On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 66 .569 --
Orioles 83 70 .542 4.0
Red Sox 80 73 .523 7.0
Blue Jays 69 84 .451 18.0
Tigers 52 102 .338 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 93 60 .608 --
White Sox 82 73 .529 12.0
Twins 75 79 .487 18.5
Brewers 75 79 .487 18.5
Royals 72 82 .468 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 84 70 .545 --
Mariners 82 70 .539 1.0
Athletics 73 81 .474 11.0
Angels 67 85 .441 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 62 .595 --
Expos 85 68 .556 6.0
Marlins 74 80 .481 17.5
Mets 69 85 .448 22.5
Phillies 62 92 .403 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 71 .539 --
Astros 78 76 .506 5.0
Reds 75 78 .490 7.5
Cubs 74 78 .487 8.0
Pirates 68 85 .444 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 67 .565 --
Padres 87 68 .561 0.5
Rockies 80 75 .516 7.5
Giants 63 91 .409 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 Dean Palmer 3
1 Tomas Perez 3
1 Bip Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 2
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Travis Fryman 3
2 Jeff Kent 3
2 Melvin Nieves 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 3
2 Nomar Garciaparra 2
3 Darren Bragg 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 1.60
2 Joey Hamilton 1.12
3 Alan Benes 1.00
3 Salomon Torres 1.00
5 Tom Candiotti 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bevil 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 9
1 Joey Hamilton 9
3 Shane Reynolds 8
4 Shawn Boskie 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jaime Bluma 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .366
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Frank Thomas .349
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 142
1 Andres Galarraga 142
3 Juan Gonzalez 138
4 Dante Bichette 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 74
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Eric Young 52
5 Lance Johnson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.95
2 Greg Maddux 2.76
3 Juan Guzman 2.93
4 Steve Trachsel 3.00
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 22
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Pat Hentgen 18
5 Andy Benes 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Roger Clemens 239
3 Hideo Nomo 224
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Jeff Fassero 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 43
2 John Wetteland 41
3 Jeff Brantley 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 2 tied 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bell .512
2 Lance Johnson .458
3 Ellis Burks .438
4 Kevin Stocker .420
5 Ken Caminiti .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 9
2 Ken Caminiti 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Andres Galarraga 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 17
2 Orlando Merced 16
2 Frank Thomas 16
4 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Ellis Burks 7
4 Eric Davis 6
4 Curtis Goodwin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben McDonald 1.13
2 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.16
3 Hideo Nomo 1.40
4 Jack McDowell 1.69
5 Pedro Martinez 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Mariano Rivera 3
1 Ugueth Urbina 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 32
2 Pedro Martinez 25
2 John Smoltz 25
4 Ramon Martinez 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
2 Jaime Bluma 5
2 Bruce Ruffin 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .416
2 Lance Johnson .414
3 Alex Rodriguez .384
4 Tony Gwynn .377
4 Hal Morris .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 11
1 Ken Caminiti 11
1 Andres Galarraga 11
1 Frank Thomas 11
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 33
2 Bobby Bonilla 30
3 Andres Galarraga 29
3 Ken Griffey 29
3 Danny Tartabull 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Al Martin 10
4 Ellis Burks 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanders 1.34
2 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.49
3 Pedro Martinez 1.59
4 Hideo Nomo 1.75
5 Juan Guzman 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Ramon Martinez 5
3 Andy Benes 4
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 58
2 Kevin Appier 57
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Curt Schilling 50
5 John Smoltz 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Mel Rojas 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Mike Fetters 8
3 3 others tied 8