On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 33 .612 --
Orioles 46 39 .541 6.0
Blue Jays 38 49 .437 15.0
Red Sox 36 49 .424 16.0
Tigers 27 61 .307 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 35 .598 --
White Sox 50 37 .575 2.0
Brewers 43 43 .500 8.5
Twins 41 45 .477 10.5
Royals 38 50 .432 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 51 36 .586 --
Mariners 46 39 .541 4.0
Angels 43 45 .489 8.5
Athletics 43 45 .489 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 54 33 .621 --
Expos 49 38 .563 5.0
Mets 41 46 .471 13.0
Marlins 40 47 .460 14.0
Phillies 37 49 .430 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 41 .529 --
Astros 47 42 .528 0.0
Reds 39 43 .476 4.5
Cubs 41 46 .471 5.0
Pirates 39 48 .448 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 41 .539 --
Dodgers 47 42 .528 1.0
Rockies 42 44 .488 4.5
Giants 38 48 .442 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Tony Clark 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 5
2 Chili Davis 4
2 Cecil Fielder 4
2 Tom Goodwin 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
4 Kimera Bartee 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Miceli 1.33
2 Pedro Astacio 1.00
2 Rheal Cormier 1.00
2 Chad Ogea 1.00
5 Kenny Rogers 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rheal Cormier 8
2 Ken Hill 7
3 Pete Harnisch 6
3 Chad Ogea 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .370
2 Mike Piazza .363
3 Kevin Seitzer .353
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 30
2 Mark McGwire 28
3 Albert Belle 27
3 Sammy Sosa 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 85
2 Dante Bichette 80
3 Edgar Martinez 78
3 Mo Vaughn 78
5 Rafael Palmeiro 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Tom Goodwin 38
3 Eric Young 31
4 Delino DeShields 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 Steve Finley .458
2 Chuck Knoblauch .448
3 Reggie Jefferson .442
4 Mike Piazza .418
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
2 Steve Finley 7
2 Eric Karros 7
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Mike Piazza 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
1 Brian Jordan 21
3 Jason Giambi 18
4 Ken Caminiti 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 12
2 Delino DeShields 10
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Brian Jordan 9
5 Barry Larkin 8

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 43 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
4 Jeff Brantley 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .408
2 Reggie Jefferson .395
3 Randy Velarde .385
4 Kevin Seitzer .384
5 Eric Young .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Juan Gonzalez 14
3 Tim Salmon 12
3 Greg Vaughn 12
5 Vinny Castilla 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
1 Greg Vaughn 36
3 Dante Bichette 33
4 Ellis Burks 31
5 John Jaha 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 15
1 Eric Young 15
3 Tom Goodwin 14
4 Delino DeShields 13
5 2 tied 11

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
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 Rocky Coppinger 4
2 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 50
2 Darryl Kile 46
3 Jeff Fassero 44
3 Alex Fernandez 44
5 John Smoltz 42

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 .357
3 Eric Young .347
4 Edgar Martinez .346
5 Mike Piazza .344

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 161
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Mo Vaughn 145
5 Frank Thomas 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Eric Young 57
4 Barry Larkin 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.35
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Tom Glavine 2.61
4 Andy Ashby 2.75
5 Al Leiter 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Charles Nagy 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
2 John Smoltz 247
3 Roger Clemens 223
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 39