Mark McGwire had the best OPS by a first baseman in 1996, with an OPS of 1.198.

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highest ops with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a first basemen in 1996

	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	1.198	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	52	113	116	8	112	0	0	548	309	73	0	1	16	14	.312	.467	.730	142	71.8	.489	190	68.5
2	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	1.085	1996	CWS	141	527	110	184	26	0	40	134	109	5	70	1	1	649	330	66	0	8	26	25	.349	.459	.626	148	64.3	.451	167	60.4
3	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	1.021	1996	HOU	162	568	111	179	48	2	31	120	135	10	114	21	7	719	324	81	0	6	20	15	.315	.451	.570	153	60.1	.433	173	66.4
4	Mo Vaughn M. Vaughn	1.003	1996	BOS	161	635	118	207	29	1	44	143	95	14	154	2	0	752	370	74	0	8	19	17	.326	.420	.583	153	55.9	.422	145	46.5
5	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.958	1996	COL	159	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	40	17	157	18	8	691	376	89	0	8	3	6	.304	.357	.601	128	39.4	.402	123	20.5
6	John Jaha J. Jaha	.941	1996	MIL	148	543	108	163	28	1	34	118	85	5	118	3	1	636	295	63	0	3	1	16	.300	.398	.543	120	38.5	.406	134	29.7
7	Rafael Palmeiro R. Palmeiro	.927	1996	BAL	162	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	95	3	96	8	0	732	342	81	0	8	12	9	.289	.381	.546	130	35.4	.392	129	29.1
8	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.882	1996	TOT	154	573	85	187	35	3	13	78	87	5	79	6	1	675	267	51	5	5	7	13	.326	.416	.466	118	30.9	.389	123	21.8
9	Paul Sorrento P. Sorrento	.878	1996	SEA	143	471	67	136	32	1	23	93	57	7	103	0	2	542	239	56	2	5	10	10	.289	.370	.507	88	17.8	.374	117	12.4
10	Fred McGriff F. McGriff	.859	1996	ATL	159	617	81	182	37	1	28	107	68	2	116	7	3	691	305	66	0	4	12	20	.295	.365	.494	108	18.8	.367	122	19.6
11	Hal Morris H. Morris	.853	1996	CIN	142	528	82	165	32	4	16	80	50	5	76	7	5	594	253	52	5	6	5	12	.313	.374	.479	94	17.3	.369	125	18.7
12	Mark Grace M. Grace	.851	1996	CHC	142	547	88	181	39	1	9	75	62	1	41	2	3	616	249	49	0	6	8	18	.331	.396	.455	99	19.6	.373	126	20.3
13	Jeff King J. King	.843	1996	PIT	155	591	91	160	36	4	30	111	70	2	95	15	1	672	294	70	1	8	3	17	.271	.346	.497	101	14.8	.361	117	14.7
14	Jason Giambi J. Giambi	.836	1996	OAK	140	536	84	156	40	1	20	79	51	5	95	0	1	598	258	61	1	5	3	15	.291	.355	.481	91	13.5	.362	112	9.9
15	Cecil Fielder C. Fielder	.834	1996	TOT	160	591	85	149	20	0	39	117	87	5	139	2	0	688	286	59	0	5	12	18	.252	.350	.484	101	12.2	.356	106	5.4
16	Tino Martinez T. Martinez	.830	1996	NYY	155	595	82	174	28	0	25	117	68	2	85	2	1	671	277	53	1	5	4	18	.292	.364	.466	102	15.1	.362	111	10.2
17	Will Clark W. Clark	.813	1996	TEX	117	436	69	124	25	1	13	72	64	5	67	2	1	512	190	39	0	7	5	10	.284	.377	.436	76	9.7	.357	104	2.6
18	Jose Offerman J. Offerman	.801	1996	KCR	151	561	85	170	33	8	5	47	74	1	98	24	10	645	234	46	7	2	3	9	.303	.384	.417	95	12.3	.358	105	4.3
19	Eric Karros E. Karros	.795	1996	LAD	154	608	84	158	29	1	34	111	53	1	121	8	0	670	291	64	0	8	2	27	.260	.316	.479	89	2.6	.340	113	11.1
20	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.781	1996	SDP	121	433	59	120	29	1	8	65	69	3	71	5	3	510	175	38	1	4	8	6	.277	.377	.404	71	4.9	.347	116	10
21	John Mabry J. Mabry	.773	1996	STL	151	543	63	161	30	2	13	74	37	3	84	3	2	591	234	45	3	5	11	21	.297	.342	.431	75	-1.5	.332	101	0.6
22	Greg Colbrunn G. Colbrunn	.772	1996	FLA	141	511	60	146	26	2	16	69	25	14	76	4	5	555	224	44	0	5	1	22	.286	.333	.438	72	0.9	.337	105	3.7
23	J.T. Snow	.711	1996	CAL	155	575	69	148	20	1	17	67	56	5	96	1	6	641	221	38	2	3	6	19	.257	.327	.384	71	-11.6	.314	80	-17.9

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254

20th

475

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	33	29	.532
Rangers	30	31	.492	2.5
Athletics	29	31	.483	3.0
Astros	27	35	.435	6.0
Angels	23	39	.371	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/3	ATH	@	CHC	8:05 PM
Thu 6/4	ATH	@	CHC	8:05 PM
Fri 6/5	ATH	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 6/6	ATH	@	HOU	4:10 PM
Sun 6/7	ATH	@	HOU	2:10 PM

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22

Schwarber

21

Alvarez

20

Murakami

RBI Leaders

51

Pages

47

Abrams

46

Hicks

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Marsh

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Hit Leaders

80

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73

Arraez

71

Greene

Run Leaders

53

Wood

46

Turang

46

Trout

OBP Leaders

.440

Kurtz

.419

Alvarez

.411

Trout

SLG Leaders

.650

Rice

.645

Alvarez

.588

Schwarber

SB Leaders

22

Nuñez

20

Ramírez

19

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Ashby

8

Williams

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

108

Misiorowski

95

Sánchez

92

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Sánchez

1.65

Misiorowski

1.89

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.86

Skenes

0.86

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.69

Misiorowski

13.35

Cease

10.86

deGrom

K/BB Leaders

6.46

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6.25

Skenes

6.00

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Walk Leaders

12

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12

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13

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Wood

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Alvarez

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789.4

Ohtani

673

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37-23

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	41	20	.672
Phillies	31	29	.517	9.5
Nationals	31	31	.500	10.5
Marlins	28	34	.452	13.5
Mets	26	35	.426	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	37	21	.638
Pirates	33	28	.541	5.5
Cardinals	31	28	.525	6.5
Cubs	32	29	.525	6.5
Reds	31	29	.517	7.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	39	22	.639
Padres	32	27	.542	6.0
Diamondbacks	32	28	.533	6.5
Rockies	24	38	.387	15.5
Giants	23	38	.377	16.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	36	23	.610
Yankees	36	24	.600	0.5
Orioles	29	32	.475	8.0
Blue Jays	29	32	.475	8.0
Red Sox	25	34	.424	11.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	35	27	.565
White Sox	32	29	.525	2.5
Twins	29	33	.468	6.0
Tigers	25	38	.397	10.5
Royals	23	38	.377	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	33	29	.532
Rangers	30	31	.492	2.5
Athletics	29	31	.483	3.0
Astros	27	35	.435	6.0
Angels	23	39	.371	10.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 5/18	SFG	@	AZ	2-12
Tue 5/19	ATL	@	MIA	8-4
Tue 5/19	BAL	@	TBR	1-4
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	DET	4-3
Tue 5/19	CIN	@	PHI	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/3	SDP	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 6/3	BAL	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Wed 6/3	CLE	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 6/3	KCR	@	CIN	7:10 PM
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