On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 5 .688 --
Yankees 7 7 .500 3.0
Blue Jays 8 9 .471 3.5
Tigers 8 11 .421 4.5
Red Sox 3 14 .176 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 6 .600 --
Brewers 9 6 .600 0.0
White Sox 8 8 .500 1.5
Twins 7 8 .467 2.0
Royals 5 12 .294 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 4 .750 --
Mariners 12 6 .667 1.0
Angels 9 8 .529 3.5
Athletics 6 10 .375 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 10 7 .588 --
Braves 10 8 .556 0.5
Phillies 7 9 .438 2.5
Marlins 7 11 .389 3.5
Mets 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 7 .611 --
Cubs 10 7 .588 0.5
Reds 9 8 .529 1.5
Pirates 8 9 .471 2.5
Astros 8 9 .471 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 10 7 .588 --
Giants 9 8 .529 1.0
Dodgers 8 10 .444 2.5
Rockies 7 9 .438 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Ryan Klesko 4
3 Geronimo Berroa 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrin Fletcher 5
2 Will Clark 4
2 Tony Phillips 4
2 Henry Rodriguez 4
2 Ruben Sierra 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.75
2 Angel Miranda 2.50
3 Pedro Martinez 2.33
4 Jason Grimsley 1.00
4 Juan Guzman 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Jason Grimsley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 11
2 Jason Grimsley 7
2 Juan Guzman 7
2 Jimmy Haynes 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .472
2 Wally Joyner .467
3 Ed Taubensee .435
4 Ryan Klesko .424
5 Rick Wilkins .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Ryan Klesko 8
3 Brady Anderson 7
3 Todd Hundley 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 21
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
3 Barry Bonds 19
4 Travis Fryman 18
4 Greg Vaughn 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Brian McRae 9
4 Delino DeShields 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Wagner 0.77
2 David Wells 1.50
2 Danny Darwin 1.50
4 Jack McDowell 1.57
5 Juan Guzman 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Kevin Gross 3
1 20 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 41
2 John Smoltz 35
3 Juan Guzman 31
3 Hideo Nomo 31
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Troy Percival 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Mike Piazza .349
4 Dante Bichette .342
5 Derek Bell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 56
2 Frank Thomas 46
3 Jay Buhner 43
3 Rafael Palmeiro 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 145
2 Albert Belle 140
3 Mo Vaughn 138
4 Jay Buhner 133
5 Sammy Sosa 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 67
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Quilvio Veras 57
4 Barry Larkin 55
5 Otis Nixon 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.73
2 Randy Johnson 2.48
3 Hideo Nomo 2.60
4 Ismael Valdez 2.96
5 Andy Ashby 3.04

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 267
3 John Smoltz 228
4 Todd Stottlemyre 223
5 Chuck Finley 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 50
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Rod Beck 36
4 2 others tied 36