On This Day

Tuesday, September 10, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 63 .559 --
Orioles 78 66 .542 2.5
Red Sox 73 72 .503 8.0
Blue Jays 66 79 .455 15.0
Tigers 51 94 .352 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 85 58 .594 --
White Sox 78 67 .538 8.0
Twins 72 72 .500 13.5
Brewers 70 76 .479 16.5
Royals 66 79 .455 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 61 .576 --
Mariners 73 69 .514 9.0
Athletics 71 75 .486 13.0
Angels 65 80 .448 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 57 .601 --
Expos 78 66 .542 8.5
Marlins 71 75 .486 16.5
Mets 64 81 .441 23.0
Phillies 58 87 .400 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 66 .545 --
Astros 77 69 .527 2.5
Cubs 73 71 .507 5.5
Reds 73 72 .503 6.0
Pirates 59 84 .413 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 64 .556 --
Padres 81 65 .555 --
Rockies 74 71 .510 6.5
Giants 59 84 .413 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Arias 4
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Raul Mondesi 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Cirillo 2
2 Will Clark 1
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 Jim Edmonds 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Will Clark 4
3 Jermaine Dye 3
3 Steve Finley 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Tony Batista 1
3 Mike Bordick 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 1.17
1 Dave Telgheder 1.17
3 Al Leiter 1.00
3 Jose Rosado 1.00
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rosado 8
2 Tom Candiotti 7
2 Dave Telgheder 7
4 Al Leiter 6
4 Dennis Springer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jaime Bluma 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .373
2 Mike Piazza .351
3 Frank Thomas .345
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Chuck Knoblauch .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 135
2 Andres Galarraga 134
3 Juan Gonzalez 133
4 Rafael Palmeiro 130
5 Dante Bichette 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 64
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Lance Johnson 50
4 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 2.70
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 Andy Benes 17
4 Pat Hentgen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 250
2 Roger Clemens 215
3 Hideo Nomo 210
4 Pedro Martinez 203
5 Jeff Fassero 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 41
2 John Wetteland 39
3 Jeff Brantley 38
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
5 Trevor Hoffman 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Mitchell .471
2 Alex Rodriguez .447
3 Gary Sheffield .425
4 Mike Piazza .420
5 Lance Johnson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
4 Hal Morris 5
4 Gary Sheffield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 20
2 Raul Mondesi 17
2 Hal Morris 17
4 Juan Gonzalez 15
4 Willie Greene 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 Gregg Jefferies 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Derek Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Adams 0.56
2 Mark Petkovsek 0.67
3 Osvaldo Fernandez 0.75
4 Scott Sanders 0.86
5 Charles Nagy 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Hutton 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 Mark Petkovsek 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 33
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Mike Mussina 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Robb Nen 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .409
2 Lance Johnson .402
3 Mike Piazza .400
4 Tony Gwynn .391
5 Shawn Green .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 10
2 Ken Caminiti 10
2 Jim Thome 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Rafael Palmeiro 33
4 Bobby Bonilla 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Luis Castillo 13
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Gregg Jefferies 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.04
2 Roger Clemens 1.53
3 Scott Sanders 1.54
4 Greg Maddux 1.80
5 Kevin Brown 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 52
2 John Smoltz 49
3 Roger Clemens 47
4 Kevin Appier 46
4 2 others tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Robb Nen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Mark Grace .348
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Eric Young .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 156
2 Andres Galarraga 149
2 Juan Gonzalez 149
4 Jay Buhner 148
5 Dante Bichette 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 83
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 64
4 Lance Johnson 55
5 Eric Young 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 John Smoltz 2.70
4 Andy Ashby 2.98
5 Alex Fernandez 3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 274
2 Roger Clemens 236
3 Hideo Nomo 234
4 Pedro Martinez 227
5 Kevin Appier 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Jeff Brantley 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 Roberto Hernandez 40