On This Day

Monday, April 22, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 7 .611 --
Yankees 9 7 .563 1.0
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 2.5
Tigers 8 13 .381 4.5
Red Sox 4 15 .211 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 6 .647 --
Brewers 10 7 .588 1.0
White Sox 9 9 .500 2.5
Twins 7 10 .412 4.0
Royals 5 14 .263 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 5 .722 --
Mariners 13 7 .650 1.0
Angels 11 8 .579 2.5
Athletics 8 10 .444 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 12 7 .632 --
Braves 11 9 .550 1.5
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.5
Marlins 8 12 .400 4.5
Mets 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 9 .550 --
Cubs 10 9 .526 0.5
Astros 10 9 .526 0.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 1.5
Reds 9 10 .474 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 7 .632 --
Giants 10 9 .526 2.0
Rockies 9 9 .500 2.5
Dodgers 8 12 .400 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Lewis 4
1 Charlie O'Brien 4
1 Ed Sprague 4
1 Danny Tartabull 4
1 Rick Wilkins 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
1 Ed Sprague 2
1 Robin Ventura 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Henry Rodriguez 5
1 Ed Sprague 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 Jacob Brumfield 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Danny Bautista 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rheal Cormier 3.00
2 Paul Wilson 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 0.88
4 Alex Fernandez 0.83
5 Marvin Freeman 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 10
2 Rheal Cormier 9
3 Greg Maddux 7
4 Kevin Appier 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Briscoe 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .472
2 Wally Joyner .455
3 Mike Lansing .400
4 Ed Taubensee .396
5 Rick Wilkins .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
1 Ryan Klesko 9
1 Gary Sheffield 9
4 Brady Anderson 8
4 Ken Griffey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 21
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
3 Derek Bell 20
3 Geronimo Berroa 20
3 Henry Rodriguez 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Brian McRae 10
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 Brian Hunter 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Wagner 0.77
2 Jack McDowell 1.57
3 Juan Guzman 1.59
4 Ben McDonald 1.80
5 Greg Maddux 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike James 4
1 Randy Johnson 4
3 Andy Ashby 3
3 Alan Benes 3
3 29 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 Alex Fernandez 36
3 John Smoltz 35
4 Kevin Appier 34
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .500
2 Rick Wilkins .471
3 Brady Anderson .444
3 Jeff Bagwell .444
5 Wally Joyner .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
2 Gary Sheffield 7
4 Ken Griffey 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derek Bell 17
1 Dean Palmer 17
3 Jeff Bagwell 16
3 Cecil Fielder 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Brian Hunter 7
4 Brian McRae 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 0.74
2 Paul Wagner 1.08
3 Jack McDowell 1.21
4 Pat Rapp 1.35
5 Rich Hunter 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Alan Benes 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Karchner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 29
1 John Smoltz 29
3 Juan Guzman 27
3 Randy Johnson 27
5 Denny Neagle 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .357
3 Mike Piazza .347
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Derek Bell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 56
2 Frank Thomas 47
3 Jay Buhner 44
3 Rafael Palmeiro 44
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 146
2 Albert Belle 140
2 Mo Vaughn 140
4 Jay Buhner 137
5 Sammy Sosa 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Quilvio Veras 58
4 Barry Larkin 55
5 Otis Nixon 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Randy Johnson 2.54
3 Hideo Nomo 2.60
4 Ismael Valdez 2.96
5 Andy Ashby 3.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
2 Hideo Nomo 267
3 John Smoltz 228
4 Chuck Finley 224
5 Todd Stottlemyre 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 51
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Rod Beck 37
3 Lee Smith 37
5 2 tied 36