On This Day

Sunday, April 7, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 1 .833 --
Blue Jays 3 2 .600 1.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.5
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.5
Red Sox 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 3 .500 --
Indians 2 3 .400 0.5
Brewers 2 3 .400 0.5
White Sox 2 4 .333 1.0
Royals 2 4 .333 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 6 0 1.000 --
Mariners 4 2 .667 2.0
Angels 3 2 .600 2.5
Athletics 2 4 .333 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 4 2 .667 --
Braves 3 3 .500 1.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 1.5
Mets 2 3 .400 1.5
Marlins 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 1 .800 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 0.5
Reds 3 2 .600 1.0
Cardinals 3 3 .500 1.5
Astros 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 4 1 .800 --
Giants 3 3 .500 1.5
Rockies 2 4 .333 2.5
Dodgers 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Shipley 5
2 Mark Carreon 4
2 Jeff Conine 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Chipper Jones 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Mark Carreon 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Carreon 6
2 Brian Johnson 5
3 Archi Cianfrocco 4
3 Marquis Grissom 4
3 Chipper Jones 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Cora 2
1 Darryl Hamilton 2
3 Ray Durham 1
3 Luis Gonzalez 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sean Bergman 2.00
1 Jeff Fassero 2.00
3 Sterling Hitchcock 1.40
4 David Cone 1.17
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Steve Bourgeois 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 8
1 Jason Schmidt 8
1 Ismael Valdez 8
4 David Cone 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Ed Vosberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Hollins .615
2 Wally Joyner .533
3 Ryan Klesko .526
4 Tony Gwynn .500
5 Mike Lansing .478

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 4
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Jim Edmonds 3
2 Bobby Higginson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Jim Edmonds 9
2 Ron Gant 9
2 Bobby Higginson 9
2 Greg Vaughn 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 6
1 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Kenny Lofton 5
4 Brian McRae 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bullinger 0.00
1 Mark Langston 0.00
1 John Briscoe 0.00
1 Paul Wagner 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Hill 2
1 Sterling Hitchcock 2
1 Mike James 2
1 Mike Mussina 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 14
2 Roger Pavlik 14
4 Wilson Alvarez 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 4
2 Ricky Bottalico 2
2 Dennis Eckersley 2
2 Marcus Moore 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Edgar Martinez .353
3 Mike Piazza .349
4 Chuck Knoblauch .335
5 Dante Bichette .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 52
2 Frank Thomas 43
3 Jay Buhner 41
4 Dante Bichette 40
4 Rafael Palmeiro 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 131
2 Albert Belle 128
2 Mo Vaughn 128
4 Sammy Sosa 124
5 Jay Buhner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 59
2 Quilvio Veras 57
3 Tom Goodwin 56
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 Barry Larkin 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.68
2 Randy Johnson 2.57
3 Hideo Nomo 2.67
4 Andy Ashby 2.99
5 Ismael Valdez 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 21
2 Greg Maddux 20
3 David Cone 19
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Pete Schourek 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 314
2 Hideo Nomo 238
3 Todd Stottlemyre 210
4 Chuck Finley 205
5 David Cone 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 47
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Tom Henke 36
5 Todd Worrell 34