On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 21 .571 --
Orioles 28 21 .571 0.0
Blue Jays 23 29 .442 6.5
Red Sox 20 30 .400 8.5
Tigers 13 39 .250 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 17 .660 --
White Sox 30 20 .600 3.0
Brewers 23 26 .469 9.5
Twins 23 27 .460 10.0
Royals 24 29 .453 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 33 19 .635 --
Mariners 27 23 .540 5.0
Angels 25 26 .490 7.5
Athletics 24 27 .471 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 34 17 .667 --
Expos 30 23 .566 5.0
Marlins 27 26 .509 8.0
Phillies 25 25 .500 8.5
Mets 21 29 .420 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 27 .500 --
Cardinals 23 29 .442 3.0
Reds 19 27 .413 4.0
Cubs 21 31 .404 5.0
Pirates 20 32 .385 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 28 25 .528 5.0
Giants 26 24 .520 5.5
Rockies 25 24 .510 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Geronimo Berroa 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Jay Buhner 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 5
2 Jay Buhner 4
3 Luis Alicea 3
3 Shane Andrews 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Ricky Otero 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Damon Buford 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.17
2 Hideo Nomo 1.17
3 Chuck Finley 1.11
4 Curt Schilling 1.00
4 William VanLandingham 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Greg Gohr 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Chuck Finley 10
3 Mike Mussina 8
4 Hideo Nomo 7
4 Bobby Witt 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .400
2 Mike Piazza .373
3 Mark Grace .359
4 Tony Gwynn .357
5 Edgar Martinez .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Brady Anderson 20
3 Henry Rodriguez 19
3 Mo Vaughn 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 55
2 Albert Belle 53
2 Henry Rodriguez 53
2 Mo Vaughn 53
5 Frank Thomas 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 30
2 Tom Goodwin 24
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 16
5 Eric Young 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.20
2 John Smoltz 2.24
3 Al Leiter 2.27
4 Tom Glavine 2.32
5 Steve Trachsel 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Joey Hamilton 8
2 Charles Nagy 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 97
2 Roger Clemens 91
3 Pedro Martinez 76
3 Hideo Nomo 76
3 Shane Reynolds 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 19
2 Mike Henneman 15
2 Roberto Hernandez 15
2 Todd Worrell 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .486
2 Roberto Alomar .477
3 Ken Griffey .472
4 Rafael Palmeiro .465
5 Alex Rodriguez .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Jay Buhner 8
3 Albert Belle 7
3 Ken Griffey 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 20
1 Harold Baines 20
1 Jay Buhner 20
4 Albert Belle 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Ray Lankford 6
2 Larry Walker 6
4 Delino DeShields 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.38
2 David Weathers 0.73
3 Mark Clark 1.17
4 Juan Guzman 1.29
5 Bobby Jones 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 30
2 Shane Reynolds 29
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Hideo Nomo 24
4 Rich Robertson 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .440
2 Alex Rodriguez .415
3 Mo Vaughn .398
4 Tim Naehring .390
5 Mike Piazza .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
2 Jeff Bagwell 31
3 Harold Baines 30
4 Frank Thomas 29
5 Jay Buhner 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.79
2 Tom Glavine 1.33
3 Curt Schilling 1.33
4 Bobby Jones 1.64
5 Ken Hill 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Shawn Boskie 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 56
2 Roger Clemens 53
3 Todd Stottlemyre 52
4 Shane Reynolds 48
5 Chuck Finley 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Todd Worrell 9
5 Robb Nen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Edgar Martinez .358
3 Chuck Knoblauch .343
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Frank Thomas 47
4 Mo Vaughn 46
5 Barry Bonds 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 147
3 Mo Vaughn 146
4 Edgar Martinez 142
5 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 3 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.95
2 Andy Ashby 2.64
3 Hideo Nomo 2.73
4 Tom Glavine 2.77
5 Randy Johnson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
2 Charles Nagy 21
3 Chuck Finley 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 290
2 Hideo Nomo 263
3 John Smoltz 245
4 Todd Stottlemyre 233
5 Roger Clemens 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 56
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Rod Beck 41
4 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Jeff Montgomery 39