On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 28 .582 --
Orioles 37 31 .544 2.5
Blue Jays 31 40 .437 10.0
Red Sox 29 41 .414 11.5
Tigers 18 54 .250 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 24 .657 --
White Sox 41 29 .586 5.0
Twins 34 35 .493 11.5
Brewers 34 36 .486 12.0
Royals 31 41 .431 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 43 28 .606 --
Mariners 37 32 .536 5.0
Angels 38 33 .535 5.0
Athletics 33 39 .458 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 44 26 .629 --
Expos 41 30 .577 3.5
Marlins 33 38 .465 11.5
Mets 31 40 .437 13.5
Phillies 29 40 .420 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 35 .500 --
Astros 37 37 .500 --
Cubs 34 38 .472 2.0
Pirates 33 38 .465 2.5
Reds 29 36 .446 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 34 .534 --
Giants 36 33 .522 1.0
Rockies 36 33 .522 1.0
Padres 37 36 .507 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norberto Martin 4
1 Reggie Sanders 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Higginson 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Don Slaught 3
1 Jim Thome 3
1 Randy Velarde 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Brian Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaime Navarro 1.50
2 Pat Hentgen 1.00
2 Hideo Nomo 1.00
4 Tim Worrell 0.83
5 Todd Stottlemyre 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
1 Hideo Nomo 8
3 Billy Wagner 7
4 Bobby Jones 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .376
2 Mo Vaughn .362
3 Chuck Knoblauch .358
4 Edgar Martinez .354
5 Kevin Seitzer .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 25
1 Albert Belle 25
3 Sammy Sosa 24
4 Ken Griffey 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 74
2 Jeff Bagwell 71
3 Mo Vaughn 69
4 Albert Belle 68
5 Dante Bichette 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 38
2 Tom Goodwin 27
3 Brian McRae 24
4 Lance Johnson 22
5 Delino DeShields 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.07
2 John Smoltz 2.26
3 Steve Trachsel 2.37
4 Al Leiter 2.57
5 Danny Darwin 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Charles Nagy 11
2 Andy Pettitte 11
4 Chuck Finley 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 133
2 Roger Clemens 122
3 Pedro Martinez 107
4 Hideo Nomo 106
5 Darryl Kile 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 23
2 Todd Worrell 22
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
4 Troy Percival 19
4 John Wetteland 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Stahoviak .500
2 Julio Franco .455
2 Eric Young .455
4 Paul Sorrento .439
5 Shawon Dunston .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 8
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Tim Salmon 7
4 Shane Andrews 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 27
2 Dante Bichette 22
3 John Jaha 19
4 Jose Canseco 18
5 Ellis Burks 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 9
2 Kenny Lofton 6
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 Brian Hunter 5
3 Brian McRae 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darren Oliver 0.86
2 Orel Hershiser 0.89
2 Zane Smith 0.89
4 Danny Darwin 1.29
5 John Smoltz 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck McElroy 4
2 Orel Hershiser 3
2 Andy Pettitte 3
2 John Smoltz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
1 John Smoltz 26
3 Alex Fernandez 25
3 Pedro Martinez 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
1 John Wetteland 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
4 Jeff Brantley 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .421
2 Chuck Knoblauch .406
3 Jeff Cirillo .404
4 Paul Sorrento .400
5 Mo Vaughn .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Jose Canseco 13
2 Ken Griffey 13
4 Tim Salmon 11
4 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 36
2 Dante Bichette 33
2 Jose Canseco 33
2 Greg Vaughn 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 14
2 Mickey Morandini 9
2 Eric Young 9
4 Rickey Henderson 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Salkeld 1.55
2 Kevin Brown 1.69
3 Mark Clark 1.70
4 John Smoltz 1.94
5 Darren Oliver 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kevin Ritz 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Bob Wells 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Hideo Nomo 45
3 Roger Clemens 44
3 Darryl Kile 44
3 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 12
1 Todd Worrell 12
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Wade Boggs .348
4 Eric Young .346
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Sammy Sosa 47
4 Mo Vaughn 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 161
2 Albert Belle 154
3 Mo Vaughn 152
4 Jay Buhner 150
5 Frank Thomas 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Barry Larkin 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.33
2 Randy Johnson 2.65
3 Andy Ashby 2.70
4 Kevin Brown 2.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
1 Charles Nagy 23
3 Andy Pettitte 22
4 John Smoltz 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 259
2 John Smoltz 253
3 Randy Johnson 240
4 Todd Stottlemyre 232
5 Roger Clemens 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 52
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
3 John Wetteland 41
5 2 tied 38