On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 19 .596 --
Orioles 27 20 .574 1.0
Blue Jays 22 28 .440 7.5
Red Sox 20 28 .417 8.5
Tigers 12 39 .235 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 15 .688 --
White Sox 29 19 .604 4.0
Brewers 22 25 .468 10.5
Royals 24 28 .462 11.0
Twins 22 26 .458 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 19 .620 --
Mariners 26 22 .542 4.0
Angels 23 26 .469 7.5
Athletics 22 27 .449 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 17 .660 --
Expos 29 22 .569 4.5
Phillies 24 24 .500 8.0
Marlins 26 26 .500 8.0
Mets 20 28 .417 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 26 .500 --
Cardinals 22 28 .440 3.0
Reds 19 26 .422 3.5
Cubs 21 30 .412 4.5
Pirates 19 31 .380 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 32 19 .627 --
Dodgers 27 24 .529 5.0
Giants 25 23 .521 5.5
Rockies 24 23 .511 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Williams 5
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Darryl Hamilton 3
2 Jose Malave 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Andujar Cedeno 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Klesko 4
1 Jose Malave 4
1 John Olerud 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Elster 1
1 Lou Frazier 1
1 Tom Goodwin 1
1 Jose Offerman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darryl Kile 1.25
2 Tom Glavine 1.20
3 Justin Thompson 1.14
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00
5 Roger Pavlik 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Marty Janzen 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 10
2 Todd Stottlemyre 8
2 Justin Thompson 8
4 Tim Wakefield 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .401
2 Mike Piazza .370
3 Tony Gwynn .362
4 Mark Grace .359
5 Paul O'Neill .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 20
2 Brady Anderson 18
2 Mo Vaughn 18
4 Barry Bonds 17
4 Henry Rodriguez 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 52
1 Mo Vaughn 52
3 Henry Rodriguez 51
4 Jeff Bagwell 50
4 Frank Thomas 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 23
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 15
4 Eric Young 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Al Leiter 2.27
3 Steve Trachsel 2.29
4 Tom Glavine 2.32
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Joey Hamilton 8
2 Charles Nagy 8
4 Al Leiter 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 84
2 Roger Clemens 83
3 Shane Reynolds 76
4 Darryl Kile 74
5 2 tied 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 19
2 Ricky Bottalico 14
2 Mike Henneman 14
2 Roberto Hernandez 14
2 Todd Worrell 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .512
2 John Valentin .458
3 Alex Rodriguez .453
4 Mike Piazza .442
5 Larry Walker .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Albert Belle 6
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Albert Belle 18
3 Troy O'Leary 17
3 Frank Thomas 17
5 Ken Griffey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Larry Walker 6
3 Milt Cuyler 4
3 Delino DeShields 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Weathers 0.73
2 Chuck Finley 1.21
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.29
3 Juan Guzman 1.29
5 Curt Schilling 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 33
2 Todd Stottlemyre 30
3 Darryl Kile 28
4 Mark Gardner 24
5 Tom Glavine 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .436
2 Alex Rodriguez .431
3 Mo Vaughn .398
4 Tim Naehring .397
5 Albert Belle .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 34
2 Harold Baines 30
2 Frank Thomas 30
4 Mo Vaughn 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Eric Young 11
3 Tom Goodwin 10
4 Rickey Henderson 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.33
2 Ken Hill 1.77
3 Kevin Appier 1.93
4 Chan Ho Park 2.10
5 Darryl Kile 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 6
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Charles Nagy 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 53
2 Shane Reynolds 52
2 Todd Stottlemyre 52
4 Roger Clemens 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Rod Beck 9
4 Jeff Montgomery 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .357
3 Chuck Knoblauch .343
4 Mark Grace .342
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Frank Thomas 49
4 Barry Bonds 45
4 Mo Vaughn 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Mo Vaughn 146
3 Jay Buhner 141
4 Dante Bichette 140
4 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 Quilvio Veras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.92
2 Andy Ashby 2.69
3 Tom Glavine 2.70
4 Hideo Nomo 2.81
5 Randy Johnson 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 290
2 Hideo Nomo 265
3 Todd Stottlemyre 233
4 John Smoltz 232
5 2 tied 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 58
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Rod Beck 40
3 Jeff Montgomery 40
5 Roberto Hernandez 39