On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 44 .596 --
Orioles 55 54 .505 10.0
Blue Jays 52 59 .468 14.0
Red Sox 50 60 .455 15.5
Tigers 38 73 .342 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 44 .604 --
White Sox 61 50 .550 6.0
Brewers 54 57 .486 13.0
Twins 52 59 .468 15.0
Royals 51 61 .455 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 62 49 .559 --
Mariners 60 50 .545 1.5
Athletics 56 56 .500 6.5
Angels 52 59 .468 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 42 .618 --
Expos 61 49 .555 7.0
Mets 53 59 .473 16.0
Marlins 51 60 .459 17.5
Phillies 46 65 .414 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 52 .536 --
Cardinals 59 52 .532 0.5
Reds 53 54 .495 4.5
Cubs 53 57 .482 6.0
Pirates 50 61 .450 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 60 53 .531 --
Dodgers 58 54 .518 1.5
Rockies 57 54 .514 2.0
Giants 46 63 .422 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Mickey Tettleton 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Reggie Jefferson 4
1 Jim Thome 4
4 Jay Buhner 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Quinton McCracken 2
3 Rich Amaral 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 2.20
2 Mike Morgan 0.80
3 Frank Castillo 0.71
3 Jason Isringhausen 0.71
3 Dave Telgheder 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Vaughn Eshelman 1
1 Huck Flener 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 11
2 Hideo Nomo 7
3 Huck Flener 6
3 Tom Glavine 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Ken Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Chuck Knoblauch .355
3 Frank Thomas .354
4 Roberto Alomar .350
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 Mo Vaughn 101
3 Jay Buhner 99
3 Juan Gonzalez 99
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 53
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 2.67
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
3 Pat Hentgen 13
3 Shane Reynolds 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 195
2 Roger Clemens 168
2 Hideo Nomo 168
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 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .485
2 Bobby Higginson .447
3 Paul Molitor .431
4 Dave Nilsson .429
4 Scott Stahoviak .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Bernard Gilkey 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Todd Hundley 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
1 Ken Griffey 19
3 Paul Molitor 18
4 Juan Gonzalez 17
4 Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
1 Lance Johnson 8
1 Kenny Lofton 8
4 Ray Durham 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Adams 0.00
2 Pat Hentgen 0.74
3 Jeff Fassero 0.75
3 Dwight Gooden 0.75
5 Shane Reynolds 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Wilson Alvarez 26
3 Jeff Fassero 24
3 Tom Glavine 24
5 Pedro Martinez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
1 Mark Wohlers 6
3 Jeff Brantley 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Girardi .419
2 Dave Nilsson .411
3 John Flaherty .407
4 Alex Rodriguez .402
5 Juan Gonzalez .388

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 Ken Caminiti 32
1 Juan Gonzalez 32
1 Ken Griffey 32
4 Albert Belle 31
4 3 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
1 Lance Johnson 17
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.71
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 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Tim Belcher 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 46
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Hideo Nomo 44
4 Scott Sanders 40
5 Roger Clemens 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 9
1 John Wetteland 9
1 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Chuck Knoblauch .351
3 Alex Rodriguez .345
4 Mike Piazza .342
5 Edgar Martinez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Mark McGwire 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 162
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Sammy Sosa 147
4 Mo Vaughn 146
5 Dante Bichette 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 87
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Lance Johnson 57
3 Otis Nixon 57
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.46
3 Andy Ashby 2.62
4 Tom Glavine 2.69
5 Al Leiter 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Hideo Nomo 254
3 Roger Clemens 237
4 Pedro Martinez 215
5 2 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 40
4 Todd Worrell 40