On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 32 .619 --
Orioles 46 38 .548 6.0
Blue Jays 38 48 .442 15.0
Red Sox 35 49 .417 17.0
Tigers 26 61 .299 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 35 .593 --
White Sox 50 36 .581 1.0
Brewers 42 43 .494 8.5
Twins 41 44 .482 9.5
Royals 37 50 .425 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 50 36 .581 --
Mariners 46 38 .548 3.0
Athletics 43 44 .494 7.5
Angels 42 45 .483 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 53 33 .616 --
Expos 48 38 .558 5.0
Mets 41 45 .477 12.0
Marlins 39 47 .453 14.0
Phillies 37 48 .435 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 40 .535 --
Astros 47 41 .534 0.0
Reds 39 42 .481 4.5
Cubs 40 46 .465 6.0
Pirates 38 48 .442 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 41 .534 --
Padres 47 41 .534 0.0
Rockies 41 44 .482 4.5
Giants 38 47 .447 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mabry 5
2 Mark Grudzielanek 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Harold Baines 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Martinez 3
2 Harold Baines 2
2 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Chuck Knoblauch 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 3
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.00
1 Mark Thompson 1.00
1 Mike Williams 1.00
1 Tim Worrell 1.00
5 Jaime Navarro 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Worrell 9
2 Mark Brandenburg 6
2 Jaime Navarro 6
4 Alan Benes 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .368
2 Mike Piazza .361
3 Kevin Seitzer .355
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 29
2 Albert Belle 27
2 Mark McGwire 27
2 Sammy Sosa 27
5 Jose Canseco 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 85
2 Dante Bichette 80
3 Edgar Martinez 77
3 Rafael Palmeiro 77
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Tom Goodwin 37
3 Delino DeShields 30
3 Eric Young 30
5 Lance Johnson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.89
2 Steve Trachsel 2.14
3 Al Leiter 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Danny Darwin 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Andy Pettitte 13
3 Mike Mussina 11
3 Charles Nagy 11
3 Roger Pavlik 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 149
2 Roger Clemens 134
3 Hideo Nomo 133
4 Darryl Kile 128
5 Pedro Martinez 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 29
2 Roberto Hernandez 26
3 Jose Mesa 24
4 Todd Worrell 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .452
2 Brian Jordan .440
3 Mike Piazza .436
4 Steve Finley .435
5 Chuck Knoblauch .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Piazza 8
2 Steve Finley 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Eric Karros 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 20
3 Jason Giambi 19
4 Steve Finley 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Delino DeShields 10
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Brian Jordan 9
5 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.42
2 Jimmy Key 0.45
3 Steve Sparks 0.75
4 Wilson Alvarez 0.76
5 Tom Glavine 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Haney 3
1 Mark Portugal 3
3 Wilson Alvarez 2
3 Kevin Appier 2
3 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 27
2 Jeff Fassero 25
2 Darryl Kile 25
4 Juan Guzman 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
4 Ricky Bottalico 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .405
2 Reggie Jefferson .402
3 Kevin Seitzer .391
4 Randy Velarde .390
5 Bobby Higginson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Juan Gonzalez 13
3 Vinny Castilla 12
3 Tim Salmon 12
3 Greg Vaughn 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 36
2 Dante Bichette 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 35
4 Ellis Burks 32
5 Rafael Palmeiro 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 15
2 Delino DeShields 14
2 Eric Young 14
4 Tom Goodwin 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.64
2 Jimmy Key 1.05
3 Donovan Osborne 1.40
4 Kevin Brown 1.58
5 Steve Trachsel 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bob Wells 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 50
2 Darryl Kile 46
3 Jeff Fassero 44
4 John Smoltz 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Troy Percival 9
5 John Franco 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Chuck Knoblauch .358
3 Edgar Martinez .350
4 Eric Young .344
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 54
3 Sammy Sosa 48
4 Jose Canseco 46
4 Rafael Palmeiro 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 162
2 Jay Buhner 154
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Frank Thomas 144
5 Mo Vaughn 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 56
4 Delino DeShields 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.37
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Tom Glavine 2.67
5 Andy Ashby 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Charles Nagy 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
2 John Smoltz 247
3 Roger Clemens 230
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 Pedro Martinez 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
1 John Wetteland 49
3 Roberto Hernandez 46
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 John Franco 40