On This Day

Wednesday, April 17, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 2 .846 --
Yankees 6 6 .500 4.5
Tigers 8 8 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 6 8 .429 5.5
Red Sox 2 12 .143 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 6 .538 --
Brewers 6 6 .500 0.5
Twins 6 7 .462 1.0
White Sox 6 8 .429 1.5
Royals 5 9 .357 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 11 4 .733 --
Rangers 10 4 .714 0.5
Angels 6 8 .429 4.5
Athletics 6 8 .429 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 6 .571 --
Braves 8 7 .533 0.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 1.5
Mets 4 9 .308 3.5
Marlins 4 11 .267 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 6 .600 --
Cubs 8 6 .571 0.5
Reds 8 7 .533 1.0
Pirates 7 7 .500 1.5
Astros 7 8 .467 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 10 5 .667 --
Giants 8 6 .571 1.5
Dodgers 8 8 .500 2.5
Rockies 6 8 .429 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
1 Marc Newfield 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Marc Newfield 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
1 Jose Valentin 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chad Curtis 2
1 Steve Finley 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 2.00
2 Donovan Osborne 1.33
3 Ken Hill 1.29
4 Chan Ho Park 1.00
5 Felipe Lira 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 10
2 Ken Hill 9
3 Felipe Lira 8
4 Sterling Hitchcock 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Dave Stevens 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .472
1 Wally Joyner .472
3 Ed Taubensee .439
4 Mike Lansing .407
5 Ryan Klesko .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Ryan Klesko 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Todd Hundley 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 20
2 Moises Alou 15
2 Dante Bichette 15
2 Ken Caminiti 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Brian McRae 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Wagner 0.00
2 David Wells 1.50
2 Danny Darwin 1.50
2 Ben McDonald 1.50
5 Jack McDowell 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 41
2 John Smoltz 29
3 Kevin Appier 28
4 Alex Fernandez 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Dave Stevens 4
2 Mark Wohlers 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Mike Piazza .350
3 Edgar Martinez .350
4 Dante Bichette .341
5 Derek Bell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 55
2 Frank Thomas 45
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 137
3 Mo Vaughn 133
4 Jay Buhner 132
5 Sammy Sosa 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 66
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Quilvio Veras 57
4 Barry Larkin 54
4 Otis Nixon 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.73
2 Randy Johnson 2.48
3 Hideo Nomo 2.49
4 Andy Ashby 3.04
5 David Wells 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 335
2 Hideo Nomo 261
3 John Smoltz 222
4 Chuck Finley 220
5 Todd Stottlemyre 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Rod Beck 36
4 Tom Henke 36