On This Day

Sunday, September 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 64 .568 --
Orioles 82 67 .550 2.5
Red Sox 76 73 .510 8.5
Blue Jays 68 81 .456 16.5
Tigers 51 99 .340 34.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 59 .601 --
White Sox 80 70 .533 10.0
Twins 74 75 .497 15.5
Brewers 73 78 .483 17.5
Royals 69 80 .463 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 84 65 .564 --
Mariners 77 70 .524 6.0
Athletics 72 79 .477 13.0
Angels 65 84 .436 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 61 .588 --
Expos 82 67 .550 5.5
Marlins 72 79 .477 16.5
Mets 67 82 .450 20.5
Phillies 61 89 .407 27.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 70 .533 --
Astros 78 73 .517 2.5
Cubs 74 74 .500 5.0
Reds 74 75 .497 5.5
Pirates 64 85 .430 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 65 .564 --
Padres 84 66 .560 0.5
Rockies 79 71 .527 5.5
Giants 60 89 .403 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Allensworth 6
2 Rich Aurilia 4
2 Carlos Garcia 4
2 Tony Gwynn 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benito Santiago 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
3 Tony Clark 2
3 Andres Galarraga 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benito Santiago 6
2 Bobby Bonilla 5
2 Mo Vaughn 5
4 Tony Clark 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Jesus Tavarez 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Salomon Torres 2.25
2 Curt Schilling 1.67
3 Woody Williams 1.33
4 Al Leiter 1.12
5 Tom Glavine 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Archie Corbin 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Al Leiter 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 10
1 Curt Schilling 10
3 Al Leiter 9
3 Salomon Torres 9
5 Woody Williams 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Matt Ruebel 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .367
2 Mike Piazza .347
3 Ellis Burks .345
4 Frank Thomas .344
5 Paul Molitor .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Brady Anderson 46
2 Albert Belle 46
4 Andres Galarraga 45
4 Ken Griffey 45

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 73
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 52
4 Eric Young 51
5 Lance Johnson 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 43
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 .473
2 Luis Alicea .467
3 Ellis Burks .438
4 Tony Gwynn .431
5 Jay Bell .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
1 Danny Tartabull 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 19
2 Dante Bichette 18
3 Danny Tartabull 17
4 Bobby Bonilla 16
4 Mark Whiten 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Ellis Burks 8
3 Barry Bonds 6
4 Eric Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.26
2 Jose Paniagua 1.33
3 Pete Harnisch 1.38
3 Scott Sanders 1.38
5 Charles Nagy 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Mark Petkovsek 3
1 Kevin Ritz 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Mike Henneman 4
3 Bruce Ruffin 4
5 14 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Johnson .425
2 Ken Caminiti .423
3 Tony Gwynn .404
4 Alex Rodriguez .393
5 Hal Morris .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 12
1 Jim Thome 12
3 Bobby Bonilla 11
3 Ken Caminiti 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 38
2 Dante Bichette 33
2 Jim Thome 33
4 Andres Galarraga 32
4 2 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Gregg Jefferies 11
4 Ellis Burks 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Shaw 1.38
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
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 52
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Al Leiter 45
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