On This Day

Thursday, April 25, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 8 .619 --
Yankees 10 9 .526 2.0
Blue Jays 9 12 .429 4.0
Tigers 8 15 .348 6.0
Red Sox 6 16 .273 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 7 .650 --
White Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Brewers 11 9 .550 2.0
Twins 10 10 .500 3.0
Royals 6 16 .273 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 8 .619 --
Mariners 13 9 .591 0.5
Angels 12 9 .571 1.0
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 15 7 .682 --
Phillies 11 10 .524 3.5
Braves 12 11 .522 3.5
Mets 8 12 .400 6.0
Marlins 9 14 .391 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 11 .522 --
Astros 11 11 .500 0.5
Pirates 10 12 .455 1.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 1.5
Reds 9 13 .409 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 7 .682 --
Giants 11 11 .500 4.0
Dodgers 11 12 .478 4.5
Rockies 10 11 .476 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Vizcaino 4
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Roberto Kelly 3
2 Mike Lansing 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Stocker 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Andrews 5
1 Kevin Stocker 5
3 Mo Vaughn 4
4 Jeff Cirillo 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Roberto Kelly 2
2 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Quilvio Veras 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 2.75
2 LaTroy Hawkins 2.00
3 Bob Tewksbury 1.60
4 Juan Guzman 1.33
5 Pedro Martinez 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 11
2 LaTroy Hawkins 10
3 Juan Guzman 8
3 Pedro Martinez 8
3 Bob Tewksbury 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Hansell 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .471
2 Mike Lansing .391
3 Luis Gonzalez .391
4 Ellis Burks .390
5 Paul O'Neill .380

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 23
2 Mo Vaughn 23
4 Jeff Bagwell 22
5 6 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 Juan Guzman 1.88
2 Jack McDowell 2.04
3 Greg Maddux 2.09
4 Ismael Valdez 2.12
5 Al Leiter 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 4
1 Mike James 4
1 Randy Johnson 4
1 Al Leiter 4
1 John Smoltz 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 47
2 John Smoltz 41
3 Juan Guzman 39
4 Alex Fernandez 36
5 Hideo Nomo 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 7
2 Jose Mesa 7
4 Ricky Bottalico 6
4 Curt Leskanic 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .486
2 Edgar Martinez .460
3 Wally Joyner .455
3 Dean Palmer .455
5 Brady Anderson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 9
2 Gary Sheffield 8
3 Dean Palmer 7
3 Henry Rodriguez 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 19
2 Jeff Bagwell 18
2 Dean Palmer 18
2 Henry Rodriguez 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Brian McRae 7
4 Allen Battle 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arthur Rhodes 0.69
2 Denny Neagle 1.14
3 Steve Avery 1.32
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.42
5 John Smoltz 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Karchner 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
1 Hideo Nomo 27
3 Juan Guzman 26
4 John Smoltz 25
5 Paul Wagner 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Jose Mesa 6
1 Troy Percival 6
4 Curt Leskanic 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .358
3 Mike Piazza .347
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Derek Bell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 58
2 Frank Thomas 47
3 Mo Vaughn 45
4 Jay Buhner 44
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 149
2 Dante Bichette 147
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Jay Buhner 138
5 Sammy Sosa 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 70
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Quilvio Veras 59
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 2.68
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 271
3 John Smoltz 234
4 Chuck Finley 224
5 Todd Stottlemyre 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 53
2 Randy Myers 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Rod Beck 37
4 2 others tied 37