On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 11 .633 --
Orioles 16 15 .516 3.5
Blue Jays 14 17 .452 5.5
Red Sox 11 20 .355 8.5
Tigers 10 24 .294 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 11 .645 --
White Sox 17 14 .548 3.0
Twins 15 16 .484 5.0
Brewers 13 17 .433 6.5
Royals 13 20 .394 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 11 .656 --
Angels 18 14 .563 3.0
Mariners 18 15 .545 3.5
Athletics 16 16 .500 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 22 11 .667 --
Braves 20 13 .606 2.0
Phillies 16 15 .516 5.0
Mets 13 18 .419 8.0
Marlins 13 21 .382 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 16 .515 --
Cubs 16 17 .485 1.0
Pirates 15 16 .484 1.0
Cardinals 14 18 .438 2.5
Reds 13 17 .433 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 19 12 .613 --
Giants 15 16 .484 4.0
Rockies 15 16 .484 4.0
Dodgers 16 18 .471 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Sean Berry 4
1 Jason Giambi 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Sean Berry 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
3 Vinny Castilla 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Andy Fox 1
1 Tom Goodwin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.43
2 Mike Farmer 1.00
2 Darren Oliver 1.00
4 Alex Fernandez 0.88
5 Greg Maddux 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Alex Fernandez 7
2 Juan Guzman 7
4 Mike Hampton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .395
2 Paul O'Neill .384
3 Wally Joyner .376
4 Mark Grace .365
5 Jeff Bagwell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Jeff Bagwell 12
3 Albert Belle 12
3 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 38
2 Henry Rodriguez 35
3 Joe Carter 34
3 Mo Vaughn 34
5 Fred McGriff 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 22
2 Tom Goodwin 17
3 Brian McRae 15
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 2.02
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Kevin Brown 2.14
4 John Smoltz 2.53
5 Mike Hampton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Hamilton 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Alex Fernandez 5
3 Mike Grace 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 John Smoltz 60
3 Alex Fernandez 54
3 Juan Guzman 54
5 Paul Wagner 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Troy Percival 11
4 Roberto Hernandez 10
5 Jeff Montgomery 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mo Vaughn .488
2 Wil Cordero .485
3 Fred McGriff .460
4 Jose Vizcaino .434
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 8
2 Brady Anderson 7
2 Mike Piazza 7
4 Jeff Bagwell 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 20
1 Mo Vaughn 20
3 Barry Bonds 19
4 Fred McGriff 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 7
1 Kenny Lofton 7
1 Eric Young 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
2 Kevin Brown 0.47
3 Shane Reynolds 0.56
4 Kevin Appier 0.64
5 Dwight Gooden 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Paul Wagner 30
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 John Smoltz 25
5 Darryl Kile 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
4 Jeff Montgomery 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Bagwell .380
1 Paul O'Neill .380
3 Frank Thomas .365
3 Mo Vaughn .365
5 Albert Belle .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Albert Belle 12
4 Henry Rodriguez 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 34
2 Mo Vaughn 32
3 Joe Carter 30
3 Henry Rodriguez 30
5 Jeff Bagwell 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Brian McRae 12
3 Tom Goodwin 11
4 Pat Listach 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 1.72
2 Steve Avery 1.93
3 Pedro Astacio 2.19
4 Kirk Rueter 2.30
5 Steve Trachsel 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Joey Hamilton 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Hideo Nomo 5
2 Shane Reynolds 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Juan Guzman 50
4 Paul Wagner 47
5 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
1 Troy Percival 11
3 Ricky Bottalico 9
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
5 Jeff Montgomery 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Edgar Martinez .352
3 Chuck Knoblauch .343
4 Mike Piazza .336
5 Mark Grace .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Jay Buhner 48
3 Frank Thomas 47
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 147
2 Albert Belle 141
2 Dante Bichette 141
2 Jay Buhner 141
5 Sammy Sosa 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Quilvio Veras 55
5 Barry Larkin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.97
2 Hideo Nomo 2.58
3 Andy Ashby 2.82
4 Randy Johnson 2.87
5 Ismael Valdez 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 320
2 Hideo Nomo 268
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 224
5 Greg Maddux 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Roberto Hernandez 41
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Todd Worrell 38
5 3 tied 36