On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 40 .608 --
Orioles 51 51 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 47 57 .452 16.0
Red Sox 46 56 .451 16.0
Tigers 32 72 .308 31.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 41 .606 --
White Sox 56 48 .538 7.0
Twins 50 53 .485 12.5
Brewers 50 53 .485 12.5
Royals 47 58 .448 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 59 45 .567 --
Mariners 56 46 .549 2.0
Athletics 54 51 .514 5.5
Angels 51 53 .490 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 39 .621 --
Expos 55 47 .539 8.5
Marlins 48 55 .466 16.0
Mets 47 56 .456 17.0
Phillies 42 62 .404 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 55 49 .529 --
Astros 55 50 .524 0.5
Reds 50 49 .505 2.5
Cubs 49 54 .476 5.5
Pirates 47 55 .461 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 49 .533 --
Rockies 54 49 .524 1.0
Dodgers 55 50 .524 1.0
Giants 45 58 .437 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Higginson 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 Mo Vaughn 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
3 Billy Ashley 1
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
3 Steve Finley 4
3 John Flaherty 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Lankford 3
2 Lance Johnson 2
2 Eric Young 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 1.29
2 Andy Benes 1.17
3 Doug Drabek 1.00
4 Terry Mulholland 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tim Davis 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 9
2 Andy Benes 7
2 Doug Drabek 7
4 Tom Gordon 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Mike Piazza .361
3 Roberto Alomar .355
4 Eric Young .352
5 Alex Rodriguez .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Albert Belle 35
3 Sammy Sosa 34
4 Brady Anderson 33
5 Ken Griffey 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 99
2 Dante Bichette 95
2 Mo Vaughn 95
4 Andres Galarraga 94
5 Greg Vaughn 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 47
2 Tom Goodwin 45
3 Lance Johnson 38
4 Eric Young 37
5 Delino DeShields 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.76
2 Tom Glavine 2.53
3 Jeff Fassero 2.61
4 Al Leiter 2.69
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
4 Charles Nagy 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 176
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Hideo Nomo 156
4 Jeff Fassero 145
5 2 tied 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Jeff Brantley 28
4 Troy Percival 27
5 Todd Worrell 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Quinton McCracken .449
2 Dave Nilsson .429
3 Albert Belle .426
4 Alex Rodriguez .410
5 Roberto Alomar .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
3 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Sammy Sosa 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 24
2 Paul Molitor 23
3 Albert Belle 20
3 Brian Jordan 20
3 Sammy Sosa 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Ray Lankford 7
5 Ray Durham 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.00
2 Juan Guzman 0.93
3 Omar Olivares 1.06
4 Kevin Brown 1.13
5 Jamie Moyer 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Xavier Hernandez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 29
2 Jeff Fassero 27
2 John Smoltz 27
4 Shawn Estes 23
4 Hideo Nomo 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .426
2 Quinton McCracken .405
3 Steve Finley .397
4 Mike Piazza .389
5 Eric Young .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Vinny Castilla 11
3 Terry Steinbach 11
5 Albert Belle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
1 Brian Jordan 36
3 Albert Belle 30
3 Ken Caminiti 30
3 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
1 Eric Young 16
3 Lance Johnson 15
4 Tom Goodwin 14
5 Rich Amaral 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.60
2 Kevin Brown 1.42
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
4 Jimmy Key 2.08
5 Ben McDonald 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
2 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Dave Burba 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 51
2 Hideo Nomo 41
3 Chuck Finley 40
3 Juan Guzman 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
5 Roberto Hernandez 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Chuck Knoblauch .358
3 Mike Piazza .352
4 Eric Young .346
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 67
2 Mark McGwire 53
2 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 164
2 Dante Bichette 155
2 Jay Buhner 155
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Eric Young 56
5 Lance Johnson 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.40
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Al Leiter 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 253
1 John Smoltz 253
3 Roger Clemens 241
4 Chuck Finley 225
5 Mike Mussina 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 46
3 Jose Mesa 44
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39