On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 32 .605 --
Orioles 44 36 .550 4.5
Blue Jays 36 46 .439 13.5
Red Sox 34 47 .420 15.0
Tigers 23 60 .277 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 32 .610 --
White Sox 47 35 .573 3.0
Brewers 42 39 .519 7.5
Twins 39 42 .481 10.5
Royals 35 48 .422 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 49 33 .598 --
Mariners 42 38 .525 6.0
Angels 42 41 .506 7.5
Athletics 40 43 .482 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 31 .622 --
Expos 48 34 .585 3.0
Marlins 39 43 .476 12.0
Mets 37 45 .451 14.0
Phillies 34 47 .420 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 44 40 .524 --
Cardinals 42 40 .512 1.0
Reds 37 40 .481 3.5
Cubs 39 43 .476 4.0
Pirates 37 45 .451 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 40 .524 --
Padres 43 41 .512 1.0
Rockies 40 41 .494 2.5
Giants 38 43 .469 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Giambi 5
2 Tyler Houston 4
2 Brian Hunter 4
2 Derek Jeter 4
2 Ryne Sandberg 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Terry Steinbach 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Terry Steinbach 5
3 Tyler Houston 4
3 Rafael Palmeiro 4
3 Ryne Sandberg 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gonzalez 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Kimera Bartee 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 1.80
2 Shawn Boskie 1.12
3 Roger Salkeld 1.00
3 Russ Springer 1.00
5 Ben McDonald 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Boskie 9
1 Mark Gardner 9
3 Greg Maddux 8
4 Scott Erickson 7
4 Donne Wall 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .364
2 Roberto Alomar .363
3 Chuck Knoblauch .356
4 Kevin Seitzer .353
5 Mo Vaughn .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 29
2 Albert Belle 26
2 Mark McGwire 26
2 Sammy Sosa 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 82
2 Dante Bichette 80
3 Rafael Palmeiro 76
4 Andres Galarraga 75
4 Greg Vaughn 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Tom Goodwin 32
3 Delino DeShields 28
4 Eric Young 27
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.85
2 Steve Trachsel 2.00
3 Al Leiter 2.23
4 Danny Darwin 2.55
5 Tom Glavine 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Andy Pettitte 12
3 Charles Nagy 11
4 Mike Mussina 10
4 Roger Pavlik 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 145
2 Roger Clemens 129
3 Hideo Nomo 124
4 Darryl Kile 123
5 Pedro Martinez 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 27
2 Roberto Hernandez 24
2 Jose Mesa 24
4 Troy Percival 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrin Fletcher .500
2 Reggie Jefferson .458
2 Randy Velarde .458
4 Tony Gwynn .426
5 Ellis Burks .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Ellis Burks 8
2 Eric Karros 8
4 Dante Bichette 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 23
2 Jason Giambi 20
3 Dante Bichette 19
4 Rafael Palmeiro 17
4 Terry Steinbach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Jordan 9
2 Delino DeShields 8
2 Eric Young 8
4 Kenny Lofton 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Al Leiter 0.00
3 Tom Glavine 0.44
4 Jimmy Key 0.64
5 Hector Carrasco 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Mark Portugal 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 31
2 Hideo Nomo 26
3 Juan Guzman 25
4 Jeff Fassero 23
5 Chuck Finley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 9
2 Mark Wohlers 5
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 Mike Fetters 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark McLemore .413
2 Bobby Higginson .392
3 Eric Young .389
4 Julio Franco .388
5 Reggie Jefferson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Tim Salmon 14
4 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Greg Vaughn 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 37
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Greg Vaughn 36
4 Rafael Palmeiro 34
5 Ellis Burks 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 13
2 Delino DeShields 12
2 Eric Young 12
4 John Cangelosi 10
4 Kenny Lofton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 1.10
2 Kevin Brown 1.35
3 Steve Trachsel 1.59
4 Orel Hershiser 1.83
5 Donovan Osborne 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Frankie Rodriguez 5
1 Donne Wall 5
1 Bob Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 49
2 Hideo Nomo 48
2 John Smoltz 48
4 Pedro Martinez 43
5 Alex Fernandez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Troy Percival 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 Mark Wohlers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Eric Young .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Dante Bichette .347
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Dante Bichette 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 47
4 Sammy Sosa 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 170
2 Jay Buhner 154
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Mo Vaughn 149
5 Frank Thomas 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 55
4 Delino DeShields 50
4 Barry Larkin 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.30
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Tom Glavine 2.72
5 Andy Ashby 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Charles Nagy 22
3 Andy Pettitte 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Hideo Nomo 251
3 Roger Clemens 225
4 Pedro Martinez 221
5 2 tied 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 50
2 John Wetteland 47
3 Roberto Hernandez 44
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 John Franco 39