On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 21 .571 --
Orioles 28 21 .571 --
Blue Jays 23 29 .442 6.5
Red Sox 21 30 .412 8.0
Tigers 13 40 .245 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 17 .667 --
White Sox 31 20 .608 3.0
Twins 23 27 .460 10.5
Brewers 23 27 .460 10.5
Royals 24 29 .453 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 33 19 .635 --
Mariners 27 24 .529 5.5
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
Phillies 26 25 .510 8.0
Marlins 27 26 .509 8.0
Mets 22 29 .431 12.0

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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 28 26 .519 5.5
Rockies 25 24 .510 6.0
Giants 26 25 .510 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Cuyler 3
1 Mike Lieberthal 3
3 Delino DeShields 2
3 Cecil Fielder 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milt Cuyler 2
1 Cecil Fielder 2
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 Todd Hollandsworth 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Milt Cuyler 2
2 Cecil Fielder 2
2 Ozzie Guillen 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Mickey Morandini 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Wilson 2.67
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.50
3 Tom Gordon 1.00
4 Charles Nagy 0.62
5 Allen Watson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 Paul Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Wilson 8
2 Wilson Alvarez 6
2 Salomon Torres 6
4 Scott Davison 5
4 Charles Nagy 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jose Mesa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

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 Frank Thomas 54
2 Mo Vaughn 54
4 Albert Belle 53
4 Henry Rodriguez 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 32
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 Charles Nagy 9
3 Joey Hamilton 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 20
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 Roberto Alomar .477
2 Ken Griffey .469
3 Rafael Palmeiro .465
4 Chipper Jones .447
5 Paul Sorrento .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Jay Buhner 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 Mark McGwire 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 19
1 Jay Buhner 19
3 Albert Belle 18
4 Harold Baines 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.38
2 Bobby Jones 0.53
3 David Weathers 0.73
4 Mark Clark 1.17
5 Terry Mulholland 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 29
2 Chuck Finley 26
3 Hideo Nomo 24
3 Rich Robertson 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Jose Mesa 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .432
2 Alex Rodriguez .405
3 Mo Vaughn .402
4 Tim Naehring .384
5 Mike Piazza .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Jose Canseco 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
2 Jeff Bagwell 31
2 Frank Thomas 31
4 Harold Baines 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Eric Young 10
4 Lance Johnson 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.79
2 Curt Schilling 1.33
3 Tom Glavine 1.36
4 Bobby Jones 1.64
5 Ken Hill 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Charles Nagy 6
3 Shawn Boskie 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 12
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 .377
2 Edgar Martinez .355
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 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 147
2 Mo Vaughn 147
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 2 tied 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 55
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 2 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 22
3 Chuck Finley 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 John Smoltz 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 40
4 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Jeff Montgomery 39