On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 60 .562 --
Orioles 73 64 .533 4.0
Red Sox 71 67 .514 6.5
Blue Jays 63 75 .457 14.5
Tigers 50 88 .362 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 56 .591 --
White Sox 74 65 .532 8.0
Twins 69 69 .500 12.5
Brewers 67 72 .482 15.0
Royals 64 75 .460 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 60 .562 --
Mariners 71 66 .518 6.0
Athletics 66 74 .471 12.5
Angels 63 75 .457 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 53 .613 --
Expos 74 62 .544 9.5
Marlins 67 71 .486 17.5
Mets 61 77 .442 23.5
Phillies 55 83 .399 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 65 .532 --
Cardinals 73 65 .529 0.5
Cubs 68 68 .500 4.5
Reds 68 69 .496 5.0
Pirates 57 80 .416 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 77 62 .554 --
Dodgers 75 62 .547 1.0
Rockies 71 68 .511 6.0
Giants 58 77 .430 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Marquis Grissom 4
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
1 Willie McGee 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Greenwell 2
1 Todd Zeile 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Sean Berry 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 9
2 Dante Bichette 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2
1 Curtis Pride 2
1 Todd Walker 2
4 Marvin Benard 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.00
2 Tim Belcher 1.25
3 Mike Mussina 1.00
3 Bob Wolcott 1.00
5 James Baldwin 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 8
2 James Baldwin 7
2 Mark Leiter 7
4 Mark Clark 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Jose Lima 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .375
2 Frank Thomas .348
3 Mike Piazza .346
4 Roberto Alomar .344
5 Dave Nilsson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Albert Belle 44
3 Brady Anderson 42
4 Juan Gonzalez 41
4 Ken Griffey 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 131
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Juan Gonzalez 124
4 Dante Bichette 123
5 Jay Buhner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 61
1 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 49
3 Eric Young 49
5 Lance Johnson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.92
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.83
4 John Smoltz 2.85
5 Steve Trachsel 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 19
3 Mike Mussina 18
4 Pat Hentgen 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 237
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Hideo Nomo 201
4 Jeff Fassero 194
5 2 tied 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
1 Todd Worrell 38
3 Jeff Brantley 37
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
4 Mark Wohlers 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .500
2 Alex Rodriguez .467
3 Ken Caminiti .435
4 Jorge Fabregas .412
5 Jeff Bagwell .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Vinny Castilla 7
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Dante Bichette 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 21
2 Alex Rodriguez 20
2 Danny Tartabull 20
4 Albert Belle 18
4 Vinny Castilla 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Mark Grudzielanek 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Kimera Bartee 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.95
2 Joey Hamilton 1.20
3 Greg Maddux 1.29
4 Kevin Brown 1.50
4 2 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Jones 4
2 Kevin Brown 3
2 Kevin Foster 3
2 Mike Mussina 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 Mike Mussina 26
3 Kevin Appier 23
3 Scott Sanders 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Robb Nen 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Mike Fetters 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .455
2 Alex Rodriguez .434
3 Bill Mueller .395
4 Jason Kendall .394
5 Jim Thome .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 12
2 Ken Caminiti 11
2 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 36
2 Bobby Bonilla 33
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Andres Galarraga 31
4 Alex Rodriguez 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Luis Castillo 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.92
2 Greg Maddux 1.60
3 Kevin Brown 1.71
4 Jeff Shaw 1.75
5 Shane Reynolds 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 Jeff Fassero 45
3 Kevin Brown 42
3 John Smoltz 42
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Robb Nen 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .374
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Jim Eisenreich .350
4 Mark Grace .346
5 Eric Young .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Ken Griffey 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 150
3 Juan Gonzalez 150
5 Dante Bichette 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Andy Ashby 2.87
4 Tom Glavine 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 John Smoltz 22
4 Andy Benes 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 272
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 3 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
1 Todd Worrell 45
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
4 Jeff Brantley 40
5 2 tied 39