On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 62 .560 --
Orioles 75 66 .532 4.0
Red Sox 73 69 .514 6.5
Blue Jays 65 77 .458 14.5
Tigers 51 91 .359 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 82 57 .590 --
White Sox 77 66 .538 7.0
Twins 72 70 .507 11.5
Brewers 68 75 .476 16.0
Royals 65 78 .455 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 80 61 .567 --
Mariners 72 67 .518 7.0
Athletics 69 75 .479 12.5
Angels 64 78 .451 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 55 .610 --
Expos 78 63 .553 8.0
Marlins 69 74 .483 18.0
Mets 62 80 .437 24.5
Phillies 58 85 .406 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 65 .542 --
Astros 76 67 .531 1.5
Reds 72 70 .507 5.0
Cubs 70 71 .496 6.5
Pirates 58 82 .414 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 63 .553 --
Padres 78 65 .545 1.0
Rockies 71 71 .500 7.5
Giants 59 81 .421 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Batista 4
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Ryan Klesko 3
2 Mike Lansing 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
1 Donovan Osborne 4
3 Jermaine Dye 3
3 Andres Galarraga 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bret Boone 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.62
2 Mike Mussina 1.57
3 Hideo Nomo 1.29
4 Jason Schmidt 1.17
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 Rich Hunter 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Mike Mussina 11
3 Hideo Nomo 9
4 Roger Clemens 8
4 David Cone 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .375
2 Frank Thomas .348
3 Mike Piazza .345
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Roberto Alomar .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Brady Anderson 44
2 Albert Belle 44
4 Juan Gonzalez 43
4 Ken Griffey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 133
2 Andres Galarraga 130
2 Juan Gonzalez 130
4 Rafael Palmeiro 125
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 63
2 Kenny Lofton 61
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Eric Young 50
5 Lance Johnson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.88
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Steve Trachsel 2.90
5 Juan Guzman 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 21
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Pat Hentgen 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 250
2 Roger Clemens 215
3 Hideo Nomo 210
4 Jeff Fassero 200
5 Pedro Martinez 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 40
2 Jeff Brantley 38
2 John Wetteland 38
4 Roberto Hernandez 36
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .479
2 Kevin Mitchell .472
3 Gary Sheffield .417
4 Ken Caminiti .413
4 Al Martin .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Brady Anderson 6
3 Vinny Castilla 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 18
1 Willie Greene 18
3 Danny Tartabull 17
4 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Mark Grudzielanek 7
2 Gregg Jefferies 7
4 Luis Castillo 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 William VanLandingham 0.63
2 Scott Sanders 0.86
3 Charles Nagy 1.08
4 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.29
5 Terry Mulholland 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Mark Hutton 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Scott Sanders 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Mike Mussina 29
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Kevin Appier 25
5 Curt Schilling 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Robb Nen 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .457
2 Alex Rodriguez .422
3 Tony Gwynn .398
4 Jim Thome .386
5 Paul Molitor .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Jim Thome 11
3 Brady Anderson 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 31
3 Ken Griffey 30
3 Rafael Palmeiro 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Luis Castillo 13
2 Tom Goodwin 13
4 Ray Durham 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.01
2 Kevin Gross 1.08
3 Greg Maddux 1.42
4 Roger Clemens 1.53
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Scott Sanders 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 53
2 John Smoltz 49
3 Roger Clemens 47
3 Mike Mussina 47
5 Jeff Fassero 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Rod Beck 11
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Heathcliff Slocumb 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .374
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Eric Young .342
4 Mark Grace .340
5 Mike Piazza .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Albert Belle 58
3 Jay Buhner 51
4 Ken Griffey 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 154
2 Andres Galarraga 151
2 Juan Gonzalez 151
4 Jay Buhner 150
5 Dante Bichette 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 74
3 Otis Nixon 65
4 Lance Johnson 54
4 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.40
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Andy Ashby 2.98
5 Alex Fernandez 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 22
4 Andy Benes 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 279
2 Roger Clemens 236
3 Hideo Nomo 234
4 Chuck Finley 222
5 Pedro Martinez 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 46
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Jeff Brantley 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 41
5 Trevor Hoffman 39