On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 32 .614 --
Orioles 45 38 .542 6.0
Blue Jays 37 48 .435 15.0
Red Sox 35 48 .422 16.0
Tigers 26 60 .302 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 34 .600 --
White Sox 49 36 .576 2.0
Brewers 42 42 .500 8.5
Twins 41 43 .488 9.5
Royals 36 50 .419 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 50 35 .588 --
Mariners 45 38 .542 4.0
Angels 42 44 .488 8.5
Athletics 42 44 .488 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 33 .612 --
Expos 48 37 .565 4.0
Mets 40 45 .471 12.0
Marlins 39 46 .459 13.0
Phillies 36 48 .429 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 47 40 .540 --
Cardinals 45 40 .529 1.0
Reds 39 41 .488 4.5
Cubs 39 46 .459 7.0
Pirates 38 47 .447 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 46 41 .529 --
Padres 46 41 .529 0.0
Rockies 41 43 .488 3.5
Giants 38 46 .452 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aldrete 3
1 Rich Amaral 3
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Rich Becker 3
1 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Johnson 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Stairs 6
2 Mike Aldrete 4
2 Scott Brosius 4
4 Marvin Benard 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Lance Johnson 2
1 Eric Young 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 999.00
2 Scott Sanders 2.33
3 Hideo Nomo 1.50
4 Steve Trachsel 1.25
5 Sterling Hitchcock 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 9
1 Hideo Nomo 9
3 Bobby Witt 8
4 Scott Sanders 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Tony Fossas 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Gregg Olson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .363
2 Mike Piazza .360
3 Kevin Seitzer .355
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Roberto Alomar .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 29
2 Albert Belle 27
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Mark McGwire 26
3 Sammy Sosa 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 85
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 34
3 Eric Young 30
4 Delino DeShields 29
5 Lance Johnson 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.85
2 Steve Trachsel 2.14
3 Al Leiter 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Danny Darwin 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Andy Pettitte 13
3 Mike Mussina 11
3 Charles Nagy 11
3 Roger Pavlik 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 149
2 Hideo Nomo 133
3 Roger Clemens 129
4 Darryl Kile 128
5 Pedro Martinez 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 28
2 Roberto Hernandez 25
3 Jose Mesa 24
4 Jeff Brantley 22
4 2 others tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .453
2 Danny Tartabull .441
3 Tony Gwynn .429
3 Reggie Jefferson .429
5 Mike Piazza .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Steve Finley 7
2 Eric Karros 7
2 Mike Piazza 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 24
2 Brian Jordan 21
3 Jason Giambi 19
4 Travis Fryman 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Brian Jordan 10
3 Delino DeShields 9
4 Tom Goodwin 7
4 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.42
2 Jimmy Key 0.64
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.76
4 Tom Glavine 0.81
5 Kevin Brown 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 3
2 Wilson Alvarez 2
2 Kevin Appier 2
2 Andy Benes 2
2 47 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 27
2 Jeff Fassero 25
2 Darryl Kile 25
4 Juan Guzman 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 9
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .409
2 Frank Thomas .390
3 Vinny Castilla .389
3 Bobby Higginson .389
5 Kevin Seitzer .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 Tim Salmon 13
4 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Greg Vaughn 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 36
1 Greg Vaughn 36
3 Juan Gonzalez 35
4 Ellis Burks 32
5 John Jaha 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 14
1 Eric Young 14
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Tom Goodwin 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.64
2 Danny Darwin 1.36
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 Donovan Osborne 1.58
5 Steve Trachsel 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Donne Wall 5
1 Bob Wells 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 50
2 Darryl Kile 46
3 Jeff Fassero 44
4 John Smoltz 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 15
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Troy Percival 9
4 John Franco 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .355
3 Eric Young .346
4 Edgar Martinez .345
5 Dante Bichette .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Sammy Sosa 47
4 Jose Canseco 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 164
2 Jay Buhner 153
3 Albert Belle 152
4 Frank Thomas 145
5 Mo Vaughn 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 56
4 Delino DeShields 50
4 Otis Nixon 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.30
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Tom Glavine 2.67
5 Andy Ashby 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
2 John Smoltz 247
3 Shane Reynolds 227
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Chuck Finley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
2 John Wetteland 48
3 Roberto Hernandez 45
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 John Franco 40