On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Orioles 16 16 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 14 18 .438 6.5
Red Sox 11 20 .355 9.0
Tigers 10 25 .286 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 11 .656 --
White Sox 18 14 .563 3.0
Twins 16 16 .500 5.0
Brewers 13 17 .433 7.0
Royals 14 20 .412 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 11 .667 --
Angels 18 15 .545 4.0
Mariners 18 16 .529 4.5
Athletics 16 17 .485 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 23 11 .676 --
Braves 21 13 .618 2.0
Phillies 17 15 .531 5.0
Mets 13 19 .406 9.0
Marlins 14 21 .400 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 17 .500 --
Pirates 16 17 .485 0.5
Cubs 16 18 .471 1.0
Reds 14 17 .452 1.5
Cardinals 14 19 .424 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 20 13 .606 --
Giants 16 16 .500 3.5
Rockies 15 17 .469 4.5
Dodgers 16 19 .457 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Jack Howell 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Steve Finley 2
3 Alex Arias 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Ken Caminiti 4
1 Ron Gant 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 2.25
2 Dwight Gooden 2.00
3 Sid Fernandez 1.33
3 Mark Gardner 1.33
3 Shane Reynolds 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 9
1 Chuck Finley 9
1 Bobby Witt 9
4 Sid Fernandez 8
4 4 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .388
2 Tony Gwynn .382
3 Jeff Bagwell .364
4 Matt Williams .362
5 Roberto Alomar .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 15
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Albert Belle 13
4 Jeff Bagwell 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 40
2 Henry Rodriguez 37
3 Joe Carter 34
3 Mo Vaughn 34
5 Fred McGriff 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 22
2 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Brian McRae 15
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 2.02
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Kevin Brown 2.14
4 Chan Ho Park 2.31
5 Sid Fernandez 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 John Smoltz 60
3 Kevin Appier 59
4 Alex Fernandez 54
4 Juan Guzman 54

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mo Vaughn .514
2 Wil Cordero .485
3 Fred McGriff .451
4 Reggie Jefferson .441
5 Jose Vizcaino .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 8
2 Brady Anderson 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Albert Belle 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 21
2 Eric Davis 17
2 Tino Martinez 17
2 Mike Piazza 17
2 Mo Vaughn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Listach 7
1 Eric Young 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
2 Shane Reynolds 0.38
3 Kevin Brown 0.47
4 Ken Hill 0.55
5 Darryl Kile 0.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Pedro Martinez 26
3 Kevin Appier 25
3 John Smoltz 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 6
1 Jose Mesa 6
3 Mike Henneman 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Robb Nen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .396
2 Jeff Bagwell .390
3 Mo Vaughn .380
4 Wade Boggs .376
5 Matt Williams .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Brian McRae 11
4 Pat Listach 10
5 3 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 Kevin Appier 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Joey Hamilton 5
2 Hideo Nomo 5
2 Shane Reynolds 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Juan Guzman 50
4 Paul Wagner 47
5 Kevin Appier 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
2 Troy Percival 10
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 .349
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Mark Grace .336
5 Mike Piazza .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
2 Jay Buhner 48
3 Barry Bonds 46
3 Frank Thomas 46
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 147
2 Albert Belle 144
3 Dante Bichette 141
3 Jay Buhner 141
5 Sammy Sosa 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 55
3 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
1 Pete Schourek 22
3 David Cone 21
3 Greg Maddux 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 320
2 Hideo Nomo 268
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 224
5 Chuck Finley 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 57
2 Roberto Hernandez 40
2 Randy Myers 40
4 Todd Worrell 38
5 Rod Beck 37