On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 16 .610 --
Orioles 24 19 .558 2.0
Blue Jays 20 24 .455 6.5
Red Sox 17 25 .405 8.5
Tigers 12 34 .261 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 13 .690 --
White Sox 25 18 .581 4.5
Brewers 21 21 .500 8.0
Twins 19 24 .442 10.5
Royals 20 26 .435 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 17 .614 --
Mariners 23 20 .535 3.5
Angels 21 23 .477 6.0
Athletics 20 23 .465 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 16 .644 --
Expos 28 18 .609 1.5
Phillies 22 21 .512 6.0
Marlins 24 23 .511 6.0
Mets 18 26 .409 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 25 .468 --
Cubs 21 25 .457 0.5
Cardinals 19 26 .422 2.0
Reds 16 24 .400 2.5
Pirates 18 27 .400 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 27 18 .600 --
Giants 24 20 .545 2.5
Dodgers 24 23 .511 4.0
Rockies 21 21 .500 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mabry 4
1 Edgar Martinez 4
1 Larry Walker 4
4 Rich Amaral 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 6
2 Ken Griffey 5
3 Bernard Gilkey 4
3 Jeff King 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 1.20
2 Shawn Boskie 1.00
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
2 Ken Hill 1.00
2 Doug Linton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 12
2 Todd Stottlemyre 9
3 Ken Hill 8
4 Dwight Gooden 7
4 Bob Wells 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Terry Mathews 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .386
2 Paul O'Neill .380
3 Tony Gwynn .370
4 Jason Giambi .364
5 Mike Piazza .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
1 Barry Bonds 17
1 Henry Rodriguez 17
1 Mo Vaughn 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 51
2 Barry Bonds 47
2 Mo Vaughn 47
4 Frank Thomas 46
5 Albert Belle 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Brian McRae 18
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 2.25
4 Tom Glavine 2.35
5 Al Leiter 2.36

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 Greg Maddux 67
4 Shane Reynolds 66
5 2 tied 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 13
3 Rod Beck 12
3 Roberto Hernandez 12
3 Troy Percival 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .478
2 Joe Girardi .459
2 Dave Martinez .459
4 Rusty Greer .452
5 John Mabry .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Mo Vaughn 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
4 Sammy Sosa 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 19
2 Albert Belle 18
3 Jay Buhner 17
3 Rafael Palmeiro 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Tom Goodwin 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
4 Royce Clayton 4
4 12 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.43
2 Jim Bullinger 0.53
3 Chuck Finley 0.79
4 Mark Gardner 0.86
5 Al Leiter 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 33
2 Shane Reynolds 31
3 Roger Clemens 27
3 Mark Gardner 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Robb Nen 6
3 Mike Fetters 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
3 Mel Rojas 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mo Vaughn .406
2 Roberto Alomar .396
3 Fred McGriff .394
4 Jason Giambi .392
5 John Mabry .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 14
2 Jay Buhner 13
3 Henry Rodriguez 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 36
2 Mo Vaughn 35
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Frank Thomas 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Pat Listach 10
2 Eric Young 10
4 Tom Goodwin 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.86
2 Steve Avery 1.44
3 Dwight Gooden 1.75
4 Darryl Kile 1.80
4 Mark Gardner 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
2 Ismael Valdez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Shane Reynolds 48
3 Darryl Kile 46
3 John Smoltz 46
5 Greg Maddux 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 13
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Ricky Bottalico 9
2 Robb Nen 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Chuck Knoblauch .339
5 Eric Young .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Frank Thomas 48
4 Barry Bonds 46
5 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 152
2 Mo Vaughn 146
3 Jay Buhner 145
4 Dante Bichette 140
4 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 80
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Barry Larkin 51
4 Quilvio Veras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Hideo Nomo 2.81
3 Andy Ashby 2.82
4 Tom Glavine 2.85
5 Ismael Valdez 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Hideo Nomo 264
3 John Smoltz 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 231
5 Chuck Finley 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Randy Myers 40
5 2 tied 39