On This Day

Monday, April 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 2 .818 --
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.5
Blue Jays 6 6 .500 3.5
Tigers 7 7 .500 3.5
Red Sox 2 10 .167 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 5 .545 --
Twins 5 6 .455 1.0
White Sox 5 7 .417 1.5
Brewers 4 6 .400 1.5
Royals 4 8 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 9 4 .692 --
Rangers 8 4 .667 0.5
Athletics 6 6 .500 2.5
Angels 5 7 .417 3.5

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

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 5 .615 --
Reds 8 5 .615 --
Pirates 6 6 .500 1.5
Cubs 6 6 .500 1.5
Astros 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 8 5 .615 --
Giants 7 5 .583 0.5
Rockies 6 6 .500 1.5
Dodgers 7 7 .500 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Royce Clayton 3
2 Gary Disarcina 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Aldrete 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Aldrete 5
2 Dante Bichette 4
2 Ron Gant 4
2 Charlie O'Brien 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gonzalez 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Damon Buford 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Burba 1.57
2 Juan Guzman 1.38
3 Jack McDowell 0.90
4 Alan Benes 0.78
5 John Ericks 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Burba 11
1 Juan Guzman 11
3 Jack McDowell 9
4 Alan Benes 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Taubensee .471
2 Mike Lansing .468
3 Tony Gwynn .462
4 Wally Joyner .452
5 Ellis Burks .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 15
2 Ken Caminiti 14
2 Cecil Fielder 14
2 Ron Gant 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
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 Doug Johns 1.20
4 Kevin Brown 1.23
5 Charles Nagy 1.29

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
4 Juan Guzman 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Randy Myers 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Edgar Martinez .349
3 Mike Piazza .349
4 Dante Bichette .341
5 Derek Bell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 55
2 Frank Thomas 44
3 Jay Buhner 42
3 Rafael Palmeiro 42
5 Dante Bichette 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 143
2 Albert Belle 136
3 Mo Vaughn 131
4 Jay Buhner 130
5 Sammy Sosa 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 65
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Quilvio Veras 57
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Barry Larkin 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