On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 49 .588 --
Orioles 63 56 .529 7.0
Red Sox 59 62 .488 12.0
Blue Jays 54 67 .446 17.0
Tigers 42 78 .350 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 49 .595 --
White Sox 67 54 .554 5.0
Twins 60 60 .500 11.5
Royals 57 65 .467 15.5
Brewers 55 66 .455 17.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 69 52 .570 --
Mariners 61 58 .513 7.0
Athletics 60 63 .488 10.0
Angels 55 65 .458 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 46 .617 --
Expos 66 53 .555 7.5
Marlins 57 64 .471 17.5
Mets 57 65 .467 18.0
Phillies 49 73 .402 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 56 .537 --
Cardinals 64 57 .529 1.0
Reds 59 58 .504 4.0
Cubs 59 60 .496 5.0
Pirates 52 68 .433 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 57 .529 --
Padres 65 58 .528 0.0
Rockies 61 59 .508 2.5
Giants 50 68 .424 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Chris Hoiles 4
3 Mike Bordick 3
3 Marquis Grissom 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Hoiles 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 5
2 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Rafael Palmeiro 3
4 Alex Arias 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Todd Hollandsworth 1
1 Reggie Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 2.50
2 Curt Schilling 1.20
3 Dave Burba 0.83
4 Terrell Wade 0.75
5 Mike Morgan 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Mike Mussina 1
1 Hideo Nomo 1
1 Jay Powell 1
1 Terrell Wade 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Hideo Nomo 10
3 Mike Morgan 7
4 Terrell Wade 6
4 Jamey Wright 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Frank Thomas .356
3 Chuck Knoblauch .356
4 Roberto Alomar .355
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
2 Albert Belle 39
2 Sammy Sosa 39
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 112
2 Andres Galarraga 108
2 Mo Vaughn 108
4 Jay Buhner 106
5 Juan Gonzalez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Lance Johnson 42
3 Eric Young 42
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Al Leiter 2.71
3 Greg Maddux 2.74
4 Jeff Fassero 2.74
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 19
2 Andy Pettitte 17
3 Mike Mussina 15
3 Shane Reynolds 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 211
2 Hideo Nomo 183
3 Roger Clemens 176
4 Jeff Fassero 168
5 Pedro Martinez 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 32
2 Roberto Hernandez 32
4 Todd Worrell 31
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .487
2 Thomas Howard .455
3 Chris Hoiles .450
4 Curtis Pride .412
5 Eric Davis .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 6
1 Ken Caminiti 6
1 Todd Hundley 6
1 Gary Sheffield 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 21
2 Moises Alou 17
2 Harold Baines 17
4 Bobby Bonilla 16
5 Gary Sheffield 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Kenny Lofton 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Navarro 0.81
2 Kevin Appier 1.13
3 Mark Thompson 1.27
4 John Smoltz 1.29
5 Alex Fernandez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 28
2 Curt Schilling 27
3 Hideo Nomo 22
3 Andy Pettitte 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 Jose Mesa 4
1 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .413
2 Derek Jeter .405
3 Barry Larkin .385
4 Tino Martinez .381
5 Scott Brosius .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 36
2 Terry Steinbach 32
3 Andres Galarraga 30
4 Roberto Alomar 29
4 Albert Belle 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Tom Goodwin 16
3 Chuck Knoblauch 14
4 Ray Durham 13
4 Kenny Lofton 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.45
2 Jamie Moyer 1.82
3 Jeff Fassero 1.84
4 Kevin Brown 1.90
5 Tim Worrell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Scott Sanders 45
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Mel Rojas 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 Todd Worrell 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Chuck Knoblauch .348
4 Edgar Martinez .341
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 55
2 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 151
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Dante Bichette 144
4 Mo Vaughn 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Delino DeShields 58
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.19
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Andy Ashby 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.86
5 Tom Glavine 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Hideo Nomo 244
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Alex Fernandez 215
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 40
5 Todd Worrell 38