On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1996

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1996 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 1, 1996

San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 70 .568 --
Orioles 88 74 .543 4.0
Red Sox 85 77 .525 7.0
Blue Jays 74 88 .457 18.0
Tigers 53 109 .327 39.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 99 62 .615 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 14.5
Brewers 80 82 .494 19.5
Twins 78 84 .481 21.5
Royals 75 86 .466 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 90 72 .556 --
Mariners 85 76 .528 4.5
Athletics 78 84 .481 12.0
Angels 70 91 .435 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Expos 88 74 .543 8.0
Marlins 80 82 .494 16.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 74 .543 --
Astros 82 80 .506 6.0
Reds 81 81 .500 7.0
Cubs 76 86 .469 12.0
Pirates 73 89 .451 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 71 .562 --
Dodgers 90 72 .556 1.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 8.0
Giants 68 94 .420 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 3
1 Brian Banks 3
1 Bobby Estalella 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Brian Banks 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Otero 5
2 Tony Clark 3
2 Andres Galarraga 3
2 Roberto Kelly 3
2 Barry Larkin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curtis Pride 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Jacob Brumfield 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 999.00
2 Bob Tewksbury 1.67
3 Tom Glavine 1.00
4 Chad Ogea 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tavo Alvarez 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Ron Blazier 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Springer 8
2 Esteban Loaiza 6
3 Chad Ogea 5
3 Bob Tewksbury 5
3 Bobby Witt 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Frank Thomas .349
4 Ellis Burks .344
5 Paul Molitor .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Brady Anderson 50
3 Ken Griffey 49
4 Albert Belle 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 150
2 Albert Belle 148
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
4 Mo Vaughn 143
5 Rafael Palmeiro 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Otis Nixon 54
4 Eric Young 53
5 Lance Johnson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.89
2 Greg Maddux 2.72
3 Juan Guzman 2.93
4 Al Leiter 2.93
5 John Smoltz 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Pat Hentgen 20
4 Mike Mussina 19
5 Andy Benes 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 276
2 Roger Clemens 257
3 Hideo Nomo 234
4 Jeff Fassero 222
4 Pedro Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 44
1 Todd Worrell 44
3 John Wetteland 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 2 tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .467
2 Frank Thomas .442
3 Albert Belle .412
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Tony Clark 7
3 Ken Caminiti 6
3 Steve Finley 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenallen Hill 17
1 Frank Thomas 17
3 Tony Clark 16
4 Jay Bell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 11
2 Curtis Goodwin 10
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.64
1 Rick Helling 0.64
3 Andy Pettitte 0.98
4 Ramon Martinez 1.06
5 Pat Hentgen 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 John Smoltz 3
3 Cory Bailey 2
3 Kevin Brown 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 38
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Darryl Kile 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Mike Timlin 6
3 Jeff Brantley 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
3 Mark Wohlers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mariano Duncan .407
2 Jay Bell .405
3 Lance Johnson .403
4 Kevin Seitzer .389
5 Raul Mondesi .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 12
2 Tony Clark 11
3 Brady Anderson 10
4 Ken Caminiti 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 29
2 Tony Clark 28
2 Frank Thomas 28
4 Ken Griffey 27
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 15
2 Kenny Lofton 14
3 Curtis Goodwin 12
4 Al Martin 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.32
2 Kevin Brown 1.61
3 Pedro Martinez 1.67
4 Paul Wilson 1.76
5 Rick Helling 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Alex Fernandez 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 54
2 Curt Schilling 48
2 John Smoltz 48
4 Pat Hentgen 42
4 Darryl Kile 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Jeff Brantley 8
3 Jose Mesa 8
3 2 others tied 8