On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 16 .600 --
Orioles 23 18 .561 1.5
Blue Jays 20 22 .476 5.0
Red Sox 16 24 .400 8.0
Tigers 12 33 .267 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 13 .683 --
White Sox 24 18 .571 4.5
Brewers 20 20 .500 7.5
Twins 18 23 .439 10.0
Royals 18 26 .409 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 16 .628 --
Mariners 22 20 .524 4.5
Athletics 20 21 .488 6.0
Angels 20 22 .476 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 15 .651 --
Expos 28 16 .636 0.5
Phillies 21 21 .500 6.5
Marlins 22 23 .489 7.0
Mets 17 25 .405 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 23 .489 --
Cubs 20 24 .455 1.5
Reds 16 22 .421 2.5
Pirates 18 25 .419 3.0
Cardinals 17 26 .395 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 27 17 .614 --
Giants 22 20 .524 4.0
Dodgers 23 22 .511 4.5
Rockies 19 21 .475 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Eisenreich 4
1 Chipper Jones 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
4 Mike Blowers 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Darren Lewis 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Jim Eisenreich 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
4 Jeff Cirillo 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.75
1 Donne Wall 1.75
3 Mark Gardner 1.43
4 Chuck Finley 1.25
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 10
1 Mark Gardner 10
1 Rich Robertson 10
4 Jason Isringhausen 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .384
2 Paul O'Neill .374
3 Tony Gwynn .370
4 Jason Giambi .368
5 Albert Belle .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
3 Mo Vaughn 16
4 Brady Anderson 15
4 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 47
2 Henry Rodriguez 46
3 Albert Belle 45
3 Frank Thomas 45
3 Mo Vaughn 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 17
4 Delino DeShields 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 1.76
2 Kevin Brown 2.24
3 Steve Avery 2.32
4 Ismael Valdez 2.34
5 Tom Glavine 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
4 Mike Grace 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 81
2 Roger Clemens 78
3 Kevin Appier 63
3 Pedro Martinez 63
5 2 tied 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
3 Roberto Hernandez 11
3 Troy Percival 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .478
2 Roberto Alomar .455
3 Dave Martinez .447
4 Jose Canseco .433
5 Fred McGriff .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
1 Mo Vaughn 8
4 Albert Belle 6
4 Ernie Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
2 Rafael Palmeiro 17
3 Harold Baines 16
3 Jay Buhner 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Royce Clayton 4
4 13 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.43
2 Chuck Finley 0.79
3 Mark Gardner 0.86
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.06
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 4
2 Mark Gardner 3
2 Mike Mussina 3
2 Charles Nagy 3
2 Allen Watson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 30
2 Roger Clemens 27
2 Mark Gardner 27
4 Sid Fernandez 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
1 Robb Nen 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Mike Henneman 5
3 Mel Rojas 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mo Vaughn .406
2 Fred McGriff .404
3 Jason Giambi .398
4 Paul O'Neill .394
5 Roberto Alomar .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Albert Belle 12
2 Barry Bonds 12
2 Jay Buhner 12
2 Henry Rodriguez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 36
2 Henry Rodriguez 35
3 Albert Belle 34
4 Frank Thomas 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Pat Listach 13
3 Tom Goodwin 10
4 Vince Coleman 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.86
2 Steve Avery 1.43
3 Darryl Kile 1.80
4 Ismael Valdez 1.94
5 Kevin Brown 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Mark Gardner 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 John Smoltz 52
3 Darryl Kile 46
4 Mark Gardner 45
4 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 14
2 Robb Nen 9
3 Ricky Bottalico 8
3 Mike Henneman 8
3 Roberto Hernandez 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Edgar Martinez .353
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Mark Grace .336
5 Dante Bichette .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Frank Thomas 49
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 154
2 Jay Buhner 148
3 Mo Vaughn 145
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Quilvio Veras 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.93
2 Hideo Nomo 2.81
3 Andy Ashby 2.82
4 Ismael Valdez 2.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 313
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 247
4 Todd Stottlemyre 232
5 Chuck Finley 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 60
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Rod Beck 38
4 2 others tied 38