On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 44 .604 --
Orioles 57 54 .514 10.0
Red Sox 52 60 .464 15.5
Blue Jays 52 61 .460 16.0
Tigers 38 74 .339 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 68 45 .602 --
White Sox 62 51 .549 6.0
Brewers 55 58 .487 13.0
Twins 53 59 .473 14.5
Royals 52 62 .456 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 50 .558 --
Mariners 60 51 .541 2.0
Athletics 56 58 .491 7.5
Angels 52 60 .464 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 42 .622 --
Expos 62 49 .559 7.0
Mets 53 61 .465 17.5
Marlins 52 61 .460 18.0
Phillies 47 66 .416 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 53 .531 --
Astros 60 53 .531 0.0
Reds 55 54 .505 3.0
Cubs 55 57 .491 4.5
Pirates 50 63 .442 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 54 .530 --
Dodgers 59 54 .522 1.0
Rockies 58 55 .513 2.0
Giants 46 65 .414 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Gary Disarcina 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
2 B. J. Surhoff 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
2 Jeff Branson 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 Craig Paquette 3
2 Benito Santiago 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Alex Diaz 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
4 Royce Clayton 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smiley 1.67
2 Erik Hanson 1.50
3 Terrell Wade 1.20
4 Allen Watson 1.17
5 Mark Clark 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 10
2 Erik Hanson 9
3 Mark Clark 8
4 Ken Hill 7
4 Allen Watson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .357
2 Chuck Knoblauch .356
3 Frank Thomas .355
4 Roberto Alomar .354
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 Sammy Sosa 38
3 Albert Belle 37
4 Brady Anderson 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 106
2 Mo Vaughn 102
3 Dante Bichette 100
3 Jay Buhner 100
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 54
2 Tom Goodwin 50
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 40
5 Delino DeShields 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.94
2 Al Leiter 2.64
3 Tom Glavine 2.67
4 Jeff Fassero 2.71
5 Juan Guzman 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
4 Pat Hentgen 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 195
2 Roger Clemens 168
2 Hideo Nomo 168
4 Pedro Martinez 156
5 2 tied 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 31
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
4 Todd Worrell 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .487
2 Mariano Duncan .457
2 Bobby Higginson .457
4 Derek Jeter .444
4 Paul Molitor .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 8
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Bernard Gilkey 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 18
2 Shane Andrews 17
2 Andres Galarraga 17
2 Barry Larkin 17
2 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Lance Johnson 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
2 Ray Lankford 7
2 Eric Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.74
2 Dwight Gooden 0.75
3 Juan Guzman 1.13
4 John Smiley 1.17
5 Kevin Appier 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Willie Adams 24
2 Wilson Alvarez 24
4 Pedro Martinez 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .413
2 Alex Rodriguez .400
3 Dave Nilsson .391
3 Manny Ramirez .391
5 Paul Molitor .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
1 Todd Hundley 12
1 Mark McGwire 12
4 Vinny Castilla 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
1 Ken Griffey 32
3 Paul Molitor 31
3 Sammy Sosa 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 14
2 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Otis Nixon 13
4 Kenny Lofton 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 1.02
2 Kevin Appier 1.27
3 Jamie Moyer 1.30
4 Jeff Fassero 1.47
5 Pat Hentgen 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 5
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 46
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Jeff Fassero 41
4 Ken Hill 39
5 Tom Gordon 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 10
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 John Wetteland 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
5 Trevor Hoffman 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Chuck Knoblauch .351
3 Alex Rodriguez .350
4 Mike Piazza .340
5 Edgar Martinez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Jay Buhner 54
4 Mark McGwire 52
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Sammy Sosa 148
4 Dante Bichette 143
5 Mo Vaughn 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 69
3 Delino DeShields 57
3 Lance Johnson 57
3 Otis Nixon 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.22
2 Andy Ashby 2.42
3 Greg Maddux 2.46
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Al Leiter 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Wilson Alvarez 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Hideo Nomo 243
3 Roger Clemens 237
4 Pedro Martinez 215
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 40