On This Day

Tuesday, April 23, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 8 .579 --
Yankees 9 8 .529 1.0
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 2.0
Tigers 8 13 .381 4.0
Red Sox 4 16 .200 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 6 .667 --
Brewers 10 8 .556 2.0
White Sox 10 9 .526 2.5
Twins 8 10 .444 4.0
Royals 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 6 .684 --
Mariners 13 7 .650 0.5
Angels 11 8 .579 2.0
Athletics 9 10 .474 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 13 7 .650 --
Braves 11 10 .524 2.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 3.5
Mets 7 11 .389 5.0
Marlins 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 11 9 .550 --
Cardinals 11 10 .524 0.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 1.0
Pirates 9 11 .450 2.0
Reds 9 11 .450 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 13 7 .650 --
Rockies 10 9 .526 2.5
Giants 10 10 .500 3.0
Dodgers 9 12 .429 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Jordan 4
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Mark Carreon 3
2 Alex Cole 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Rondell White 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Marty Cordova 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 1.00
1 Bobby Jones 1.00
3 Paul Wagner 0.91
4 Sean Bergman 0.83
5 James Baldwin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Wagner 10
2 Darryl Kile 8
3 James Baldwin 6
3 Frank Castillo 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Mike Mohler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .472
2 Wally Joyner .455
3 Ed Taubensee .396
4 Rick Wilkins .392
5 Frank Thomas .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 9
1 Ryan Klesko 9
1 Gary Sheffield 9
4 Brady Anderson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
1 Henry Rodriguez 22
3 Derek Bell 21
3 Geronimo Berroa 21
3 Cecil Fielder 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Brian McRae 11
4 Royce Clayton 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack McDowell 1.57
2 Juan Guzman 1.59
3 Ben McDonald 1.80
4 Greg Maddux 2.09
5 Paul Wagner 2.20

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 Paul Wagner 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 7
2 Curt Leskanic 6
2 Jose Mesa 6
4 Ricky Bottalico 5
4 5 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .485
2 Rick Wilkins .472
3 Wally Joyner .435
4 Dean Palmer .425
5 2 tied .420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 18
2 Derek Bell 17
2 Dean Palmer 17
4 Cecil Fielder 16
4 Rondell White 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Brian McRae 7
5 Mark Whiten 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.56
2 John Smoltz 0.74
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Juan Guzman 27
2 Randy Johnson 27
4 Paul Wagner 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Curt Leskanic 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .357
3 Mike Piazza .346
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Derek Bell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 57
2 Frank Thomas 47
3 Jay Buhner 44
3 Rafael Palmeiro 44
5 Mo Vaughn 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 147
2 Albert Belle 143
2 Mo Vaughn 143
4 Jay Buhner 137
5 Sammy Sosa 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 70
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 52
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Rod Beck 37
3 Roberto Hernandez 37
3 Lee Smith 37