On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 15 .605 --
Orioles 22 17 .564 1.5
Blue Jays 18 22 .450 6.0
Red Sox 15 23 .395 8.0
Tigers 12 31 .279 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 12 .692 --
White Sox 22 18 .550 5.5
Brewers 18 20 .474 8.5
Twins 18 21 .462 9.0
Royals 18 24 .429 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 15 .634 --
Mariners 21 19 .525 4.5
Athletics 19 20 .487 6.0
Angels 19 21 .475 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 27 15 .643 --
Braves 26 15 .634 0.5
Phillies 20 20 .500 6.0
Marlins 20 23 .465 7.5
Mets 16 23 .410 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 22 .488 --
Cubs 20 22 .476 0.5
Reds 16 20 .444 1.5
Pirates 17 24 .415 3.0
Cardinals 17 24 .415 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 26 16 .619 --
Giants 20 19 .513 4.5
Dodgers 22 21 .512 4.5
Rockies 17 21 .447 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Palmeiro 5
2 Kevin Elster 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Elster 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
1 Tom Pagnozzi 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
3 Harold Baines 5
4 Kevin Elster 4
4 6 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Royce Clayton 1
3 Eric Davis 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 1.40
2 Pedro Martinez 1.12
3 Jim Bullinger 1.00
3 Hideo Nomo 1.00
5 Felipe Lira 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 9
1 Hideo Nomo 9
3 Greg Maddux 7
3 Shane Reynolds 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .387
2 Paul O'Neill .383
3 Tony Gwynn .375
4 Mark Grace .360
5 Albert Belle .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 17
2 Albert Belle 16
3 Brady Anderson 15
3 Henry Rodriguez 15
3 2 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 46
1 Henry Rodriguez 46
3 Albert Belle 42
3 Frank Thomas 42
3 Mo Vaughn 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 28
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 17
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 Ismael Valdez 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 74
2 Roger Clemens 68
3 Pedro Martinez 63
4 Juan Guzman 62
4 Greg Maddux 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 16
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Troy Percival 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darren Bragg .459
2 Dave Martinez .444
3 Roberto Alomar .432
4 Paul O'Neill .422
5 Jason Giambi .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Mo Vaughn 7
3 Raul Mondesi 6
3 Mike Piazza 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 17
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Jeff Conine 17
1 Eric Davis 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gardner 0.00
2 Tom Glavine 0.90
3 Kevin Appier 1.08
4 Ken Hill 1.13
5 Scott Karl 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 John Smoltz 3
4 Andy Ashby 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 31
2 Greg Maddux 27
3 Shane Reynolds 26
4 Jeff Fassero 24
5 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Mel Rojas 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .411
2 Paul O'Neill .402
3 Matt Mieske .388
4 Albert Belle .381
5 Jason Giambi .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 37
2 Henry Rodriguez 36
3 Barry Bonds 33
4 Albert Belle 32
5 Kevin Elster 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Pat Listach 13
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Brian McRae 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sid Fernandez 1.30
2 Steve Avery 1.43
3 Tom Glavine 1.80
4 Ismael Valdez 1.94
5 Kevin Brown 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Darryl Kile 5
3 Shawn Boskie 4
3 Alex Fernandez 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 48
2 Greg Maddux 45
2 Pedro Martinez 45
2 John Smoltz 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 13
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Robb Nen 8
3 Troy Percival 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Edgar Martinez .349
3 Chuck Knoblauch .340
4 Mark Grace .339
5 Dante Bichette .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Barry Bonds 47
5 Sammy Sosa 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 154
2 Jay Buhner 143
2 Mo Vaughn 143
4 Dante Bichette 140
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Quilvio Veras 53
5 Vince Coleman 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.93
2 Andy Ashby 2.80
3 Hideo Nomo 2.81
4 Ismael Valdez 2.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Greg Maddux 22
2 Pete Schourek 22
4 David Cone 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 313
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 232
5 Chuck Finley 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 59
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Roberto Hernandez 39
5 Jeff Montgomery 38