On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 21 .580 --
Orioles 28 22 .560 1.0
Blue Jays 24 29 .453 6.5
Red Sox 21 31 .404 9.0
Tigers 13 41 .241 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 17 .673 --
White Sox 32 20 .615 3.0
Twins 23 28 .451 11.5
Brewers 23 28 .451 11.5
Royals 24 30 .444 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 34 19 .642 --
Mariners 28 24 .538 5.5
Angels 26 26 .500 7.5
Athletics 24 28 .462 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 17 .673 --
Expos 31 23 .574 5.0
Phillies 26 26 .500 9.0
Marlins 27 27 .500 9.0
Mets 22 30 .423 13.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 28 .491 --
Cardinals 24 29 .453 2.0
Cubs 22 31 .415 4.0
Reds 19 28 .404 4.0
Pirates 21 32 .396 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 34 20 .630 --
Dodgers 29 26 .527 5.5
Rockies 25 25 .500 7.0
Giants 26 26 .500 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Cedeno 5
2 Fred McGriff 4
2 Tony Pena 4
2 Robin Ventura 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 Eddie Perez 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rex Hudler 5
2 Luis Alicea 3
2 Steve Avery 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Kevin Elster 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Key 1.40
2 Denny Neagle 1.17
3 Andy Ashby 1.00
4 Donovan Osborne 0.75
4 Kevin Tapani 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Ashby 8
2 Jimmy Key 7
2 Denny Neagle 7
4 Ramon Martinez 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Tony Fossas 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .397
2 Mike Piazza .372
3 Mark Grace .356
4 Alex Rodriguez .354
5 Mo Vaughn .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Rodriguez 56
1 Mo Vaughn 56
3 Jeff Bagwell 55
4 Albert Belle 54
4 Frank Thomas 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 32
2 Tom Goodwin 24
3 Brian McRae 18
4 Delino DeShields 16
5 2 tied 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
3 Dennis Martinez 8
5 10 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 Mike Piazza .486
2 Ken Griffey .472
3 Roberto Alomar .458
4 Rafael Palmeiro .447
4 Robin Ventura .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
3 Jay Buhner 7
3 Mark McGwire 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 20
1 Ken Griffey 20
3 Jeff Bagwell 19
4 Andres Galarraga 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Larry Walker 7
3 Ray Lankford 6
4 Delino DeShields 5
4 Mickey Morandini 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.38
2 David Weathers 0.73
3 Kevin Tapani 0.75
4 Mark Clark 1.17
5 Juan Guzman 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 4 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 Henneman 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Jose Mesa 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .421
2 Mo Vaughn .396
3 Alex Rodriguez .393
4 Dave Nilsson .379
5 Wade Boggs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Jose Canseco 11
4 Henry Rodriguez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 33
2 Jeff Bagwell 31
3 Harold Baines 29
3 Jay Buhner 29
3 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.79
2 Curt Schilling 1.33
3 Tom Glavine 1.36
4 John Smoltz 1.73
5 Ken Hill 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Nagy 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Shawn Boskie 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 53
2 Shane Reynolds 48
2 Todd Stottlemyre 48
4 John Smoltz 46
5 Chuck Finley 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Rod Beck 9
4 Todd Worrell 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Chuck Knoblauch .345
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Frank Thomas 47
3 Mo Vaughn 47
5 4 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Mo Vaughn 148
3 Jay Buhner 147
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Barry Larkin 50
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.95
2 Andy Ashby 2.55
3 Hideo Nomo 2.73
4 Tom Glavine 2.77
5 Randy Johnson 2.84

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 282
2 Hideo Nomo 263
3 John Smoltz 245
4 Todd Stottlemyre 229
5 Roger Clemens 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 55
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Rod Beck 40
4 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Jeff Montgomery 39