.06

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 225
4 Chuck Finley 218
4 Pedro Martinez 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