On This Day

Sunday, April 14, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 2 .818 --
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.5
Tigers 7 6 .538 3.0
Blue Jays 5 6 .455 4.0
Red Sox 2 9 .182 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 5 .500 --
Twins 5 6 .455 0.5
Brewers 4 6 .400 1.0
White Sox 4 7 .364 1.5
Royals 4 7 .364 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 8 3 .727 --
Mariners 8 4 .667 0.5
Angels 5 6 .455 3.0
Athletics 5 6 .455 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 7 5 .583 --
Braves 6 7 .462 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 1.5
Mets 4 7 .364 2.5
Marlins 4 9 .308 3.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 5 .583 --
Reds 7 5 .583 0.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 0.5
Cubs 6 5 .545 0.5
Astros 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 8 4 .667 --
Giants 7 5 .583 1.0
Dodgers 7 7 .500 2.0
Rockies 5 6 .455 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Bell 5
2 Sean Berry 4
2 Mike Bordick 4
2 Rey Ordonez 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Lemke 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Joey Cora 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Doug Strange 4
3 Mike Bordick 3
3 Mariano Duncan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Whiten 3
2 Allen Battle 2
2 Kenny Lofton 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 6.50
2 Allen Watson 1.00
3 Denny Neagle 0.91
4 Bob Wolcott 0.80
5 Pete Schourek 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Denny Neagle 10
3 Allen Watson 8
4 Pete Schourek 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 2
2 Dennis Eckersley 1
2 Doug Henry 1
2 Jose Mesa 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .469
2 Mike Lansing .468
3 Wally Joyner .462
4 Ed Taubensee .448
5 Rick Wilkins .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Ryan Klesko 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Albert Belle 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 14
1 Cecil Fielder 14
3 Moises Alou 13
3 Bernard Gilkey 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
4 Brian McRae 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Wagner 0.00
2 David Cone 0.43
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.66
4 Doug Johns 1.20
5 Kevin Brown 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 Greg Keagle 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 John Smoltz 29
3 Hideo Nomo 25
4 Kevin Appier 24
5 Denny Neagle 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 4
1 Jeff Brantley 4
1 Randy Myers 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Edgar Martinez .351
3 Mike Piazza .349
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Derek Bell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 55
2 Frank Thomas 43
3 Jay Buhner 42
3 Rafael Palmeiro 42
5 3 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 139
2 Albert Belle 135
3 Mo Vaughn 131
4 Jay Buhner 129
5 Sammy Sosa 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 64
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Quilvio Veras 57
4 Barry Larkin 53
4 Otis Nixon 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.71
2 Hideo Nomo 2.49
3 Randy Johnson 2.52
4 Andy Ashby 2.92
5 Ismael Valdez 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
2 Pete Schourek 21
3 David Cone 20
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 326
2 Hideo Nomo 261
3 John Smoltz 222
4 Todd Stottlemyre 218
5 David Cone 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Tom Henke 36
5 2 tied 35