On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 28 .594 --
Orioles 38 31 .551 3.0
Blue Jays 32 40 .444 10.5
Red Sox 29 42 .408 13.0
Tigers 19 54 .260 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 26 .639 --
White Sox 41 30 .577 4.5
Brewers 35 36 .493 10.5
Twins 34 36 .486 11.0
Royals 31 42 .425 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 44 28 .611 --
Mariners 38 32 .543 5.0
Angels 38 34 .528 6.0
Athletics 33 40 .452 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 45 26 .634 --
Expos 42 30 .583 3.5
Marlins 34 38 .472 11.5
Mets 32 40 .444 13.5
Phillies 30 40 .429 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 37 .507 --
Cardinals 35 36 .493 1.0
Cubs 34 39 .466 3.0
Pirates 33 39 .458 3.5
Reds 29 37 .439 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 35 .527 --
Giants 36 34 .514 1.0
Rockies 36 34 .514 1.0
Padres 38 36 .514 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Sierra 5
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Carlos Baerga 4
2 Jeromy Burnitz 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Todd Hundley 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
4 Steve Avery 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 4
2 Todd Hundley 4
2 Edgar Martinez 4
2 Alex Rodriguez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.40
2 Armando Reynoso 1.33
3 Roger Salkeld 0.75
4 Rheal Cormier 0.71
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 7
2 Doug Drabek 6
2 Paul Quantrill 6
2 Roger Salkeld 6
2 Greg Swindell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Mlicki 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .375
2 Mo Vaughn .359
3 Edgar Martinez .355
4 Chuck Knoblauch .354
5 Kevin Seitzer .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 25
1 Albert Belle 25
3 Sammy Sosa 24
3 Mo Vaughn 24
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 74
2 Jeff Bagwell 72
3 Mo Vaughn 70
4 Albert Belle 68
4 Greg Vaughn 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 38
2 Tom Goodwin 28
3 Brian McRae 24
4 Lance Johnson 23
5 Delino DeShields 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.88
2 John Smoltz 2.26
3 Steve Trachsel 2.37
4 Al Leiter 2.57
5 Danny Darwin 2.83

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
3 John Wetteland 20
5 Troy Percival 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Sorrento .474
2 Scott Stahoviak .455
3 Julio Franco .441
4 Shawon Dunston .432
5 Eric Young .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Greg Vaughn 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Todd Hundley 7
3 Tim Salmon 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 29
2 Dante Bichette 20
3 John Jaha 19
4 Jose Canseco 18
5 Todd Hundley 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 10
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 Kenny Lofton 6
4 Dante Bichette 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arthur Rhodes 0.67
2 Darren Oliver 0.86
3 Orel Hershiser 0.89
3 Zane Smith 0.89
5 Kevin Brown 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck McElroy 4
2 Orel Hershiser 3
2 John Smoltz 3
2 Donne Wall 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Troy Percival 6
2 Todd Worrell 6
4 Jeff Brantley 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Cirillo .402
2 Paul Sorrento .400
3 Bernie Williams .395
4 Chuck Knoblauch .394
5 Mo Vaughn .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Ken Griffey 12
3 Cal Ripken 12
5 Tim Salmon 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 36
2 Greg Vaughn 34
3 Dante Bichette 33
3 Jose Canseco 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.26
2 Mark Clark 1.70
3 John Smoltz 1.94
4 Darren Oliver 2.06
5 Alan Benes 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kevin Ritz 5
1 John Smoltz 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
2 Todd Worrell 11
3 Jeff Brantley 8
3 John Franco 8
3 Roberto Hernandez 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Edgar Martinez .356
3 Wade Boggs .347
4 Eric Young .345
5 Chuck Knoblauch .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Sammy Sosa 47
4 Jose Canseco 46
4 Mo Vaughn 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 160
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 Lance Johnson 49
3 Eric Young 49
5 Barry Larkin 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.33
2 Randy Johnson 2.65
3 Kevin Brown 2.70
4 Andy Ashby 2.70
5 Tom Glavine 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 23
1 Charles Nagy 23
3 Andy Pettitte 21
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 Roger Clemens 229
5 Todd Stottlemyre 222

Saves

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