On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 8 .600 --
Yankees 10 8 .556 1.0
Blue Jays 9 11 .450 3.0
Tigers 8 14 .364 5.0
Red Sox 5 16 .238 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 7 .632 --
White Sox 11 9 .550 1.5
Brewers 10 9 .526 2.0
Twins 9 10 .474 3.0
Royals 6 15 .286 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 7 .650 --
Mariners 13 8 .619 0.5
Angels 12 8 .600 1.0
Athletics 10 10 .500 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 14 7 .667 --
Braves 12 10 .545 2.5
Phillies 10 10 .500 3.5
Mets 7 12 .368 6.0
Marlins 8 14 .364 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 10 .545 --
Astros 11 10 .524 0.5
Pirates 10 11 .476 1.5
Cubs 10 11 .476 1.5
Reds 9 12 .429 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 14 7 .667 --
Rockies 10 10 .500 3.5
Giants 10 11 .476 4.0
Dodgers 10 12 .455 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Myers 5
2 Bobby Higginson 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Matt Lawton 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Elster 2
1 Chris Hoiles 2
1 Mark Lewis 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 35 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Elster 5
1 Paul Molitor 5
1 Greg Myers 5
4 David Howard 4
4 Jim Thome 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Sean Berry 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ismael Valdez 1.67
2 Joey Hamilton 1.29
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
4 Jeff Fassero 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Erik Bennett 1
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ismael Valdez 10
2 Joey Hamilton 9
3 Wilson Alvarez 6
3 Jeff Fassero 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .472
2 Wally Joyner .463
3 Ellis Burks .384
4 Paul O'Neill .382
5 Mark Grace .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 10
2 Brady Anderson 9
2 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Ryan Klesko 9
2 Henry Rodriguez 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 25
2 Juan Gonzalez 22
3 Derek Bell 21
3 Geronimo Berroa 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Brian McRae 11
4 Mickey Morandini 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack McDowell 1.57
2 Juan Guzman 1.59
3 Greg Maddux 2.09
4 Ismael Valdez 2.12
5 Paul Wagner 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 4
1 Mike James 4
1 Randy Johnson 4
1 John Smoltz 4
5 29 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 John Smoltz 41
3 Alex Fernandez 36
4 Kevin Appier 34
4 Denny Neagle 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Curt Leskanic 6
2 Jose Mesa 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .486
2 Wally Joyner .455
3 Rick Wilkins .447
4 Dean Palmer .425
5 Paul O'Neill .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 9
2 Gary Sheffield 8
3 Henry Rodriguez 7
4 Joe Carter 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 18
1 Henry Rodriguez 18
3 Brady Anderson 17
3 Derek Bell 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Brian McRae 7
4 Derek Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.14
2 Jack McDowell 1.21
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.42
4 John Smoltz 1.44
5 Alan Benes 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Alan Benes 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Karchner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 27
1 Randy Johnson 27
3 John Smoltz 25
4 Paul Wagner 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Curt Leskanic 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .356
3 Mike Piazza .347
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Derek Bell .335

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 Mo Vaughn 145
3 Albert Belle 143
4 Jay Buhner 137
5 Sammy Sosa 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 70
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Quilvio Veras 58
4 Barry Larkin 56
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 2.91
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 234
4 Chuck Finley 224
5 Todd Stottlemyre 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 52
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Roberto Hernandez 38
4 Rod Beck 37
4 Lee Smith 37