On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 15 .595 --
Orioles 21 17 .553 1.5
Blue Jays 18 20 .474 4.5
Red Sox 14 23 .378 8.0
Tigers 12 29 .293 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 12 .676 --
White Sox 21 17 .553 4.5
Twins 17 20 .459 8.0
Brewers 16 20 .444 8.5
Royals 17 24 .415 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 14 .650 --
Mariners 21 18 .538 4.5
Athletics 19 19 .500 6.0
Angels 19 20 .487 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 27 14 .659 --
Braves 25 15 .625 1.5
Phillies 20 18 .526 5.5
Marlins 20 22 .476 7.5
Mets 15 23 .395 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 21 .488 --
Reds 16 19 .457 1.0
Cubs 18 22 .450 1.5
Pirates 17 23 .425 2.5
Cardinals 17 23 .425 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 25 15 .625 --
Giants 20 19 .513 4.5
Dodgers 20 21 .488 5.5
Rockies 16 21 .432 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 Stan Javier 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 2
1 Todd Zeile 2
3 Sean Berry 1
3 Jay Buhner 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 6
2 Edgar Martinez 4
2 Mike Stanley 4
2 Mo Vaughn 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 2.17
2 Sean Bergman 1.40
3 Denny Neagle 1.00
3 Roger Pavlik 1.00
5 Wilson Alvarez 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 13
2 Wilson Alvarez 8
2 Roger Pavlik 8
4 Sean Bergman 7
4 Jeff Fassero 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Brian Keyser 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Paul O'Neill .380
3 Roberto Alomar .377
4 Wally Joyner .358
5 Paul Molitor .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 17
2 Brady Anderson 15
2 Henry Rodriguez 15
4 Albert Belle 14
4 Mo Vaughn 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 46
1 Henry Rodriguez 46
3 Mo Vaughn 41
4 Frank Thomas 40
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 27
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 16
4 Pat Listach 13
5 Barry Bonds 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.85
2 David Cone 2.03
3 Kevin Brown 2.24
4 Steve Avery 2.32
5 Al Leiter 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 8
2 Mike Grace 6
2 Joey Hamilton 6
2 Al Leiter 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 74
2 Roger Clemens 68
3 Kevin Appier 60
4 Juan Guzman 58
4 Randy Johnson 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Troy Percival 11
5 Mike Henneman 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Martinez .441
2 Gerald Williams .438
3 Rusty Greer .404
4 Javy Lopez .400
5 Wade Boggs .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Henry Rodriguez 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 19
2 Jeff Conine 17
3 Eric Davis 16
4 Tino Martinez 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rafael Carmona 0.67
2 Tom Glavine 0.90
3 Kevin Appier 1.08
4 Ken Hill 1.13
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 31
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Jeff Fassero 24
4 John Smoltz 23
5 Al Leiter 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Mel Rojas 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .398
2 Paul O'Neill .398
3 Jim Thome .392
4 Jason Giambi .385
5 Kenny Lofton .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 14
2 Mo Vaughn 13
3 Brady Anderson 12
3 Henry Rodriguez 12
5 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 36
1 Mo Vaughn 36
3 Barry Bonds 34
4 Joe Carter 32
5 Frank Thomas 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Pat Listach 13
4 Brian McRae 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sid Fernandez 1.30
2 Steve Avery 1.63
3 Tom Glavine 1.80
4 Steve Trachsel 1.85
5 Mike Grace 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Darryl Kile 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Steve Avery 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 50
2 Juan Guzman 45
2 John Smoltz 45
4 Darryl Kile 42
4 Paul Wagner 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
3 Mike Henneman 8
3 Robb Nen 8
3 Troy Percival 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Edgar Martinez .349
3 Chuck Knoblauch .339
4 Mark Grace .334
5 Dante Bichette .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Jay Buhner 50
3 Frank Thomas 49
4 Barry Bonds 48
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 149
2 Mo Vaughn 148
3 Jay Buhner 142
4 Dante Bichette 140
5 Barry Bonds 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 54
3 Quilvio Veras 54
5 Vince Coleman 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.03
2 Hideo Nomo 2.69
3 Andy Ashby 2.76
4 Tom Glavine 2.86
5 Joey Hamilton 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Pete Schourek 22
3 Greg Maddux 21
3 Charles Nagy 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 316
2 Hideo Nomo 269
3 John Smoltz 248
4 Todd Stottlemyre 232
5 Chuck Finley 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Todd Worrell 39
5 Rod Beck 38