On This Day

Monday, April 8, 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

No 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 5 2 .714 --
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Braves 3 4 .429 2.0
Mets 2 4 .333 2.5
Marlins 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 5 2 .714 --
Pirates 4 2 .667 0.5
Reds 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 3 4 .429 2.0
Astros 3 4 .429 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 5 1 .833 --
Giants 3 4 .429 2.5
Dodgers 3 5 .375 3.0
Rockies 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Branson 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Jeff Reed 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Servais 5
2 Mark Grace 3
2 Mark Whiten 3
4 Jeff Branson 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Sanders 3
2 Eric Davis 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Jeff Branson 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 1.29
2 Mike Hampton 1.14
3 Denny Neagle 1.00
3 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 9
2 Joey Hamilton 8
2 Mike Hampton 8
2 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Denny Neagle 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Doug Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Hollins .615
2 Mike Lansing .519
3 Mark Grace .500
3 Tony Gwynn .500
3 Wally Joyner .500

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Ken Caminiti 10
2 Mark Grace 10
4 Jim Edmonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 2
1 Mike Hampton 2
1 Ken Hill 2
1 Sterling Hitchcock 2
1 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 14
2 Mike Hampton 14
2 Pedro Martinez 14
2 Roger Pavlik 14

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 .374
2 Edgar Martinez .353
3 Mike Piazza .353
4 Chuck Knoblauch .335
5 Mark Grace .335

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 132
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 Hideo Nomo 2.55
3 Randy Johnson 2.57
4 Andy Ashby 2.99
5 2 tied 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 314
2 Hideo Nomo 244
3 Todd Stottlemyre 216
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