On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 63 .563 --
Orioles 79 66 .545 2.5
Red Sox 74 72 .507 8.0
Blue Jays 67 79 .459 15.0
Tigers 51 95 .349 31.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 58 .597 --
White Sox 78 68 .534 9.0
Twins 73 72 .503 13.5
Brewers 70 77 .476 17.5
Royals 67 79 .459 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 62 .572 --
Mariners 73 70 .510 9.0
Athletics 71 76 .483 13.0
Angels 65 81 .445 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 58 .597 --
Expos 79 66 .545 7.5
Marlins 71 76 .483 16.5
Mets 65 81 .445 22.0
Phillies 59 87 .404 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 67 .541 --
Astros 77 70 .524 2.5
Cubs 73 72 .503 5.5
Reds 73 73 .500 6.0
Pirates 59 85 .410 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 64 .559 --
Padres 82 65 .558 --
Rockies 75 71 .514 6.5
Giants 60 84 .417 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Morandini 4
2 Jermaine Allensworth 3
2 Rich Becker 3
2 Sean Berry 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
2 Sean Berry 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Cecil Fielder 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Norberto Martin 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Ellis Burks 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smiley 1.60
2 Jeff Fassero 1.25
3 Jack McDowell 1.17
3 Brad Radke 1.17
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Andujar 1
1 Doug Bochtler 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 8
1 Ismael Valdez 8
3 Jack McDowell 7
3 Brad Radke 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jaime Bluma 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Mike Piazza .350
3 Frank Thomas .343
4 Paul Molitor .342
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 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 135
1 Andres Galarraga 135
3 Juan Gonzalez 133
4 Rafael Palmeiro 130
5 Dante Bichette 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 65
2 Tom Goodwin 64
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 Jeff Fassero 205
5 Pedro Martinez 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 42
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 .484
2 Otis Nixon .455
3 Lance Johnson .450
4 Alex Rodriguez .438
5 Ken Caminiti .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 21
2 Sean Berry 17
3 Hal Morris 16
4 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gregg Jefferies 7
2 Derek Bell 6
2 Ellis Burks 6
2 Luis Castillo 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Hutton 0.69
2 Paul Quantrill 0.75
3 Scott Sanders 0.86
4 John Smoltz 1.00
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 Mark Petkovsek 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 33
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 Mike Mussina 24
4 John Smoltz 22
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .417
2 Lance Johnson .414
3 Shawn Green .393
4 Mike Piazza .391
5 Ken Caminiti .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 12
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
3 Geronimo Berroa 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 Andres Galarraga 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 38
2 Rafael Palmeiro 32
3 Juan Gonzalez 31
4 Bobby Bonilla 30
5 Andres Galarraga 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Luis Castillo 13
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Gregg Jefferies 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.00
2 Scott Sanders 1.54
3 Roger Clemens 1.80
3 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 Kevin Appier 46
2 Pedro Martinez 46
4 Al Leiter 43
5 Mike Mussina 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 13
2 Rod Beck 10
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Heathcliff Slocumb 9
5 5 tied 8