On This Day

Sunday, April 28, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 10 .545 --
Orioles 13 11 .542 0.0
Blue Jays 10 14 .417 3.0
Tigers 9 17 .346 5.0
Red Sox 6 19 .240 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 8 .652 --
White Sox 14 9 .609 1.0
Brewers 12 11 .522 3.0
Twins 11 12 .478 4.0
Royals 9 16 .360 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 8 .667 --
Mariners 15 10 .600 1.5
Athletics 13 11 .542 3.0
Angels 12 11 .522 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 17 8 .680 --
Phillies 13 10 .565 3.0
Braves 14 11 .560 3.0
Mets 10 13 .435 6.0
Marlins 10 16 .385 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 12 .520 --
Cardinals 12 13 .480 1.0
Cubs 12 13 .480 1.0
Pirates 11 14 .440 2.0
Reds 9 15 .375 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 16 9 .640 --
Giants 13 12 .520 3.0
Dodgers 12 14 .462 4.5
Rockies 11 13 .458 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 5
2 Wil Cordero 4
2 Julio Franco 4
2 F. P. Santangelo 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 2
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Dan Wilson 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Segui 6
2 Jay Buhner 5
2 Darrin Fletcher 5
2 F. P. Santangelo 5
2 Fernando Vina 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Bernard Gilkey 1
1 Pat Listach 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sean Bergman 1.50
2 Darryl Kile 1.00
2 Paul Wagner 1.00
4 Chan Ho Park 0.83
5 Mike Mussina 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Gil Heredia 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sean Bergman 9
1 Darryl Kile 9
1 Paul Wagner 9
4 Mike Mussina 7
5 Ken Hill 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .453
2 Wally Joyner .430
3 Paul O'Neill .398
4 David Segui .393
5 Mike Lansing .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 11
1 Gary Sheffield 11
3 Cecil Fielder 10
4 Albert Belle 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 27
2 Barry Bonds 26
2 Joe Carter 26
2 Mo Vaughn 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Brian McRae 11
4 Brian Hunter 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 1.88
2 Jack McDowell 2.04
3 Ismael Valdez 2.12
4 Al Leiter 2.16
5 Greg Maddux 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 4
1 Mike Grace 4
1 Joey Hamilton 4
1 Mike James 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 48
2 Kevin Appier 43
3 Alex Fernandez 42
4 John Smoltz 41
4 Paul Wagner 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 8
1 Roberto Hernandez 8
1 Jose Mesa 8
1 Troy Percival 8
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .478
2 Domingo Cedeno .433
3 Greg Myers .432
4 Pat Listach .425
5 2 tied .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Gary Sheffield 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 22
2 Joe Carter 21
3 Jeff Bagwell 18
3 Kevin Elster 18
3 David Segui 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Pat Listach 8
3 Allen Battle 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ismael Valdez 0.64
2 Steve Avery 0.87
3 Pedro Astacio 0.93
4 Denny Neagle 1.14
5 Mariano Rivera 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 26
1 Paul Wagner 26
3 John Smoltz 25
4 Alex Fernandez 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 7
2 Jose Mesa 6
3 Troy Percival 5
4 Ricky Bottalico 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Edgar Martinez .352
3 Mike Piazza .347
4 Dante Bichette .342
5 Chuck Knoblauch .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 57
2 Jay Buhner 46
2 Frank Thomas 46
2 Mo Vaughn 46
5 Rafael Palmeiro 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 149
2 Dante Bichette 144
3 Jay Buhner 143
4 Albert Belle 141
5 Sammy Sosa 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Quilvio Veras 59
4 Otis Nixon 57
5 Barry Larkin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.73
2 Randy Johnson 2.67
3 Hideo Nomo 2.68
4 Ismael Valdez 2.94
5 John Smoltz 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Mike Mussina 22
3 Randy Johnson 21
3 Pete Schourek 21
5 David Cone 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 334
2 Hideo Nomo 271
3 John Smoltz 234
4 Kevin Appier 221
5 Chuck Finley 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 54
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Rod Beck 38
4 Todd Worrell 38