On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 63 .571 --
Orioles 81 67 .547 3.5
Red Sox 75 73 .507 9.5
Blue Jays 67 81 .453 17.5
Tigers 51 98 .342 34.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 58 .605 --
White Sox 80 69 .537 10.0
Twins 74 74 .500 15.5
Brewers 73 77 .487 17.5
Royals 69 80 .463 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 65 .561 --
Mariners 76 70 .521 6.0
Athletics 71 79 .473 13.0
Angels 65 84 .436 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 61 .585 --
Expos 82 66 .554 4.5
Marlins 71 79 .473 16.5
Mets 67 81 .453 19.5
Phillies 60 89 .403 27.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 69 .537 --
Astros 78 72 .520 2.5
Cubs 74 73 .503 5.0
Reds 74 74 .500 5.5
Pirates 62 85 .422 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 65 .561 --
Padres 83 66 .557 0.5
Rockies 78 71 .523 5.5
Giants 60 87 .408 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Pendleton 5
2 Todd Hollandsworth 4
2 Dave Martinez 4
2 Kevin Stocker 4
5 21 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
3 Billy Ashley 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 6
2 Mark McGwire 4
3 Billy Ashley 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Jeff Frye 2
2 Ralph Milliard 2
2 Jose Offerman 2
2 Omar Vizquel 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frankie Rodriguez 1.33
2 Charles Nagy 0.78
3 Scott Karl 0.75
4 Kevin Appier 0.73
5 David Wells 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 8
1 Frankie Rodriguez 8
3 Mark Gardner 7
3 Pat Hentgen 7
3 Charles Nagy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boever 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .368
2 Mike Piazza .348
3 Ellis Burks .345
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Frank Thomas .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Albert Belle 46
3 Brady Anderson 45
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
4 Ken Griffey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 140
2 Andres Galarraga 136
3 Dante Bichette 134
3 Juan Gonzalez 134
5 Rafael Palmeiro 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 51
4 Lance Johnson 50
4 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.79
3 Steve Trachsel 2.89
4 Juan Guzman 2.93
5 John Smoltz 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 17
4 Pat Hentgen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Roger Clemens 219
3 Hideo Nomo 216
4 Pedro Martinez 210
5 Jeff Fassero 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 42
2 John Wetteland 41
3 Jeff Brantley 39
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
5 Trevor Hoffman 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .475
2 Luis Alicea .467
3 Otis Nixon .452
4 Mark Grudzielanek .448
5 Ellis Burks .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
2 Brady Anderson 5
2 Jeff Cirillo 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 19
2 Danny Tartabull 18
3 Dante Bichette 16
4 Hal Morris 15
4 Mark Whiten 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Ellis Burks 8
3 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Mark Grudzielanek 6
3 Al Martin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Paniagua 1.33
2 Pete Harnisch 1.38
2 Scott Sanders 1.38
4 Charles Nagy 1.46
5 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 4
2 Andy Benes 3
2 Scott Karl 3
2 Charles Nagy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 28
2 Pedro Martinez 27
2 John Smoltz 27
4 Charles Nagy 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 7
2 Todd Worrell 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Mike Fetters 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .420
2 Ken Caminiti .400
3 Alex Rodriguez .398
4 Hal Morris .393
5 Shawn Green .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 11
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Jim Thome 11
4 Andres Galarraga 10
4 Juan Gonzalez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 36
2 Dante Bichette 32
2 Rafael Palmeiro 32
4 Bobby Bonilla 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Gregg Jefferies 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
4 Ellis Burks 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.35
2 Scott Sanders 1.59
3 Kevin Brown 1.97
4 Juan Guzman 2.03
5 Charles Nagy 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 52
1 Curt Schilling 52
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Mike Mussina 46
5 John Smoltz 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Mike Fetters 10
2 Mel Rojas 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 9