On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 45 .598 --
Orioles 58 54 .518 9.0
Red Sox 53 60 .469 14.5
Blue Jays 52 62 .456 16.0
Tigers 39 74 .345 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 45 .605 --
White Sox 63 51 .553 6.0
Brewers 55 59 .482 14.0
Twins 54 59 .478 14.5
Royals 53 62 .461 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 51 .553 --
Mariners 60 52 .536 2.0
Athletics 56 59 .487 7.5
Angels 52 61 .460 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 42 .625 --
Expos 63 49 .563 7.0
Mets 54 61 .470 17.5
Marlins 52 62 .456 19.0
Phillies 47 67 .412 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 53 .535 --
Astros 60 54 .526 1.0
Reds 55 55 .500 4.0
Cubs 55 58 .487 5.5
Pirates 51 63 .447 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 55 .526 --
Dodgers 59 55 .518 1.0
Rockies 59 55 .518 1.0
Giants 47 65 .420 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 Rey Ordonez 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Moises Alou 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrin Fletcher 2
1 Lance Johnson 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Darrin Fletcher 4
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 2.67
2 Kevin Appier 1.25
3 Jamie Moyer 1.20
3 John Smoltz 1.20
5 Roger Pavlik 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 John Cummings 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Pavlik 10
2 Tom Gordon 8
3 Rich Robertson 7
3 Donne Wall 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Mike Myers 1
1 Marc Wilkins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .359
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Roberto Alomar .355
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 106
2 Mo Vaughn 104
3 Dante Bichette 102
3 Andres Galarraga 102
5 Jay Buhner 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 55
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 Tom Glavine 2.67
3 Jeff Fassero 2.71
4 Juan Guzman 2.73
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 18
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
4 Pat Hentgen 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 201
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 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .487
2 Mariano Duncan .462
3 Bobby Higginson .457
4 Derek Jeter .444
5 Jason Kendall .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 8
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Bernard Gilkey 7
4 Vinny Castilla 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Andrews 18
2 Vinny Castilla 17
3 Roberto Alomar 16
3 Albert Belle 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 10
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
2 Ray Lankford 7
4 Ray Durham 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marc Wilkins 0.00
2 Kevin Appier 0.35
3 Alex Fernandez 0.72
4 Juan Guzman 1.13
5 John Smiley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 25
2 Willie Adams 24
2 Wilson Alvarez 24
4 Andy Pettitte 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Rojas 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 Billy Taylor 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .427
2 Derek Jeter .385
3 Dave Nilsson .380
4 Gary Sheffield .376
5 Rich Becker .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
1 Ken Griffey 32
1 Sammy Sosa 32
4 Vinny Castilla 30
4 Paul Molitor 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.96
2 Juan Guzman 1.02
3 Jamie Moyer 1.30
4 Jeff Fassero 1.47
5 Mike Morgan 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Jeff Fassero 41
3 Tom Gordon 41
5 Joey Hamilton 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .356
2 Chuck Knoblauch .352
3 Tony Gwynn .352
4 Mike Piazza .339
5 Edgar Martinez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 57
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Mark McGwire 52
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Sammy Sosa 150
4 Dante Bichette 145
5 Mo Vaughn 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
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 Alex Fernandez 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 265
2 Hideo Nomo 243
3 Roger Clemens 232
4 Chuck Finley 216
5 Pedro Martinez 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 43
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 39