On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 18 .591 --
Orioles 26 19 .578 0.5
Blue Jays 21 26 .447 6.5
Red Sox 18 27 .400 8.5
Tigers 12 36 .250 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 31 14 .689 --
White Sox 27 18 .600 4.0
Brewers 22 23 .489 9.0
Royals 23 26 .469 10.0
Twins 20 26 .435 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 19 .596 --
Mariners 25 21 .543 2.5
Angels 22 24 .478 5.5
Athletics 21 25 .457 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 16 .660 --
Expos 29 19 .604 2.5
Phillies 23 23 .500 7.5
Marlins 24 25 .490 8.0
Mets 19 27 .413 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 26 .469 --
Cardinals 21 26 .447 1.0
Reds 19 24 .442 1.0
Cubs 21 27 .438 1.5
Pirates 18 29 .383 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 30 18 .625 --
Giants 24 22 .522 5.0
Dodgers 25 24 .510 5.5
Rockies 22 23 .489 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
3 Rich Becker 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 3
2 Albert Belle 2
2 Eric Davis 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 6
2 Eric Davis 5
3 Brian Johnson 4
3 Ryne Sandberg 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kimera Bartee 2
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.25
2 Rich Robertson 1.14
3 Mike Mussina 0.78
4 Chuck Finley 0.75
5 Allen Watson 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 9
2 Danny Darwin 8
2 Rich Robertson 8
4 Erik Hanson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .400
2 Paul O'Neill .373
3 Tony Gwynn .372
4 Albert Belle .365
5 Jason Giambi .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 19
2 Barry Bonds 17
2 Henry Rodriguez 17
2 Mo Vaughn 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 51
2 Albert Belle 49
2 Mo Vaughn 49
4 Barry Bonds 47
5 Frank Thomas 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 22
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 15
5 Eric Young 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Steve Avery 2.25
3 Steve Trachsel 2.29
4 Al Leiter 2.41
5 Tom Glavine 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Joey Hamilton 7
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 84
2 Roger Clemens 83
3 Pedro Martinez 71
4 Kevin Appier 70
5 Hideo Nomo 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 18
2 Ricky Bottalico 13
2 Roberto Hernandez 13
2 Jeff Montgomery 13
2 Troy Percival 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .511
2 Albert Belle .457
3 Alex Rodriguez .436
4 Dante Bichette .435
5 Rafael Palmeiro .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 8
1 Jose Canseco 8
3 Ken Griffey 7
3 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Mo Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 20
2 Albert Belle 19
3 Rafael Palmeiro 18
3 Alex Rodriguez 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Eric Young 7
3 Larry Walker 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 Delino DeShields 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 1.13
2 Mark Gardner 1.17
3 Amaury Telemaco 1.20
4 Chuck Finley 1.21
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 4
2 Kirk McCaskill 3
2 Ismael Valdez 3
4 Wilson Alvarez 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 33
2 John Smoltz 24
3 Hideo Nomo 23
3 Shane Reynolds 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Jose Mesa 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .426
2 Mo Vaughn .418
3 Albert Belle .400
4 Tim Naehring .385
5 Gerald Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 13
2 Albert Belle 12
2 Jay Buhner 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
1 Mo Vaughn 32
3 Jay Buhner 29
3 Eric Davis 29
3 Henry Rodriguez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
1 Eric Young 14
3 Pat Listach 10
3 Larry Walker 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.34
2 Ken Hill 1.41
3 Steve Avery 1.71
4 Dwight Gooden 1.75
5 Mark Gardner 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Ismael Valdez 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 John Smoltz 49
3 Pedro Martinez 46
4 Todd Stottlemyre 44
5 Darryl Kile 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
2 Mike Henneman 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Robb Nen 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .343
4 Dante Bichette .340
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 47
4 Barry Bonds 45
4 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 156
2 Mo Vaughn 147
3 Jay Buhner 143
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 3 tied 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 Quilvio Veras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.97
2 Andy Ashby 2.68
3 Tom Glavine 2.75
4 Hideo Nomo 2.81
5 Ismael Valdez 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Hideo Nomo 265
3 John Smoltz 243
4 Todd Stottlemyre 231
5 Chuck Finley 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Jeff Montgomery 41
2 Todd Worrell 41
4 Rod Beck 40
5 Roberto Hernandez 39