On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 28 .606 --
Orioles 39 32 .549 4.0
Blue Jays 33 41 .446 11.5
Red Sox 30 43 .411 14.0
Tigers 21 54 .280 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 28 .622 --
White Sox 42 31 .575 3.5
Brewers 36 37 .493 9.5
Twins 34 38 .472 11.0
Royals 32 43 .427 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 45 29 .608 --
Mariners 39 33 .542 5.0
Angels 39 35 .527 6.0
Athletics 34 41 .453 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 47 26 .644 --
Expos 43 31 .581 4.5
Marlins 34 40 .459 13.5
Mets 33 41 .446 14.5
Phillies 31 41 .431 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 39 .494 --
Cardinals 36 37 .493 --
Pirates 35 39 .473 1.5
Cubs 35 40 .467 2.0
Reds 30 38 .441 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 35 .539 --
Rockies 37 35 .514 2.0
Padres 39 37 .513 2.0
Giants 36 36 .500 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Martinez 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
3 Darren Bragg 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 4
2 Jacob Brumfield 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Marty Cordova 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Ricky Otero 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 2.20
2 Jeff Fassero 1.50
3 Robert Person 1.29
4 Tom Glavine 1.20
4 Darryl Kile 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Marvin Freeman 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 12
2 Kevin Appier 11
3 Robert Person 9
4 Joey Hamilton 8
5 James Baldwin 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .373
2 Mo Vaughn .362
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Kevin Seitzer .351
5 Chuck Knoblauch .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 75
2 Jeff Bagwell 72
3 Mo Vaughn 70
4 Albert Belle 69
4 2 others tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 39
2 Tom Goodwin 31
3 Brian McRae 25
4 Lance Johnson 23
5 Delino DeShields 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.88
2 John Smoltz 2.26
3 Steve Trachsel 2.37
4 Al Leiter 2.38
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Charles Nagy 11
2 Andy Pettitte 11
4 Roger Pavlik 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 133
2 Roger Clemens 122
3 Darryl Kile 115
4 Pedro Martinez 107
5 Hideo Nomo 106

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Sorrento .487
2 Brant Brown .441
3 Randy Velarde .429
4 Dean Palmer .426
5 Julio Franco .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 8
2 Ellis Burks 7
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 25
2 John Jaha 21
3 Ellis Burks 17
4 Jose Canseco 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 9
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Kenny Lofton 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
5 Ricky Otero 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arthur Rhodes 0.73
2 Greg Maddux 1.17
3 Kevin Brown 1.19
4 Jim Bullinger 1.35
4 Orel Hershiser 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck McElroy 4
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Dan Plesac 3
2 John Smoltz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 26
1 John Smoltz 26
3 Alex Fernandez 23
3 Hideo Nomo 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 9
2 Troy Percival 7
3 Todd Worrell 6
4 Jeff Brantley 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Cirillo .406
2 Paul Sorrento .395
3 Mo Vaughn .388
4 Mark McLemore .382
5 Bernie Williams .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Cal Ripken 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 35
1 Cal Ripken 35
1 Greg Vaughn 35
4 Ellis Burks 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 13
2 Brian Hunter 10
3 Delino DeShields 9
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Kenny Lofton 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.26
2 Ramon Martinez 1.72
3 Zane Smith 1.89
4 John Smoltz 1.94
5 Darren Oliver 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Bob Wells 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Darryl Kile 51
3 Chuck Finley 44
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 14
2 Todd Worrell 11
3 John Franco 8
3 Roberto Hernandez 8
3 Troy Percival 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Edgar Martinez .350
3 Wade Boggs .346
4 Mike Piazza .344
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
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 162
2 Albert Belle 155
3 Jay Buhner 151
4 Mo Vaughn 150
5 Frank Thomas 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Barry Larkin 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.25
2 Kevin Brown 2.62
3 Randy Johnson 2.65
4 Tom Glavine 2.75
5 Andy Ashby 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Nagy 23
2 Mike Mussina 22
3 Andy Pettitte 21
4 Greg Maddux 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 259
2 John Smoltz 253
3 Randy Johnson 240
4 Roger Clemens 228
5 Shane Reynolds 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 52
2 John Wetteland 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Roberto Hernandez 41
5 John Franco 39