On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 44 .593 --
Orioles 55 53 .509 9.0
Blue Jays 51 59 .464 14.0
Red Sox 49 60 .450 15.5
Tigers 38 72 .345 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 44 .600 --
White Sox 61 49 .555 5.0
Brewers 54 56 .491 12.0
Twins 52 58 .473 14.0
Royals 51 60 .459 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 49 .555 --
Mariners 59 50 .541 1.5
Athletics 55 56 .495 6.5
Angels 52 58 .473 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 42 .615 --
Expos 60 49 .550 7.0
Mets 53 58 .477 15.0
Marlins 51 59 .464 16.5
Phillies 45 65 .409 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 52 .532 --
Cardinals 58 52 .527 0.5
Reds 53 53 .500 3.5
Cubs 53 56 .486 5.0
Pirates 50 60 .455 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 59 53 .527 --
Dodgers 58 53 .523 0.5
Rockies 56 54 .509 2.0
Giants 46 62 .426 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Stahoviak 5
2 Garret Anderson 4
2 Chili Davis 4
2 Paul Molitor 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Andrews 4
1 Matt Mieske 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Lankford 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Jacob Brumfield 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Shane Reynolds 1.60
3 Ricky Bones 1.00
3 Doug Linton 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 8
2 Pete Harnisch 7
2 Aaron Sele 7
2 Ismael Valdez 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Joe Hudson 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mel Rojas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .359
2 Alex Rodriguez .358
3 Frank Thomas .354
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Albert Belle 37
2 Sammy Sosa 37
4 Brady Anderson 34
4 Ken Griffey 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 105
2 Juan Gonzalez 99
3 Dante Bichette 98
3 Mo Vaughn 98
5 Andres Galarraga 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 51
2 Tom Goodwin 49
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 39
5 Delino DeShields 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.94
2 Jeff Fassero 2.57
3 Al Leiter 2.64
4 Tom Glavine 2.65
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
3 Pat Hentgen 13
3 Shane Reynolds 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 195
2 Roger Clemens 168
3 Hideo Nomo 161
4 Pedro Martinez 156
5 3 tied 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 37
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
3 Jeff Brantley 29
4 Troy Percival 27
4 Todd Worrell 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Higginson .462
2 Garret Anderson .417
2 Paul Molitor .417
4 Joe Girardi .409
4 Scott Stahoviak .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Bernard Gilkey 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Todd Hundley 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 22
2 Albert Belle 20
3 Paul Molitor 19
4 Sammy Sosa 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 11
2 Tom Goodwin 10
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Omar Vizquel 7
3 Eric Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rosado 0.00
1 Terry Adams 0.00
3 Frank Castillo 0.63
4 Pat Hentgen 0.74
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Ericks 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Wilson Alvarez 26
3 Jeff Fassero 24
4 Pedro Martinez 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Mel Rojas 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Girardi .419
2 Dave Nilsson .419
3 John Flaherty .391
4 Alex Rodriguez .390
5 Manny Ramirez .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Todd Hundley 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
4 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 34
2 Albert Belle 33
3 Juan Gonzalez 32
4 Ken Griffey 31
4 Sammy Sosa 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
1 Lance Johnson 17
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Ray Lankford 12
4 Eric Young 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 1.00
2 Kevin Appier 1.27
2 Juan Guzman 1.27
4 Jamie Moyer 1.30
5 Pat Hentgen 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 6
2 Andy Benes 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 50
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Jeff Fassero 44
4 Scott Sanders 40
5 Roger Clemens 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 10
2 Jeff Brantley 9
3 Mel Rojas 8
3 Mark Wohlers 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Chuck Knoblauch .351
3 Mike Piazza .344
4 Alex Rodriguez .342
5 Edgar Martinez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Mark McGwire 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 162
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Sammy Sosa 148
4 Dante Bichette 147
5 Mo Vaughn 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Lance Johnson 58
3 Otis Nixon 58
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.49
3 Andy Ashby 2.62
4 Tom Glavine 2.68
5 Al Leiter 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Charles Nagy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Hideo Nomo 247
3 Roger Clemens 237
4 Chuck Finley 224
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 40
4 Todd Worrell 40