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MLB Season History - 1996

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1996 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Jim Eisenreich	.361
2. Alex Rodriguez	.358
3. Tony Gwynn	.353
4. Frank Thomas	.349
5. Reggie Jefferson	.347
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HOME RUNS
1. Mark McGwire	52
2. Brady Anderson	50
3. Ken Griffey Jr.	49
4. Albert Belle	48
5. Andres Galarraga	47
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Andres Galarraga	150
2. Albert Belle	148
3. Juan Alberto Gonzalez	144
4. Mo Vaughn	143
5. Rafael Palmeiro	142
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WINS
1. John Smoltz	24
2. Andy Pettitte	21
3. Pat Hentgen	20
4. Mike Mussina	19
5. Andy Benes	18
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STRIKEOUTS
1. John Smoltz	276
2. Roger Clemens	257
3. Hideo Nomo	234
4. Jeff Fassero	222
5. Pedro Martinez	222
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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
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1996 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-New York	92	70	.568	--	49-31	43-39	871	787	+84
y-Baltimore	88	74	.543	4	43-38	45-36	949	903	+46
Boston	85	77	.525	7	47-34	38-43	928	921	+7
Toronto	74	88	.457	18	35-46	39-42	766	809	-43
Detroit	53	109	.327	39	27-54	26-55	783	1103	-320
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Cleveland	99	62	.615	--	51-29	48-33	952	769	+183
Chicago	85	77	.525	14.5	44-37	41-40	898	794	+104
Milwaukee	80	82	.494	19.5	38-43	42-39	894	899	-5
Minnesota	78	84	.481	21.5	39-43	39-41	877	900	-23
Kansas City	75	86	.466	24	37-43	38-43	746	786	-40
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Texas	90	72	.556	--	50-31	40-41	928	799	+129
Seattle	85	76	.528	4.5	43-38	42-38	993	895	+98
Oakland	78	84	.481	12	40-41	38-43	861	900	-39
California	70	91	.435	19.5	43-38	27-53	762	943	-181
1996 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Atlanta	96	66	.593	--	56-25	40-41	773	648	+125
Montreal	88	74	.543	8	50-31	38-43	741	668	+73
Florida	80	82	.494	16	52-29	28-53	688	703	-15
New York	71	91	.438	25	42-39	29-52	746	779	-33
Philadelphia	67	95	.414	29	35-46	32-49	650	790	-140
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-St. Louis	88	74	.543	--	48-33	40-41	759	706	+53
Houston	82	80	.506	6	48-33	34-47	753	792	-39
Cincinnati	81	81	.500	7	46-35	35-46	778	773	+5
Chicago	76	86	.469	12	43-38	33-48	772	771	+1
Pittsburgh	73	89	.451	15	36-44	37-45	776	833	-57
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-San Diego	91	71	.562	--	45-36	46-35	771	682	+89
y-Los Angeles	90	72	.556	1	47-34	43-38	703	652	+51
Colorado	83	79	.512	8	55-26	28-53	961	964	-3
San Francisco	68	94	.420	23	38-44	30-50	752	862	-110

1996 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 9, 1996	NL 6, AL 0	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	62,670	John Smoltz	Charles Nagy	Mike Piazza
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1996 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	New York Yankees defeated Atlanta Braves	4-2
League Championship Series	New York Yankees defeated Baltimore Orioles	4-1
League Championship Series	Atlanta Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals	4-3
League Divisional Series	Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Indians	3-1
League Divisional Series	New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers	3-1
League Divisional Series	Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angeles Dodgers	3-0
League Divisional Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Diego Padres	3-0
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1996 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
No award winners.
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1996 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Kris Benson	RHP	Pittsburgh Pirates
2	Travis Lee	1B	Minnesota Twins
3	Braden Looper	RHP	St. Louis Cardinals
4	Billy Koch	RHP	Toronto Blue Jays
5	John Patterson	RHP	Montreal Expos
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1996 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
9/17/1996	Hideo Nomo	LA	COL	9-0	NL
5/14/1996	Dwight Gooden	NYY	SEA	2-0	AL
5/11/1996	Al Leiter	FLA	COL	11-0	NL
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