On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 54 .571 --
Orioles 67 59 .532 5.0
Red Sox 64 64 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 59 69 .461 14.0
Tigers 45 82 .354 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 51 .598 --
White Sox 69 60 .535 8.0
Twins 63 64 .496 13.0
Brewers 60 68 .469 16.5
Royals 58 71 .450 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 74 54 .578 --
Mariners 65 61 .516 8.0
Athletics 62 68 .477 13.0
Angels 59 68 .465 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 47 .627 --
Expos 68 58 .540 11.0
Mets 59 69 .461 21.0
Marlins 58 69 .457 21.5
Phillies 52 76 .406 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 60 .531 --
Cardinals 67 60 .528 0.5
Cubs 63 62 .504 3.5
Reds 63 62 .504 3.5
Pirates 54 73 .425 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 70 59 .543 --
Dodgers 67 60 .528 2.0
Rockies 66 62 .516 3.5
Giants 54 71 .432 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Young 4
2 Tony Clark 3
2 Gary Disarcina 3
2 Jim Eisenreich 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Bell 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Andruw Jones 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
1 Jeff King 5
3 Paul Sorrento 4
4 Jim Edmonds 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Juan Gonzalez 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.10
2 John Smiley 0.75
3 Erik Hanson 0.67
4 Chuck Finley 0.60
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Scott Aldred 8
3 Ken Hill 6
3 John Smiley 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Frank Thomas .350
3 Roberto Alomar .350
4 Chuck Knoblauch .348
5 Eric Young .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Brady Anderson 38
4 3 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 120
2 Albert Belle 119
3 Juan Gonzalez 116
3 Mo Vaughn 116
5 Jay Buhner 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 58
1 Kenny Lofton 58
3 Lance Johnson 46
4 Eric Young 45
5 Otis Nixon 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Steve Trachsel 2.67
3 Greg Maddux 2.69
4 Tom Glavine 2.82
5 Al Leiter 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Mike Mussina 16
4 Pat Hentgen 15
4 Shane Reynolds 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 222
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Hideo Nomo 189
4 Jeff Fassero 180
5 Chuck Finley 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 34
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Troy Percival 32
4 Todd Worrell 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tino Martinez .480
2 Bill Mueller .471
3 Brian McRae .439
4 Tony Gwynn .438
5 Jim Eisenreich .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
1 Ken Caminiti 8
3 Andres Galarraga 7
4 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 Jim Thome 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 21
2 Jim Thome 19
3 Marty Cordova 18
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 8
4 Luis Castillo 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.36
2 Kevin Gross 0.54
3 Jeff Shaw 0.66
4 Steve Trachsel 1.06
5 Ariel Prieto 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jose Parra 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 Jeff Fassero 26
4 Kevin Brown 22
4 Scott Sanders 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Troy Percival 5
4 Ricky Bottalico 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .409
2 Alex Rodriguez .405
3 Tino Martinez .400
4 Marquis Grissom .395
5 Andres Galarraga .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 14
2 Ken Caminiti 12
2 Todd Hundley 12
4 Geronimo Berroa 10
4 6 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 38
2 Ken Caminiti 36
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Barry Bonds 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Otis Nixon 15
3 Ray Durham 13
3 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Kenny Lofton 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.62
2 Jose Rosado 1.73
3 Kevin Brown 1.99
4 Ariel Prieto 2.03
5 Frank Castillo 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 56
2 Jeff Fassero 46
3 Scott Sanders 44
4 Curt Schilling 42
5 Willie Adams 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Jim Eisenreich .345
4 Eric Young .344
5 Chuck Knoblauch .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Sammy Sosa 52
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Andres Galarraga 149
4 Juan Gonzalez 147
4 Mo Vaughn 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Andy Ashby 2.71
4 Alex Fernandez 2.92
5 John Smoltz 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Chuck Finley 215
5 Alex Fernandez 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Rod Beck 39
3 Jose Mesa 39
3 Todd Worrell 39