1996 Season

28 teams competing across 6 divisions

🏆 Postseason

1996 Bracket
World Series NYA def. ATL (4-2)
AL Championship NYA def. BAL (4-1)
NL Championship ATL def. SLN (4-3)
AL Division Series BAL def. CLE (3-1)
AL Division Series NYA def. TEX (3-1)
NL Division Series ATL def. LAN (3-0)
NL Division Series SLN def. SDN (3-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1996 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Jim Eisenreich 0.361 2 Alex Rodriguez 0.358 3 Brian Giles 0.355 4 Tony Gwynn 0.353 5 Norberto Martin 0.350

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 52 2 Brady Anderson 50 3 Ken Griffey 49 4 Albert Belle 48 5 Andres Galarraga 47

RBI

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

Stolen Bases

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

Hits

1 Lance Johnson 227 2 Paul Molitor 225 3 Alex Rodriguez 215 4 Ellis Burks 211 5 Kenny Lofton 210

Runs

1 Ellis Burks 142 2 Alex Rodriguez 141 3 Chuck Knoblauch 140 4 Roberto Alomar 132 5 Kenny Lofton 132
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1996 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 John Franco 1.83 2 Kevin Brown 1.89 3 Roberto Hernandez 1.91 4 Robb Nen 1.95 5 Mariano Rivera 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

1 John Smoltz 276 2 Roger Clemens 257 3 Hideo Nomo 234 4 Jeff Fassero 222 5 Pedro Martinez 222

Saves

1 Jeff Brantley 44 2 Todd Worrell 44 3 John Wetteland 43 4 Trevor Hoffman 42 5 Jose Mesa 39

WHIP

1 Pedro Borbon 0.92 2 Trevor Hoffman 0.92 3 Troy Percival 0.93 4 Kevin Brown 0.94 5 Mariano Rivera 0.99
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 99-62 Chicago White Sox 85-77 Milwaukee Brewers 80-82 Minnesota Twins 78-84 Kansas City Royals 75-86

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 92-70 Baltimore Orioles 88-74 Boston Red Sox 85-77 Toronto Blue Jays 74-88 Detroit Tigers 53-109

AL West

Texas Rangers ★ 90-72 Seattle Mariners 85-76 Oakland Athletics 78-84 California Angels 70-91

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 88-74 Houston Astros 82-80 Cincinnati Reds 81-81 Chicago Cubs 76-86 Pittsburgh Pirates 73-89

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 96-66 Montreal Expos 88-74 Florida Marlins 80-82 New York Mets 71-91 Philadelphia Phillies 67-95

NL West

San Diego Padres ★ 91-71 Los Angeles Dodgers 90-72 Colorado Rockies 83-79 San Francisco Giants 68-94
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