On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 15 .615 --
Orioles 22 18 .550 2.5
Blue Jays 19 22 .463 6.0
Red Sox 15 24 .385 9.0
Tigers 12 32 .273 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 13 .675 --
White Sox 23 18 .561 4.5
Brewers 19 20 .487 7.5
Twins 18 22 .450 9.0
Royals 18 25 .419 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 15 .643 --
Mariners 22 19 .537 4.5
Athletics 20 20 .500 6.0
Angels 19 22 .463 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 28 15 .651 --
Braves 27 15 .643 0.5
Phillies 20 21 .488 7.0
Marlins 21 23 .477 7.5
Mets 17 23 .425 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 23 .477 --
Cubs 20 23 .465 0.5
Reds 16 21 .432 1.5
Pirates 18 24 .429 2.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 26 17 .605 --
Dodgers 23 21 .523 3.5
Giants 20 20 .500 4.5
Rockies 18 21 .462 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 John Mabry 4
1 Rey Ordonez 4
1 John Valentin 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 7
2 Ray Durham 4
2 Darren Lewis 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 2.00
2 Darryl Kile 1.60
3 Roger Clemens 1.43
4 John Burkett 1.25
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Sid Fernandez 10
3 Darryl Kile 8
3 Fernando Valenzuela 8
5 Danny Darwin 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Antonio Osuna 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .382
2 Roberto Alomar .381
3 Tony Gwynn .366
4 Jason Giambi .364
5 Mark Grace .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
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 Frank Thomas 44
4 Albert Belle 43
5 Mo Vaughn 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 28
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 17
4 Delino DeShields 13
4 Pat Listach 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.76
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 Roger Clemens 78
2 John Smoltz 74
3 Kevin Appier 63
3 Pedro Martinez 63
5 2 tied 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 16
2 Ricky Bottalico 11
2 Mike Henneman 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Troy Percival 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .468
2 Jose Canseco .462
3 Darren Bragg .459
3 Dave Martinez .459
5 Roberto Alomar .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Mo Vaughn 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Jay Buhner 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Eric Davis 18
3 Albert Belle 17
4 Jeff Conine 16
4 5 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
5 13 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gardner 0.00
2 Tom Glavine 1.00
3 Scott Karl 1.15
4 Al Leiter 1.19
5 Steve Trachsel 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 John Smoltz 3
3 Andy Ashby 2
3 Steve Avery 2
3 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 31
2 Darryl Kile 29
3 Roger Clemens 27
4 Sid Fernandez 25
5 Jeff Fassero 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Robb Nen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .406
2 Mo Vaughn .396
3 Jason Giambi .394
4 Jose Vizcaino .391
5 Roberto Alomar .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Brady Anderson 12
3 Albert Belle 12
3 Henry Rodriguez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 36
2 Mo Vaughn 35
3 Albert Belle 32
3 Barry Bonds 32
3 Frank Thomas 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Pat Listach 13
3 Tom Goodwin 10
3 Brian McRae 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Avery 1.43
2 Tom Glavine 1.72
3 Darryl Kile 1.80
4 Ismael Valdez 1.94
5 Kevin Brown 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 4
2 Mark Gardner 4
2 Mike Grace 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Darryl Kile 46
3 Pedro Martinez 45
3 John Smoltz 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 13
2 Robb Nen 9
3 Mike Henneman 8
3 Roberto Hernandez 8
3 Troy Percival 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Edgar Martinez .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .341
4 Mark Grace .337
5 Dante Bichette .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Frank Thomas 49
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 Sammy Sosa 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 155
2 Jay Buhner 146
3 Mo Vaughn 143
4 Dante Bichette 140
5 Frank Thomas 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 55
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 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 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 38
4 Jeff Montgomery 38